Jan McNulty

Hello Ljmk and welcome to the Forum! Your post has been moved over to the Doing Dance forum which covers all matters related to dancing (as opposed to the majority of the rest of us who just watch!). It would help if you could tell us what you are applying for eg full time vocational or associates, lower or upper school.

Thanks for posting.

Links - Tuesday 06 October, 2020 Streaming Review - New York City Ballet, All-Balanchine programme: Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review Streaming P/Review - Bolshoi Ballet, Romeo and Juliet: Charlotte Kasner, Seeing Dance Audio Feature - David McAllister, retiring AD of Australian Ballet: Patricia Karvelas, ABC Streaming Reviews - Akram Khan Company, The Silent Burn Project: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Helen Tope, Reviews Hub Marianka Swain, The i Feature - Jérôme Bel, choreographer: Laura Cappelle, Guardian Streaming Preview - Royal Ballet, Back on Stage: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Exhibition P/review - Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Exhibition Preview - On Point: Royal Academy of Dance at 100, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview - QL2 Dance leaps into chaos with pieces inspired by Covid: Amy Martin, Canberra Times Feature - Isaac Hernández (ENB) makes his Netflix debut in new thriller mini-series: April Deocariza, Pointe Magazine

I don't know if anyone will find the news of this newly launched brand will help:

Hello Nicola and welcome to the Forum! I have moved your post to the more appropriate Doing Dance forum, where it will be seen by people who dance as opposed to those who, on the whole, watch.

Wishing your daughter a speedy recovery whether she is positive or not. Let's hope she's soon back to normal.

Links - Monday 05 October, 2020 News - Royal Opera House to sell off David Hockney painting in bid to stay afloat: Vanessa Thorpe, Observer Streaming Review - American Ballet Theatre, Moving Stories: A festival of new dance films: David Mead, Seeing Dance Streaming Review - Rambert, Draw from Within; Hofesh Shechter, Untitled: Sarah Crompton, Observer Video News - Russian ballet reopens with strict Covid-19 precautions in place: Julia Chapman, CNA Streaming Review of Live/Streamed Performance - Sarasota Contemporary Dance, Evolving/Revolving mixed programme, Sarasota: Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald Tribune Feature - When the important aren’t perfect: George Balanchine: Zoe Phillips, Michigan Daily Feature - Misty Copeland talks about her new children’s book: Jocelyn Noveck, Daily Herald via AP News - Ballet West dancers will wear tights that match their skin colour: Todd Fooks, KSL News Radio

Thanks Amelia, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. It cemented in my mind that I prefer single fouettés whipped out super fast rather than doubles and triples thrown in (unless it is Momoko Hirata doing them!). Do you know if there is a Mariinsky equivalent to watch? When I went on the LFB (now ENB) friends trip in 1986 I have never forgotten Altynai Assylmuratova as Kitri. Her feet were just so fast and deft they were blurs in the act 1 and act 3 solos. What a magical, and never forgotten, night that was!

Links - Sunday 04 October, 2020 Feature - The Northern School of Contemporary Dance: Nick Had, Yorkshire Evening Post Feature - Fall for Dance North: Paula Citron, Ludwig Van Toronto Streaming Review (music and dance) - Grand Rapids Symphony & Grand Rapids Ballet, Romeo and Juliet: Brian Hilbrand, Broadway World

I think Dave and BBB are right - it's because here we are a team rather than an individual. I moderate on a Facebook group and I find that much harder although there are 4 of us who can intervene. Some posts that, to me, seem innocuous can spark an absolute firestorm! Can your friend recruit any other moderators? That would help ease the burden.

