Royal New Zealand Ballet holds 'crisis' meetingRNZB The board of the Royal New Zealand Ballet is asking for those in the ballet community to voice their concerns. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is following details of the Royal New Zealand Ballet following "crisis" talks. STEPHEN A'COURT Royal New Zealand Ballet artistic director Patricia Barker. READ MORE:* Dancer exodus puts spotlight on Royal New Zealand Ballet boss* No new School of Dance graduates take up jobs with the Royal New Zealand Ballet* Prime Minister 'concerned' about Royal New Zealand ballet* Royal New Zealand Ballet fights to keep leading star from joining dancer exodus* There's a new dance at the Royal New Zealand Ballet called 'déjà vu'It also revealed that not one new classical ballet graduate from the NZSD in 2017 would take up a RNZB contract for the next year – the first time that has happened in nearly two decades. WARWICK SMITH/STUFF NZ School of Dance student Luke Cooper rehearses with the Royal New Zealand Ballet.

Source: Stuff December 12, 2017 06:11 UTC