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[John Mallinson]

Links – Sunday April 15, 2012

Review - Royal Ballet, Polyphonia, Sweet Violets, Carbon Life:

Luke Jennings, The Observer

4 stars, Lyndsey Winship, TimeOut London

Another view of Wayne McGregor’s Carbon Life: Alice Jones, The Independent

Review - The Royal Ballet, Romeo and Juliet (live relay): Carrie Seidman, Arts Sarasota

Tamara Rojo: born under a dancing star: Ruaridh Nicoll, The Observer

Review - Eifman Ballet, Onegin, London: Graham Watts, LondonDance

Review - Semperoper Ballett, La Bayadère, Abu Dhabi: Shar Moussa, Kuwait Times

Arthur Mitchell goes to St Petersburg: Galina Stolyarova, St Petersburg Times

Robert Battle - New director adds to Ailey's success: Victor Swoboda, Montreal Gazette

Review - Washington Ballet, Alice (in Wondeland): Amanda Abrams, Washington City Paper

Review - Alabama Ballet, Alice in Wonderland: Phillip Ratliff, Birmingham News

Review - Faye Dricoll, You’re Me: Deborah Jowitt, ArtsJournal

Review - Ballet San Jose, mixed bill: Rita Felciano, insideBayArea

Review - Columbia Ballet Collective, mixed bill, NY: Mary Cargill, DanceviewTimes

Japanese students audition for Elmhurst School for Dance: Edan Corkill, Japan Times

Baryshnikov the actor: Sandy Cohen, Boston Globe

Jack Widdowson - the amazing recovery of a teenage ballet star: Adam Lusher, Sunday Telegraph

This week’s new dance, London - Royal Ballet of Flanders, Spring Loaded: Judith Mackrell, The Guardian

[John Mallinson]

Links – Monday April 16, 2012

Review - San Francisco Ballet, Program 7: Rita Felciano, DanceviewTimes

Twyla Tharp, extensive interview: Sarah Kaufman, Washington Post

Review - Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, Amoveo, La Spectre de la Rose, Les Sylphides: Jean Lenihan, Los Angeles Times

Olivier Awards: Mark Brown, The Guardian. Full list of winners, The Guardian. Also Broadway World

Tamara Rojo and ENB: Valerie Lawson, The Australian

Tamara Rojo and dancers’ weight: Colin Fernandez, Daily Mail

Review - Rocha Dance Theater, Mandoria, NY: Gia Kourlas, New York Times

Review - Faye Driscoll, You’re Me, NY: Brian Seibert, New York Times

Review - Spectrum Dance Theater, Petrushka: Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times

Review - Hedwig Dances, mixed bill, Chicago: Zachary Whittenburg, Time Out Chicago

Review - Bboyizm, IZM, Toronto: Paula Citron, Globe and Mail

Q&A Charles Barker, ballet music director: Sara Bauknecht, Pittsburg Post-Gazette

[John Mallinson]

Links – Tuesday April 17, 2012

Review - A Celebration of Bob Lockyer, London:

Jann Parry, DanceTabs

Clifford Bishop, Evening Standard

Lise Smith, LondonDance

Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Apollo, Carmina Burana: Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times

Tamara Rojo - no. 4 on The Tatler List. Errr, wow!?: Tatler

Pass notes No 3,159 - Tamara Rojo: The Guardian

Tamara Rojo - the view from Canada: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

Benjamin Millepied and the L.A. Dance Project: David Ng, Los Angeles Times

Review - Priyadarsini Govind, Erasing Borders Festival, NY: Brian Seibert, New York Times

Review - Ballet San Jose, mixed bill, SF: Mary Ellen Hunt, San Francisco Chronicle

Review - Cape Town City Ballet, Giselle: Elizabeth Triergaardt, IOL

Interview - David Zambrano, dancemaker: Gia Kourlas, Time Out New York

Dance Open festival in St Petersburg: Voice of Russia

Tobi Tobias, dance critic, nominated for Pulitzer Prize: ArtsJournal

Graham Company plans move to Cunningham Studios: Robin Pogrebin, New York Times

Film preview - First Position, ballet docu about YAGP: Mallika Rao, Huffington Post

Preview - Universal Ballet of Korea in Taipei: Diane Baker, Taipei Times

Little Mia goes to Angelina Ballerina: Scott Kara, New Zealand Herald

[John Mallinson]

Links – Wednesday April 18, 2012

Review - San Francisco Ballet, Program 7: Becca Klarin, SF Appeal

Review - Kublai Khan Investigations, Tiger Tiger Burning Bright, Paris: Rosita Boisseau, The Guardian

Review - Forklift Danceworks, Trash Dance: Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Moscow’s Golden Mask awards (Chroma and Por Vos Muero were winners): John Freedman, Moscow Times

Sylvia Waters steps down at Ailey II: Gia Kourlas, New York Times

Backstage with SFB’s staff photographer: Erik Tomasson, OpenStudio455

Interview - Gennadi Nedvigin, Principal with SFB: Sean Martinfield, Huffington Post

