Ian Macmillan

Links - Saturday 28 October, 2023

 

Feature - Alessandra Ferri’s Next Act: Running the Vienna State Ballet: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

 

Interview - Li Cunxin: ‘I wake up, and I’m looking at the sky thinking, why am I here? Lucy Clark, Guardian

 

Book Excerpt - Mr B: George Balanchine's 20th Century: Jennifer Homans, Literary Hub

 

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Swan Lake, Brisbane: Ruth Ridgway, Bachtrack

 

Review - Lyon Opera Ballet, Dance I, II, III, New York: Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review

 

Reviews - Ballet National de Marseille/(La) Horde, Room with a View, New York:

Candice Thompson, Fjord Review

Siobhan Burke, NY Times. (+ second program)

 

Review - Kidd Pivot/Crystal Pite, Assembly Hall, Vancouver: Sara Harowitz, Straight.com

 

Review - New York City Ballet, 2 Programs - 26 September & 3 October, New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Florence Peake, Factual Actual, Edinburgh: Róisín O'Brien, Fjord Review

 

 

Photo Feature - English National Ballet at Bristol Hippodrome, Mark Taylor; Photos - Laurent Liotardo, Bristol World

 

News - Cuba's National Ballet celebrates 75th anniversary: Anett Rios & Alien Fernandez, Reuters

 

News - Stuttgart Ballet’s Mackenzie Brown is promoted to Principal: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Preview - V'ni Dansi, Louis Riel Day Celebration, Vancouver: Sara Harowitz, Straight.com

 

And:

Iraqi dancer Leezan Salam's journey to preserve ballet in a conservative culture: Maan Jalal, Aymen Al-Ameri, The National News

 

Links - Friday 27 October, 2023

 

Reviews - Royal Ballet, Anemoi, The Cellist, London: 

Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle

Mark Ronan, The Article

 

Reviews - RB/Francesca Hayward & Alexander Campbell, The Limit, London, Linbury: 

Graham Watts, Bachtrack

Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle

Jann Parry, Gramilano

 

Review - Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, New Ballet mécanique, Half Life, Ghent: Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack

 

Review - Bayerisches Staatsballett, Alice in Wonderland (Wheeldon), Munich: Jeannette Andersen, SeeingDance

 

Review - Compagnie Nacera Belaza, L’Onde (The Wave), Los Angeles: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review

 

Review - Sadler’s Wells & Universal Music UK/Kate Prince, Message in a Bottle, Sydney: Richard Cotter, Australian Stage

 

 

Feature - How the American Ballet Theatre Orchestra works with dancers to create magic: Steve Smith, Playbill

 

Preview - Black British Ballet, Island Movements, London ROH: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Dance Umbrella/Via Katlehong Dance, Via Injabulo, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

News - Olga Smirnova and Jacopo Tissi coming to a cinema near you: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

And:

‘Don’t scratch the floor’: Australian breakers battle for Olympic spots: Jack Snape, Guardian

 

https://slippedisc.com/2023/10/brawl-breaks-out-in-ballet/

 

 

Links - Thursday 26 October, 2023

 

Tour Review - Ailey 2, Enemy in the Figure, Freedom Series, The Hunt, Revelations, Newcastle: Dora Frankel, BTG

 

Review - RB/Francesca Hayward & Alexander Campbell, The Limit, London, Linbury: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Review - Scottish Ballet, Schachmatt, Twice Born, Edinburgh: Therese Walsh, The Student

 

Review - Queensland Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scarlett), Canberra: Michelle Potter, ... 0n dancing

 

 

Reviews - American Ballet Theater, Piano Concerto No 1, Petite Mort, Études, New York:

Nadia Vostrikov, Ballet Herald

Robert Greskovic, Wall St Journal

 

Review - Ballet National de Marseille, Room with a View, New York: Joel Benjamin, TheaterScene

 

Review - Sankai Juku, Kosa, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

 

News - Australian Ballet names Stephanie Lake its new Resident Choreographer:

Deborah Jones, FollowSpot

Jason Blake, Limelight

 

News - Three exciting new dance works for your L.A. weekend: Steven Vargas, LA Times

 

 

Links - Wednesday 25 October, 2023

 

Review - A varied London Season, Black Sabbath, ENB Triple, Don Q, Song of Songs, Dance Umbrella: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

 

Reviews - RB/Francesca Hayward & Alexander Campbell, The Limit, London, Linbury:

