John Mallinson Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Each day we add the latest links to reviews and interviews that we find on the major newspaper web sites around the world. If you find a link that we have missed do please post it up, preferably as a URL link. Last week's thread: See last week's and earlier links here: http://www.ballet.co...ry/todayslinks/ Reviews Database: The review links we find go in a database - we have many thousands of entries and you can search it on company, dance, dancer, reviewer, publication, theatre, city or a combination of all of them! Just fill-in the boxes here: http://www.ballet.co...h/db_search.cgi Non Working Links: Some papers move pieces on their websites so it is impossible to guarantee links. If you find a recent link that does not work and you have found a working version by all means post it up. And thank you! Registering with papers: It's an increasing fact of life that papers ask readers to register before letting them have free access to pieces. Usually registration is a one off process and then, providing you've ticked any obvious boxes, you should be remembered as a registered reader and the links we give should take you straight to the pieces. In registering for papers many people get themselves a Yahoo or Hotmail email account and thus protect their main email from any inadvertent problems. Seeing Pieces Behind a Pay-wall: Some papers have introduced a pay-wall. We don't generally list pieces we can't freely see. However some of the papers will show the article for free if the reader visits the page by way of a Google search. If we can do this then we list, but alas cannot give a 2 stage link - only the link that works if you are a subscriber. If you are interested but not a subscriber then use the details we give to search Google and take it from there. And finally... We should not need to state this but these links are for our readers' use and not for other websites to take and pass off as their own. We ask all visitors to respect Balletco's site and the way it operates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) Saturday's Links - 21 January 2012 Obituary: Rudi van Dantzig by Ted Brandsen "Inspiring, passionate, intense and true to himself - these are the first words that spring to mind when I think of Rudi." Net Nationale Ballet website Obituary: Rudi van Dantzig "His work radiated style and colour. It looked fantastic. That was his strongest side." DutchNews.nl REVIEW: New York City Ballet Diving Into Sea, and Then Gershwin Ocean’s Kingdom, Le Tombeau de Couperin, Who Cares USA, New York, David H. Koch Theater Dancers: Bouder, Fairchild R, Hyltin, Kikta, La Cour, Mearns, Pazcoguin, Ramasar, Somogyi by Gia Kourlas "Ocean’s Kingdom, first performed in September, is as plodding as ever: four movements of static choreography by Mr. Martins, along with blandly sweeping music and a convoluted libretto by Mr. McCartney." New York Times Slideshow REVIEW: San Francisco Ballet Gala's depth, daring Opening gala: The Flames of Paris, Number Nine, Classical Symphony, The Lady of the Camellias, Solo, The Dance House, and others USA, San Francisco, War Memorial Opera House Dancers: Boada, Chung, Domitro, Helimets, Karapetyan, Kochetkova, Mazzeo, Molat, Nedvigin, Scribner, Smith, Sylve, Tan, Van Patten, Yamamoto, Zahorian, Riabko by Mary Ellen Hunt "San Francisco Ballet dispelled any lingering gloom from the damp, chilly evening with a gala opening on Thursday night at the War Memorial Opera House that deftly showcased the company's notable versatility." San Francisco Chronicle Twinkle Toes Celebrate SF Ballet’s 79th Season by Catherine Bigelow "Umbrellas turned out to be the most fashionable accessory last night when, beneath stormy skies, the San Francisco Ballet celebrated its 79th opening-night gala ..." San Francisco Chronicle S.F. Ballet gala's Bella Notte a night to remember by Catherine Bigelow "Atop tables dressed in persimmon and cerulean linens, chef Lucas Schoemaker served up a masterful McCall Associates meal (prosciutto and funghi salad, fillet with gorgonzola ravioli, poached pear and coffee gelato) accompanied by William Hill Estate vino." San Francisco Chronicle REVIEW: Erica Essner Performance Co-op Clouding Together for a Storm, and Shedding Light on Immigration Stories FLICfest 2012: Weathered USA, New York, Irondale Center by Claudia La Rocco "Ms. Essner favors handsome modern-dance phrases that make for pretty, polite pictures. Weathered never convinces that it exists to do more than serve as a framework for these images ..." New York Times REVIEW: Keith A Thompson Clouding Together for a Storm, and Shedding Light on Immigration Stories FLICfest 2012: Beginnings Forever Lost USA, New York, Irondale Center by Claudia La