Jan McNulty
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1 hour ago, jm365 said:
Just in case the people who don't make regular visits to the Reviews forum might miss it. In the Dance Magazine obit for Zizi Jeanmaire there is an extract from the Hans Christian Andersen film - with Danny Kaye - in which Jeanmaire dances a pas de deux with Eric Bruhn. It has Russian dubbed dialogue at the very end - so goodness knows what the source was! I did see the film, but it was long before I had 'seen the light' and I have no memory at all of any dance content - just of Danny Kaye.
Here's a link to the relevant forum:
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A very interesting read (link tweeted by Jonathan Lo, Music Director of Northern Ballet):
https://bachtrack.com/interview-the-science-of-restarting-live-performance-declan-costello-july-2020
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Links - Saturday 18 July, 2020
Obituaries - Zizi Jeanmaire, dancer & cabaret artist:
Judith Cruickshank, Guardian
Phil Davison, Washington Post
Marisa Hayes, Dance Magazine
Lifestyle via Agence France-Presse
News - Indoor live performances to resume from 1st August (within C-19 limitations): Giverny Masso, Stage
News - Royal Opera House lays off entire team of casual staff: Laure Baker, Guardian
Streaming News - Royal Opera House to stream ZooNation’s Mad Hatter’s Tea Party: Chris Ruel, Opera Wire
Feature - Robbie Fairchild, dancer, actor & florist: Liz Cantrell, Town and Country
TV Review - BBC 4’s Dance Works: Lorna Irvine, Fjord Review
Streaming News - Joyce Theatre announces digital programming for Summer 2020: News Desk, Broadway World
Feature - When a dance festival moves online: Cameron Ball, Arts Professional
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Links - Friday 17 July, 2020
Interview - Darcey Bussell “dancers desperately need to get back to their studios”: Mark Monahan, Telegraph
Feature - European dance is kick-started with huge state support: Sanjoy Roy, Guardian
Streaming News - Vail Dance Festival goes online for 2020: Casey Russell, Vail Daily
Feature - It’s time to overhaul the blackface puppet in Petrouchka: Wendy Perron, Dance Magazine
Tempo Dance Festival online:
Douglas Wright - The Last Dance: Jennifer Shennan, ... on dancing
Photographic Exhibition - Still Solo: Nicole Wilkie, NZ Theatreview
News - Britbox to stream theatre, opera and ballet as live venues remain shut: Patrick McLennan, Radio Times
News - David Ross is the new chairman of the Royal Opera House: David Sanderson, Times
Q&A - Lanre Malaolu, film maker & choreographer: Lyndsay Poulton & Jess Gormley, Guardian
Q&A - Achintya Bose, one of the stars of Netflix’ Yeh Ballet film: Staff, Biz Asia Live
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CARLOS ACOSTA CBE APPOINTED TO BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL
DIRECTOR OF BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET JOINS THE SCHOOL’S BOARD OF GOVERNORS IN EX- OFFICIO POSITION
The Royal Ballet School has appointed internationally renowned dancer, choreographer and Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet Carlos Acosta to its Board of Governors.
Born in 1973, Carlos grew up in one of Havana’s poorest districts and – at the insistence of his father – was sent to train at the National Ballet School of Cuba. In 1990, he won the coveted Gold Medal at the Prix De Lausanne, capturing the attention of the international dance world and catapulting him into an international dance career.
Since then, Carlos has danced professionally with some of the world’s most prestigious companies including English National Ballet, National Ballet of Cuba, American Ballet Theatre, and Houston Ballet. He made his home at The Royal Ballet in 1998, retiring from the Company in 2015. He has danced principal roles in most of the major classical ballets, and has performed as a guest artist in virtually every corner of the world.
In the 2014 New Year’s Honours List, Carlos was awarded the CBE, capping the end of a remarkable year which saw him stage his new production of Don Quixote at the Royal Opera House, and choreographing a new production of Guys and Dolls for the West End. In the National Dance Awards 2015, Carlos was awarded the De Valois Award for Lifetime Achievement.
In addition to his work with The Royal Ballet, Carlos also choreographed his semi-autobiographical show, Tocororo, which premiered in Havana in 2003 and was nominated for an Olivier Award. He continued to develop his own highly popular and award-winning shows in London and throughout Europe, including both classical and contemporary repertoire.
