Ian Macmillan

Links - Tuesday 1 August, 2023 Obituary - Danny Grossman, Canadian choreographer: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Profile - Australian Ballet’s Amber Scott: Leila Lois, Pointe Magazine Features - Celia Fushille's final season as Artistic Director of Smuin Contemporary Ballet: Janos Gereben, SF Classical Voice Staff, En Face Magazine Feature - Chunky Move - the dance company that operates like a sports team: John Bailey, Brisbane Times Review - Covent Garden Dance Company, Étoiles of Paris Opera Ballet & Friends, Hatch House, Wiltshire: Graham Watts, Gramilano Review - Queensland Ballet, Bespoke 23 Triple Bill, Brisbane: Denise Richardson, Dance Australia Review - ImpulsTanz Vienna International Dance Festival/Lucinda Childs & Robert Wilson: Relative Calm: Eva S Chou, Fjord Review Review - BAAND Together Dance Festival, New York: Nadia Vostrikov, Ballet Herald Preview - Australian Ballet, Jewels & Gala, ROH London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper More Archive (2022) Reviews: - Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta and The Nutcracker double bill, Vienna Volksoper: Alastair Macaulay, Blog - Christopher Gurusamy, Krishna - Knave of Hearts, London: Alastair Macaulay, Blog

Links - Monday 31 July, 2023 Review - Venice Dance Biennale: Pontus Lidberg: On the Nature of Rabbits; Andrea Salustri: Materia: Sarah Crompton, The Observer Review - Queensland Ballet, Bespoke 23 Triple Bill, Brisbane: Ruth Ridgway, Bachtrack Review - Stuttgart Ballet, Onegin (Cranko), Stuttgart: David Mead, SeeingDance Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Lightscapes (Quad bill), Wellington: Unattributed, Dance Australia Review - La Tania Baile Flamenco, Solaz, San Francisco: Rachel Howard, Fjord Review Review - Gala Flamenca, Sadlers' Wells, London: Jordan Lian, SeeingDance Preview - Dusk Dances 2023, Moving Parts & Others, Toronto: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Book Review - Ballet Confidential by David McAllister: Karen Van Ulzen, Dance Australia Opinion - Ballet is for everyone, no matter who you are: Noelani Pantastico, Penn Live Dance Diary - Australia & New Zealand, July 2023: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Archive (2022) Reviews: - English National Ballet, Raymonda (Rojo): Alastair Macaulay, Blog (Originally on Slipped Disc) - Royal Ballet, Ashton Triple Bill: Alastair Macaulay, Blog

Links - Sunday 30 July, 2023 Feature - Kyiv City Ballet: ‘It’s amazing what you can do when you don’t have a choice’: Debra Craine, The Times (+ share) 2021 Archive Essay - Dante’s “Divine Comedy” according to Wayne McGregor, Thomas Adès, and Tacita Dean: Alastair Macaulay, Blog Reviews - Carlos Acosta, Carlos at 50, London: Marianka Swain, Telegraph Stefan Kyriazis, Express Review - Queensland Ballet, Bespoke 23 Triple Bill, Brisbane: Deborah Jones, FollowSpot Reviews - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Lightscapes (Quad bill), Wellington: Jennifer Shennan, ... on dancing Deirdre Tarrant, Theatreview Review - Seoul Metropolitan Dance Theatre, One Dance, New York: Karen Greenspan, Fjord Review Review - Badisches Staatsballett, Future Choreography, Karlsruhe: David Mead, SeeingDance And - How Balanchine drove ballerinas to the edge: Alice Robb, Telegraph

I take it that this is the Beta version under discussion. If so, it works fine for me.

I have to admit that when I posted this for Links today, I was taken back to the first time I saw Faun (with Carlos Acosta, I think) and I was considerably taken aback by its final moments. I thought it highly sexual in nature but, as Ms Taylor says, that connotation may well have been of my own creation. Whatever the case, I much prefer the totally different Robbins version.

