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I had very carefully not read the ENB Carmen thread, nor any of the reviews of either ENB or TAB, before seeing this production last night.
Underwhelming.
Terrific, terrific performances by Dimity Azoury as Carmen, Adam Elmes as Don José and Maxim Zenin as Torero.
I can only sigh for Jill Ogai whom I surmise to have been born for this role according to all the reviews, but golly gee Azoury was sexy, slutty, and it was no wonder the impressionable young man Elmes (who'd already committed murder before even arriving at the tobacco factory) was enthralled by her.
Azoury is an experienced principal, paired with Elmes who only joined the company in 2020 so has barely had two years on stage and was promoted coryphée in 2023. He has stood out before now but last night I felt he looked and danced like a man, not a boy, if you see what I mean.
As for Zenin, the only word is "wow"! Sinuous, slinky, but with that marvellous upright carriage (which he maintains when leaving the theatre in a long coat, baggy trousers and trainers), he is a real superstar in the making. The wank-fest in front of the mirrors was... entertaining!
The production itself in terms of sets was clever, the moving triangular boxes were used effectively, but the costumes were...boring and cheap-looking.
Rolling around on the stage, females' legs splayed in presumed sexual invitation or display, vocalisations (there's a reason they're dancers not singers)...filler and not good filler. Tends to give the impression the choreography ran out of steam for a "full length" production (1h44m including 25 minute interval).
I didn't "get" the people in black rolling all over the stage, in fact I found them irritating, possibly because we had no indication on the stupid online cast sheet of who or what they were. Nor did we know the young men were called "Dogs".
I note the PDF cast sheets from ENB listed and named Guards, Dogs, Cigarreras, Main Shadows, and Shadows. No such information was provided by TAB. So disrespectful and downright annoying.
My fears about the music were not entirely allayed, but it was better than I had thought it might be. Music director Jonathan Lo obviously committed elsewhere (Cathy Marston's Atonement in Zürich with added bonus Lake Lucerne cruise with Brandon Lawrence and Sean Bates) so Daniel Capps led the Opera Australia Orchestra (one does wonder who was playing for OA's West Side Story just across the water, we saw and heard a bit at our interval) with sensitivity.
I have to say that for a production based on the Mérimée text rather than the opera, and alleging focus on passion and violence, with an entirely male creative team (choreographer, assistants, and dramaturg), it succeeded admirably in blaming the woman for the violence.
I wish I could have seen more than one performance, in order to be able to make a more full assessment.
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Haven't had anything to do with the School for donkey's years @marycecilia so can't offer any insights I'm afraid. Concerns me somewhat that the company is losing such a wonderful resource though.
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David Hallberg has announced that Megan Connelly, who has worked with the Australian Ballet since 2001, has been appointed artistic director and head of school at the Australian Ballet School.
The official announcement by the Australian Ballet School is here.
The company posted the following on its socials:
QuotePlease join us in congratulating the incredible Megan Connelly on her appointment as the Artistic Director and Head of School at @theaustralianballetschool! 👏🎉🩰
Megan has been part of our Artistic Team since 2001, most recently in the crucial role of Rehabilitation Specialist guiding our artists through pregnancies, injuries, surgeries, and rehabilitation, extending or saving the careers of hundreds of dancers.
Megan’s dedication to The Australian Ballet will be greatly missed, but all of us at the company are thrilled by this news. Swipe to see the excitement in the studio as @officialdavidhallberg shared the news with our dancers.
We look forward to continuing to strengthen the partnership between our company and The Australian Ballet School under Megan’s leadership, building on the legacy of outgoing Artistic Director Lisa Pavane.
Congratulations Megan!
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Links – Saturday 13 April 2024
Reviews
American Ballet Theatre, Woolf Works, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA: Writer, T2Online.com
The Australian Ballet, Carmen (Inger), Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW: Katie Lawrence, Bachtrack
Dance Theater of Harlem, Nyman String Quartet No. 2 / Pas de Dix / Take Me With You / Blake Works IV (The Barre Project), New York City Center, New York NY: Gia Kourlas, The New York Times
Elixir Festival: Mixed Bill, common ground[s] / Minutes around late afternoon / White Hare, Sadler’s Wells, London England:
Louise Levene, Financial Times
Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide
Richard Maguire, The Reviews Hub
Sanjoy Roy, The Guardian
Elixir Festival: Mohamed Toukabri, The Power (of) The Fragile, Sadler’s Wells, London England:
Matthew Paluch, Broadway World
Grace Spencer, The Reviews Hub
Max Roach 100, The Joyce Theatre, New York NY: Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review
Megan Williams Dance Projects & Eve Beglarian, Smile, though your heart is aching, Mark Morris Dance Center, James and Martha Duffy Performance Space, New York NY: Kristen Hedberg, CriticalDance
Nederlands Dans Theater, N.N.N.N. / The Point Being / Jakie, New York City Center, New York NY:
Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review
Nadia Vostrikov, The Ballet Herald
Scottish Ballet, Swan Lake (Dawson), Theatre Royal, Glasgow Scotland: Lorna Irvine, Fjord Review
Anarchy Dance Theatre, Second Body, The Coronet Theatre, London England: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian
Ballet Quad Cities, Dorothy Goes to Oz / Snow White, Adler Theatre, Davenport IA: Jonathan Turner, OurQCNews
Previews
American Ballet Theatre, Woolf Works, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa CA: Christopher Smith, The Orange County Register
American Repertory Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Stiefel), New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, New Brunswick NJ: AA Cristi, Broadway World
Ballet BC, For Ever (Chamber / SWAY / New Creation, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver BC: Joanne McGowan, Vancouver Sun
Grand Kyiv Ballet, Giselle:
Cheyenne Civic Center, Cheyenne WY: Grace Swanke, Wyoming News Now
Wilshire Ebell Theater, Los Angeles CA: Beverly Press Park Labrea News