Rocco "There are intriguing moments. But ... Beginnings Forever Lost feels hardly formed, as if Mr. Thompson’s ideas needed to simmer for a good deal longer, so that the work’s didactic message and slippery choreographic logic might find a better meeting point." New York Times REVIEW: Rubberbandance Group Hip-hop and ballet in a soulful blend Gravity of Center USA, Philadelphia, Annenberg Center Dancers: Hoglund, Le Phan, Mayo, Plamandon, Quijada by Merilyn Jackson "I like seeing hip-hop danced raw on the street, but seeing it danced more slowly and by well-trained dancers like these is like eating tournedos de boeuf instead of hot dogs. There's nothing wrong with hotdogging on the street, but it can go only so far." Philadelphia Inquirer REVIEW: China Jinling Dance Company A Technicolor Garden The Peony Pavilion USA, New York, David H. Koch Theater Dancers: Bo, Xinyu, Yanfeng by Gus Solomons jr "Pavilion reflects its culture, created to play to thousands in arena-sized venues. Everything about it is big –- even the lovers' intimate moments reach to the rafters. No need to fill in with your imagination; it’s all spread out in a lavish visual feast." Gay City News Q&A: Lighting Designer Michael Hulls by Ismene Brown "Lighting designers are either wizards or useful pedants. They scrupulously light the action or they make light speak its own language, activating space, time, illusion, imagination - inventing effects that your blinking eyes can only consider as magic." The Arts Desk Wendy Whelan: A Dancer Who Can Remember The Giants by Claudia La Rocco "If Wendy Whelan were a Hollywood star, glossy profiles about her would forever be opening with vignettes underlining how remarkably down to earth and likable she is ..." New York Times Johan Kobborg - a noted dancer’s first choreographic steps by Carrie Seidman "Anything I do besides my own dancing is play for me, in a sense," he said. "And I’ve enjoyed the process. I love getting an idea and trying to bring it to life. To get it out of my brain and my body and into someone else’s." Sarasota Herald Tribune Backstage at the Ballet with the comedy team of Kobborg & Webb by Carrie Seidman "'I only spoke to you because Baryshnikov was supposed to be coming to Denmark and I saw the eyes and the height…I was certain your first name was Mischa,' Kobborg recalled." Sarasota Herald Tribune Preview: Mark Morris's L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, Washington by Sarah Kaufman "That he relied on dancing, and dancing alone, to tell this sprawling story of human existence that he had in his head since first hearing the music several years earlier is telling. There is no other choreographer today with Morris’s unbound imagination and the skill to realize it onstage." Washington Post Youth America Grand Prix brings prestige to ballet competition world by Carrie Seidman "The winners - and even many of those who don’t receive medals - dance away with a lot more than just a cheap souvenir: YAGP awards more than $250,000 in scholarships annually to top schools both in and outside the United States." Sarasota Herald Tribune This week's new dance (UK) by Judith Mackrell "Ivan Putrov: Men In Motion; The Royal Ballet: Draft Works." The Guardian Some performers seek different career path after last dance by Mark Kanny "I'm starting over from scratch. I really would like to be a history professor," she says. "Medieval history has been an incredible passion my entire life. Stopping dancing was huge. It has been a huge part of my identity. All my friends were dancers. I knew it would take another passion to help me through the transition." Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Seattle dancer Ezra Dickinson: What can't he do? by Michael Upchurch "There's a creaturely intensity to Dickinson's performing style. There can also be plenty of humor. In a solo number Dickinson does with the Castaways, he goes into a handstand that he holds without a quiver until he gets applause ..." Seattle Times Don't forget - Balanchine's birthday tomorrow by Roslyn Sulcas "It’s the 108th anniversary of GEORGE BALANCHINE’s birth on Sunday, and New York City Ballet hasn’t missed the opportunity to celebrate with a day called, yes, Sunday at the Ballet With George." New York Times Scottish Ballet's Eve Mutso Eve's lengthy legs are a must for regal ballet role Uncredited "Mutso laughed: 'I am five feet seven, I am on pointes and I am long-limbed. Sometimes my legs live their own life - and I have to try to keep control of them.'" Inverness Courier Director Frederick Wiseman on Burlesque Doc Crazy Horse by Steve Erickson "I don’t understand all the fuss about showing naked people. All men and women know what naked men and women look like. We know what ourselves look like in the shower. If you’re in a relationship, you’ve seen your partner naked. You’ve probably seen your sisters and brothers naked." Studio Daily Resolution! 