Nureyev & Friends
A special gala performance commemorating legends life was organised over two nights by D&D Productions and directed jointly by Charles Jude (artistic director of the Bordeaux Opera Ballet) and former Royal Ballet Principal, David Makhateli. For 12 years (between 1980 and 1992) Jude was part of an itinerant band of dancers known as “Nureyev & Friends”. Under the patronage of The Rudolf Nureyev Foundation, the performance follows the trail of Rudolf’s life – Rudolf as a dancer, Rudolf as a choreographer and Rudolf as Artistic Director of the Ballet of National Opera de Paris.
The dancers perform pas-de-deux and variations from the early days of his career with the Kirov Ballet, his own creations such as Raymonda and Manfred and important collaborations with other choreographers such as Sir Frederick Ashton and Hans van Manen.In his later years, Nureyev invented a new format Nureyev & Friends to perform programmes of works with small, specially assembled casts, hence this impressive Gala Tribute.
With performances from award-winning principal dancers Maia Makhateli, Mathias Heymann, Aurélie Dupont, Tamara Rojo and Vadim Muntagirov, Daria Vasnetsova and with the participation of The Ballet of the National Paris Opera, The English National Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, The Bolshoi, The Royal Ballet, The Mariinsky Ballet and The Berlin State Ballet.
La Nuit Des Étoiles
The very first gala performance involving world ballet stars was organised by D&D back in 2010. After its success, the gala was presented in several countries including Belgium, France, Philippines, Russia and Greece.
Kremlin Ballet Festival - with world ballet stars
This special ballet marathon in Moscow and later on in Greece, with world ballet stars have been presented by D&D Art Productions and David Makhateli. Hits of the classical ballets performances included the Sleeping Beauty, Esmeralda, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake and Don Quixote, with world ballet stars from the Royal Ballet, Mariinsky Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Paris Opera and Staatsballet Berlin.
Masterclasses
The Intensive Ballet MasterClass Program is a 10-day training program in classical dance with a comprehensive curriculum designed for professional and serious ballet students aged 12-20. We offer excellent ballet training which explores the wider world of dance.
Our Summer Intensive MasterClass offers students the opportunity to work with some of the best ballet professors. We prepare students for the next step of their professional careers. Our individualized guidance helps them to overcome the difficulties of the training and effortlessly transition into the professional world of dance.
D&D Masterclasses have been held in Belgium, Panama, Barcelona and Japan. During Covid19 we have organised online Masterclasses for the international ballet schools where talented students have been offered the opportunity to study in various prestigious ballet academies such as Dutch National Ballet Academy, Princess Grace Ballet Academy, Stuttgart Ballet School, Zurich Tanz Academy, Vienna State Ballet School and Ballet Academy of the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich.
Tribute to Rudolf Nureyev
Gala evening celebrating the life of Rudolf Nureyev organised by D&D Productions in AthensSeptember 13, 2010