Johnstown Concert Ballet, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pasquerilla PAC, Richland Township, PA: Kelly Urban, The Tribune-Democrat
National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kyrgyzstan, Masterpieces of World Ballet, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Staff, AKIpress
Northern Ballet, Tortoise and the Hare, Palace Theatre, Mansfield Notts: Steve Eyley, Worksop Guardian
Russian State Ballet, The Nutcracker, Shanghai Center Theatre, Shanghai China: Xu Wei, Shine
News
American Ballet Theatre 2024 Summer Season: Ballet Herald News Desk, The Ballet Herald
Ballet hails the return of water to Rome’s ancient Caracalla baths, Aterballetto at the Terme di Caracalla, Rome Italy: Giulia Segreti, Reuters
London City Ballet inaugural season dancers and tour announced: Ballet Herald News Desk, The Ballet Herald
Sarasota Ballet 2024-2025 Season: Staff, Sarasota Magazine
Features
Gilbert Bolden III Isn’t Afraid of Camp: Emily Leibert, The Cut
After Trisha Brown: Karen Hildebrand, Fjord Review
Partners in the Arts: How an Atlanta Ballet couple makes room for baby in their pas de deux, Emily Carrico and Sergio Masero: Cynthia Bond Perry, ArtsATL
A Dance Through Dusty Time: The Choreographic Bite of Beth Gill: Gia Kourlas, The New York Times
Interview with choreographer Carlos Pons Guerra: dance is an inherently queer art: Paul Arrowsmith, Gramilano
Liam Hutt’s bold journey: A new era for ballet: Sasha Hartzell, UNCSA News
Moving On: Nashville Ballet Explores the Changing Language of Ballet, Talking to artistic director and CEO Nick Mullikin about how a classic art form continues to evolve: Amy Stumpfl, Nashville Scene
What’s in your Bay, SF Ballet artistic director Tamara Rojo?: Gail Goldberg, 7x7.com
Photo Features
American Ballet Theatre celebrates North American première of Wayne McGregor’s Woolf Works, photos by Fabrizio Ferri, Emma Zordan: Nicole Rosky, Broadway World
Short Previews
Ballet Arizona Studio Company, Showcase (Verzola, Haskins, Duran), Dorrance Theatre, Phoenix AZ: Staff, Queen Creek Sun Times
Ballet Palm Beach, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, Rinker Playhouse, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach FL: Site Staff, Jupiter Magazine
Cleveland Ballet, Sleeping Beauty, Connor Palace, Cleveland OH: Paris Wolfe, cleveland.com
Complexions Contemporary Ballet/Howard University, Take Flight, Ira Aldridge Theater, Cramton Auditorium, Howard University, Washington DC: Misha Cornelius, The Dig
Concert Ballet of Virginia, Frankenstein, JR Tucker High School, Henrico VA: Staff, Henrico Citizen
First State Ballet Theatre, The Sleeping Beauty, Copeland Hall at The Grand, Wilmington DE: Karl Lengel, Delaware Public Media
Fort Wayne Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Arts United Centre, Fort Wayne IN: Corey McMaken, The Journal Gazette
Greater Buffalo Youth Ballet, Cinderella, Flickinger PAC, Nichols School, Buffalo NY: Jaurdyn Johnson, 7WKBW Buffalo
International Ballet Company, Gala of Soloists, Mallorca, Spain: Staff, Majorca Daily Bulletin
Latin Ballet of Virginia, Marcel Marceau: A Silent Hero, Weinstein JCC, Richmond VA: Staff, Henrico Citizen
Los Angeles Ballet, Firebird (Possokhov) / Serenade (Balanchine), The Pasadena Civic, Pasadena CA: LA Downtown News
Monterey County Dance Theatre Student Company, Giselle, Robert Stanton Theater, King City CA: Ryan Cronk, Salinas Valley Tribune
San Martín Contemporary Ballet, The gestures of salt / The echo of hands, Teatro Regio, Córdoba Argentina: Charles Hurd, News Rebeat
Texas Ballet Theater, Dance at the Modern: Ode, Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth TX:
James Russel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
David Seeley, Dallas Innovates
Tupelo Ballet, Cinderella, Tupelo Civic Auditorium, Tupelo MS: Blake Alsup, Daily Journal
Video Previews
Bristol Ballet, Pas de Derby, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Chris McIntosh, WJHL
Carolina Ballet, Giselle, Township Auditorium, Columbia SC: Steven Fulton, WIS10
NIU’s Ballet Folklórico Aztlán, Esencia De México, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL: Isabel Tapia, WNIJ Hola
South Carolina Ballet, The Elvis Ballet, Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia SC:
Chris Brathwaite, News 19 WLTX
Intisar Faulkner, WIS10TV
Southwest Virginia Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Berglund Center Performing Arts, Roanoke VA: Kimberly McBroom, WDBJ7
Competition News
10-year-old ballet prodigy from Hawaii shines on national stage, Youth America Grand Prix finals in New York: HNN Staff, Hawaii News Now
6th-grader wins big at Berlin International Dance Festival: Hiroshi Miura, The Asahi Shimbun
Ballet dancer Charlie-Beth Smith to perform in USA, Cecchetti International Classical Ballet Competition: Rhianne Talling, South Wales Argus
Paywalled, but you may have access
Review – Elixir Festival: Mixed Bill, common ground[s] / Minutes around late afternoon / White Hare, Sadler’s Wells, London England: Nicola Rayner, The Stage
Review – West Australian Ballet, La Bayadère (Horsman), His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth WA: Melinda Webster, The West Australian
Preview – West Australian Ballet, La Bayadère (Horsman), His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth WA: Tanya MacNaughton, The West Australian
Feature – Houston Ballet principal dancer presents Houston debut of Skylar Campbell Dance Collective, Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle
Feature - Why Jill Ogai is thrilled to be on Sydney Opera House stage with Australian Ballet, For the Australian Ballet’s principal ballerina Jill Ogai, playing the seductive lead of Carmen in the new Opera House production is a full circle moment: Lisa Mayoh, The Daily Telegraph
Feature – Odesa’s Stanislav Skrinnik, ballet dancer by night and weapons manufacturer by day: Emmanuel Grynszpan, Le Monde
Preview – Midwest Regional Ballet, Beauty and the Beast, Memorial Auditorium: Aaron Pyle, The Morning Sun
And finally…
Ski Ballet Makes (Another) Comeback at Verbier, Switzerland, Ski ballet was a dazzling display of finesse, control, and extreme skiing in a new way – until it stopped abruptly in the early 2000’s. Now, it’s back: Ella Boyd, Powder
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On 11/04/2024 at 19:20, stucha said:
Georgiades never designed Don Q at the Australian Ballet. The costumes were by Barry Kay and the sets by Anne Fraser and it was this production which entered the the Royal Ballet repertoire in the early 2000s. The most recent production had new sets and costumes based on Nureyev's famous film version for the Australian Ballet which were by Barry Kay.