2012 REVIEW: Giorgio de Carolis and Elena Zaino Resolution! 2012: Bunga Bunga UK, London, The Place Dancers: De Carolis, Zaino by Keith Watson "Forced to improvise and open up, suddenly their dance came alive." The Place REVIEW: Giorgio de Carolis and Elena Zaino Resolution! 2012: Bunga Bunga UK, London, The Place Dancers: De Carolis, Zaino by Jeffrey Gordon Baker "...both were clearly capable movers, but a technical glitch completely stalled the pair, despite several audience members gamely entreating them to ‘just keep dancing!’ Advice they sadly didn’t heed." The Place REVIEW: Non Applicable Dance Collective Resolution! 2012: Bi-Winning UK, London, The Place by Keith Watson "...started brightly ...But as this satirical take on how we try make ourselves into what we want to be gathered physical speed, it ran out of ideas." The Place REVIEW: Non Applicable Dance Collective Resolution! 2012: Bi-Winning UK, London, The Place Dancers: Mcguines, Myers, Quick, Ryan by Jeffrey Gordon Baker "What the piece lacked in cohesion and thematic consistency ...it made up for in smiles, brought on by the fun that was clearly being had by these four sweetly geeky women." The Place REVIEW: Matthew Huy Resolution! 2012: After Happily Ever After UK, London, The Place Dancers: Huy, Walker by Keith Watson "From the disparate music choices to dance that shifted gear without an emotional core, this was pretty dancing but little more." The Place REVIEW: Matthew Huy Resolution! 2012: After Happily Ever After UK, London, The Place Dancers: Huy, Walker by Jeffrey Gordon Baker "...Mr Huy and partner Emma Louise Walker were pleasantly exhilarated by their own rushing leaps and Time-of-My-Life lifts even if the choreography felt a bit trite and dated, at times awkwardly executed." The Place REVIEW: Black Gecko Dance Resolution! 2012: We Have Won UK, London, The Place by Lyndsey Winship "...it needs a bit more punch. More like a playground scrap than an all-out battle." The Place REVIEW: Black Gecko Dance Resolution! 2012: We Have Won UK, London, The Place by Rachel Donnelly "This was a deft and solid piece, with some strong choreography from Georgie Hay and Grace Sellwood, although the central concept lacked complexity." The Place REVIEW: Saad Resolution! 2012: Think_outside UK, London, The Place Dancers: Wild by Lyndsey Winship "It's not a bad piece, but neither does it quite soar." The Place REVIEW: Saad Resolution! 2012: Think_outside UK, London, The Place Dancers: Wild by Rachel Donnelly "Something about unthinking acquiescence versus independent thought? Perplexing, but nonetheless affecting." The Place REVIEW: Jindeok Park with thisnowthis Resolution! 2012: A Downpour UK, London, The Place by Lyndsey Winship "But when the text finally coalesces into something narrative, and we realise we've been listening to mixed up fragments of a sane story all along, we have to ask: did we miss the method in the movement too? An answer isn't readily forthcoming." The Place REVIEW: Jindeok Park with thisnowthis Resolution! 2012: A Downpour UK, London, The Place by Rachel Donnelly "However, despite a strong ending, the connection between the words and the choreography is not always apparent and the overall effect was one of distraction." The Place REVIEW: Neshima Dance Company Resolution! 2012: Beyond Words UK, London, The Place by Graham Watts "Neshima is an unpretentious and engaging ensemble, directed with an eye for interesting structure and diversity by Batel Magen." The Place REVIEW: Neshima Dance Company Resolution! 2012: Beyond Words UK, London, The Place by Natalia Okeke "With a refreshing irony, Beyond Words clearly communicates the complexities of the inability to speak." The Place REVIEW: Lindy Nsingo Resolution! 2012: Self UK, London, The Place Dancers: Nsingo by Graham Watts "...Nsingo’s authoritative performance commanded attention although - at 25 minutes - the work was at least a section too long." The Place REVIEW: Lindy Nsingo Resolution! 2012: Self UK, London, The Place Dancers: Nsingo by Natalia Okeke "Part one-woman comedy show, part spoken-autobiography, Lindy Nsingo’s Self makes an impression through its sheer honesty." The Place REVIEW: Tourlander Resolution! 2012: Don't Say It Was A Dream UK, London, The Place by Graham Watts "Her six dancers attacked the movement with a seductive, infectious sharpness and joy." The Place REVIEW: Tourlander Resolution! 2012: Don't Say It Was A Dream UK, London, The Place by Natalia Okeke "In these closing moments a ukulele version of Somewhere over the Rainbow plays and, although quaint, hinders the strength of the rest of the piece." The Place REVIEW: Joss Arnott Dance Resolution! 