Zoe Anderson, Independent

Mark Monahan, Telegraph

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

Louise Levene, Financial Times

Debra Craine, The Times (+ share)

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Review - Royal Ballet, Anemoi, The Cellist, London: Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk

 

Review - Stuttgart Ballet, Romeo and Juliet (Cranko), Stuttgart: Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Five Programmes, New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Reviews - HopeBoykinDance, States of Hope, New York:

Karen Hildebrand, Fjord Review

Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

Joel Benjamin, Theaterscene

 

Review - Hofesh Shechter Company, Double Murder - Clowns, The Fix, Hong Kong: Natasha Rogai, SCMP

 

Review - Dances with Ligeti, Hear Eyes Move, St Andrews: Kelly Apter, The List

 

 

Feature - Choreographer Akram Khan reimagines a Rudyard Kipling classic: Aimée Ts'ao, SF Classical Voice

 

News - Birmingham Royal Ballet's The Sleeping Beauty to tour UK in Spring 2024: Stephi Wild, BWW UK

 

News - Alessandra Ferri named next Director of Vienna State Ballet: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

News - Edwaard Liang appointed Artistic Director of Washington Ballet:

Brian Seibert, NY Times

Thomas Floyd, Washington Post

 

Report - After a long intermission, a new act for a flagship Paris Theatre: Laura Cappelle, NY Times

 

Links - Tuesday 24 October, 2023

 

Reviews - Royal Ballet, Anemoi, The Cellist, London: 

Graham Watts, Bachtrack

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

Louise Levene, Financial Times

 

Review - RB/Francesca Hayward & Alexander Campbell, The Limit, London, Linbury: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Review - American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Imperial, The Dream, New York: Ivy Lin, Bachtrack

 

Review - American Ballet Theater, Piano Concerto No 1, Petite Mort, Études, New York:

Ivy Lin, Bachtrack

Marina Harss, Fjord Review

 

Review - Ballet National de Marseille, Room with a View, New York: Erin Bomboy, Bachtrack

 

Reviews - Lyon Opera Ballet, Dance I, II, III, New York:

Marina Kennedy, BWW Dance

Mimi Liu, Ballet Herald

 

Review - BalletX, Eros and Psyche, Siete, Exalt, Philadelphia: Melissa Strong, Broad Street Review

 

Review - Gregory Maqoma, Broken Chord, New York: Marina Harss, Fjord Review

 

Review - Bijayini Satpathy, Abhipsaa - A Seeking, New York: Karen Greenspan, Fjord Review

 

Review - Chameckilerner (Rosane Chamecki & Andrea Lerner), Aging Prelude, New York: Siobhan Burke, NY Times

 

 

Feature - Uncovering Petipa: Matthew Lawrence, Dance Australia

 

Preview - English National Ballet, Nutcracker, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Interview - Marina Harss on Alexei Ratmansky, The Boy from Kyiv: Alanna Love, En Face Magazine

 

Interview - Marc Happel on creating the book New York City Ballet: Choreography & Couture: Marissa DeSantis, Dance Magazine

 

News - Australian Conductor for the Houston Ballet: Jason Blake, Limelight

 

Links -Monday 23 October, 2023

 

Obituary - Jack Anderson, longtime Dance Critic for The New York Times: Alex Traub, NY Times

 

 

Reviews - Royal Ballet, Anemoi, The Cellist, London:

Jann Parry, Gramilano

Debra Craine, The Times (+ share)

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Review - Danny Boyle/Boy Blue, Free Your Mind, Manchester: Sarah Crompton, Observer

 

 

Review - English National Ballet, Giselle (Khan), Manchester: Aayushchadha, Mancunion

 

Review - Scottish Ballet, Schachmatt, Twice Born, Edinburgh: Vivien Devlin, Edinburgh Guide

 

Review -  Lingalayam & TaikOz, Chi Udaka, Sydney: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

 

News - Queensland Ballet announces 2024 season: 

Maddy Briggs, Limelight

Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

Preview - Mikko Nissinen’s Nutcracker returns to Boston: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

Preview - Fouad Boussouf: Näss, mixes Arab and Western culture: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

 

Feature - Cameron Flynn to return to Aberdeen with Bourne Romeo & Juliet: Neil Drysdale, Press and Journal

 

 

Links - Sunday 22 October, 2023

 

Feature - Powell and Pressburger's The Red Shoes - art and nothing but: Hugh Barnes, Arts Desk