Carlos retired from The Royal Ballet stage in 2015 with his own version of Carmen.
Carlos continues to perform contemporary dance and formed his own company, Acosta Danza, to critical acclaim. The culture and vibrancy of his country of birth continue to have a big influence on his career. He has created the Carlos Acosta International Dance Foundation, giving opportunities to young dancers and choreographers whose talents might not otherwise be seen or heard. The Acosta Danza Academy opened its doors in Havana in September 2017 to its first intake of aspiring and talented young Cuban students.
In 2018, the film Yuli - telling the story of his humble beginnings and ballet career - attracted great public and critical acclaim.
He became Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet in January 2020.
Christopher Rodrigues CBE, Chairman of The Royal Ballet School, said:
‘I am delighted to welcome Carlos Acosta to The Royal Ballet School’s Board of Governors, and know that he will bring a passion for dance and a clear vision for its future to the School. His perspective as the new Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet will be invaluable in helping the School to maintain its crucial relationship with his company’.
Christopher Powney, Artistic Director of The Royal Ballet School, said:
‘I am thrilled that Carlos Acosta will bring his energy and commitment to dance to The Royal Ballet School. His appointment is a celebration of the long-standing ties between the School and Birmingham Royal Ballet – a company that so many of our talented students have made their home. I look forward to working with Carlos as the Director of one of our great companies and also receiving his support as a Governor. He will continue to be an inspiration to our young dancers and play a key role in helping us to successfully steer the future of the School’.
Carlos Acosta CBE said:
‘I'm delighted to have been invited to join The Royal Ballet School's Board of Governors, and look forward to bringing a wider perspective to the School's direction and future plans. Birmingham Royal Ballet's presence and influence on the Board brings a golden opportunity to celebrate our historic relationship with The Royal Ballet School’.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
Carlos Acosta
Born in Havana in 1973, Carlos trained at the National Ballet School of Havana in Cuba. After winning a succession of awards, including the Prix de Lausanne in 1990, he went on to dance professionally with the world’s most prestigious companies, with London’s Royal Ballet becoming his home. Carlos retired from classical ballet in 2016, after 28 years, having performed almost every classical role from Spartacus to Romeo.
Carlos created many award-winning shows throughout his ballet career including Tocororo and Carlos Acosta and Friends of The Royal Ballet. He also choreographed the Royal Ballet productions of Don Quixote and Carmen.
The culture and history of Carlos’s homeland have been important influences throughout his career and continue to be so following his establishment of his own dance company, Acosta Danza, in 2016. The company tours the world with its vibrant combination of classical and contemporary, fused with Cuban elements of dance. In 2017 Carlos opened his first Dance Academy through the Carlos Acosta International Dance Foundation.
Carlos was recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List in 2014 when he was awarded a CBE. In the National Dance Awards 2015, he was awarded the De Valois Award for Lifetime Achievement. In 2018 Carlos received the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award from the Royal Academy of Dance, in recognition of his standing as one of the most influential figures in dance today, and in 2019 the Critics’ Circle Annual Award forOutstanding Services to the Arts. Yuli, a film inspired by his life, was met with critical acclaim on its release in April 2019.
Carlos Acosta became Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet in January 2020.
The Royal Ballet School
The Royal Ballet School is one of the world’s greatest centres of classical ballet training which for generations has produced dancers and choreographers of international renown. From Margot Fonteyn, Antoinette Sibley, Anthony Dowell, Anya Linden, Darcey Bussell, Kenneth MacMillan and David Bintley, to a new generation currently making its mark on the world stage – Matthew Ball, Lauren Cuthbertson, Samara Downs, Francesca Hayward, Brandon Lawrence, Steven McRae, Delia Mathews, Vadim Muntagirov, Marianela Nuñez, Marcelino Sambé, Edward Watson and Christopher Wheeldon to name but a few.
Admission to the School is based purely on talent and potential, regardless of academic ability or personal circumstances. 88% of current students rely on financial support to attend the School.
The School’s mission is to nurture, train and educate exceptional young dancers for The Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet and other leading UK and international companies, and to inspire the future of classical ballet training.