2012: 24 UK, London, The Place by Sanjoy Roy "The piece went down a storm, but I found it all effect and no substance. It also gave me a sense of deja vu..." The Place REVIEW: Joss Arnott Dance Resolution! 2012: 24 UK, London, The Place by Germaine Cheng "...one cannot help but think of Arnott as the dance equivalent of Wayne McGregor and Hofesh Shechter’s lovechild." The Place REVIEW: Jemma Bicknell Resolution! 2012: Please Not Mine UK, London, The Place by Sanjoy Roy "Wet blankets of morose indie music contribute to the sense of a creative spark that hasn’t caught hold." The Place REVIEW: Jemma Bicknell Resolution! 2012: Please Not Mine UK, London, The Place Dancers: Armstrong by Germaine Cheng "Please Not Mine is the heartfelt cry of a woman witnessing the utter bedlam in the capital city, valiantly maintaining a shred of hope amidst her intensifying fear." The Place REVIEW: Thom Rackett Company Resolution! 2012: You Just Live UK, London, The Place by Sanjoy Roy "With apple-eating, newspaper-stuffing and blasts of operatic arias, it’s pretty discombobulating, but you feel that you have just lived a little." The Place REVIEW: Thom Rackett Company Resolution! 2012: You Just Live UK, London, The Place by Germaine Cheng "A young man is caught in a world where the herd mentality once again prevails." The Place REVIEW: Jacob Hobbs Resolution! 2012: Project 51 UK, London, The Place by Donald Hutera "...consistently amusing..." The Place REVIEW: Jacob Hobbs Resolution! 2012: Project 51 UK, London, The Place by Rachel Donnelly "Ultimately, though, it failed to engage me, with predictable choreography and a flat narrative." The Place REVIEW: Jessie Brett Resolution! 2012: Woolgatherer UK, London, The Place Dancers: Brett by Donald Hutera "Nevertheless this deft little character vignette showed that Brett has presence, facility and flair." The Place REVIEW: Jessie Brett Resolution! 2012: Woolgatherer UK, London, The Place Dancers: Brett by Rachel Donnelly "...Woolgatherer surprises and compels, with an intriguing and potentially rich premise, but loses momentum at moments." The Place REVIEW: Kip Johnson Resolution! 2012: Birthday UK, London, The Place Dancers: Johnson by Donald Hutera "Bleak? You bet. Dramatically naïve? Maybe. But, however bluntly or inarticulately expressed, there was definitely something going on here." The Place REVIEW: Kip Johnson Resolution! 2012: Birthday UK, London, The Place Dancers: Johnson by Rachel Donnelly "The end sequence, in which Kip worms his way, spotlit, across the floor, was the most affecting part of the performance, concluding the top contribution of the night." The Place REVIEW: Tiffany Gibson and Virginia Munday Resolution! 2012: Maybe We Should UK, London, The Place Dancers: Gibson, Munday by Keith Watson "A sharper sense of story - and a splash of music - would have helped, but Maybe We Should had a low-key charm." The Place REVIEW: Tiffany Gibson and Virginia Munday Resolution! 2012: Maybe We Should UK, London, The Place Dancers: Gibson, Munday by Jeffrey Gordon Baker "There was sweetness in the friends' cuddles and quarrels, but choreography-wise the piece was a collection of non-committal pedestrian gestures..." The Place REVIEW: Dirty Feet Dance Company Resolution! 2012: Out of Nowhere UK, London, The Place by Keith Watson "...a raw edge, unsettling emotions given a visceral edge - this is a company to look out for." The Place REVIEW: Dirty Feet Dance Company Resolution! 2012: Out of Nowhere UK, London, The Place by Jeffrey Gordon Baker "...despite the anti-story eventually getting boring and the adolescent posturing notwithstanding, this was the most wholly realised work of the night." The Place REVIEW: Needlefoot Dance Theatre Company Resolution! 2012: She Knocked Three Times UK, London, The Place Dancers: Corday by Keith Watson "It's quite hard to make a work about the Marquis de Sade that’s stripped of all eroticism, but Needlefoot Dance Theatre pulled it off..." The Place REVIEW: Needlefoot Dance Theatre Company Resolution! 