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This is an alphabetical index of articles related to dance.
Alicia Alonso was a Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and choreographer whose company became the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in 1955. She is best known for her portrayals of Giselle and the ballet version of Carmen.
Carlos Yunior Acosta Quesada CBE is a Cuban-British ballet director and retired dancer who is director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet. He danced with many companies including the English National Ballet, National Ballet of Cuba, Houston Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. He was a permanent member of The Royal Ballet from 1998 to 2015. In 2003, he was promoted to principal guest artist, a rank which reduced his commitment, enabling him to concentrate on a growing schedule of international guest appearances and tours. He celebrated his farewell after 17 years at The Royal Ballet, dancing his last performance in November 2015 in Carmen, which he both choreographed and starred in.
The Prix de Lausanne is an international dance competition held annually in Lausanne, Switzerland. The competition is for young dancers seeking to pursue a professional career in classical ballet, and many former prize winners of the competition are now leading stars with major ballet companies around the world. The competition is managed by a non-profit foundation organised by the Fondation en faveur de l'Art chorégraphique and is maintained by various sponsors, patrons and donors.
Alberto Julio Rayneri Alonso was a Cuban dancer and choreographer, the brother of Fernando Alonso and brother-in-law of Alicia Alonso. He was influential in the development of the Cuban style of ballet, a combination of Russian and Western techniques with a Latin style.
Lorna Feijóo is a Cuban former ballet dancer. Her career started at the Cuban National Ballet, where she rose through the ranks. She left Cuba in 2001, then spent two years with the Cincinnati Ballet, before joining the Boston Ballet in 2003, where she remained as a principal dancer until she retired. Her sister, Lorena Feijóo, was also a ballet dancer.
Édouard Lock is a Canadian dance choreographer and the founder of the Canadian dance group, La La La Human Steps.
Cesar Corrales is a Cuban-Canadian ballet dancer and actor. He starred as "Young Billy" in the Chicago and Toronto productions of Billy Elliot the Musical and has been a principal dancer with English National Ballet. He is now a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet.
Isaac Hernández is a Mexican ballet dancer and actor who is a lead principal with the English National Ballet.
Goyo Montero Morell is a Spanish ballet dancer, a ballet director and a choreographer.
Bernard Gariépy Strobl is a Canadian re-recording sound mixer, best known internationally as the supervising re-recording mixer of Arrival (2016), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Sound and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing. He has been a re-recording mixer on many prominent Quebec films of the last two decades, including The Red Violin (1998), C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005), Monsieur Lazhar (2011), War Witch (2012), Gabrielle (2013), and Endorphine (2015).
Laurretta Summerscales is a British ballet dancer. She is a principal dancer with Bavarian State Ballet and previously with the English National Ballet.
Québec Cinéma presents an annual award for Best Actor to recognize the best in the Cinema of Quebec.
Kaveh Nabatian is an Iranian-Canadian musician and film director, known as a trumpeter and keyboardist with the Juno Award winning orchestral post-rock band Bell Orchestre.
The Prix Iris for Revelation of the Year is an annual award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris program, to honour the best performances by young actors in their first major film roles who were not nominated in the main lead and supporting acting categories. The award is not separated by gender.
The Prix Iris for Best Screenplay is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris program, to honour the year's best screenplay in the Cinema of Quebec.
The Prix Iris for Best First Film is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best debut film made within the Cinema of Quebec.
The Prix Iris for Best Live Action Short Film is an annual film award presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris program, to honour the year's best short film made within the cinema of Quebec.
Without Havana is a Canadian drama film, directed by Kaveh Nabatian and released in 2020.
Yuli: The Carlos Acosta Story is a 2018 dance biopic about the Cuban ballet director and dancer Carlos Acosta; based on his biography and starring Acosta as the adult version of himself, it was directed by Icíar Bollaín.
References
- 1 2 Hannah Nathanson, "Young blood: meet Yonah Acosta". Evening Standard , May 30, 2014.
- ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Finalistes aux Prix Iris 2022". Films du Québec, April 14, 2022.
- ↑ Stephanie Merritt, "Yonah Acosta: 'I have to create my own identity as a dancer'". The Guardian , March 18, 2012.
- ↑ Simona Pinwinkler, "'Wir tanzen bald zu dritt durch das Leben'". Salzburger Nachrichten , February 5, 2022.
