The REAL reason behind China’s “Zero Covid” policy 22:40 Dec 07 0 comments August Socialist Voice is Out Now! 10:23 Aug 21 0 comments Vol 2 Issue 21 of New LookLeft magazine in shops now! 23:56 May 28 0 comments Media Condemn Presidential Insult but Not Austerity 00:22 Feb 02 0 comments It's a Wonderful Life 12:31 Dec 24 1 comments more >>Blog Feeds
Public InquiryInterested in maladministration. Estd. 2005RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail supporter? Anthony Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony Waiting for SIPO Anthony
Human Rights in IrelandA Blog About Human RightsUN human rights chief calls for priority action ahead of climate summit Sat Oct 30, 2021 17:18 | Human Rights 5 Year Anniversary Of Kem Ley?s Death Sun Jul 11, 2021 12:34 | Human Rights Poor Living Conditions for Migrants in Southern Italy Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:14 | Human Rights Right to Water Mon Aug 03, 2020 19:13 | Human Rights Human Rights Fri Mar 20, 2020 16:33 | Human Rights
Lockdown Skeptics
?North Sea Oil Workers Cannot be Sacrificed on the Altar of Net Zero?: Unions Go to War on Labour?s ... Sat May 18, 2024 15:00 | Will Jones
Pull Down Covid-Era Signs That Are a Reminder of the ?Futility and Madness? of Lockdown, Scientists ... Sat May 18, 2024 13:00 | Will Jones
Twelve Reasons Why I Don?t Believe There?s a Climate Emergency Sat May 18, 2024 11:00 | Russell David
The WHO Pandemic Treaty is Just Bad Public Health Sat May 18, 2024 09:00 | Dr David Bell
UN Author Says ?Cull? of Humanity is Only ?Realistic Way? to Avert Climate Catastrophe Sat May 18, 2024 07:00 | Chris Morrison
Voltaire NetworkVoltaire, international editionVoltaire, International Newsletter N°87 Sat May 18, 2024 05:29 | en Europa Viva 2024 kowtows to the Straussians Sat May 18, 2024 03:01 | en The world economic order is falling apart, by Alfredo Jalife-Rahme Fri May 17, 2024 08:13 | en General Assembly supports Palestine's full membership in the United Nations Tue May 14, 2024 10:49 | en Elections to the European Parliament: a costly masquerade, by Thierry Meyssan Tue May 14, 2024 07:04 | en |
Alicia Markova has died.
international |
arts and media |
other press
Saturday December 04, 2004 09:53 by -
ballet dancer, teacher, friend to many, mentor, charming little old woman. has passed on from this life in her 94th year. Guardian- |
View Comments Titles Only
save preference
Comments (1 of 1)
Jump To Comment: 1The Tchaïkovsky Perm State Ballet performs at The Point from Thursday, the 9th of December to Sunday, the 12th of December.
Some may wonder how the relatively isolated city of Perm could produce a ballet company second only to the Kirov and the Bolshoï. The company's roots go back to 1870, to the foundation of the Tchaikovsky Perm State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre.
However its development into a world-class ballet company dates to the Second World War, specifically the siege of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). With the arrival of enemy forces, many of members, teachers and students from the Kirov were evacuated from Leningrad, to the safety of Perm, a town far to the east.
There they continued their work with the Tchaïkovsky Perm State Opera and Ballet Theatre, bringing with them the high standards for which the Kirov was already known. After the war, a number of the Kirov trainers and performers elected to stay in Perm, where they helped the Tchaïkovsky Perm State Ballet develop into one of the most highly regarded schools in the Soviet Union.
For this show, the Tchaïkovsky Perm State Ballet will perform with the RTE National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland. The Tchaïkovsky Perm State Ballet troupe includes Irish soloist ballerina Monica Loughman for these performances. Monica Loughman is the first member of the Perm Ballet not from the ex-Soviet Union.
The performances will showcase Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and Prokofiev's Cinderella with a company of 70 dancers, a 100-piece orchestra and an array of septecaulcar sets and dazzling costumes. A wonderful festive event to be enjoyed by all the family, the Tchaikovsky Perm Ballet perform at The Point from the 9th of December.
Time: 7.30pm
Matinee: 2.00pm (Sat/11)
Tickets: €69/€59/€49/€42.50/€25/€15
Tickets are available from Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.ie
The Point
North Wall Quay,
East Link Bridge,
Dublin 1.
Tel: + 353 (0) 1 8363633
( Those tickets are not very expensive considering the usual cost of watching people do quite incredible things the athleticism of olympics with the accuracy of football and the grace of brutish angels. )
********************
I had No brekkie this morning, but I _did_ stretch my legs.
Prezzie ZP is in Moscow for afternoon tea and croisants with Mr Putin, ZP is accompanied by his wife, a piano teacher, Sra Sonsoles Espinosa.
Pressie ZP has conveyed the best wishes of his government and the peoples of España and the King of España to Mr Putin and the peoples of the Russias, and Mr Putin has accepted an invitation to celebrate a state visit with lots of flags and big cars and nice dinner next year most probably in April.
The increased diplomatic "entente" which has emerged between Russia and European states (most notably Switzerland, France and Spain) in the last two weeks might signal a move to a multi-polar geo-political strategy by civilised nations.