John Mallinson Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 (edited) Links – Sunday 8 July, 2012 Review - The Royal Ballet, Birthday Offering, Month in the Country, Les Noces: Luke Jennings, The Observer 4 stars, uncredited, The Independent The Big Dance - interview with Jasmine Wilson of Random Dance: Carmel Smith, Londondance Review - Sadlers’ Wells Sampled, London: Margaret Willis, DanceTabs Review – Vicki Van Hout, Briwyant, Melbourne: Heather Bloom, Australian Stage Cynical thoughts about Rojo’s job shift: The Independent Miami City Ballet must fix financial operations: Palm Beach Daily News and for want of anything better… Bussell, Cuthbertson and scent and stuff (beats me): Bella Blissett, Daily Mail Natalie Portman resurrects 'Black Swan' in Christian Dior ad: Jamie Wetherbe, Los Angeles Times Edited July 9, 2012 by John Mallinson To change Big Dance details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Why does no journalist's name appear in either of The Independent's 'articles'? Is it because the writer is too scared to put his or her name to what s/he has written? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Aileen: My guess is that it's simply an accidental omission, and it is normally Jenny Gilbert whose reviews appear in the Sunday Indy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 An accidental omission in both pieces?! I'm not surprised that the writer has not put his or her name to the first piece given the comments on the hiring of dancers. In my opinion, anyone making critical comments about another person or an organisation in a national newspaper should do it in his/her own name. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Newcombe Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Absolutely!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 Links – Monday 9 July, 2012 Review - The Royal Ballet, Birthday Offering, Month in the Country, Les Noces: Alastair Macaulay, New York Times Review - American Ballet Theatre, Le Corsaire, Ethan Stiefel’s farewell: Brian Seibert, New York Times - and a slideshow Preview - Paris Opéra Ballet in New York: Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times Pina Bausch's World Cities – what's the verdict?: Judith Mackrell, The Guardian Obituary - Martin Pakledinaz, Tony-Winning Broadway Costume Designer: David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter Frances Alenikoff, Dancer and Visual Artist, Dies at 91: Margalit Fox, New York Times Ballet on tv and film + POB NY preview: Pia Catton, Wall Street Journal Seo Hee promoted to Principal at ABT: Do Ja-hae, Korea Times Film review - My Dad is Baryshnikov: George Heymont, Huffington Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina G. Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 The writer of the said Independent's article just shows how ill informed he/she is. Such empty statements! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I know. Appalling, isn't it? So much misinformation. If only I could comment on the Independent website, I would have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina G. Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Me too! Big time!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Links – Tuesday 10 July, 2012 Review - Paris Opéra Ballet, Giselle: Oksana Khadarina, DanceTabs Alexandra Tomalonis, danceviewtimes Review - Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, Wiesenland: Judith Mackrell, The Guardian Mark Monahan, The Telegraph James Woodall, The Arts Desk Katie Colombus, The Stage Profile - Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, prior to London appearance: Liz Hoggard, Evening Standard Review - New English Ballet Theatre, Synergies: Graham Watts, DanceTabs Sarah Frater, The Stage Review - Compagnie Fêtes galantes, Let My Joy Remain, Bard Summerscape: Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times Review - English National Ballet, mixed programme at St Paul’s Cathedral: Graham Watts, Londondance Review - Matthew Bourne, Play Without Words: Neil Norman, The Stage Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 – in pictures: The Guardian, and more about the (National Gallery) show on Bloomberg.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 The National Gallery exhibition sounds interesting, if it's not too crowded I may see it on Saturday and get a preview of the costumes and scenery, also get in the right mood before the evening performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 Links – Wednesday 11 July, 2012 Review - American Ballet Theatre, Le Corsaire: Carol Pardo, danceviewtimes Ethan Stiefel’s retirement from ABT: Robert Johnson, The Star-Ledger Jocelyn Noveck, AP, Huffington Post American Ballet Theatre - the Russians are coming, no, they’re here: Robert Gottlieb, New York Observer Interview - Aurélie Dupont, Paris Opéra Ballet Etoile: Gia Kourlas, TimeOut New York Review - Dutch National Ballet, Hans van Manen gala, Baden-Baden: Laura Cappelle, Financial Times Review - Ronald K. Brown, Evidence, On Earth Together/Everybody at the Table, NY: Marina Harss, The Faster Times Gia Kourlas, New York Times Preview - Elizabeth Streb, One Extraordinary