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Christchurch teen dancer selected for world-renowned Prix de Lausanne

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Christchurch dancer Tamison Soppet, 15, has been chosen to compete at the prestigious 2026 Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland, joining 80 top young dancers...

185 years of Tchaikovsky: Honoring the composer who gave the world its most iconic ballets

Daily Telegraph NZ -
From Swan Lake to The Nutcracker, his music continues to captivate audiences across generations and continents. Thanks to ‘The Nutcracker’, this Russian composer gifted the...

Star ballerina stripped of Lithuanian citizenship

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Lithuania has decided that a Russian dancer represented a 'security threat'. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda signed a decree on Thursday revoking the citizenship of ballerina...

New York Met Opera sued by cancelled soprano

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Star soprano Anna Netrebko is seeking damages from the Met Opera for lost rehearsal and performance fees. Russian singer Anna Netrebko is suing New York...

‘The Nutcracker’: How Tchaikovsky created one of the world’s most famous ballets

Anastasia Safronova -
The masterpiece was first staged 130 years ago. This year, ‘The Nutcracker’ marked its 130th anniversary. It is widely acknowledged that this masterpiece, set to...

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