Its extensive Training and Access Programme aims to broaden access to The Royal Ballet School’s unique resources for primary school pupils, dance teachers and the general public.
Birmingham Royal Ballet
1931: Dame Ninette de Valois founds the Vic-Wells Ballet, renaming it the Sadler’s Wells Ballet in 1939.
1946: The Sadler’s Wells Ballet relocates to the newly reopened Royal Opera House as resident company. De Valois establishes a second company at Sadler's Wells, the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet.
1956: With both companies now returned to the Royal Opera House, a Royal Charter is bestowed upon Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet, The Royal Ballet and the companies' school, The Royal Ballet School. Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet becomes The Royal Ballet (Touring Section).
1970: The Touring Company becomes The New Group.
1976: The New Group becomes Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet and Sir Peter Wright becomes Director. 1990: Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet relocates to Birmingham and becomes Birmingham Royal Ballet. 1995: Sir David Bintley succeeds Sir Peter Wright as Director.
2020: Carlos Acosta succeeds Sir David Bintley as Director.-
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EUREKA - THANK YOU BRUCE WALL!!!
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2 hours ago, Bruce Wall said:
Jan, this has happened to me as well. Following experimentation I came to the conclusion that it may well have to do with square brackets (i.e., [ ]) enclosed aside certain letters. I have always found if I remove them, i.e., the squares, it seems to do the trick.
Just a suggestion. You, of course, know MUCH better than I.
I don't Bruce but I've saved the offending email so I shall give that a go! Thank you.
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2 hours ago, capybara said:
Have you accidentally clicked the strike through button on your PC, Jan?
No, it's doing my head in. Sometimes the bottom half of a press release just formats as "strike through". I have tried taking the words direct from a press release email, from the attached document version if there is one, copying it into Pages (Apple's WP) and reformatting it (several times) - the strike through doesn't appear in the document - and copying it into word and reformatting.
If anyone has got any suggestions, please let me know!!
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Just a reminder in from Sadler's Wells:
Digital Highlights from Sadler's Wells
Dancing at Dusk - A moment with Pina Bausch's The Rite of Spring © polyphem Filmproduktion
Hi there, we hope that you are well.
We wanted to get in touch to highlight some of the recent digital offerings created by Sadler's Wells in a series of creative partnerships.
Filmed in Lockdown is a series of new works commissioned for BBC Culture in Quarantine by Arts Council England and BBC Arts. Sadler’s Wells has provided production and editorial support for three of the films commissioned as part of the series, created by some of the most exciting dance artists working today. In Mimbre's The Sofa Dance, 30 acrobats twist frustration into a showcase of absurdity and beauty while stuck at home; Flying Home from BirdGang Ltd features six isolated dancers embarking on a choreographic journey of self-discovery; and in Can't Kill Us All, Far From The Norm highlight one man’s mental unrest as he deals with two global pandemics.
A forthcoming collaboration with BBC Films, BBC Arts, Academy Films and Artangel was announced last week. The world premiere of STRASBOURG 1518, the latest film from Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast, Birth, Under The Skin, The Fall) will take place on BBC Two at 10pm on Monday 20 July, inspired by a powerful involuntary mania which took hold of citizens in the city of Strasbourg just over 500 years ago. The film is part of BBC Arts Culture In Quarantine and will be available to review under embargo ahead of Monday 20 July - please get in touch if you'd like more information.
Currently available on our Digital Stage is Dancing at Dusk - A moment with Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring. The film offers a unique glimpse into the rehearsal process for the re-staged production of Pina Bausch’s 1975 work, The Rite of Spring, which was due to tour this Spring in an international co-production between Sadler’s Wells (UK), Pina Bausch Foundation (Germany), and École des Sables (Senegal). However, just days before the premiere in Dakar, all performances were cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The film is available until Friday 31 July - you can watch it at this guest link.
If you have any questions, please contact the press team via
liz.wallace@sadlerswells.com.
