Cape Town City Ballet Announces Spring Line-Up
THREE DANCES honours three of the world’s most celebrated male choreographers, and includes the South African premiere of Robert North’s internationally acclaimed TROY GAME, as well as George Balanchine’s exquisite CONCERTO BAROCCO and Jiří Kylián’s arresting FALLING ANGELS. T
HUGH GRANT LOST HIS SECOND MATCH IN SWEDISH OPEN at Båstad
Hugh Grant won his first match with 6-3,6-1 and said to Swedish Television that it was fun to win in Sweden. Today he met Per-Anders Lindeborg, Karlskrona, who is seeded as number one in the veteran tournament. Once a again the match was moved due to high publicity interest. It was moved to another tennis court in the harbour, but still some spectators watch Hugh Grant loose. Hugh succeeded to win at least one game. Per-Anders Lindeborg won with 6-0, 6-1. After the game Per Anders Lindeborg said that Hugh Grant had a good serve, forehand and volley. It was a fun to play with him, the sun shined and it was some spectators who watched and enjoyed the game.
Dance Salad Festival Returns This Weekend
Now celebrating the 24th anniversary in Houston and the 27th season since its inception in Brussels, Belgium, Dance Salad Festival promises another gathering of world-class performers. Famous in their own countries, classical and contemporary dancers share the Dance Salad Festival stage to form a mix of movement and compelling choreography.
BWW Review: SARAH'S SOUND OF MUSICALS at SVT 1 And SVT Play
Programs about musicals is not common on Swedish television but now for six Wednesdays we can enjoy 30 minutes of 'Sarah's sounds of musicals'. Sarah is Sarah Dawn Finer, one of the best singersmusical artists in Sweden, as well as being one of the greatest TV hostess on Swedish TV. She loves musicals and had her own idea that she wanted to make programs about musicals. In six programs she show us her view of Broadway and interviewing a lot of important people in the musical industry.
Sydney Opera House Presents SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE
The Sydney Opera House today announced it will present five exclusive performances of Ingmar Bergman's stark and anti-romantic classic Scenes from a Marriage. Direct from a sell-out season in Copenhagen, this collaboration between the Royal Danish Theatre and the Opera House will coincide with the 45th anniversary in October of Australia's most famous building.
BWW Previews: ON THE TOWN at Spira
Several of the country's leading dancers and musical artists stand on stage together with Jonkoping's Sinfonietta when the Broadway Music On the Town comes to Scandinavia and the Spira Culture House for the first time. There will be lots of dance, humor and music on a colorful exploration in The Big Apple - a city that never stops!
Opera Singer Brian Asawa Dies at Age 49
Opera singer, Brian Asawa has died following a long illness on April 18, 2016, at the age of 49. He was a Japanese-American countertenor. 'In his prime', according to Opera News, 'Asawa was an electric performer, his fearless performing style supported by a voice of arresting beauty and expressivity'.
Dress Circle Publishing to Release Ruby Preston's STARSTRUCK with TV Development Deal
DRESS CIRCLE PUBLISHING will release STARSTRUCK, the third new novel by Ruby Preston, on Tuesday, July 14. Ms. Preston's series - Starstruck follows Showbiz and Staged - is being developed into a series by production company Excelsior Entertainment, featuring Swedish television and music star Julia Sundstrom Sandstrom. In 2016, Sandstrom will appear opposite Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins in the feature film Beyond Deceit. To pre-order the book Starstruck, please visit www.dresscirclepublishing.com
Smuin Ballet to Open 20th Anniversary Season with XXTREMES, 10/4-12
Smuin Ballet will kick off its 20th Anniversary Season in San Francisco this October with its XXtremesFall Program, featuring a lineup of stunning works that showcase the range and versatility of the lauded Smuin dancers. In XXtremes, Northern California audiences get their first look at Ji?i Kylian's acclaimed Return to a Strange Land, set to four heart-rending pieces for solo piano by Czech composer Leoš Jana?ek. Smuin also brings back by popular demand the enchanting ballet Dear Miss Cline, a buoyant and colorful romp set to the music of Patsy Cline by Choreographer in Residence Amy Seiwert, and Carmina Burana, one of Michael Smuin's most lauded works, set to Carl Orff's 1937 dramatic cantata of the same title. The XXtremes Fall Program plays October 4-12 at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts Theatre. Single tickets ($25-$72) and 20th Anniversary Season subscriptions ($120-$174) are available at www.smuinballet.org or by calling (415) 912-1899.
Olivia Williams Leads SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE at St. James Theatre, Sept 11
David Gilmore, Artistic Director of the St. James Theatre, today announces the next production at the St. James Theatre. Scenes from a Marriage, written by Ingmar Bergman, adapted by Joanna Murray-Smith and directed by Trevor Nunn will run from 11 September to 09 November. The press night will take place on 16 September 2013, almost exactly one year since the theatre's first press night, for Bully Boy by Sandi Toksvig, which took place on 18 September 2012.