Ian Macmillan Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 A place for links to (hopefully) interesting articles, reviews and the like from across the global English-language press - but deliberately less comprehensive (and rather later in the day) than the "Today's Links" of old. Others are allowed to participate......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 Review: Paris Opera Ballet - "Onegin" Canadian Outsider Dazzles As Onegin by Patricia Boccadoro "Physically, they were right together, McKie’s lithe, powerful frame contrasting with Dupont’s slight, delicate body, all poise, womanliness and shining movements. The chemistry passed between the two of them…." Culturekiosque Film Review: "Balanchine in Paris" by Patricia Boccadoro "… a loving demonstration of how he maintained close ties with the Paris Opera Ballet throughout his life, returning regularly for Ravel and Stravinsky ‘festivals’ and to stage the danced sections of the operas Orfeo and Eurydice and Faust. " Culturekiosque Review: NYCB - Balanchine and Robbins Programme Three Stars Flaunting Their Styles: Flirty, Serene and Mysterious by Gia Kourlas "For such dancers who last, ballet is a living picture: each performance takes on a different shade of color, of intensity, of alertness." NY Times 2 Reviews: "Men in Motion"at Sadler's Wells: The media storm around one of its dancers doesn't stop this tribute to male movement from leaping with playful charm by Judith Mackrell "This is a slender evening but it's also one of real intelligence and surprising moments of passion. And it makes a pretty wonderful case for the male dancer." Guardian Men in emotion a more apt title as Royal Ballet star escapee takes his first steps off the leash by Ismene Brown "… essentially the dance numbers are five variants on being all by yourself in the moonlight and not, to be honest, dashing about in the thrilling way that ballet chaps usually tend to do." Arts Desk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) Thank you very much, Ian. And yes, please, people, do post if you find anything of interest (you can just cut and paste a link in - the site will abbreviate it without you having to do any formatting, unlike the old forum. There's no point in us all "reinventing the wheel" individually every time something comes up. (Edit: and personally, I'm happy for people to alert us to anything of particular interest in The Times - and anything else locked behind a paywall, for that matter) Edited January 28, 2012 by alison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 A contribution, with a personal confession, to the "Is Ballet Dead?" debate: Feature: Mark Morris and Alexei Ratmansky Two Reasons The Patient Is Still Kicking by Alastair Macaulay "Today Mr. Morris and Mr. Ratmansky are the most important choreographers under 70…..Both are clever and prolific, with gifts for comedy and poetry, an intense awareness of historical precedent and a modern feeling for the sexes..." NY Times 2 Reviews: "Men in Motion" at Sadler's Wells Sergei Polunin is a man in motion byLouise Levene "Even if the Russian visitors had danced, I doubt they could have outshone Daniel Proietto whose mesmerising performance of Russell Maliphant's Afterlight was a welcome reminder that ballet does not have a monopoly on physical virtuosity" Telegraph Runaway Polunin bounds all too briefly into boys-only pop-up by Jenny Gilbert "But technical polish is nothing without good material. And that was in short supply in this peculiar venture. Of Putrov's own foray into choreography, a trio which seemed to be about a man who can't decide if he's gay or straight, the least said, the better." Independent Review: "Draft Works" - Choreography by RB Dancers and others by Luke Jennings " Given that seven of the choreographers are company dancers, there's an unsurprising tilt in favour of classically derived work, but this doesn't mean a shortage of original ideas." Observer Interview: Jorden Morris on Royal Winnipeg Ballet's "Moulin Rouge" by Molly Glentzer "Now there's lots of nudity and girls with snakes at the Moulin Rouge, but there wasn't in the 1880s. We keep it in context. Translating the cancan to pointe shoes was a big challenge." Houston Chronicle Interview: Actor Tom Skeritt on being Don Q for Pacific Northwest Ballet Ballet is a 'wonderful challenge' by Moira Macdonald " He knew that Ratmansky preferred to have actors, rather than dancers, play the roles of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza." Seattle Times If you remember when/things were really hummin': Chubby Checker awaits reward for life of twists by Joel Selvin "The 70-year-old creator of the twist, the greatest dance sensation in history, doesn't feel the respect he thinks he deserves." SF Chronicle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) Some more links to ease the withdrawal symptoms! (Whether we should continue with this depends on the response.) An Evening of Wheeldon at NYCB: Marina Harss, The Faster Times NYCB in a Balanchine and Robbins Program: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Wheeldon’s new Les Carillons for NYCB: Brian Seibert, NY Times Mark Morris's