Links - Saturday 22 July, 2023 Feature - Nijinsky misrepresented - gossip and myth should not be taken as truth: Ariette Taylor & Rebe Taylor, Dance Australia Feature - Houston Ballet Co-Artistic Director Julie Kent believes in the "We": Margaret Downing, Houston Press Feature - A new spin on spin: reviving the Polka Chinata, a Bolognese Folk Dance: Brian Seibert, NY Times Preview - Royal Ballet, Anemoi, The Cellist, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview - Northern Ballet, Three Short Ballets, Leeds & London: Staff, Yorkshire Post Review - Dorrance Dance, SOUNDspace, 48th and 8th, Jacob's Pillow: Catherine Tharin, Boston Globe News - Russia's Bolshoi heads to Beijing for first tour since COVID: Staff, Reuters News - National Ballet Of Canada returns to Harbourfront with Sharing The Stage: Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig van Toronto Photo News - Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company in New York: Logan Culwell-Block, Playbill Book Preview - The Boy From Kyiv - Alexei Ratmansky's Life in Ballet by Marina Harss: Staff, Kirkus Reviews

A Scottish perspective from way back in the early 1950s. The 'Qualifying exam' sorted sheep from goats as regards secondary education and I can't recall hearing of any subsequent changes to that round our way.

Links - Friday 21 July, 2023 Feature - Can ballet survive the culture wars? Rupert Christiansen, Spectator Review - Pilobolus, Big Five-Oh Mixed Bill, New York: Robert Greskovic, Wall St Journal Review - New York City Ballet, Two Performances, Saratoga Springs: Geraldine Freedman, Daily Gazette Review - Footnote New Zealand Dance, Advance to go, Premonition, Wellington: Chloe Jaques, Theatreview News - Joffrey Ballet offers 'Dancing with Parkinson's' class: Lana Hinshaw-Klann, CBS News News - Dayton Ballet names Brandon Ragland as its new Artistic Director: Steve Sucato, Pointe Magazine Feature - Her dad’s a Real Madrid legend but never understood her dream; she's now dancing with the National Ballet: Gary Stonehouse, The Sun And in case you're wondering: What Is the Edinburgh International Festival and How Does It Differ From Edinburgh Fringe? Playbill

Links - Thursday 20 July, 2023 Feature - David Hallberg: Are we living in a golden age of male ballet dancers? David Jays, The Times (+ share) Review - Dutch National Ballet, Frida, Los Angeles: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review Review- Badisches Staatsballett, International Benefit Gala, Karlsruhe: David Mead, SeeingDance Review - Tokyo Ballet, Giselle (Lavrosky), Melbourne: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review Review - Ballet Hispánico, Buscando a Juan, New York: Karen Greenspan, Fjord Review Review - Gauthier Dance, Mixed 5-Bill, Jacob's Pillow: Charles Giuliano, Arts Fuse Review - Michael Keegan-Dolan & Rachel Poirier, How to Be a Dancer in 72,000 Easy Lessons, Galway: Helen Meany, Guardian Review - Black Grace & Company B, I am a Renaissance, Auckland: Iatua Richard Felaggai Taito, Theatreview Preview - Royal Ballet, Don Quixote, (Acosta) London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview - Kate Prince, Sting, ZooNation, Message in a Bottle, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview - Laura Cannon/ProLab Dance, Break to build, Portland: Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon Artswatch News - American Ballet Theatre reveals 2023 Fall Season ( 3 Programs & 7 Ballets): Chloe Rabinowitz, BWW Graham Spicer, Gramilano News - Changes at Canberra's QL2 Dance: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

Ondine - might we have some background in common here? Pity the Forum doesn't have a voice option.

Weel, hivvens above, the Sunday Post has made it intae yon balletcoforum! Ah kin hardly believe it - mebbe we'll get Oor Wullie and The Broons next, if they're still goin' strong. It's been many a year since ah last saw them. Meanwhile, back in Germany, Austria and Switzerland ........