Bangarra Dance Theatre farewells Patrick Thaiday: Australian Stage

Book review - Varley O’Connor, The Master’s Muse (about Tanquil LeClercq): Tobi Tobias, ArtsJournal

Union Files Complaint Against Dance Theater of Harlem: Daniel J. Wakin, New York Times

[Janet McNulty]

Northern Ballet B&B review from Milton Keynes: http://www.mk-news.c...st-18042012.htm

[John Mallinson]

Links – Thursday April 19, 2012

William Forsythe interview - Artifact is an ode to ballet: Sarah Crompton, Telegraph

Review - Barcelona Ballet, Pálpito, Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, For 4, NY:

Gia Kourlas, New York Times

Mary Cargill, DanceviewTimes

3 stars, Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times

Martha Sherman, New York Post

n.b. Barcelona Ballet is the new name of Corella Ballet

Angelin Preljocaj: Who's the darkest of them all? (preview of Snow White): Judith Mackrell, The Guardian

Review - San Francisco Ballet, Program 7:

Toba Singer, California Literary Review

Paul Parrish, Bay Area Reporter

Preview - Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Svengali holds sway: Janet Smith, Georgia Straight

Cuban Dancer Jose Manuel Carreño planning flamenco debut: Havana Times

Film review - A Life for Ballet (docu about Pierre Lacotte and Ghislaine Thesmar): Jake Wilson, Sydney Morning Herald

[John Mallinson]

Links – Friday April 20, 2012

Review - Barcelona Ballet, Pálpito, NY: Tobi Tobias, ArtsJournal

Q&A Angel Corella, director of Barcelona Ballet: Catalan News Agency

Review - Ballet Hispanico, mixed bill, NY: Brian Seibert, New York Times

Review - Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Triangle of Squinches: Toba Singer, California Literary Review

Preview - 1,000 people dance Home in Birmingham: Diane Parkes, Birmingham Post

Review - Spring Loaded festival (Darren Ellis, Robert Clark), Long Walk Home, Badlands, London: Sanjoy Roy, The Guardian

Review - Scottish Dance Theatre, What on Earth?: 3 stars, Kelly Apter, Scotsman

Preview - Dance Marathon, Toronto: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

Review - Dancemakers, Adaptation Project, Toronto: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

Review - Northern Ballet, Beauty and the Beast: Northampton Chronicle, Bicester Advertiser and Review


Finally some important merchandising news:

Cocorose London Royal Ballet Capsule Collection: EasierLifestyle

[alison]

Getting back to the discussion on article limits from a few weeks ago, I've just tried to get at an FT article from my non-registered browser, and discover that I'm now limited to 8 articles per 30 days. Wasn't it more than that?

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Saturday, April 21, 2012

Reviews – Royal Ballet of Flanders, Artifact (Forsythe):

Ismene Brown, Arts Desk (+ Forsythe Interview)

Sarah Crompton, Telegraph

Clifford Bishop, Evening Standard

Zoë Anderson, Independent

Judith Mackrell, Guardian

Graham Watts, LondonDance

Gallery – Dave Morgan, DanceTabs

Review – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Triple Bill: Brian Seibert, NY Times

Review – Barcelona Ballet, Quad Bill: Robert Johnson, NJ Star-Ledger

Review - Esmeralda Enrique Company, Aguas/Waters: Paula Citron, Globe and Mail

Preview – DansEmotion Dance Fair, Montreal: Victor Swoboda, Montreal Gazette

Review – Scottish Ballet, A Streetcar Named Desire: James T Harding, Scotsman

Review – Sylvie Guillem, 6000 Miles Away: Joel Lobenthal, City Arts

Cuban National Ballet School, 50^th Anniversary: BBC TV News Video

Corey Chan & Dragon Dance Classes: Meredith May, SF Chronicle

[Janet McNulty]

More on Northern Ballet's Beauty and the Beast:

http://www.buckingha...-life-1-3753579

http://www.lutontoda...eview-1-3758456

[Sim]

"In 1984, there was nothing like William Forsythe’s Artifact, a full-length ballet that is both narrative and abstract, that tells the story of ballet itself in ways at once traditional and entirely contemporary. Thirteen years later, there is still nothing quite like it: it looks as shockingly original as on the day it was made." (Sarah Crompton, Telegraph).

Err....is it just me, or are we in 2012 and not 1997 ??!!!

[Ian Macmillan]

Sim: It jumped out at me too - but I didn't feel up to registering so that I could comment underneath the article!

[zxDaveM]

"In 1984, there was nothing like William Forsythe’s Artifact, a full-length ballet that is both narrative and abstract, that tells the story of ballet itself in ways at once traditional and entirely contemporary. Thirteen years later, there is still nothing quite like it: it looks as shockingly original as on the day it was made." (Sarah Crompton, Telegraph).

Err....is it just me, or are we in 2012 and not 1997 ??!!!

Perhaps the article written in 1997 and they just rehashed it! ;-)

[Sim]

Same here Ian which is why I posted it here instead....