2012: She Knocked Three Times UK, London, The Place by Jeffrey Gordon Baker "...here student types awkwardly executed cliched, limon-esque dance class exercises in grey asylum-chic tunics." The Place Exeunt omnes… Edited January 21, 2012 by Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 In memoriam TodaysLinks So. Farewell Then Balletco TodaysLinks. No more aubades Trawling The Patriot Ledger, Bradenton Herald, Gay City News - The wide Wild world Of titbits And witty crits. No more of Clement's crisps Before breakfast. Nor need I ride again On Brooklyn Rail. Fare thee well @people. Flitter away Twitter, All skimpy 140 characters Of you. Such sweet sorrow but No crocodile tears. You're on your own Now. From stir crazy To demob happy That's me. I will Sleep in Each morning. With apologies to the proprietors of Private Eye and E.J. Thribb, aged 17½ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 end of an era - thanks to all who brought us the links, I know I'm not the only one who appreciates all the hard work that went into them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 John: A glorious and possibly record-breaking last blast! And compliments too to the shade of young Master Thribb for his characteristic encomium - his alter ego, the somewhat more senior Mr Fantoni would no doubt approve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Nice one John - always loved Thribb! Just a reminder that the reviews collected over all these years end up in a database you can search here: http://www.ballet.co.uk/cgi/reviews_database_search/db_search.cgi And in going into archive Balletco will maintain the ability to search all the reviews collected. One of our earliest off-site links (November 1996) is to a Nicholas Dromgoole (Sunday Telegraph) Royal Ballet 'Prince of the Pagodas' review. Sadly the link no longer works but armed with the details I could do a search and have found it again: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4706169/Salamanders-monkeys-and-a-rose-of-tempered-steel.html Nice comparison of Yoshida and Bussell... Eric Pickford, Fiona Chadwick - the memories come flooding back! Overall conclusion: "A second look at The Prince of the Pagodas only confirmed my admiration for this masterwork." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) end of an era - thanks to all who brought us the links, I know I'm not the only one who appreciates all the hard work that went into them You're most certainly not the only one, Dave. It must be a very rare ballet.co reader who hasn't made good use of these links. Those who have been compiling them over the years have had a complex and time-consuming task. I can vouch for this as Ann Williams once spent a day training me to do them. I was able to experience for myself the dedication required. Unfortunately family circumstances meant that I wasn't able to make use of my training but I'd been made aware of the incredibly hard work and dedication involved. Many, many thanks to all those who've given up their time to provide us with these links. Edited January 21, 2012 by Bluebird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Todays Links is the first place I click into in the morning. I am really really going to miss it. I have always felt most grateful to everyone who has done this painstaking and timeconsuming task. Thank you ! Thank you ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_New Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Thank you for all your hard work - i will really miss the Links. Jacky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 end of an era - thanks to all who brought us the links, I know I'm not the only one who appreciates all the hard work that went into them Definitely not. And to everyone who's contributed to them over the years, many thanks for all the hard work you put in - such dedication, year after year. I suppose I shall have to start weekly trips to the library to catch up, at least on the "broadsheets", now, but I shall miss all the other quirky links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 As with everyone else I will really miss the links and give thanks to everyone who has contributed over the years. I use google alerts, which comes up with some good results but they are nothing like as comprehensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I'd also like to thank all the compilers of Today's Links. They've provided links to many fascinating articles which I would never have discovered, & saved me much time in searching for those which I would have found. Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 To ease any withdrawal symptoms: Ballet takes its cue from earth, myth and sky by Matthew Westwood A short feature as dancers from Australian Ballet and Bangarra Dance Theatre begin work on their third collaboration - with an interesting view of Sydney Opera House! The Australian And arguably some better pictures at: Adelaide Now and Telegraph Troupe to travel Vertical Road without leader by Victor Swoboda Preview: Akram Khan's company go to Montreal this week without him - he has snapped an Achilles tendon. Montreal Gazette Molly Glentzer looks at Houston Ballet's very interesting looking 2012-13 Programme Houston Chronicle Oakland Ballet to delay spring program by Mary Ellen Hunt A deficit reduction decision after a disappointing "Nutcracker" season. SF Chronicle Luke Jennings (Observer) reviews: Hiroaki Umeda: Haptic and Holistic Strata