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Jonathan Still, ballet pianist

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Dance Legends

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Blog posts about people I’ve worked with in the ballet world who either are actual legends, or who have been legendarily wonderful in my working life.

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    Happy Christmas 2006

    By Jonathan Still
    December 25, 2006 9:36 pm
    Happy Christmas. That’s the end of the 2006 Advent Calendar. I’m delighted to say that my aim in starting it last year has been ...
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    Manège Daniel Jones – There is nothing like a dame

    By Jonathan Still
    December 24, 2006 8:09 am
    This is day 24 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) In March 2002, Wayne Sleep organised a gala evening for Dame Beryl Grey‘s ...
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    Grand allegro Ivan Nagy – Tarantella from Etudes

    By Jonathan Still
    December 23, 2006 11:06 pm
    This is day 23 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) Harald Lander‘s ballet Etudes and Knudåge Riisager‘s music for it based on piano ...
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    Grand allegro Wayne Sleep – Coda from Diane & Acteon

    By Jonathan Still
    December 22, 2006 6:10 am
    This is day 22 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) There’s a huge advantage to working for someone as demanding, professional and uncompromising ...
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    Batterie Gillian Cornish – Last movement from Beethoven piano concerto No. 5 (The Emperor)

    By Jonathan Still
    December 21, 2006 7:22 am
    This is day 21 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) If there’s one nationality Beethoven simply couldn’t be, it’s Australian. Nothing and no-one ...
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    Allegro John O’Brien – Zwei dunkle Augen

    By Jonathan Still
    December 20, 2006 8:59 am
    This is day 20 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) The three years that I spent working with John O’Brien were some of ...
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Welcome to my site. I mostly write about playing for ballet (I'm a pianist), but the further back you go, the stupider the posts get, so I wouldn't recommend trawling through the archives for treasure.

Timeline

  • May 10, 2022 2:19 pm

    A year of ballet playing cards #6 (S6): A barcarole for port de bras

  • March 10, 2022 5:06 pm

    Me in conversation on a podcast

  • December 11, 2021 12:02 pm

    Music, time and politics in the ballet studio

  • December 8, 2021 4:12 pm

    “On, Wisconsin!” and La Bayadère

  • June 26, 2021 8:07 pm

    Please do not post my free downloads on Scribd: here’s why

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