 

Feature - Rachid Ouramdane: Pushing the body to extremes to find serenity: Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

 

Review - Royal Ballet, Anemoi, The Cellist, London: Marianka Swain, Telegraph

 

Review - Sarasota Ballet, Varii Capricci, Panoramic Score, Salute, Sarasota: Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

 

Review - Danny Boyle/Boy Blue, Free Your Mind, Manchester: Fran Yeoman, The i

 

Review - House of Flamenka, London: Lisa Clark, Express

 

Report - Trolley Dances/Various Companies, San Francisco: Garth Grimball, SF Examiner

 

 

Preview - Ballet West, Dracula, Salt Lake City: Eva Terry, Deseret News

 

News - Hungarian National Ballet to join World Ballet Day for the first time: Staff, Hungary Today

 

25 minutes ago, capybara said:

He will be at The Limit on Monday for sure.

Turns out it wasn't him last night!

@dancersdiary?? Who he?  Anyone we should know?

For Scheherezade and anyone else:  Apologies if The Times link didn't work.   I've edited it and it should do so now.  (It works for me as I have a subscription, so I hope it will now do so for others.)

Links - Saturday 14 October, 2023

 

Feature/Interview - William Bracewell, the Royal Ballet’s hottest new star: Debra Craine, Edit/The Times + share

 

Feature -  Meet Matthew Ball and Mayara Magri as they take up the leads in Don Quixote this autumn: Marie-Claire Chappet, Tatler

 

Gallery - Dancing dreams: 25 stunning scenes from 25 years at Sadler’s Wells: Tristram Kenton, Guardian

 

 

Reviews - David Lang & Pam Tanowitz, Song of Songs, London:

Alastair Macaulay, Slipped Disc

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

 

Review - Royal Ballet, Don Quixote, London: Will Stone, Morning Star

 

Tour Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Black Sabbath - The Ballet, Plymouth: William Telford, Plymouth Live. And a word from Sharon Osbourne, Yahoo!

 

Review - Joffrey Ballet, Frankenstein (Scarlett), Chicago:

Candace Jordan, Chicago Star

Kyle MacMillan, Chicago Sun-Times

Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune

 

Stream Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Petite Mort: Rachel Howard, Fjord Review

 

Review - Dance Umbrella/Ioanna Paraskevopoulou, MOS, London: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Review - Christopher Williams, Reimagining Diaghilev - Jeux, A Child's Tale, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Review - Cardell Dance Theater, Disposable Bodies, Philadelphia: Merilyn Jackson, Fjord Review

 

Review - QL2 Dance, Chaos 2023/Yummy, Canberra: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

 

Preview - Yorke Dance Project, California Connections: Three Pioneering Women, Leeds/Touring: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Preview - Kansas City Ballet to premiere a Jekyll and Hyde by Val Caniparoli: Julie Denesha, KCUR

 

News - Royal New Zealand Ballet 2024 Season: Staff, Ballet Herald

Links - Friday 13 October, 2023

 

Feature & Reviews - David Lang & Pam Tanowitz, Song of Songs, London:

David Lang, Arts Desk

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Debra Craine, The Times  (+ Share)

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Tour Review - Ailey 2, Enemy in the Figure, Freedom Series, The Hunt, Revelations, Norwich: Graham Watts, Bachtrack

 

Review - New York City Ballet at 75, New York: Bourée Fantasque, Agon, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue: Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review

 

Review - James Wilton Dance, Lore, London: Nicola Claire, SeeingDance

 

Review - Ballet West, The Firebird, Fever Dream, Stars and Stripes, Salt Lake City: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

Review - Ars Nova/National Black Theater, (pray), New York: Maya Phillips, NY Times

 

Review- Ann Carlson/inkBoat, These Are the Ones We Fell Among, Los Angeles: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review

 

Review - Dance Umbrella/Ioanna Paraskevopoulou, MOS, London: Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

 

Review - Melbourne Fringe/Behjamin Hurley, Dunes Rolling Down Dunes: Andrew Fuhrmann, The Age

 

 

Film Preview - Yorke Dance Project, Sea of Troubles, London: Teresa Guerreiro, 

 

News - Birmingham Royal Ballet's Nutcracker to open on 17 November: Staff, Theatre Weekly

 

And:

How did the Mariinsky Theater and Ballet survive the Nazi siege of Leningrad?  Anna Galayda, Russia Beyond