Day, London: Keith Watson, Metro Preview - The Foundry, No Hero, SF: Rita Felciano, San Francisco Bay Guardian Arabesques, reality-style: Ballet hits pop culture: Jocelyn Noveck, AP, Boston Globe Group forms to save the NYCB season at SPAC: Brian Ettkin, Albany Times Union Profile - Jean Grand-Maître, Artistic Director of Alberta Ballet: Marsha Lederman, Globe and Mail Exhibition - Fashion Behind the Iron Curtain, wardrobes of the stars, St Petersburg: Galina Stolyarova, St Petersburg Times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billboyd Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Re The Independent's pieces on Sunday - I've received this from Jenny Gilbert - 'The byline Jenny Gilbert (me) was very clearly displayed at the top of the piece as it always is. The Ferel Beast normally carries the writer's name but Matthew Bell was away last week so the column was anonymous'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Newcombe Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I have just looked at these two items again and cannot see any names. am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 I have just looked at these two items again and cannot see any names. am I missing something? No byline on Jenny Gilbert's piece as seen from South London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I can't see Jenny Gilbert's name either. At least we now know that she was the writer of the piece which included comments about Monica Mason's hiring decisions/policy. The ROH lawyers may care to take a look at what she has said, but perhaps I am putting an unfair interpretation on her comments, although I don't think that I am. Both pieces are poor, in my opinion. I don't read The Independent and I'm not inclined to start doing so if these pieces are representative of the writing in the paper. Oh, and I don't care if Matthew Bell was away; the anonymous piece should have carried the writer's name. If you are in the privileged position of writing for a national newspaper then you should have the decency to put your name to what you have written especially if you are making critical comments about another person or an organisation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 More on Ethan Steifel and ABT's end of season from the SF Chronicle: http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/One-more-emotional-farewell-ends-strong-ABT-season-3696792.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 From the Star Ledger article on Ethan Stiefel's retirement from ABT: "Stiefel also created the role of the impoverished World War I doughboy in Taylor’s “Black Tuesday.” After a performance of this ballet on September 15, 2001, in San Diego, he brought an American flag on stage in a gesture of defiant patriotism. A photographer from “The Los Angeles Times” was there to capture the moment for history." I was there - it was quite a moment. Just after Sept. 11th with all air travel grounded across the country, the Company had to arrive by bus - travelling for days. The conductor had to rush down by car from several states away. It was a close run thing that the performance happened at all. I also had the immense pleasure of interviewing Stiefel and found him to bea very gracious and forthcoming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm365 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 re Jenny Gilbert's byline: it's there loud and clear on my copy (also in the South East). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 There's still no byline on the online version, which is what people have been commenting about. And no, aileen, I don't think you're being over-sensitive about what she wrote. I don't follow the RBS very closely, but I wasn't aware that it's had a particularly large pool of potential candidates of the type described. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I can't see Jenny Gilbert's name either. At least we now know that she was the writer of the piece which included comments about Monica Mason's hiring decisions/policy. The ROH lawyers may care to take a look at what she has said, but perhaps I am putting an unfair interpretation on her comments, although I don't think that I am. Both pieces are poor, in my opinion. I don't read The Independent and I'm not inclined to start doing so if these pieces are representative of the writing in the paper. Oh, and I don't care if Matthew Bell was away; the anonymous piece should have carried the writer's name. If you are in the privileged position of writing for a national newspaper then you should have the decency to put your name to what you have written especially if you are making critical comments about another person or an organisation. Don't know if I'm reading this correctly, but I thought Ms Gilbert was indicating that had she wrote the piece, her name would have been on it. Sadly, the quality of the whole paper (under the latest editor) has gone downhill of late. For my personal interests The Indy used to be the best. For example, the racing pages used to be amongst the very best around - now they are a joke. And I find so many mistakes in things I DO know about, its worrying for the things that I