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NEWSNOTES

2020

February 1 - Skylar Campbell danced the Bluebird Pas de Deux in Rudolf Nureyev's The Sleeping Beauty with the National Ballet of Canada at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.

February 2 - Luke Ingham danced the role of Prince Guillaume in Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

February 11 - Tiit Helimets danced the role of Vronsky in Val Caniparoli's Foreshadow, and Luke Ingham danced in the Pas de Deux from Mark Morris' The Sandpaper Ballet with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

February 13 - Tiit Helimets danced one of the principal roles in Edwaard Liang's Inifinite Ocean, and Luke Ingham danced one of the principal roles inTrey McIntyre'sThe Big Hunger with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

February 14 - Tiit Helimets danced the role of Vronsky in Val Caniparoli's Foreshadow, and Luke Ingham danced principal roles in the Pas de Deux from Christopher Wheeldon's After The Rain, and the Pas de Deux in Mark Morris' The Sandpaper Ballet.

February 15 (matinee) - Tiit Helimets danced one of the principal roles in Harald Lander's Etudes, and Luke Ingham danced a principal rolein Edwaard Liang's The Infinite Ocean with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

February 15 (evening) - Tiit Helimets danced principal role in Edwaard Liang's The Infinite Ocean, and Luke Ingham danced a principal role in Trey McIntyre's The Big Hunger with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

February 14 & 15 - Zhong Jing Fang danced the role of Zulme in Giselle with American Ballet Theatre at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.

February 14-23 - Devon Carney's production of Swan Lake was danced by the Kansas City Ballet at the Muriel Kauffman Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri.

February 16 (matinee) - Luke Ingham danced the Pas de Deux from Christopher Wheeldon's After The Rain with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

February 19-29 - The Peter Wright/Galina Samsova production of Swan Lake was performed by the Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Birmingham Hippodrome in Birmingham, England.

February 20 - Luke Ingham danced the Pas de Deux in Mark Morris' Sandpaper Ballet with the San Francisco Ballet at theWar Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

February 29 - Janis Brenner danced her solo piece, Inheritance: A Litany at the Steps Studio Theater in New York.

February 29 - Skylar Campbell danced one of the principal roles in Wayne McGregor's Chroma with the National Ballet of Canada at the Four Seasons Performing Arts Center in Toronto, Canada.

March 3, 4, 6 & 7 - Skylarl Campbell danced one of the principal roles in Wayne McGregor's Chroma with the National Ballet of Canada at the Four Seasons Performing Arts Center in Toronto, Canada.

March 4-7 - The Peter Wright/Galina Samsova production of Swan Lake was performed by the Birmingham Royal Ballet at The Lowry in Salford, England. 

March 11, 14, 18, 20, 22 - Skylar Campbell danced the role of Benvolio in Alexei Ratmansky's Romeo and Juliet with the National Ballet of Canada at the Four Seasons Performing Arts Center in Toronto, Canada.

March 12-14 - The Peter Wright/Galina Samsova production of Swan Lake was performed by the Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Sunderland Empire in Sunderland, England.

March 12, 13, 15, 19 & 21 - Tomas Schramek portrayed the role of Friar Laurence in Alexei Ratmansky's Romeo and Juliet with the National Ballet of Canada at the Four Seasons Performing Arts Center in Toronto, Canada.

June 26 - Luke Ingham danced one of the principal roles in Christopher Wheeldon's Pas de Deux from After The Rain in the San Francisco Ballet's livestream performance.

June 30 - Tiit Helimets danced the role of Vronsky in Val Caniparoli's Foreshadow and one of the principal roles in the Finale from the Diamonds Act of George Balanchine's Jewels in the San Francisco Ballet's livestream of the company's season Opening Night Gala performance.

July 22 - Margo Sappington's Risa's Dream  was presented by the New Jersey Ballet as part of its Quarantine Solo Project on its livestream platform. 

July 27-31 - Betsy McBride and Simon Wexler were members of the faculty for the Shreveport Dance Academy's Summer Intensive in Shreveport, Louisiana. 

August 3-7 - Paola Hartley and Karen Scalzitti-Kennedy were members of the faculty for the Shreveport Dance Academy's Summer Intensive in Shreveport, Louisiana.

August 5 - Ginger Thatcher's Mask, and Loss, was presented by the New Jersey Ballet as part of its Quarantine Solo Project on its livestream platform.

August 18 - Battery Dance presented its Festival on a virtual platform this year and the Kathryn Posin Dance Company performed the Third Movement from Kathryn Posin's Double Sextet as part of this performance.

September 30 - Zhong Jing Fang's  world premiere Perception was presented by American Ballet Theatre Moving Stories Livestream with Ms. Fang as one of the dancers.

November 9 - Skylar Campbell will dance in the Skylar Campbell Dance Collective film production of Ariel  Rose's The Traveler Part I on Youtube.

November 23 - Skylar Campbell will dance in the Skylar Campbell Dance Collective film production of Ariel Rose's The Traveler Part III on Youtube.

November 23 - Concert, a solo show created by Colin Dunne in collaboration with Sinead Rushe and Mel Mercier, has been nominated for a 2020 Bessie Award for Outstanding Production.

December 17-27 - The Boston Ballet will include the Act II Grand Pas de Deux from Mikko Nissinen's production of The Nutcracker as part of its livestream program entitled, The Gift.

2021

January 1-5 - The Sarasota Ballet will present Dominic Walsh's Clair de Lune as part of its Digital Program 3.

January 7 - February 3 - Skylar Campbell will be dancing principal roles in excerpts from Alexei Ratmansky's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Wayne McGregor's Chroma as part of the National Ballet of Canada's Digital Series.

January 21 - Tiit Helimets will dance the role of Theseus and Luke Ingham will dance the role of Demetrius in the San Francisco Ballet's production of George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream as part of the San Francisco Ballet's digital season.

January 28-February 28 - Skylar Campbell will dance one of the principal roles in the Act I Pas de Quatre from Peter Wright's staging of Giselle as part of the National Ballet of Canada's Digital Series. 

March 4 - Luke Ingham will dance the role of Robert Fine, and Tiit Helimets will dance the role of the Director in the San Francisco Ballet's digital performance of the world premiere of Danielle Rowe's Wooden Dimes.

March 4 - Tiit Helimets and Luke Ingham will dance principal roles in the San Francisco Ballet's digital performance of Yuri Possokhov's Swimmer.

March 11 - April 11 - Skylar Campbell will dance one of the principal roles in George Balanchine's Tarantella as part of the National Ballet of Canada's Digital Series.

April 1 - Tiit Helimets wil dance one of the principal roles in the Diamonds Act of the San Francisco Ballet's digital performance of George Balanchine's Jewels.

April 22 - Tiit Helimets will dance a principal role in Helgi Tomasson's 7 for Eight, and Luke Ingham will dance a principal role in David Dawson's Anima Animus as part of the San Francisco Ballet's digital performance series.

Last Revised: February 2021

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