Links - Wednesday 19 July, 2023 Review - Badisches Staatsballett, Maria Stuart (Premiere), Karlsruhe: David Mead, SeeingDance Review - Dutch National Ballet, Frida, Los Angeles: Jane Rosenberg, Seen and Heard Reviews - The Royal Ballet School Summer Performance, ROH, London: Jonathan Gray, Bachtrack Jann Parry, Gramilano (+ photo album) Review - Ballet Hispánico, Buscando a Juan, New York: Joel Benjamin, Theaterscene Review - Tokyo Ballet, Giselle (Lavrosky), Melbourne: Stephanie Glickman, Australian Stage Review - Lisa Wilkinson/Re:In:Act, Odette, Dunedin: Hannah Molloy, Theatreview Previews - Australian Ballet's summer season at the Royal Opera House: Aliya Al-Hassan, BWW UK Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview - Pepa Molina & Jesus Fernandez, Perceptions, Parramatta/Sydney: Steve Dow, Sydney Morning Herald Preview - La Tania, Solaz, San Francisco: Aimée Ts'ao, SF Classical Voice Preview - Smuin Ballet/Amy Seiwert, Sketch 13, San Francisco: Philip Mayard, Bay Area Reporter Audio Preview - New York City Ballet returns to SPAC this week: Joe Donahue & Jonathan Stafford, WAMC News - Vancouver Dance Centre announces lively 2023/2024 season: Bridget Stringer-Holden, Straight.com News - Giant silver ballet shoes appears in east London: Staff (Ian, presumably?), Ian Visits

Links - Tuesday 18 July, 2023 Feature - The Channel Islands’ first professional ballet company, Ballet d’Jèrri: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Review - American Ballet Theatre, Swan Lake, New York: Ivy Lin, Bachtrack Review - Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker at Avignon Festival: Laura Cappelle, Financial Times Review - The Royal Ballet School Summer Performance, ROH, London: Nicola Claire, SeeingDance Review - Flamenco Festival 2023, Sadler's Wells, London: The Stage Reviews - Australasian Dance Collective, Lucie in the Sky*, Canberra: Deborah Jones, FollowSpot Michelle Potter, ... on dancing February 2023 Review - Joffrey Ballet Concert Group, 4-Bill, New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Preview - Shobana Jeyasingh, Counterpoint, Somerset House, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper News - Lake Tahoe Dance Festival: Staff, En Face Magazine News - Power dynamics come to play in NobleMotion Dance’s PowerPlay: Natalie De La Garza, Houston Press * It's dancers + drones

I believe it has been known for Nuns to attend to see a performance involving a dancer who had attended a school at which they taught.

Links - Monday 17 July, 2023 Interview - Carlos Acosta: ‘At 50, I have to dance in a way that I can still walk off, and not call an ambulance’: Sarah Crompton, Observer Review - La Scala Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Milan: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Review - American Ballet Theatre, Swan Lake x 4, New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance Review - Tokyo Ballet, Giselle (Lavrosky), Melbourne: Karen Van Ulzen, Dance Australia Reviews - Manchester Festival: Benji Reid, Find your Eyes: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Sharon Eyal, ROSE: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Review - Flamenco Festival, Gala Flamenca, London: Vera Liber, BTG Review - Badisches Staatsballett, Jazz - Deviations, Your Place or Mine?, Karlsruhe: David Mead, SeeingDance Review - Matthew Bourne/New Adventures, Romeo and Juliet, Manchester: Jay Darcy, The Mancunion Review - Chamaeleon Collective, Stars in 3D, Canberra: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Feature - On the edge: San Diego’s ballet dancers scrape by on short contracts, Nutcrackers and side jobs: Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune There's Dance mentioned here: Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2023 Review: Ballets Russes: João Marcos Copertino, OperaWire

Links - Sunday 16 July, 2023 Obituary - Robin Anderson, Administrator at Scottish Ballet: Staff, Herald Feature - Ukraine’s National Opera celebrates year of live shows despite sirens and sorrow: Shaun Walker, Observer Review - American Ballet Theatre, Swan Lake, New York: Marina Harss, Fjord Review Review - Ballet Black, Pioneers Double Bill, Edinburgh: Penelope Ford, Fjord Review Stream Review - Australian Ballet, Jewels, Melbourne: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Reviews - Flamenco Festival, Gala Flamenca, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Adam Stevenson, Reviews Hub Reviews - BalletX, Sidd: A Hero’s Journey, Philadelphia: Melissa Strong, Broad Street Review Ellen Dunkel, Philadelphia Inquirer Review - Gauthier Dance, Mixed 5-Bill, Jacob's Pillow: Catherine Tharin, Boston Globe Feature - NYCB dancers discuss the SPAC experience, story ballets and their favourite Spa City haunts: Indiana Nash, Daily Gazette

So, a new version of Les Noces - "Our Voices" indeed.