Observer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Rudi van Dantzig obituary Choreographer of socially aware ballets who became a novelist by Judith Cruickshank Guardian NYCB Review: Who Cares? by Apollinaire Scherr "Balanchine’s take on the Gershwin songbook is expertly interpreted by New York City Ballet – but it lacks a crucial emotional depth" Financial Times NYCB Review: "All Robbins" program by Brian Seibert Includes a button (at end of title picture caption) to a 9-photo Slideshow. NY Times And possibly as a result of our departure from the formal Links scene???? Alltopics.com Offers Hottest News on Ballet Yahoo! News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) And possibly as a result of our departure from the formal Links scene????Alltopics.com Offers Hottest News on Ballet Yahoo! News Pah! No competition. No sense of priorities. No filtering. I mean, in the grand scheme of things, did I really need to know, for example, that "Pregnant Jennifer Garner Takes Violet to Ballet and Karate" (I can see this girl taking after her mother, 20 years down the road)? Boy, if Ballet.co's links people had to filter out that sort of dross on a daily basis, they go up even further in my estimation. Edit because I forgot what I originally came to say, which was, Ian, you're spoiling us. But thank you. It's making the withdrawal symptoms a little easier to manage Edited January 23, 2012 by alison 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Review: Mariinsky Ballet in Washington DC Chopiniana, Firebird, Scheherazade by Alastair Macaulay "With the Mariinsky, both “Firebird” and “Schéhérazade” are now mere kitsch: insincere romps to effective music, with appealing costumes. Only in the light “Chopiniana,” a dream of sylphs and a Romantic poet in a wood at night, does Fokine’s original company give his dance theater any substance." NY Times Preview: Ivan Putrov's "Men in Motion" at Sadler's Wells The venerated ballerina had better watch her step – a new programme at Sadler's Wells shows that men could be about to steal the limelight for good by Jessica Duchen Independent Coming to a theatre near you? Review: Moscow City Ballet's "Swan Lake" by Jeffery Taylor "The performance was red-blooded and desperately sincere and if a bit rough round the edges, all the better for it. This tragic tale with a feelgood heart tours the UK until March and is not to be missed." Express Reviews: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company - "Story/Time" by Claudia La Rocco NY Times and Robert Johnson Star-Ledger Reviews: Keely Garfield - "Twin Pines" by Deborah Jowitt "Watching a piece by Garfield can be like entering someone’s disheveled home at a bad time and wondering, “What’s been going on here?” Or like entering Garfield’s brilliantly unkempt head." Arts Journal and Gia Kourlas "Yoga and Zen practices have become an increasing presence in the work of Ms. Garfield, a British choreographer who has long made New York her home." NY Times Review: Company C Contemporary Ballet Vespers, Akimbo, Footage, A World to Come by Mary Ellen Hunt "…a peppy, agreeable program showcasing works by a few of the latter-day choreographers with whom the troupe has cultivated relationships over a decade of performing." SF Chronicle And then there's: How to apply ballet to everyday life by Leah Garchik SF Chronicle And as you can't ever have too much of Thomas Tallis' "Spem In Alium" Ottawa Citizen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Alison: Further to your #15, you're absolutely right on the lack of filtering and, as a matter of course, we did not use the major search engines for the most part given the sheer volume of material generated by using "ballet" or "dance" as a keyword - you've picked on a typical example. The bulk of a daily search used a substantial library of newspaper/magazine titles covering most of the English-speaking world that had been accumulated by Bruce and the others over the years. That said, a quick look at Google at the end of a morning's search could reveal items that had been put up in the intervening hours, and it is not uncommon for Google to list articles many hours before they appear where they 'should' on a newspaper's Arts/Dance page. Why that should be so, I really don't know - there must be nooks and crannies in cyberspace known only to the Google bots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 The rest of the world has not stopped completely on account of young Mr Polunin: Feature: BRB's Robert Parker and "Beauty and the Beast" Ballet star dances in The Duvet by Natalie Anglesey "“Initially, the great head of The Beast had restricted vision and the costume was really heavy. This newer outfit means I can see fairly well but, because you can’t see my