Ballet

Jack Thorpe Baker: A British ballet sensation finds his second chance in Jerusalem

Jerusalemite of the Week: Jack Thorpe Baker had a star-studded career in ballet, before dropping it at age 24. But after being drawn to Israel, he has made his comeback nearly 12 years later.

 Jack Thorpe Baker is seen performing with the Jerusalem Ballet in 'Houdini: The Other Side of Magic.'
 ARTIST ZADOK Ben-David points to his installation ‘The Other Side of Midnight’ at Jerusalem’s Tower of David Museum.

My Word: Arts for survival’s sake

 BORIS EIFMAN’S ‘The Seagull. A Ballet Story.’

'The Seagull' takes flight once more

 HOUDINI and Jennie the Vanishing Elephant, 1918 (see Tuesday).

Jerusalem Highlights MAY 31 – JUNE 6


The curtain goes up on musical ‘Vilna’

'Vilna' is the brainchild of Kevin and Allison Cloud, a married writing team in Kansas City, and Lisa Kenner Grissom, a playwright and screenwriter in Los Angeles.

 Poster for the new musical, "Vilna."

An internal exodus: An inside look on Harry Houdini

Artistic director of Jerusalem Ballet Company discusses career and death of Harry Houdini

 HOUDINI’ performed by the Jerusalem Ballet.

‘Memento’: A riveting Holocaust story unlike any other ballet

Memento is a historically based fictional ballet inspired by the heroic tragedy of a Jewish ballerina, Franceska Manheimer-Rosenberg, known by her stage name, Franceska Mann.

 LAST DANCE with death: The moment Mann pulls the trigger on the SS officer/Nazi.

Can you find the ballerina in 5 seconds? A visual challenge

Test your observation skills.

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Spain’s national ballet swirls up a storm in Tel Aviv

“Great works must not be buried.”

 BALLET NACIONAL de Espana in action.

Spain’s national ballet set to return to Israel

"You will be able to enjoy everything, bolero, classical and flamenco with live music,” dancer and choreographer Ruben del Olmo said.

 THE NATIONAL BALLET of Spain will perform in Tel Aviv.

Dortmund Ballet –  Midsummer Night’s Dream Choreographed by Alexander Ekman - review

Ekman is a well-known choreographer and he did well in using only a few thematic elements from the original play and adjusted them partially to his culture and artistic discourse with his peers.

 BALLET DORTMUND’S ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream.’

'Rossini Cards': A visit to Israel from the Czech Republic - review

There was much to enjoy watching Rossini Cards and it could have been even better without the chatterbox comedian chatting in contrived fashion.

 THE OSTRAVA BALLET

German ballet choreographer smears critic with dog excrement, newspapers say

The critic had described the choreographer's previous piece as like being “alternately driven mad and killed by boredom."

Ballerina (Illustrative)

German ballet choreographer smears critic with dog excrement, newspapers say

The critic had described the choreographer's previous piece as like being “alternately driven mad and killed by boredom."

Ballerina (Illustrative)

A story of a forbidden romance - Hanover State Opera Ballet comes to Israel

The ballet, choreographed by Marco Goecke, tells the story of a forbidden romance between a 15-year-old girl and an older, wealthy Chinese-Vietnamese man.

 THE STATE OPERA Hanover’s ‘The Lover’