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Swan Lake ballet to return to Cairo and Alexandria Opera House
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Swan Lake ballet to return to Cairo and Alexandria Opera House

The white swan/black swan duel is back. It‘s time to put on your dancing shoes as one of the most…
Ballet isolated in Egypt but it fires passions
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Ballet isolated in Egypt but it fires passions

Ballet dancer Fady el-Nabarawy feels he can finally breathe again the moment he enters the gates of the Cairo Opera…
‘Alwanat’ arts group launches first Upper Egyptian ballet school in Minya
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‘Alwanat’ arts group launches first Upper Egyptian ballet school in Minya

Alwanat (Colors) youth group for culture and art has launched the first professional ballet school in Upper Egypt. "We are an…
Ballerinas of Cairo explore the hidden beauty of the city
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Ballerinas of Cairo explore the hidden beauty of the city

Inspired by the Dane Shitagi ballerina project, two young Egyptian directors-cum-amateur photographers have published a series of portraits of ballerinas…
Hijabi ballerina: Aussie teen Stephanie Kurlow melds grace and modesty
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Hijabi ballerina: Aussie teen Stephanie Kurlow melds grace and modesty

Aspiring ballerina Stephanie Kurlow says she received hate mail after she danced.The only thing setting the Australian 14-year-old apart from…
St Petersburg ‘Nutcracker’ shows global appeal of festive ballet
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St Petersburg ‘Nutcracker’ shows global appeal of festive ballet

When the curtain rises for "The Nutcracker" at St Petersburg's Mikhailovsky Theatre, it is the culmination of hundreds of hours…
Maya Plisetskaya overcame terror legacy to redefine ballet
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Maya Plisetskaya overcame terror legacy to redefine ballet

Maya Plisetskaya, a star of Russia's Bolshoi ballet who overcame a legacy of Stalinist oppression to redefine her art and…
Salafis demand end to women’s rights body, ballet
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Salafis demand end to women’s rights body, ballet

Salafi MPs made controversial statements during a Shura Council session Tuesday. The Shura Council is currently the sole legislative body…
Cairo Opera House director dies at 64
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Cairo Opera House director dies at 64

Former Cairo Opera House director Abdel Moneim Kamel passed away on Monday, at the age of 64. Kamel has been…
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