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Dominique Willis Named Acting Artistic Director
The Bermuda Civic Ballet Board of Trustees said they are pleased to introduce Dominique Willis as the new Acting Artistic Director for the Summer Intensive 2019 following the resignation of Coral Waddell after more than 40 years as Director. A spokesperson said, “The 2019 summer season welcomes an exciting change for the Bermuda Civic Ballet,... Read more of this article
Civic Ballet Prepares For Summer Selections
Bermuda Civic Ballet will be presenting their Summer Selections at City Hall on Friday, July 27 and Saturday, July 28, with a host of guest performers and choreographers set to be featured. A spokesperson said, “Bermuda Civic Ballet, now in its 47th year, is currently preparing for Summer Selections 2018 at City Hall on Friday, July 27 and Saturday,... Read more of this article
‘Chopiniana’ Leads Anniversary Performance
In 1972, Bermuda Civic Ballet arose from the successful staging of ‘Devil In The Village’, based on a fairy tale and involving a large cast of Bermudians and some visiting artists. That same year, workshops were held to bring in teachers from overseas to train Bermuda’s young dancers. This set the pattern for Civic, which is celebrating its... Read more of this article
Photos: Civic Ballet Holds ‘Summer Selections’
The Bermuda Civic Ballet recently held its Summer Selections event, featuring music and dance from a variety of genres and styles. The evening started with an energetic and humorous hip-hop number by Angelina Hayward Simas, to “It’s a Hard Knock Life”, followed by the graceful “Chopin”, choreographed by Coral Waddell. Then came Alexis Richens’... Read more of this article
Photographer Puts ‘Dancing Shoes’ Back On
Ashley Lusher Tatem [pictured], better known as Ally, is well-known in Bermuda for her photographic work, especially the book “Generations Apart, NE Lusher Revisited”. She and her husband Mark run the Two+Quarter Studios, specializing in wedding and portrait photography. But this summer Ally has put on her dancing shoes and returned other... Read more of this article
Bermuda Civic Ballet Summer School Begins
Bermuda Civic Ballet Summer School classes got underway on July 6, with the first class delivered by James Waddell to some 20 Civic dancers. A spokesperson said, “Mr. Waddell, who has been dancing since he was a toddler, is a member of the company of Royal Ballet of Flanders. In the past season he has danced in Onegin, Don Quixote, and Flanders... Read more of this article
Civic’s Summer Dance School Starting On July 6
Bermuda Civic’s Summer School will be starting at 9:30 am on Monday, July 6, at the Pembroke Sunday School. For over four decades Civic has been bringing in renowned dancers from overseas to give the best training possible to Bermudian dancers in training. A spokesperson said, “We are extremely lucky to have a return visit by the very talented... Read more of this article
Nancy Osbaldeston To Dance In Bermuda
Bermuda Civic Ballet said that Nancy Osbaldeston will be dancing two classical pieces in the upcoming Summer Selections 2015, August 6 and 7, at the Earl Cameron Theatre, City Hall. “Nancy is a demi-soloist in her first year with the Royal Ballet of Flanders, where she danced Olga in John Cranko’s Onegin. Having trained at the National English... Read more of this article
Laurie McSherry-Gray To Perform In Bermuda
Bermuda Civic Ballet announced that Laurie McSherry-Gray, of the Royal Ballet of Flanders, Belgium, is joining Summer Selections 2015, August 6 & 7. “Laurie trained at The Royal Ballet School in London and then joined the Royal New Zealand Ballet, after which he spent some time with Angel Corella’s company, Corella Ballet, in Spain, where... Read more of this article
Malachi Simmons To Perform Locally In August
The Bermuda Civic Ballet has announced that Bermudian dancer Malachi Simmons will be coming home to the island in the summer to perform at City Hall on August 6 and 7. While attending Edge Hill University in the United Kingdom, Mr. Simmons was chosen to appear in the New Adventures show, Matthew Bourne’s Lord of the Flies, which gave him the experience... Read more of this article
Video: Bermuda Civic Ballet Preview Showing
Dance fans were treated to a preview of the Bermuda Civic Ballet’s ETUDES [Summer Selections 2014] with the dancers giving a 15-minute presentation on the steps of City Hall yesterday [Aug 6] The full ETUDES [Summer Selections 2014] performances will be held on Friday [Aug 8] and Saturday [Aug 9] evenings at the Earl Cameron Theatre, City Hall.... Read more of this article
August 6th: Preview Of Ballet Summer Selections
On Wednesday, August 6, Bermuda Civic Ballet will be showcasing ETUDES [Summer Selections 2014] by giving a 15-minute presentation on the steps of City Hall. A spokesperson said, “Starting at 12:30 pm, dancers will perform excerpts from some of the pieces which will be performed in full on Friday and Saturday evenings at the Earl Cameron Theatre,... Read more of this article