The most recent production (2023) had new sets, but I can assure you the costumes were the same as usual - the Barry Kay designs for the film.
This production has been hanging around AusBallet like a bad smell (the noisy beads on the Dryads' tutus! the absolutely horrid Fandango costumes with the side panniers and the clearly made-from-wool wigs!) since 1972. The choreography is very Nureyev, and very fabulous, but most of the costumes are hideous.
2023, 2013, 2007, 1999, 1994, 1993 (when Irek Mukhamedov was a guest artist), 1986...
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Links – Friday, 12 April 2024
Reviews
The Australian Ballet, Carmen (Inger), Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW:
Gina Fairley, ArtsHub
Annabelle Drumm, Sydney Arts Guide
Natasha Ciesielski, Scoop
San Francisco Ballet, Dos Mujeres, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CA: Charles Lewis III, 48hills
National Ballet of Canada, UtopiVerse / Islands / Suite en Blanc, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON: Denise Sum, danceviewtimes
The Royal Ballet, MacMillan Celebrated – Danses concertantes, Different Drummer, Requiem, Royal Opera House, London England: Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International
The Royal Ballet International Draft Works, Linbury Theatre Royal Opera House, London England:
Matthew Paluch, Broadway World
Amanda Jennings, Bachtrack
Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper
Max Roach 100, Joyce Theatre, New York NY: Marina Harss, Dancing Around
Alvin Ailey II, Mixed Bill, Joyce Theatre, New York NY: Lord Strum, Broadway World
NW Dance Project, Secret Stories, Newmark Theatre, Portland OR: Hannah Krafcik, Oregon ArtsWatch
Oregon Ballet Theatre, Wooden Dimes, Newmark Theatre, Portland OR: Dean Speer, CriticalDance
Previews
Dance//Novella, Night is the Mother, The Dance Centre at Scotiabank Dance Centre, Vancouver BC: Stir
dani tirrell, Leviticus or Love and to walk amongst HUMANS, Moore Theatre, Seattle WA: Marcie Sillman, The Seattle Times
Dorrance Dance, SOUNDspace, Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver BC: Janet Smith, Stir
News
Oregon Ballet Theater 2024-2025 Season: via En Face Magazine
Dancer James Yoichi Moore preparing to jeté off PNB stage: Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times
2024 Green Room Awards (Victoria, Australia) Australian Stage
Features
March Madness – Dance Blooms in NYC: Wendy Perron
Interviews
Lorin Latarro, Broadway choreographer: Caedra Scott-Flaherty, Observer Dance
Lydia Abarca and Karen Valby, The Swans of Harlem (Pantheon, 2024): Phoebe Roberts, The Brooklyn Rail
Paywalled, but you may have access
News – Downtown Los Angeles Places Another Big Bet on the Arts, The pandemic was tough on city centers and cultural institutions. What does that mean for Los Angeles, whose downtown depends on the arts?: Robin Pogrebin, The New York Times
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The lead pairs learned their roles in London with ENB which was a great money-saver.
The Sydney Opera House Joan Sutherland Theatre is a cramped venue with barely any wings or backstage area. Lucky this production doesn't seem to have major scenery then.
Haven't heard much on social media from the dancers, waxing lyrical...
We shall see, @alison, we shall see.
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I'm heading up to Sydney to see AusBallet's presentation of this production next week. I must say I'm not filled with confidence after having read all the reviews (handy to be helping with the Links!) of ENB's presentation.
As always I'll try to make up my own mind, but calling it "Bizet's Carmen " (which AusBallet is doing) and stuffing the music around has already got me a little apprehensive.
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On 06/04/2024 at 02:33, Birdy said:
How do you find out which productions are available for livestream? Is it on the ticket page for the show?
POB has a platform they call Paris Opera Play.
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Martha Graham and Aaron Copland's collaboration on Appalachian Spring is today's featured article when I open Wikipedia.
I won't link it as the featured article changes every day, but here's a picture!
