Prima ballerinas

Starring the Principal Dancers of the Berlin State Ballet, Iana Salenko and Dinu Tamazlacaru, as well as the ballet from Rome, Romae Capital Ballet

Rock music and Mozart come together in a production by Le Presbyter - Ballet for Life - Bejart Ballet Lausanne at the Athens Concert Hall (megaron.gr).

The 71st Ljubljana Festival, the largest summer festival in the country, will bring an eclectic mix of performances from 20 June to 3 September. Ballet, opera and classical music remain the mainstay, but they will be interspersed with music for fans of fantasy, rock and musicals.

Director and choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot's reinterpretation of Shakespeare's timeless piece "Romeo and Juliet" will be on stage in Istanbul in February next year.

The director of dance at the Paris Opera, Aurelie Dupont, who faced criticism in the past over her leadership, announced her surprise resignation on June 16.

The 49-year-old ex-star dancer said she was devoting herself to new projects including a book and documentary.

After a year of playing to empty houses, Britain's Royal Ballet dancers William Bracewell and Fumi Kaneko are eager to "celebrate what we do best" when they return to the public stage as Romeo and Juliet.

"I haven't done this, a three-act ballet for ages," Japanese prima ballerina Kaneko told AFP after a rehearsal of the famous balcony scene.

Royal Ballet dancer Anna Rose O'Sullivan last performed to London audiences in "The Nutcracker" in December. She played Clara in a handful of shows and was to debut as the Sugar Plum Fairy when the COVID-19 pandemic once again shut down entertainment venues.

Due to popular demand and after already granting two extension, the Christmas Theater program of holiday events is re-streaming Tchaikovsky's family favorite "Sleeping Beauty" from Milan's La Scala on January 30 and 31.

Due to popular demand, the Christmas Theater program of holiday events is re-streaming Tchaikovsky's family favorite "Sleeping Beauty" from Milan's La Scala on January 16 and 17, after the great success of its Christmas screenings.

The St Petersburg Festival Ballet will be on stage at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall with Tchaikovsky's all-time classic "Sleeping Beauty," in a production inspired by the company's founder, Marius Petipa, and adapted to the 21st century. Elena Kotsyubira performs the role of Aurora. Shows take place at 8.30 p.m., with extra 4.30 p.m. performances on December 21 and 22.