New York’s leading center for comprehensive ballet education, Ballet Academy East (BAE), today announced its 20th annual Spring Performance Series to be held at Hunter College’s Kaye Playhouse, May 31-June 2, 2019 About 135 students from BAE’s pre-professional division will perform during the series. The program includes Sleeping Beauty, Aurora’s Wedding directed by Maina Gielgud […]
Coastal Ballet Academy is now part of the OB Rec Center after-school program The Coastal Ballet Academy began brain dance and creative movement classes as an after-school program at the Orange Beach Recreation Center under Samantha Scheler. A recent graduate of the BFA program at the University of Troy, Scheler will teach several classes at […]
VIENNA – AFP The ballet academy of the famous Vienna State Opera was hit on April 10 by allegations of severe physical and mental abuse against its students, as well as sexual assault. class=”cf”> The weekly Falter has published the results of a detailed investigation which it says revealed ’19th century’ methods inflicted on students, […]
Vienna State Opera Ballet Academy launches investigation after photo of young student with bleeding feet was published and students made allegations of physical and sexual abuse The Vienna State Opera has been rocked by allegations of abuse during its ballet Former students have claimed they suffered abuse during their training A former student posted photos […]
The Vienna State Opera has launched an investigation and promised far-reaching reforms after allegations that students at its prestigious ballet academy were physically, mentally and sexually abused by two teachers. “Unacceptable things have happened,” State Opera director Dominique Meyer said on Wednesday after Austrian magazine Falter published a detailed account of the alleged abuse based […]