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Links – Saturday 6 April 2024
(I promised you a bumper edition)
Review – Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, mixed bill including Dying Swan, Go for Barocco, Swan Lake Act II, The Kennedy Center, Washington DC: Carolyn Kelemen, MD Theatre Guide
Review – Paris Opera Ballet, Don Quichotte (Nureyev), livestream from the Opera Bastille, Paris: Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International
Review – San Francisco Ballet, Dos Mujeres, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco CA: Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle
Review – Guillaume Côté and Robert Lepage, The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark, Elgin Theatre, Toronto ON:
Liam Donovan, NEXT Magazine
Paula Citron, Ludwig Van Toronto
Review – Ayodele Casel, Max Roach 100, Joyce Theater, New York NY: Marina Kennedy, Broadway World
Review – Trisha Brown Dance Company, Glacial Decoy / In the Fall / Working Title, Joyce Theater, New York NY: Miranda Stück, Broadway World
Review – American Repertory Ballet, Intrare Forma / Sight Line / Wood Work, Kaye Playhouse, New York, NY: Nadia Vostrikov, The Ballet Herald
Review – City Ballet of San Diego, Boléro – The Awakening / Morphoses / An American in Paris, Balboa Theatre, San Diego CA: Kyungmin Min, SDNews.com
Preview – Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Spring Season 2024, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco CA: James Ambroff-Tahan, San Francisco Examiner
Preview – Ballet Hartford, Planets, Hoffman Auditorium, West Hartford CT: Aaron Flaum, Hartford Courant – with 10 photos
Preview – Ballet Kelowna, Macbeth, Kelowna Community Theatre, Kelowna BC: Stephi Wild, Broadway World
Preview – Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre, Cinderella, River Center Performing Arts Theatre, Baton Rouge LA: Maggie Heyn-Richardson, inRegister
Preview – Boulder Ballet, Les Sylphides / Sun and Steel, Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre, Grand Lake CO: Stephi Wild, Broadway World
Preview – Cincinnati Ballet, Mercurial Landscapes, Aronoff Center, Cincinnati OH: Amber Jayanth, FOX 19
Preview – Tracy Bonham with Eugene Ballet, Reflections / Slipstream / Tracy Bonham/Suzanne Haag, Midtown Arts Center, Eugene OR: Jean Zondervan, Oregon ArtsWatch
Preview – New York City Ballet, 75th Anniversary Spring Season: Graham Spicer, Gramilano
Preview – Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, When Time Stands Still / Violin Pas de Deux / Petal / Allegro Brillante, Benedum Center, Pittsburgh PA: Naomi Girson, The Duquesne Duke
Preview – The Royal Ballet International Draft Works, Linbury Theatre Royal Opera House, London England:
Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper
Graham Spicer, Gramilano
Stephi Wild, Broadway World
Preview – Western Arkansas Ballet, The Wizard of Oz, ArcBest Performing Arts Center, Fort Smith AR: Monica Hooper, Free Weekly
News
Louisville Ballet Announces 2024-2025 Season:
Aria Baci, Leo Weekly
Maggie Menderski, Courier-Journal
RAD to support more trainee dance teachers: Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide
Facing apathy from Hungarian State Opera, Hindus to approach Orbán about dropping “La Bayadère”: Staff, India News Calling
Pyongyangites pushed to attend Russian ballet performance last month, Officers were mobilized to ensure nobody slept through performance, a source told Daily NK: Jong So Yang, Daily NK
Features
Azara Ballet Folds Mental and Physical Well-Being Into the Art of Dance, Founders and dancers Kate Flowers and Martin Roosaare lead with a trauma-informed approach in a world often fraught with unrealistic expectations: Kim Doleatto, Sarasota Magazine
This New Dance Craze Mixes Two Unlikely Styles Into Something Amazing: Tanya, Shared.com
Ballet from Russia with love, Russian School of Ballet in Johannesburg, South Africa: Ian Hughes, The Citizen
The curious, unexpected legal issues of professional ballet rehearsals: Jeremy Reynolds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Video – Arts WACH: The king of rock & roll hits the ballet stage, South Carolina Ballet’s Elvis Ballet (Starrett): Brian Mcconchie, WACH FOX 57
Video – Ukrainian ballet dancers helped 300 people evacuate Ukraine, catch them at the Pablo Center April 7th: Eleanor Bland, WEAU 13 News
Interviews
Video – Grammy-nominated Tracy Bonham unveils new single, talks collaboration with Eugene Ballet: News Staff, 16KMTR
Bobby Carter is On Point with Les Ballets Trockadero, for 30 years [the always-fabulous] Bobby Carter [Yuri Smirnov, Olga Supphozova] has been dancing with the all-male ballet comedy troupe, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Doug Rule, Metro Weekly
‘You have an expiration date’: Guillaume Côté on retiring from the National Ballet of Canada: Tom Power, CBC Arts
The Final Bow: Twins Jennifer and Alexandra Gibson to retire after 15 years with Alberta Ballet: Eric Volmers, Calgary Herald
Video – Madison Ballet AD Ja’Malik and dancer Lauren Thompson, Hallelujah Junction / Agapé / Giselle Act II, Overture Center, Madison WI: Alyssa Rodriguez and Katie Castellano, WMTV15 News
Guitarist Paco Peña on flamenco, avoiding the limelight and Jimi Hendrix: Louise Levene, Financial Times
Andrew Skeels creates new work with Bayerisches Staatsballett: Jeannette Andersen, SeeingDance
Save the Date
5-6 April: Dance Arts, Snow White: The Ballet, Virginia Theatre, Champaign IL: Karidia Shelby, WCIA
5-6 April: Ohio Performing Arts Institute, Pandora’s Box – An Original Ballet: John Legend Theater, Springfield OH: Brett Turner, Springfield News-Sun
6-7 & 10 April: Golden State Ballet, From New York, With Love, Balboa Theatre, San Diego CA and touring to Orange County: There San Diego
7 April: Midcoast Ballet, Coppélia: Midcoast Strong, Rockland ME: Penobscot Bay Pilot
12 April: Mid-Ohio Valley Ballet Company, Cinderella, Marietta High School Auditorium, Marietta OH: The Marietta Times
13 April: South Carolina Ballet, Elvis Ballet, Koger Center for the Arts, University of South Carolina, Columbia SC: Columbia Star
13 April: Southwest Virginia Ballet, Romeo & Juliet, Berglund Performing Arts Theatre, Roanoke VA: Kate Capodanno, WDBJ7
13-14 April: Springfield Youth Performance Group Foundation, Cinderella: Sacred Heart Griffin Auditorium, Springfield IL: Angela Bauer, My Journal-Courier
19-20 April: Ballet Folklórico Imperial, Mexican dance: Santa Maria High School, Santa Maria, CA: Ken Allard, KSBY6
20-21 April: Ballet Palm Beach, Peter Pan & Tinker Bell, Rinker Playhouse, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach FL: Site Staff, Palm Beach Illustrated
20-21 April: Nashville Ballet, Romeo & Juliet, TPAC Jackson Hall, Nashville TN: Cass Teague, Pride Publishing Group
26-27 April: Ozark Ballet Theater, Cinderella, Bentonville West High School, Centerton AR: Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
26-28 April: City Ballet of Boston, Ballet Banquet: Strand Theatre, Dorchester MA: The Bay State Banner
27 April: Dance Prism Ballet, Puss in Boots, Littleton High School, Littleton MA: Patch
27-28 April: Metropolitan School of the Arts, Coppélia, George Washington National Masonic Memorial, Alexandria VA: Patch
Paywalled – but you may have access
Review – Ayodele Casel, Max Roach 100, Joyce Theater, New York NY: Brian Seibert, The New York Times
Review – Doug Varone, To My Arms / Restore, NYU Skirball, New York NY: Karen Hildebrand, Fjord Review
Feature – Washington Ballet Studio Company’s Abigail Brent Shares Her Typical Daily Routine: Linnea Swarting, Pointe Magazine
Save The Date – 12-13 April: A Very Queer Ballet (not a love story): New Prospect Theatre, Bellingham WA: Cocoa Laney, Cascadia Daily News
Position Vacant
The Royal Ballet is looking for an Associate Pianist for 9 months, September 2024 to May 2025: Royal Opera House
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2 hours ago, Silver Capricorn said:
I regularly fly to London with only cabin luggage, and its main content is evening clothes for the theater, including shoes and a handbag. I can't get used to ski jackets and knitted sweaters with deers at my age😄
I was brought up to dress for the theatre, too.