 

Links - Thursday 12 October, 2023

 

Reviews - New York City Ballet at 75, New York:

Various Programmes, Alastair Macaulay, Financial Times

Balanchine Triple Bill, Mary Cargill, Danceviewtimes

Other Balanchine, Robert Greskovic, Wall St Journal

 

Reviews - Fall for Dance 2023, Program 5, New York:

Marina Harss, Fjord Review (Unrestricted)

Joel Benjamin, Theaterscene

 

Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Petite Mort, Sechs Tanze, Seattle: Nadia Vostrikov, Ballet Herald

 

Review - James Wilton Dance, Lore, London: Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

 

Review - Teaċ Daṁsa/Michael Keegan-Dolan, MÁM, London: Graham Watts, Bachtrack

 

Review - Co3 Contemporary Dance Australia, Architect of the Invisible, Perth: Rita Clarke, Limelight

 

 

Preview - World Ballet Day 2023, Streaming: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Maud Le Pladec, Twenty-Seven Perspectives, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

News - Birmingham Repertory Theatre, The Snowman 2023 (26th Year), Peacock Theatre, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

And:

Thailand’s breakdancing team confronts hair loss at the Asian Games: Rebecca Ratcliffe, Guardian

Links - Wednesday 11 October, 2023

 

Feature - Balanchine Blue: The Empire State Building will honour 'City Ballet at 75’ tonight:

Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

Chava Pearl Lansky, Pointe Magazine

 

Reviews - New York City Ballet, Balanchine Triple Bill, New York:

Ivy Lin, Bachtrack

Marina Harss, Fjord Review

 

Review /Photo Album - La Scala Ballet, Swan Lake (Smirnova & Tissi), Milan: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Review - Bangarra Dance Theatre, Yuldea, Melbourne: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review. (Unrestricted)

 

Review - Melbourne Fringe/Bass Fam Collective, Matador sabor de amor, Melbourne: Stephanie Glickman, Australian Stage

 

Review - Taranaki Dance Trust, Contentedness, Equilibrium, New Plymouth, NZ: Cameron McHugh, Theatreview

 

Preview - Via Injabulo at Dance Umbrella, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

Interview - Akram Khan: Innocence, animals & a fight to save the planet - Jungle Book reimagined  hits Canadian Stage: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

 

Interview - Rafael Bonachela on SDC’s 2024 Season, Somos and touring in Spain: Staff, Dance Australia

 

Feature - Crystal Pite’s Kidd Pivot back with Assembly Hall, another world premiere: Sara Harowitz, Straight.com

 

Feature - Former Northern Ballet dancer Jayne Regan Pink now sprinkles 'fairy dust' on Milwaukee theatre: Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

 

Feature - Breakers grapple with Hip-Hop’s big Olympic moment: Jonathan Abrams, NY TImes

 

 

Links - Tuesday 10 October, 2023

 

Review - Kate Prince/ZooNation, Message in a Bottle, London: Graham Watts, Bachtrack

 

Review - Czech National Ballet, Beyond Vibrations: Moving Rooms, Frank Bridge Variations, Fly Paper Bird, Prague: Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack

 

Review - Philadelphia Ballet, Carmen (Corella), Philadelphia: Camille Bacon-Smith, Broad Street Review

 

Review - Dance Umbrella, Change Tempo: Girl's Notes, Comme Un Symbole, London: Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

 

 

Interview - Misty Copeland's dedication to inclusion spans many projects: Brooke Lefferts, Independent

 

News - Ballet Nights comes to Lanterns Studio Theatre this month: Stephi Wild, BWW UK

 

News - Stuttgart Ballet’s Creations XIII-XV to showcase 3 World Premieres: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

News - Hope springs online in unique collaboration: Jason Blake, Limelight

 

News - Classic Chinese novel adapted into a ballet production: Chen Nan, China Daily

 

News - Master Hula teacher Patrick Makuakāne receives MacArthur Award: Janos Gereben, SF Classical Voice

 

 

Links - Monday 9 October, 2023

 

Review - Royal Ballet, Don Quixote, London: Sarah Crompton, The Observer

 

 

Review - New York City Center, Fall for Dance Festival, Programs 1 & 2: New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Reviews - Kate Prince/ZooNation, Message in a Bottle, London:

Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

Nicola Claire, SeeingDance

 

