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18 December 2011

David Hallberg grew up obsessed by Fred Astaire

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CBS “Sunday Morning”‘s feature piece on dancer David Hallberg’s move to the Bolshoi is a pleasure to watch. [...]

14 November 2011

David Hallberg, Moscow movie star

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Nearly four hundred cinemas across America will feature matinee idol David Hallberg, dancing as Prince Desiree partnering sultry ballerina Svetlana Zakharova as Princess Aurora, in a live simulcast of the Bolshoi Ballet on Sunday November 20. [...]

7 November 2011

Natasha & her men

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A photo of Natalia Makarova, the divine, visiting from New York City, backstage at “Kings of the Dance.” [...]

6 October 2011

All hail the “Kings”!

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It’s round three for the “Kings” franchise, at Segerstom Hall, and these guys are looking more royal than ever. [...]

30 September 2011

What David Hallberg seeks

A video showing David Hallberg working with his Russian coach. What he’s seeking … go Hallberg, go. [...]

28 September 2011

Dueling ballet headlines: ABT vs. Bolshoi

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One week after news breaks of the historic, century-old precedent-breaking reversal of fortune, a shocker, that the Bolshoi Theatre had picked off the bravura-best of our ballet talent, David Hallberg, in a good old-fashioned talent steal ..comes American Ballet Theater’s powerful repost. They will go teach the Russians how to teach ballet. [...]

24 September 2011

News: David Hallberg Bolshoi contract details leaked!

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Sensational details of the Hallberg contract, divulged through our Moscow correspondent, revealed on arts·meme only. [...]

23 September 2011

Tutu Taylor

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Ballet’s in the doldrums. We need a doll like Liz Taylor to perk us up. [...]

23 September 2011

Backward-leaning Bolsheviks, er…Bolshoi men

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arts·meme, ever protective of American dancers, has undertaken a preliminary investigation that gives rise to concern for David Hallberg’s very body posture. The danseur noble’s bold career move may literally be a step backward! [...]

21 September 2011

What makes a balletomane? A lean.

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How to know if or if not you are balletomane. Just look at a photo of David Hallberg. [...]