However, if I'm sitting in the second back row of the balcony at the State Theatre in Melbourne, I can slip in through the back door (which is at street level, the majority of the theatre is below ground level), watch the performance, and slip back out. Not only will nobody else care what I'm wearing, I won't care what I'm wearing (I hasten to add it's always clean)!
Last year as many people know I flew to Denver then London and Paris to watch some ballet, and I managed to be away for a month with only one carry-on. Decent black trousers, acceptable-for-evening black shoes, black T-shirt, my mother's "faux" fur-lined coat (it's not faux), and a necklace (can't remember if it was The Amethysts or The Pearls - @Sim?).
I would never wear a knitted jumper with deer or snowmen or anything else on it to the theatre - unless it was a warehouse venue and cold!
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Links – Friday 5 April 2024
With a huge apology for the lateness! I promise Saturday’s will be a bumper list to make up!
Reviews – Rupert Christiansen, The Spectator
English National Ballet, Carmen (Inger), Sadler’s Wells
Mark Bruce Company, Frankenstein, The Place
Review – Scottish Ballet, Swan Lake (Dawson), Theatre Royal, Glasgow Scotland:
Mary Brennan, The Herald
Lauren Humphreys, The Reviews Hub
Review – San Francisco Ballet, NEXT@90, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco CA: Jim Munson, Broadway World
Review – Nederlands Dans Theater, N.N.N.N. / The Point Being / Jakie, New York City Center, NY: Gia Kourlas, The New York Times
Review – Milwaukee Ballet, Cinderella (Pink), Uihlein Hall, Milwaukee WI: Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (with bonus 24-25 programming) and photos
Preview – Korean National Ballet, The Little Mermaid (Neumeier), Seoul Arts Center, S Korea: Hwang Dong-hee, The Korea Herald
Preview – Texas Ballet Theater, Beauty and the Beast (Christensen), Dallas and Fort Worth, TX: Stephi Wild, Broadway World
News – S.F. Ballet to make Madrid debut this fall: Zara Irshad, San Francisco Chronicle
News – There Are So Many Swan Lakes Coming To London This Summer: Lydia Manch, Londonist
Feature – Nina Ananiashvili – Her Experiences, and How She Kept Her Georgian Roots as a Bolshoi Ballerina: Shelbi Ankiewicz, Georgia Today
Feature – Gagik Tadevosyan: A Grand Pas from Parpi to LA: Artsvi Bakhchinyan, The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
Feature – Solo ballet dancer Kuu Sakuragi plumbs emotional depths through dance: Roxanne Ray, International Examiner
Feature – Gabriela Hearst Designs Costumes for Arielle Smith’s “Carmen” at the San Francisco Ballet: Ryan Williams with photos by Katie Thompson, Women’s Wear Daily via MSN
Video Feature – Austrian ballet dancer enjoys sharing experience with students in China, Vladimir Malakhov appointed director of the Ballet Department of the Beijing Dance Academy: Xinhua (which clearly doesn’t care that Ukraine is not Austria)
It's a ballet recording, so...
Review – BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Bartók: The Wooden Prince: Andrew Clements, The Guardian
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50 minutes ago, art_enthusiast said:
Watching ballet is almost like a religious experience for me and a lot of others I’m sure. The last thing you want is to be distracted from that.
Absolutely! I despise people who
- talk after the lights have gone down (unless of course it's a genuine emergency),
- explain every step or plot point to the child/ren with them,
- discuss every plot point with their theatre-going companion,
- can't remember despite reminders to turn off their phone,
- allow a younger person with them to bounce around and/or kick the seat in front of them,
- insist on either crunching away on a noisy food (crisps etc) or continually dipping into noisy packaging,
- sit leaning forward in their seat for a better view and block the view of the person behind them,
- lean their head on their partner's shoulder thereby blocking the view of several people behind them,
- constantly slurp on a drink (I'm not talking about those who take a discreet sip of water here),
- light up half the auditorium by looking at their phone,
- decide to film as much of the performance as possible on their phone, or worst of all
- get physically violent or verbally abusive toward a patron who might, despite trepidation, politely request them to cease any of the above.
Signed, Curmudgeonly.
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25 minutes ago, zxDaveM said:
On another note with my admin hat on:
Raising reports using second accounts to 'disguise' yourself, won't work - we know who you are.
Changing usernames with little good reason (again, disguising controversial posts?) is getting a little tiresome. It also changes all your old posts, so hardly an effective ploy.
Oh well, at least one thing of which I'm not guilty!
Anyone here who wants to find me on any of the socials I use can do so with ease, as I use the same avatar and handle everywhere.
Seriously though @zxDaveM the Mods do a terrific job and here's a 🤗 and some👏🏻 for all!
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1 hour ago, annamk said:
The production is classic Nureyev, following the same familiar path as most Don Q productions but with many many steps for the men and then some more.
@Amelie-DALP mentioned on Twitter "Noureeveries" which I advised her I would steal (for those who may not know, the French spell "Nureyev" as "Noureev").
I think it's the perfect word for what you just said!
AusBallet's Don Quixote is also, as I'm sure many people here already know, a Nureyev production.