face, I have learned to act with my whole body."" City Life Review: BRB's "Beauty and the Beast" by Glenn Meads "The Birmingham Royal Ballet turn their attention to the classic Beauty and the Beast and it fits them like a glove as it's a magical tale, full of all of the ingredients that make a fine ballet." WhatsOnStage Flickers of Dance: Lincoln Center’s annual Dance on Camera Festival is a must-see by Susan Reiter "With 14 programs packed into its five days, the festival includes films exploring a wide variety of dance styles, artists and institutions." CityArts Review: Monica Bill Barnes & Company Suddenly Summer Somewhere, Mostly Fanfare, Everything is getting better all the time by Marcia B. Siegel "In these three dances Barnes isn't just clowning around. Starting with subtle, nearly inert shadow-gestures, she assembles material from vaudeville, TV gags, cheerleading, rickety hand-me-down stunts — an encyclopedia of useable gambits." Boston Phoenix Preview: San Francisco Ballet and Cranko's "Onegin" by Andrew Gilbert "The ballet has been on Helgi Tomasson's wish list for years, and when the opportunity to add it to the repertoire arose, he didn't hesitate." MercuryNews (There's also a Smuin Ballet preview in there.) Ottawa Preview: A gothic tale from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet The classic story of Svengali is transformed to the world of dance by Natasha Gauthier "Instead of being a “dirty old Jew” like in the xenophobic book, Svengali is a young dancer desperate to escape his overbearing mother’s strict ballet school." Ottawa Citizen And on Burns' Night, via the New Yorker's Culture Desk: Wordnik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Ignoring all the coverage of Sergei Polunin carried by overseas papers and, indeed, whatever has appeared here on that today: Review: NYCB -"The Concert" by Apollinaire Scherr "The dancers’ timing was impeccable and their comic touch light enough that you felt as if you were being tickled for half an hour straight." Financial Times Sylvie Guillem to Make Rare New York Appearance Sylvie Guillem will bring her production “6000 miles away” to the David H. Koch Theater this spring, in a rare New York appearance. by Daniel J. Wakin NY Times, Arts Beat Review: San Francisco Ballet's Opening Gala by Paul Parish "It was a nuanced mixed bill….This gala gave an unusually thoughtful portrait of SFB and the community it serves, and what our values are." Bay Area Reporter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Preview:'Onegin' comes to San Francisco Ballet by Mary Ellen Hunt "It's so dramatic and different and will be a great challenge to the dancers, particularly those who do the leading roles." SF Chronicle Review: San Francisco Ballet’s 2012 Gala Performance by K.W.Jeter "Where the total forces of San Francisco Ballet, dancers and musicians alike, came together with devastating effect on the gala audience was in the penultimate performance, the pas de deux from choreographer John Neumeier’s Lady of the Camellias masterpiece." California Literary Review Joffrey Ballet documentary honors the revolution that was choreographed by Sarah Kaufman " In the company’s early years, the Joffrey built a following among audiences new to ballet by ending performances with, in the words of one performer, a work of “zestful crap.”" Washington Post Feature: Highlighting diversity of black dancers is the goal of Toronto event by Paula Citron "As members of the International Association of Blacks in Dance would tell you, “blacks in dance” and “black dance” are two very different concepts." Globe and Mail Review: Royal Winnipeg Ballet - "Svengali" RWB’s story ballet lacks death, love, drama and other essentials of a good story by Natasha Gauthier "There is no tension, passion or catharsis. Everything is sketched out thinly and vaguely, supplemented by hackneyed symbolism, patronizingly explained in the program, as if we were junior-high students." Ottawa Citizen 2 Reviews: David Dorfman Dance - "Prophets of Funk" Let this funky bunch take you even higher by Leigh Witchel "There’s a mix of dancing styles, as well: loose modern dance, courageous jumps and plenty of funky disco." NY Post Sly Stone's funk revived in sound and sight by Gus Solomons Jr "Choreographically, there’s a little too much of full frontal unison movement, with the eight lined up across the stage doing unadulterated disco dancing." Gay City News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 For tidiness sake I have moved this topic from where it was languishing unloved in News! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Not unloved, with over 1000 viewings, John! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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