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The nominations for 2007 are:
Bolshoi Ballet, Dutch National Ballet and Mark Morris Dance Group
More information about each company is given below:
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Bolshoi Ballet
The Bolshoi Ballet is riding high under Alexei Ratmansky's leadership. He has revitalised the company and also extended the repertory, as well as revising existing productions. The dancers shine brightly both individually and as an ensemble, as could be witnessed last season not only in staples like Don Quixote but also in one-acters such as Twyla Tharp's In the Upper Room and the Messerer Class Concert, which displayed their extraordinary, seemingly effortless, virtuosity, stamina and charm.
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Dutch National Ballet
Under its young and imaginative artistic director, Ted Brandsen, the Dutch National Ballet enjoyed an outstanding season at Sadler’s Wells which included Four Last Songs by Rudi van Dantzig, Suite For Two by Krzystof Pastor, Frank Bridge Variations by Hans van Manen and The Second Detail by William Forsythe. The standard of dancing was extremely high. The company is based in Amsterdam and boasts a large repertoire of full-length classical ballets and many exciting modern works.
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Mark Morris Dance Group
Mozart Dances has been widely acclaimed and considered comparable with Morris’s other masterpiece, L’Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato. It is a full-length work which uses two Mozart piano concertos and a piano sonata for its setting and in creating this work, Morris has interpreted the music with depth and lightness of touch. Thanks to such successful creations as this one, Morris remains of the most popular and in demand dance makers worldwide.
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Picture credits
Merce Cunningham Dance Company © Merce Cunningham Company,
Bolshoi Ballet © Andrei Melanyin/The Bolshoi Theatre,
Dutch National Ballet © Angela Sterling,
Mark Morris Dance Group © Stephanie Berger.
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