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Links – Tuesday 2 April 2024
We’ve had a long, long weekend, so here’s a nice long collection of (mostly) bite-size pieces
Obituary – Lorraine Graves, principal dancer with Dance Theatre of Harlem:
Stacy Jackson, Black Enterprise
Brian Reese, WRIC ABC 8News
Review – Ballet Philippines, Limang Daan, The Theatre at Solaire, Manila, Philippines: Franz Sorilla IV, Tatler Asia
Review – Boston Ballet, Cinderella (Ashton), Citizens Bank Opera House, Boston MA: Kinnereth S Din, The Harvard Crimson
Review – Justin Peck, Illinoise, Park Avenue Armory, New York NY: Apollinaire Scherr, Fjord Review
Review – Opera Australia, West Side Story, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, Sydney NSW: Dr Diana Carroll, ArtsHub
Preview – Ballet Arizona, All Balanchine (La Valse / Prodigal Son / Square Dance), Symphony Hall, Phoenix AZ: Staff, Daily Independent
Preview - Ballet Hispánico, Mixed programmes selected from Recuerdo de Campo Amor, Con Brazos Abiertos (excerpts), Doña Perón (excerpt), Pas de O’ Farrill duet, Buscando a Juan, House of Mad’moiselle, 18+1, Danse Creole (excerpt), Sombrerisimo, Club Havana (excerpt), New York City Center, New York NY: Staff, Martin Cid Magazine
Preview – Colorado Ballet, Ballet MasterWorks 2024: Three Views of a Mountain / Rubies / Boléro (Arai), Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver CO: Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post
Preview – Queensland Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scarlett), QPAC, Brisbane QLD: Staff, Australian Arts Review
Preview – San Francisco Ballet, Dos Mujeres – Carmen (Smith) and Broken Wings (Ochoa), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco CA: Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News
Preview – Sarasota Ballet, Inspirations (The American / Lyric Pieces / Sinfonietta (Ashton): Sarasota Magazine
Preview – Ashland Youth Ballet, Peter and the Wolf / The Tale of the Mandarin Duck / Toy Symphony, Paramount Arts Center, Ashland KY: Lee Ward, The Daily Independent via AOL
Preview – Ballet Theatre Company, Snow White, Belding Theater, Hartford CT: We-Ha.com
Preview – Ballet Victoria, Swan Lake, Royal Theatre, Victoria BC: Sam Duerksen, Monday Magazine
Preview – New Jersey Ballet, Works and Process – discussion and demonstrations with Harrison Ball, Lauren Lovette, and Maria Kowroski (new AD), Guggenheim’s Peter B Lewis Theater, New York NY: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World
Preview – New Mexico Ballet Company, The Wizard of Oz, Popejoy Hall, Albuquerque NM: Kathaleen Roberts, Albuquerque Journal via AOL
Preview – Royal Expressions Contemporary Ballet, The Hair Journey, (beauty, self-love and identity through the lens of Black hair), UNC Greensboro Auditorium, Greensboro NC: Chelsea Floyd, Spectrum News 1
Preview – University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Pickle Pas de Deux, Agnes de Mille Theatre, Winston-Salem NC: UNCSA
Preview – Vail Youth Ballet, Spring Showcase, Battle Mountain High School Auditorium, Edwards CO: Staff, Vail Daily
News – News of Note: What You Might Have Missed in March 2024, roundup of promotions, appointments, departures, and awards in March 2024: Courtney Escoyne, Dance Magazine
Video News – Madison Ballet set to return to Overture Center for season finale: Channel 3000 / News 3 Now via YouTube
Video News – Swift Current Ballet Dancer wins national award, Brianna Dash: CTV News Regina
Feature – The Artistry of SF Ballet’s ‘Dos Mujeres’ Begins at the Curtain, scenic art and a new curtain for a mixed bill at SF Ballet: Sarah Hotchkiss, KQED
Feature – Seeking the light inside, Deborah Brown of Bangarra Dance Theatre: Staff, Dance Australia
Feature – In conversation: Gail Mabo on curating and legacy, Dancer cum choreographer cum artist, Gail Mabo turns her hand to curating as a way to share culture: Gina Fairley, ArtsHub
Feature – Disrupting Harm in Dance: Candice Thompson, Fjord Review
Feature – Exit interview: Tim Newth AM, Tracks Dance Company, From active listening to rethinking what it means to be an Australian artist, Tim Newth reflects on a 35-year practice in the Northern Territory: Richard Watts, ArtsHub
Feature – Disney+’s Madu Follows Young Ballet Dancer’s Journey From Nigeria to England: Thomas Ford for Dance Spirit, Pointe Magazine
Feature – Asha Ama Bias-Daniels crafts costumes for Cincinnati Ballet’s ‘Mercurial Landscapes’, UC DAAP alumna brings a unique blend of artistry, innovation and cultural heritage to the stage: Samantha Norton, University of Cincinnati
Video Feature – Viral ballet dancer Anthony Madu shares unexpected journey in new documentary: Phil Lipof, ABC News via YouTube
Video Feature – North Dakota Today – FM Ballet – Alice in Wonderland: Valley News Live via YouTube
Book Review – Pilobolus: A Story of Dance and Life, Robert Pranzatelli: Robert Steven Mack, The Arts Fuse
Paywalled, but you may have access
Review – LA Dance Project, Triade / Moving Parts / Me.You.We.They, Philharmonie, Paris France: Roslyn Sulcas, The New York Times
Feature – For 50 Years Ailey II Has Been a Proving Ground, Not Just for Dance: Brian Seibert, The New York Times
And…??