Reviews - Dance Umbrella, Change Tempo: Girl's Notes, Comme Un Symbole; London Battle:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Review - Katherina Radeva/Liz Aggiss, Rachel Krishche & Lucy Suggate: 40/40, Manchester: David Cunningham, BTG

 

Review - American Contemporary Ballet, The Rite Showing with Burlesque, Los Angeles: Jillian Verzwyvelt, Ballet Herald

 

Links - Sunday 8 October, 2023

 

Interview - Wayne McGregor: I was a disco dancer who’d never had a ballet lesson: Alice Thomson, The Times (+ share)

 

Feature - Danny Boyle, on bringing a hip-hop The Matrix to Manchester: Debra Craine, The Times (+ share)

 

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Balanchine 4-Bill, New York: Mary Cargill, Danceviewtimes

 

Review - Martha Graham Dance Company, Graham 100 Mixed Bill, Los Angeles: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review

 

Review - New York City Center, Fall for Dance Festival, Program 1: New York: Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review

 

Review - Boston Ballet, Fall Experience (mixed programme), Boston: Jeffrey Gantz, Boston Globe

 

Review - Kate Prince/ZooNation, Message in a Bottle, London: Vera Liber, BTG

 

Reviews -  Melbourne Fringe 2023: Andrew Fuhrmann, The Age

 

Review - Bangarra Dance Theatre, Yuldea, Stephanie Glickman, Australian Stage

 

 

Preview - Flyaway Productions/Jo Kreiter, If I Give You My Sorrows, San Francisco: Anita Katz, SF Examiner

 

News - Boston Ballet highlights old, new & reinvented works for new season: Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald

 

News - Vancouver,  Fall arts picks: dance: Sara Horowitz, Straight.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

OK, can we please leave it there - your various points have been adequately made.  

Links - Wednesday 4 October, 2023

 

Feature - Allegra Kent conjures ‘messages from the air, the atmosphere’: Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Interview - Alexander Campbell on The Limit – a new work for The Royal Ballet: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

 

Reviews - Royal Ballet, Don Quixote, London:

Louise Levene, Financial Times

Vikki Jane Vile, Bachtrack

 

Reviews - Ballet Nights 2023, Programme 1, London:

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

Vera Liber, BTG

 

Review - Matthew Bourne/ New Adventures, Romeo and Juliet, Glasgow & London:

Lorna Irvine, Fjord Review

George Kan, Brooklyn Rail

 

Review - New York City Ballet at 75, Week 2 4-Bill, New York: Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review

 

Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Black Sabbath - The Ballet, Birmingham: Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine

 

Review - Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, Liberté Cathédrale, Velbert: Amit Noy, Brooklyn Rail

 

Review - Stephanie Mohr/Aurélia Thierrée/Fukiko Takase, The Yellow Wallpaper, London: Rachel Nouchi, BTG

 

Review - Matthew Lutz-Kinoy: Filling Station, Ballet at the Pump, New York: Susan Yung, Brooklyn Rail

 

Review - Charleen Chidiac, Charade, New York: Anya Bernstein, Brooklyn Rail

 

Stream Review - Australian Ballet, Swan Lake, Melbourne: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

 

 

Preview - Ballet BC, HERE - Bolero X, Enemy in the Figure, Vancouver: Raynee Novak, Straight.com

 

Preview - Let's All Dance, Sleeping Beauty, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Book Review - Rudolf Nureyev As I Remember Him by Patricia Boccadoro: Vera Liber, BTG

 

Feature - The best Ballet-centric movies ever made: Soniya Hinduja, Movieweb

 

News - Birmingham Royal Ballet announces BRB2’s 2024 UK Tour: Staff, Theatre Weekly

 

News - Sydney Dance Company announces 2024 season: Maddy Briggs, Limelight

 

Links - Saturday, 30 September, 2023

 

Reviews - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Black Sabbath - The Ballet, Birmingham: 

Graham Watts, Bachtrack

Youssra Al-Hajji, Redbrick

 

Review - BalletX, Credo, Exalt, Honey, New York: Carla Escoda, Bachtrack

 

Reviews - Kyiv City Ballet, A Tribute to Peace Mixed Bill, London:

Rachel Nouchi, BTG

David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Review - English National Ballet, Our Voices (triple bill), London: Sara Veale, Fjord Review

 

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Swan Lake, Melbourne: Stephanie Glickman, Australian Stage

 

Review - Smaïl Kanouté, Never Twenty-One, New York: Marina Harss, Fjord Review

 

Review - Solène Weinachter: After All, London: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Preview - Emanuel Gat Dance, LoveTrain2020, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

Interview - Pam Tanowitz, Choreographer: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

News - Scottish Ballet’s pirouette turns Cinderella into a man: Jeremy Watson, The Times (+ share)

 

News - Northern Ballet announce UK tour of Tortoise & the Hare: Stephanie Bateman, Doncaster Free Press

 

News - NYCB  Principal Dancer Russell Janzen bids farewell after 16 years: Terry Trucco, Playbill

 

Stars galore in today's Links ........