don't, that I would hope they would keep me accurately informed about. The same people now run the London Standard evening paper, so at least they have reigned in that rabid right-wing beat a little (though reading the letters page, not sure many of the readers have mellowed as yet) - but again, the racing page has all but disappeared (the used to have the card or cards for the top meeting for the following day - this June they didn't even have the opening couple of days of Royal Ascot!). Probably that pleases many - but for me, is just an indication of their downward slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 Links – Thursday 12 July, 2012 Review - New York City Ballet, Balanchine programme, Saratoga Springs: Susan Mehalick, Albany Times Union Jay Rogoff, The Saratogian Interview - Desmond Kelly, retiring Artistic Director, Elmhurst School for Dance: Jane Simpson, DanceTabs Impressions - The Sorrow and the Ecstasy of Trisha Brown: Marina Harss, Faster Times Review - Tara O’Con, Underneath Where We Are, River to River Festival: Brian Seibert, New York Times Review - Vertigo Dance Company, Mana, Jacob’s Pillow: Deborah Jowitt, ArtsJournal Review - Compagnie Fêtes Galantes, Let My Joy Remain, Bard Summerscape: Deborah Jowitt, ArtsJournal Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Faster, The Grand Tour, The Dream: Louise Levene, The Telegraph Preview - Dance Umbrella 2012: Carmel Smith, londondance Review - East London Dance, Leaving Limbo Landing: Jeffrey Gordon Baker, londondance The Pina Bausch blog, final roundup: Ricky Power Sayeed, TimeOut London Michaela DePrince - Star dancer born into war grows up to inspire: Carley Petesch, AP, Boston Globe Review - Rock the Ballet, Perth: Jacqui Bahr, The West Australian Not dance, but who cares! - The Gods of Grace: When Sport is Beautiful: Ismene Brown, The Arts Desk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Not dance, but who cares! - The Gods of Grace: When Sport is Beautiful: Ismene Brown, The Arts Desk Who cares, indeed! Thank you for finding that one, John. In the same vein, here's an old link from the old Balletco. site on a similar subject: http://www.washingto...0022602970.html (I thought we'd had some sort of discussion of Federer's movement in dance terms, but couldn't find any sign of it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted July 13, 2012 Author Share Posted July 13, 2012 Links – Friday 13 July, 2012 Review - Paris Opéra Ballet, Suite en Blanc, L’Arlésienne, Boléro, New York: Alastair Macaulay, New York Times Review - Bavarian State Ballet, mixed bill, Munich: Gerald Dowler, Financial Times Review - Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, Come Ye, Seeking Healing, Upside Down, New York: Gia Kourlas, New York Times Review - Trisha Brown Dance Company, Astral Converted, NY: Brian Seibert, New York Times Leigh Witchel, New York Post Review - New Movement Collective, Casting Traces, London: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Graham Watts, londondance Review - Metamorphosis: Titian 2012, National Gallery, London: Sarah Kent, The Arts Desk Copyright and Choreography: The Good, The Bad, and The Fair: Elizabeth F. Jackson, Dance/USA Preview - Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Spanish tour: Fionnuala Burke, Birmingham Post Review - Toronto Fringe Festival: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star London 2012: The Big Dance and me: Laura Thompson, The Telegraph Big Dance Trafalgar Square press release: DanceTabs NY Fall For Dance lineup: Marina Harss, Faster Times Review - Rock The Ballet, Perth: Megan Green, Australian Stage Review - Imperial Ice Stars, The Nutcracker on Ice, Wellington: Ann Hunt, Dominion Post Preview - Liu Jun, Nutcracker Magic: Chen Nan, China Daily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 Links – Saturday 14 July, 2012 Review - Paris Opéra Ballet, Suite en Blanc, L’Arlésienne, Boléro, New York: Marina Harss, DanceTabs Robert Johnson, The Star-Ledger Review - American Ballet Theatre, Le Corsaire, Gennadi Savieliev’s farewell: Eric Taub, DanceTabs Review - Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, World Cities, London: Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times Monica Mason, parting thoughts: Rupert Christiansen, The Telegraph Review - Shobana Jeyasingh, TooMortal, London: Misa Brzezicki, londondance Review - Matthew Bourne, Play Without Words, Leicester: Neil Norman, Daily Express Exhibition - Metamorphosis: Titian 2012, National Gallery, London: Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times A Big Dance day, London: Misa Brzezicki, londondance Preview video - Streb Extreme Action, London 2012: The Guardian English National Ballet, Like a Fish Out of Water: Wendy Hurrell, BBC News video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Not dance, but who cares! - The Gods of Grace: When Sport is Beautiful: Ismene Brown, The Arts Desk I've just been back to revisit this article, and found out that it's been updated with references to the London Olympics. I wish I'd kept a copy of the original to compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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