With best wishes,
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Links - Thursday 16 July, 2020
Streaming Review - English National Ballet, Cinderella (in the round): Jann Parry, DanceTabs
Streaming Review - ENB School, Virtual Summer Performance 2020: Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance
News - Dancers demand more freelance employment in post-Covid industry: Georgia Snow, Stage
Feature - Pacific Northwest Ballet and ballet bias: Riis Williams, Real Change
Streaming News - Ailey All Access streams Camille A Brown’s City of Rain & more: News Desk, Broadway World
Featurette - Spend 24 hours with James B Whiteside of ABT: Lilah Ramzi, Vogue
Feature - Just let those kids dance: finding a way for the show to go on: Julia Jacobs, NY Times
Feature - Eric Trope of Miami City Ballet on his volunteer work during the pandemic: Jennifer Stahl, Dance Magazine
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Hello Nico and welcome to the Forum!
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Hello SciDancer and welcome to the Forum!
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Hello PhysSup and welcome to the Forum!
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Julian Lloyd Webber's plea for Birmingham theatres:
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/lloyd-webbers-plea-reopen-citys-18588148
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It's always worth keeping an eye on the Today's Link thread which has lots of streaming news and reviews of items that may not be covered in this thread:
It's also worth keeping an eye on this thread, where short films are linked - eg National Ballet of Canada's very poignant Gratitude:
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National Ballet of Canada - Gratitude.
This is so beautiful.
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Ballet Vlaanderen in Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's Pie Jesu.
A number of other recently released short dance films are available on the company's website:
https://operaballet.be/en/the-house/blog/discover-our-brand-new-video-performances
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Links - Wednesday 15 July, 2020
Obituary - Peter Docherty, Stage Designer: Alasdair Steven, Guardian
Preview Feature - The Dance on Camera Festival: Brian Seibert, NY Times
Feature - Alice Topp, Australian Ballet, hanging up her pointe shoes to turn to choreography: Catherine Lambert, The Age
Streaming News - SPAC (Saratoga) features new ballet video shot on its grounds: Steve Barnes, Times Union
Streaming News - Black artists in dance tell their stories & more: Siobhan Burke, NY Times
Streaming Review - José Limón Company at Jacob’s Pillow: Mary Paula Hunter, Arts Fuse
Streaming Review - ENB School, Virtual Summer Performance: Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide
Streaming Review - School of American Ballet, Virtual Workshop Performance Celebration 2020: Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance
Streaming Preview Feature - English National Ballet, Cinderella Games: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper
Feature - Kiely Groenewegen an Australian in American Ballet Theatre: Karen Van Ulzen, Dance Australia
News - Ballet West announces revised 20/21 season: Valerie Jones, Deseret News
News - Turkey’s State Opera and Ballet plans summer concerts: Staff, Hurriyet Daily News
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San Francisco Ballet/New York City Ballet/American Ballet Theatre in Sequential:
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People should discuss the points raised in Pointetheway's post privately rather than in public due to the sensitive nature of the subject and the possibility of people being identified.
Please note that the forum takes no responsibility for any communication or actions taken privately offline.
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Hello DanceTeacher93 and welcome to the Forum!
I am sure our members will be able to chip in with information and advice but here is an earlier thread to start you off:
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Interesting feature on the possible future of theatre architecture in today's Guardian:
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Links - Tuesday 14 July, 2020
Obituary - Anna Wyman, Canadian modern dance pioneer: Staff, CBC
Streaming review - Dance Theatre of Harlem at 50: David Mead, Seeing Dance
Streaming review - Queensland Ballet, 60 dancers: 60 stories - week 4: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing
News Feature - Washington Ballet’s virtual fundraiser may have put artists at risk: Sarah L Kaufman, Washington Post
Gallery - SystemsLAB mixed bill curated by Freddie Opoku-Addaie: Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs
Streaming review/featurette - Dancing at Dusk: Kate Wyver, Stage
Streaming News - USA:
SPAC Reimagined Video Series: News Desk, Broadway World
Fire Island Dance Festival: News Desk, Broadway World
Streaming review - Australian Dance Theatre, The Age of Unbeauty: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing
Feature - Charlotte Tonkinson (Royal Ballet) visits her old primary school in Doncaster: David Kessen, Doncaster Free Press
News - Returning to the stage in Australia: Staff, Dance Australia
Practicalities of re-opening in late Spring 2021 (previously Autumn 2020) - or thereafter?
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