Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterJanuary 26th 2017 sees the world premiere of The Times Are Racing the latest work by New York City Ballet star choreographer and principal dancer Justin Peck. According to an interview in The New York Times, Peck said he had started choreographing the dance before the presidential election, but after Donald J. Trump won, he said, the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterRoyal Ballet Principal dancer Steven McRae has another somewhat surprising passion that he loves equally as much as dance viz motor racing. He says they share elements of precision, danger and adrenaline. So when Australian McRae talks about his love of ‘drag’ he actually means motor sports and not female impersonators. In this short video, directed … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterCoppelia and The Supermarket Suite ☆☆☆☆☆ St Gabriel’s Halls London This double bill of all-male jazz ballet starts with Supermarket Sweep set to The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky and concludes with Coppelia by Delibes. The opening scene of Supermarket Sweep sees life working in a supermarket through the eyes of two members of staff (performed by … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterHeavily inked Ukrainian ballet star Sergei Polunin has something of a reputation as ballet’s ‘bad boy’. He is temperamental, outspoken and evidently will not suffer fools gladly even if that means giving up a lucrative position as a Royal Ballet principal dancer. To the world outside of ballet he is known for his stunning … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWhen Swan Lake meets Joy Division. A stunning mash-up from motion graphics designer & editor Evol of the Mariinsky Theatre Ballet production of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake starring Ulyana Lopatkina, with Joy Division’s ‘Transmission’. Demi-pliés and Mancunian post-punk go hand in hand for a culture clash.