Links - Friday 29 September, 2023

 

Reviews - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Black Sabbath - The Ballet, Birmingham: 

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Debra Craine, The Times (+ share)

Louise Levene, Financial Times

Diane Parkes, WhatsOnStage

David Jays, Evening Standard

Guy Oddy, Arts Desk

Alison Brinkworth, Birmingham Live

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

David Mead, SeeingDance

John Kennedy, Reviews Hub

Fionnuala Bourke, Yahooo!News

Alison Norton, Express & Star

Rachel Louise Martin, West End, Best Friend

Rich Hobson, LouderSound

 

Reviews - New York City Ballet, Balanchine 4-Bill, New York:

Ivy Lin, Bachtrack

Mary Cargill, Danceviewtimes

 

Review - New York City Ballet, NYCB at 75: Jewels, New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Swan Lake, Melbourne: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review

 

Review - BalletX, Credo, Honey, Exalt, New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Review - Queensland Ballet and collaborators, Strictly Gershwin, Brisbane: Michelle Potter, ... 0n dancing

 

Review - Matthew Bourne/New Adventures, Romeo and Juliet, Glasgow: Mary Brennan, Herald

 

Review - Stephanie Mohr/Aurélia Thierrée/Fukiko Takase, The Yellow Wallpaper, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Review - Compañía Rocío Molina, Fallen From Heaven (Caída del Cielo), Vancouver: Howard Harowitz, Straight.com

 

 

News - Royal Academy of Dance acquires Dancing Times photographic archive: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

News - Septime Webre’s The Great Gatsby Returns to Hong Kong: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

Q&A - Misty Copeland &  Babatunji Johnson on a new dance film, Flower: Toba Singer, Culture Vulture

 

News - Orchestras in danger: 

- Royal Opera House: The Stage

- Northern Ballet: Slipped Disc

 

And:

Picture Essay - Go Team Sharkie!: Scotland’s disco lassies: Giulia Frigieri, Guardian

Links - Thursday 28 September, 2023

 

Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Black Sabbath - The Ballet, Birmingham: Mark Monahan, Telegraph

 

Reviews - Kyiv City Ballet, A Tribute to Peace Mixed Bill, London:

Debra Craine, The Times (+ share)

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Tour Reviews - Ailey 2, Enemy in the Figure, Freedom Series, The Hunt, Revelations, Canterbury & Plymouth:

Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk

Karen Bussell, BTG

 

Review - English National Ballet, Our Voices (triple bill), London: Rupert Christiansen, Spectator

 

Review - New York City Ballet, NYCB at 75: Jewels, New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc/2

 

Reviews - Stephanie Mohr/Aurélia Thierrée/Fukiko Takase, The Yellow Wallpaper, London:

Chris Wiegand, Guardian

Charlotte Kasner, SeeingDance

Anya Ryan, The Stage

 

Review - Akeim Toussiant Buck/Crystal Zillwood, Souls and Cells, London: Nicola Claire, SeeingDance

 

Review - Petipa Awards Gala, San Francisco: Margaret Willis, Bachtrack

 

 

Interview - Alejanro Cerruda, AD of Charlotte Ballet, Brad Wheeler, Globe & Mail

 

News - Scottish Ballet has gender-swapping new Cinderella: Catriona Stewart, Herald.  + Scotsman

 

News - October DanceWatch: White Bird fête, Swan Lake, butoh, flamenco & more: Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon Artswatch

 

News - New York City Ballet's orchestra is unhappy: 

Haley Brown, NY Post

Joshua Wright, BWW

 

Book Review - Dynamo, Michael Somes – A life in the Royal Ballet by Sarah Woodcock: Jann Parry, Gramilano

 

Further to my remark, above, about the online coverage of the show thus far - NB that the photo album in today's links comprises loads of photos of the dancers, taken by Johan Persson.