A couple of months ago I got an email from Northern Ballet inviting me to book for a streamed performance at Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield. The description of the performance was: "Locked down. Locked in. But living is a world-premiere triple bill of dance commissioned by the Lawrence Batley Theatre and choreographed by Jordan James Bridge (dancer, Studio Wayne McGregor), Daniel de Andrade (Artistic Associate, Northern Ballet) and Gary Clarke (Artistic Director, Gary Clarke Company)." Of course I booked. I had a choice of dates and times to book and when you get your time-slot you have 48 hours in which to watch the performance. If I am honest I was quite surprised by the commission as the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield is not known as a hotbed of dance activity. I have only been to the Lawrence Batley Theatre once - about 15 months ago - to see Northern Ballet's Puss in Boots. It's a gorgeous place to visit - the building (which did not start life as a theatre) is set in a courtyard of elegant Victorian architecture. The photographs are ones I took last year. The three choreographers were given full access to the whole theatre and the courtyard. Jordan James Bridge of Company Wayne McGregor choreographed a solo - Locked Down - for Izzac Carroll. Starting on the stage the edgy and tightly filmed movements give a feeling of claustrophobia and desperation. Suddenly the screen is filled with an inspirational quote and we are then in the outside courtyard where the choreography flows and makes gorgeous use of the space. There is less a feeling of claustrophobia but we sense the dancer is still locked down. Ultimately we are left with a feeling of hope for the future. As this segment fades away with a "thank you for watching" and the credits the music for Northern Ballet's piece starts. Daniel de Andrade, for Locked In, uses 4 dancers for his piece and they start in the courtyard. As the four dancers are moving you suddenly realise that 8 more dancers are appearing - clones of the four really dancing! I think that of the three works this one makes full and best use of filming technique. The dancers are in street clothes and shoes and mirror each other. Suddenly the film is in black and white and the dancers have the appearance of being dragged backwards by an unseen force into the building, along corridors, up staircases and eventually onto the stage. On the stage Sean Bates and Mlindi Kulashe are dancing with what looks like a sheet. Sean is wrapped up in the sheet. When he unwraps himself he is wearing a unitard and ballet shoes. As the other dancers reappear they are also in more conventional ballet attire. There follows a sequence of solos and duets and sometimes all 4 dancers are on stage again. Eventually the colour returns to the film and the dancers disappear through windows at the back of the stage perhaps signifying that there is an eventual escape from the restrictions of the pandemic. As the credits role we move onto Gary Clarke's piece But Living. But Living is shot almost entirely in black and white and has the feel of an early 20th century film with occasional screen cards appearing with statements. It sort of reminded me of Alice down a rabbit hole as a dancer dressed as a white rabbit appears from time to time seeming to direct the action. The action is frenetic and claustrophobic perhaps showing isolation and loneliness. It is largely a solo for Gavin Coward who throws himself around the stage, corridors and the rather gorgeous spiral staircase. He seems to be trying to escape and eventually he comes into the courtyard and as he walks to the gates, opens them and walks through I was left with a feeling of hope and optimism for the future. For me, Locked In worked best out of the three works but perhaps it is a combination of the fact that the dancers (Matthew Topliss and the always gorgeous Sarah Chun as well as Sean and Mlindi) are familiar to me and it is also the most balletic of the pieces. I also think the way the film was put together was very clever. In conclusion it was a great move on the part of the Lawrence Batley Theatre to commission these works and I really enjoyed my evening at the ballet. This evening of ballet is available for booking (the tickets are £12) until 18th October so you have still got a chance to book.

I've added some tags as there are lots of topics discussing associate schemes and I just did a quick google: https://www.google.co.uk/search?source=hp&ei=vGp4X5m8HPebjLsP5f-bgAo&q=ballet+associate+sundays+london+13yo&oq=ballet+associate+sundays+london+13yo&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzoICAAQsQMQgwE6CwguELEDEMcBEKMCOg4ILhCxAxCDARDHARCjAjoRCC4QsQMQgwEQxwEQowIQkwI6BQguELEDOgIIADoICC4QsQMQgwE6CAguEMcBEKMCOgsILhDHARCvARCTAjoFCAAQsQM6AgguOgUIABCSAzoECAAQCjoICC4QxwEQrwE6BggAEBYQHjoECAAQDToGCAAQDRAeOgUIIRCgAToICCEQFhAdEB46BAghEApKBQggEgEwSgUIKBIBMFDGAliDbWCOcmgAcAB4AIABggGIAeMVkgEEMzQuMpgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXo&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwiZiqnVspjsAhX3DWMBHeX_BqAQ4dUDCAw&uact=5

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The excerpts shown: Broadcast programme Sleeping Beauty (Wright) – Diamond Fairy Act 3 pas de quatre (Lynsey Sutherland) Sleeping Beauty (Ashton) – Act 2 Florimund (Callum Findlay White) Concerto (MacMillan) – Pas de deux (Tessa Hogge & Lennert Steegen) Elite Syncopations (MacMillan) – Friday Night ( August Generalli) Sleeping Beauty (Ashton) – Act 2 Florimund (Gabriel Anderson) Sleeping Beauty (Wright) – Aurora Act 1 solo (Alexandra Burman) Sylvia (Ashton) – Male solo (Louis Andreasen) Shakespeare Suite (Bintley) – Petruchio and Kate (Rosanna Ely & Joey Taylor) Don Quixote (Acosta) – Pas de deux (Isabella Howard & Miles Gilliver)

This link is available for 7 days. At least, with the Vimeo link, I will now be able to watch it on the TV!

The editing facility is available for 30 minutes after you have posted. The edit function can now be found by clicking on the ellipsis and the top right hand side of the screen.

It's very frustrating! I'm now enjoying North by North West on BBC 4!

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/jul/24/mary-miller-obituary

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I've just picked this up from Instagram. I know it's online but it sounds like a fantastic opportunity (says she, having been a fan of Ian Mackay since he joined BRB from school):

Not as exciting as a stag or pelican but I was rather taken with this young squirrel this morning! And then an interestingly coloured mallard and a heron. And all in very urban Liverpool!