L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato in Washington: Sarah Kaufman, The Washington Post 3-D or not 3-D – Wim Wenders’ Pina: Lewis Segal, LA Times Bill T. Jones and John Cage: Deborah Jowitt, The Arts Journal Rudi van Dantzig obituary: Anna Kisselgoff, NY Times Film review, Dominique Delouche’s Balanchine in Paris: Patricia Boccadoro, CultureKiosque Onegin at S.F. Ballet: Mary Ellen Hunt, San Francisco Chronicle Onegin at Paris Opera Ballet: Patricia Boccadoro, CultureKiosque Johan Kobborg’s Salute for Sarasota Ballet: Carrie Seidman, Arts Sarasota Edited January 30, 2012 by JohnM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Some more links to ease the withdrawal symptoms! (Whether we should continue with this depends on the response.) What response would you like, John? Do we need to beg? Anyway, to add to the selection, here's the Evening Standard on Men in Motion: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-24031935-men-in-motion-sadlers-wells---review.do (sorry - haven't learned to prettify these yet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I am very grateful for everyone's time and effort in continuing to provide these reviews, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 John and Ian, I am incredibly grateful and humble that you continue to provide us with links for our delectation. I haven't found any to add in yet but if I do I will. Thanks again to you both and to anyone else who chips in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I am very grateful for everyone's time and effort in continuing to provide these reviews, thank you. I absolutely agree. Thank you. It is very much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 > What response would you like, John? Do we need to beg? Alison, grovelling and begging always go down well! As I'm sure you know, we were usually spending up to 3 hours a day garnering links under the old system. That was not really supportable any longer. If it's possible to snag the most important links in not more than 30 minutes each day then it might be worth carrying on just so long as people are interested in reading them (I am!). And at 30 minutes a day perhaps others might be more willing to join in and share the load. The biggest loss is the database and all the detail that holds, but extracting quotes and entering the data was one of the time-consuming elements. If this site survives (still a big if) then I would hope that some sort of links collation might be included, though it would not be as thorough as in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 A groveller and beggar, I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 I note that there have been 150 "views" of this thread since late last night, which suggests to me a fairly healthy level of interest. What that statistic does not illuminate is anything on the degree to which viewers have used the 11 links John has provided. I am about to start a thread in the Future Possibilities area at the top of the site frontpage that will try to explore this issue more fully, and I would urge users who might not normally post to go there and help us understand how useful this area of content would be to the community if it is continued in some way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 News & Reviews links – Tuesday January 31, 2012 Wheeldon’s happy homecoming to NYCB: Jocelyn Noveck, San Francisco Chronicle Discursive piece on the Wheeldon triple bill: Tobi Tobias, Arts Journal Christopher Wheeldon triple bill at NYCB (Jennie Somogyi injured): Leigh Witchel, New York Post Jennie Somogyi’s injury: Daniel J. Wakin, New York Times Liam Scarlett’s Viscera for Miami City Ballet: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Ivan Putrov’s Men in Motion at Sadler’s Wells: Clement Crisp, Financial Times; Clifford Bishop, Evening Standard; Zoe Anderson, The Independent; Laura Thompson, Telegraph What is black dance? Interview with Ishmael Houston-Jones: Gia Kourlas Time Out NY Obituary of Paul DeMasson, Australian dancer: Fiona Tonkin, The Australian Bolshoi Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty, Moscow: Raymond Stults, Moscow Times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Thank you John, I've very much enjoyed reading today's links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynne L Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 The links have been an illuminating window on the international world of dance whether it be Australia, New York or Manchester. They have educated, informed and widened my knowledge - long may they continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stucha Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Hear hear! For those of us so far away from the action, it brings things a little closer to home. Great job everyone. Thank you so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 3 Reviews: NYCB All-Wheeldon Programme. Apollinaire Scherr Financial Times Robert Gottlieb New York Observer Deborah Jowitt Arts Journal Sergei Polunin to lose UK work permit? Telegraph Ethan Stiefel, AD of RNZB: mainly a style piece Dominion Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Review: Royal