‘Black Swan’ Ending Explained: The Price of Perfection: Ricky Ruszin, Collider
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Links - Monday 1 April 2024
Reviews – Sarah Crompton, Observer
English National Ballet, Carmen (Inger), Sadler’s Wells, London
Yorke Dance Project, California Connections, Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London
Review – Mark Bruce Company, Frankenstein, The Place, London: Nicola Claire, SeeingDance
Review – American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, Diana and Acteon / The seasons (extract) / Young and Beautiful / Brief Fling / Flight of the Bumblebee / Rose Adage / Within the Sunset, Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe NM: Michael Wade Simpson, CultureVulture
Review – New York City Ballet, Stars and Stripes / Tarantella / Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux / Carnival of the Animals, Lincoln Center, New York NY: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc
Review – Rome Opera Ballet, Women / Windgames / Playlist (Track 1,2), Costanzi Theatre, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Rome: Graham Spicer, Gramilano
Review – Opera Australia, West Side Story, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, Sydney NSW: Deborah Jones, FollowSpot
Review – Hong Kong Ballet, Serenade / In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated / Strangelove, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong: Natasha Rogai, South China Morning Post
Preview – Roberto Bolle and Friends, Arena di Verona, Italy: Marcadoc – The hills of Venice
Preview – Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, To the Point(e), Grimaldi Forum Monaco: Hello Monaco
Preview – KVN Dance Company, Coppélia, Towngate Theatre, Basildon and touring, England: YA Reporter, Yellow Advertiser
Preview – Nancy Lee, OSMOSi: 422 Unprocessable Entity, Annex, Vancouver BC: Emily Lyth, Stir
Preview – Pegasus Contemporary Ballet, Words for a Resonant Space, Kalita Humphreys Theater, Dallas TX: Staff, CultureMap Dallas
News – Kozlova Int’l Ballet Competition to Be Held at Kaye Playhouse in April, Charles Jude, former étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet, returns as OPresident of both the classical ballet and contemporary dance juries: Blair Ingenthron, Broadway World
Feature – World Ballet Pianist’s Day: Staff, Dance Australia
Feature – Lessons in resilience, Steven McRae film ‘A Resilient Man’ aka ‘Dancing into the Light’: Susan Bendall, Dance Australia
Paywalled (but you may have access)
Obituary – Lorraine Graves, Dance Theater of Harlem principal: Alex Williams, The New York Times
Preview – Golden State Ballet, From New York, with Love, Balboa Theatre, San Diego CA: Marcia Luttrell, The San Diego Union-Tribune
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1 hour ago, stucha said:
A recent change to the system sees promotion to première danseuse and premier danseur removed from the concours system, and changed to recommendation by the Director of the Opera and director of Dance.
I'd forgotten that! Thanks for providing the correct info.
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I wrote this comment about entry to POB back in 2018. It's definitely an advantage at the concours externe to have competition experience, e.g. Prix de Lausanne or YAGP.
For promotion, each class (quadrille, coryphée, sujet) is divided into male and female. It is announced how many positions at each level (coryphée, sujet, premier(e) danseur/se) for each gender are available, e.g. two female and one male coryphée, two female and two male sujets, one each for PD.
Each class is given a compulsory solo, plus a list from which to choose a second solo.
Each entrant at each level must dance both solos in front of an invited audience and judges.
Each class is ranked by consensus, with only the top six (or less, some years - Bianca Scudamore was promoted sujet and was the only one "classified" that year!) listed as "classified".
The top one or two or very occasionally three are the ones promoted.
Nomination as étoile is by recommendation of the Director of Dance to the Director of the Opera - not considered a promotion but a naming.
It is possible to zoom up from quadrille to PD in three years, Sae-Eun Park and Hannah O'Neill being prime examples.
Germain Louvet had passed for premier danseur, contract to take effect from January 1 2015, so technically nominated étoile from sujet on December 28 2014.
Guillaume Diop had already danced Romeo, Basilio, Solor and Albrecht before being nominated, as a six-month-old sujet, to étoile.
Both Diop and Louvet were 23 at the time.
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Links – Sunday 31 March 2024
Review – Focus Dance Company, Mixed bill, Festival Theater, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan: David Mead, SeeingDance
Review – ODC/Dance, Program A, Blue Shield of California Theater, San Francisco CA: Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle
Review – Punyah Dance Company, Sanjeevini, Apollo Amphitheatre, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad India: Anna Rao Gangavalli, The Hans India
Preview – Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida, Spring Ballet Gala, Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, Aventura FL: The Miami Times
Preview – Ballet Mississippi, 60th Anniversary Spring Festival, Thalia Mara Hall, Jackson MS: Jennifer Thomas, The Northside Sun
Preview – Ballet West, Love and War, Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City UT: ParkRecord.com
Preview – BalletX, Mixed bill (Tiler Peck/Justin Peck/Roberts/Archibald), Dennis C Moss Cultural Arts Center, Miami FL: Miami’s Community News
Preview – Golden State Ballet, From New York, With Love (mixed bill): Balboa Theatre, San Diego CA: San Diego Reader
Preview – Louisville Ballet, Triple Take (mixed bill): Breya Jones, Louisville Public Media
Preview – Madison Ballet, Timeless, Capitol Theater, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison WI : Akhilesh Peddi, The Badger Herald
Preview – Universal Ballet, Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan) featuring See Heo and Daniel Camargo of ABT, Seoul Arts Center Opera Theater, Seoul South Korea. New Adventures, Romeo and Juliet (Bourne), LG Arts Center, Seoul South Korea. Hwang Dong-hee, The Korea Herald
News – Anastasis Ballet Company Auditions for 2024-2025 Season, 29 April 2024, Dublin CA: Patch.com
Feature – Tiler Peck: where are all the female ballet choreographers?: Rachel Nouchi, British Theatre Guide
Feature – Wayne McGregor presents Venice’s Biennale Danza 2024 – We Humans: Graham Spicer, Gramilano
Feature – Researchers in Fort Worth are studying female ballet dancer health: Noelle Walker, 5NBC Dallas via MSN.com
Feature – Tauranga ballerina’s legacy, 78yo taking ballet lessons in memory of her late daughter: Georgia Minkhorst, Sun Live
Feature – Allison Baden-Clay’s daughters honour mum in first public appearance, scholarship to Queensland Ballet Dance Academy in memory of mother: Yahoo7News
Feature – Building interracial bridges through dance, Dayton Ballet and Dayton Contemporary Dance Company: Meredith Moss, Dayton Daily News
Feature – Midland Festival Ballet unveils iconic costumes: Staff, Midland Reporter-Telegram
Feature – Nigerian ballet dancer Anthony Madu went viral for dancing in the rain. What came next was a story of resilience: Liz Calvario, TODAY.com
Feature – Quintet of local dancers to represent England in global dance competition, girls from the Isle of Wight to Global Dance Open Finals: James Rann, Island Echo
Video Feature – Nevada Dance Company, Artistry in Motion: 2 News Nevada
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24 minutes ago, JNC said:
While “etoiles” hold the title for life and have to retire at a certain age
All dancers of the Paris Opéra can retire at the age of 40 (legal retirement age) or at 42 (with full pension without reduction), because of the "hardship" of the profession, the risks of injury and the level of skill required to dance the great ballets. For singers, the eligibility ages are 57 and 60. For orchestra members it's 60 and 62. For stagehands 53 and 55.