Ballet “The Dream/Song of the Earth” Ismene Brown Arts Desk Review: San Francisco Ballet “Onegin” Geri Jeter California Literary Review Review: NYCB Balanchine/Robbins programme Claudia La Rocco NY Times Review: NYCB All-Wheeldon Programme Robert Johnson NJ Star-Ledger Review: ABT Mixed Bill Sarah Kaufman Washington Post Review: “Men in Motion” Gerald Dowler Classical Source Preview: Russell Maliphant “The Rodin Project” Judith Mackrell Guardian + slideshow companion piece Guardian New York: Dance on Camera Festival Robert Johnson NJ Star-Ledger Video + Article: Move Tube – Josephine Baker Judith Mackrell Guardian Reviews: “Midnight Tango” Clement Crisp Financial Times Laura Thompson Telegraph Clifford Bishop Evening Standard Zoe Anderson Independent Neil Norman Express Reviews: Jin Xing “Shanghai Tango” AlastairMacaulay NY Times Leigh Witchel NY Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Oh well, here's Clifford Bishop in the Evening Standard on the new Royal Ballet Dream/Song of the Earth double bill: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-24032970-the-dreamsong-of-the-earthroyal-ballet-covent-garden---review.do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 And Zoe Andersen in The Independent on the same: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/the-dreamsong-of-the-earthroyal-opera-houselondon-6298308.html?origin=internalSearch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 (edited) FRIDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2012 Reviews Royal Ballet : “The Dream & Song of the Earth” Zoë Anderson Independent Judith Mackrell Guardian Clifford Bishop Evening Standard NYCB: Balanchine/Robbins Programme Claudia La Rocco NY Times San Francisco Ballet: “Onegin” Paul Parish Bay Area Guardian Scottish Ballet : “Sleeping Beauty” Sean Watson Edinburgh Journal Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet: Mixed Bill Laura Capelle Financial Times Interview: Akram Khan Roslyn Sulcas NY Times “Pina” reaches Washington DC Sarah Kaufman Washington Post Dance in Movies: “Pina” and others Marina Harss Faster Times Chunky Move’s New AD, Anouk van Dijk Philippa Hawker Sydney Morning Herald Bolshoi Ballet Academy to see first U.S. graduate. Chicago Tribune Australian Ballet: Couple vie for ballet's top gong! The Australian Edited February 3, 2012 by Ian Macmillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 And Zoe Andersen in The Independent Oops, clearly having a mental block last night. I meant Anderson, of course. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I picked up a couple of articles from the Yorkshire Post. Sorry I haven't worked out how to neaten the links: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/the-arts/rise_of_dancers_who_stepped_up_to_the_challenge_1_4209024 http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/the-arts/best_foot_forward_for_dancer_s_debut_as_choreographer_1_4208999 We were lucky enough to see Kenneth Tindall's Project#1 at Northern Ballet's choreographic show last year and it's super. Here are details of the mixed programme: http://northernballet.com/?q=perpetual-motion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 The Telegraph is clearly being very slow off the mark with regard to its review of the Dream/Song triple bill, but has at least got an obituary for Rudi van Dantzig online now: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/dance-obituaries/9057493/Rudi-van-Dantzig.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annamk Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 The Telegraph is clearly being very slow off the mark with regard to its review of the Dream/Song triple bill, but has at least got an obituary for Rudi van Dantzig online now: http://www.telegraph...an-Dantzig.html There was a review in the hard copy Telegraph today but it's not online. It's by Laura Thompson and she gives it 4* . She described most of the cast of Dream as looking "vaguely shell-shocked" & McRae "seemed uncharcteristically overwhelmed by his spinning solos." Of Carlos and Tamara in Song she says "What true, intelligent artists these two are..." Hopefully it will appear online soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 There was a review in the hard copy Telegraph today but it's not online. It's by Laura Thompson and she gives it 4* . She described most of the cast of Dream as looking "vaguely shell-shocked" & McRae "seemed uncharcteristically overwhelmed by his spinning solos." Of Carlos and Tamara in Song she says "What true, intelligent artists these two are..." Hopefully it will appear online soon. It's online now: http://www.telegraph...den-review.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Great to see links again; many thanks to all those who posted. I will do the same if I'm ever quicker than the pros above in finding anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 (edited) This thread can now be considered closed to new messages as Bruce has opened up a new forum titled Dance Links - reviews & features in which to post links. Edited February 3, 2012 by JohnM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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