I believe similar provisions apply at the other state ballet companies (opéra national) in France.
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23 hours ago, Emeralds said:
For those who attended the performance/s of La Fille mal gardée this month, what was Marcelino Sambe described in his artist biography in the souvenir programme as - etoile or premier danseur? (The website doesn't have a description yet.) If he's described as premier danseur, I can understand why an audience member might be confused and think he was eligible for promotion.
On the Opera de Paris Twitter feed, they describe him simply as "the dancer"
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Links – Saturday 30 March, 2024
Review – Birmingham Royal Ballet, Tchaikovsky Classics, Symphony Hall, Birmingham England: Maria Cusine, Express & Star.com
Review – English National Ballet, Carmen (Inger), Sadler’s Wells, London England:
Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide
Matthew Paluch, Broadway World
Jess Gonzalez, Everything Theatre
Guillermo Nazara, First Night Magazine
Charlotte Kasner, SeeingDance
Review – Mark Bruce Company, Liberation Day / Frankenstein, The Place, London England:
Tamsin Flower, British Theatre Guide
John O’Dwyer, Seen and Heard International
Review – Pacific Northwest Ballet, Bacchus / One Thousand Pieces, digital stream: Cherilyn J. Lee, Ballet Herald
Review – Royal Danish Ballet, Giant Steps (Balanchine/Elo/Lander), Royal Theater Old Stage, Copenhagen Denmark: Eva Kistrup, DanceviewTimes
Review – Opera Australia, West Side Story, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, NSW: Chantal Nguyen, The Saturday Paper
Preview – Ballet West, Beauty and the Beast, Eccles Center, Park City UT: Scott Iwasaki, Park Record
Preview – Grand Kyiv Ballet, Swan Lake, Newmark Theatre, Portland OR: Stephi Wild, Broadway World
Preview – Sarasota Ballet, Emeralds / Who Cares? / Las Hermanas, Sarasota Opera House, Sarasota FL: Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Preview – Moveius Contemporary Ballet, Glacier: A Climate Change Ballet, Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution
Preview – The top 10 ballet and dance shows to book tickets for in spring 2024, New Adventures, Elixir Festival, Hofesh Shechter, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet x 2, Breakin’ Convention, Scottish Ballet, Northern Ballet, English National Ballet: Mark Monahan, The Telegraph
Preview – Five things to do in Scotland this week: from Swan Lake to Lulu: Ashley Davies, The Times
Video Preview – Fort Wayne Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Auer Center for Arts and Culture, Fort Wayne, IN: Mariah Edmonds, 21AliveNews
Video Preview – Louisville Ballet, 502, WHAS11 ABC
News/Obituary – Imogen Kinchin, New Adventures executive director: Theo Bosanquet, WhatsOnStage
News – Mwldan Theatre to screen Kenneth MacMillan’s Royal Ballet: Elizabeth Birt, Tivy-Side Advertiser
News/Feature – Anthony Madu, Nigerian ballet student and subject of Disney+ documentary, now at Elmhurst Ballet School
Debbie Elliott, NPR via WSHU
Leslie Fauvel, KULR8 among many, many other links to the same story
Amber Gibson, List23.com
Kriti Mehrotra, TheCinemaholic
Feature – Dance History Presentation: Ashton, de Mille, and Tudor – Oh My: Jerry Hochman, CriticalDance
Feature – Turning Hamlet into Dance Theatre – An Interview with Guillaume Côté: Paula Citron, LudwigVan Toronto
Feature – Finding a new balance in Vienna: Alessandra Ferri: Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack
Feature – Chrissa Keramidas, the Greek-born girl who made history at the Australian Ballet: Zoe Thomaidou, Neos Kosmos
Feature - Choreographers Sophie Dow And Malgorzata Nowacka-May Talk About Chimera Project Dance Theatre’s Unclearing Double Bill: Anya Wassenberg, LudwigVan Toronto
Feature – Seattle dance group launches new international exchange program: Gemma Alexander, The Seattle Times
Feature – The ballet by Ensor: ‘La Gamme d’Amour’: Guillaume De Grieve, Bozar
Feature – What Does “Broadway Choreography” Mean Today?: Jennifer Heimlich, Dance Magazine
Feature – ‘Project Runway’ designer brings vibrant couture to Cincinnati Ballet: Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati Business Courier via Local12
Feature – American Ballet Theatre’s Virginia Lensi Shares Her Allergy-Friendly Oat Pancakes: Chava Pearl Lansky, Dance Magazine
Paywalled, but you may have access
Review – San Francisco Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco CA: Rachel Howard, Fjord Review
Review – Lacina Coulibaly, Until the Lion Tells the Story, New York Live Arts, New York NY: Siobhan Burke, The New York Times
Review – Baye & Asa, 4|2|3, Jerome Robbins Theater, Baryshnikov Arts Center, New York NY: Brian Seibert, The New York Times
News/Feature – Anthony Madu, Nigerian ballet student and subject of Disney+ documentary, now at Elmhurst Ballet School
News/Obituary – Imogen Kinchin, New Adventures executive director: Matthew Hemley, The Stage
And finally, awww…
Dad and daughter take dance class together in sweet video: Shafiq Najib/Evan Wyno, Good Morning America
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