I suspect this is the link to which SheilaC refers, above: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jul/09/twelve-culture-secretaries-13-years-tories-conservatives-arts-funding-bbc

Links - Saturday 8 July, 2023 Interview - Matthew Bourne: I’ve always considered myself more of a showman than a ballet person: Kat Lister, The i Opinion - American Ballet Theatre does not see me as I see myself: Gabe Stone Shayer (Soloist): NY Times Reviews - Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras, Alma, London: Graham Watts, Bachtrack Vera Liber, BTG Matthew Paluch, Gramilano Review - American Ballet Theatre, Giselle, New York: Ivy Lin, Bachtrack Nov 22 Review - Paul Taylor Dance Company, Polaris, Scudorama, Sunset, Diggity: New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc News - Alberta Ballet to lose artistic director after one full season: Michele Jarvie, Calgary Herald News - July Roundup: Dancers and Directors on the Move: Kyra Laubacher, Pointe Magazine News - New Jersey Ballet 2023-2024 Season: Staff, Ballet Herald

Links - Friday 7 July, 2023 Reviews - American Ballet Theatre, Giselle (2 shows), New York: Mary Cargill, Danceviewtimes and Danceviewtimes/2 Marina Harss, Fjord Review Review - American Ballet Theatre, Like Water for Chocolate, New York: Mary Cargill, Danceviewtimes Reviews - Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras, Alma, London: Donald Hutera, The Times (+ share) Franco Milazzo, BWW UK Siobhan Murphy, The Stage Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Chris Lilly, Reviews Hub Review - Australian Ballet, Jewels, Melbourne: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review Review - Miro Magloire/New Chamber Ballet, Sea, New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Feature - French choreographer Bintou Dembélé and G.R.O.O.V.E at the Avignon Festival: Laura Cappelle, NY Times Feature - Adji Cissoko, Artist-in-Residence at Vail dance Festival: Michael Wade Simpson, Culture Vulture Feature - Michelle Ryan/Restless Dance Theatre: Shifting Perspectives and more: Maddy Briggs, Limelight News - The Royal Ballet announces company promotions, new joiners and leavers: Graham Spicer, Gramilano News - Royal Opera House archive goes global with streaming service: Dalya Alberge, Guardian

Notwithstanding all of the above, there's this, seemingly just announced: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jul/06/royal-opera-house-archive-streaming-service

Links - Thursday 6 July, 2023 Interview - Wayne Sleep at 75: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Preview - Flamenco Festival 2023, Sadler's Wells: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper - Feature - Sara Baras: ‘In classic dance, I wouldn’t still be going at 52 – but in flamenco I’m stronger than ever’: Graham Keeley, The i Reviews - American Ballet Theatre, Like Water for Chocolate, New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Mimi Liu, Ballet Herald Review - Australian Ballet, Paragon, The Hum, Melbourne: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review Review - Cape Town Ballet, Cinderella, Cape Town: Jaime Uranovsky, BWW Opera Review - SFDanceworks, Season Six, San Francisco: Rachel Howard, Fjord Review Feature - Black dancers take centre stage this American Ballet Theatre season: Zita Allen, NY Amsterdam News Feature - Los Angeles Ballet: Melissa Barak's Memoryhouse: Tom Teicholz, Forbes Feature - Wen Wei Wang and Barocco Rave in Siena: John Lucas, Straight.com News - Ailey 2 to tour UK – first time in over a decade: Graham Spicer, Gramilano News - Hamburg Ballet, Lady of the Camellias: Stephi Wild, BWW Germany News - Ajkun Ballet Company, The Sleeping beauty ( Ajkun), New York: Chloe Rabinowitz, BWW

Links - Wednesday 5 July, 2023 Review - Mark Morris Dance Group, The Look of Love, Jacob's Pillow: Charles Giuliano, Arts Fuse Preview - Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Black Sabbath – The Ballet: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Catchup Review - Yoshiko Chuma/School of Hard Knocks, Shockwave Delay, New York: Karen Hildebrand, Brooklyn Rail News - INDance 2023 Choreographers Revealed: Staff, Dance Australia And to finish: Feature - Beyond The Red Shoes: the relationship between girlhood and ballet shoes: Claire Marie Healy, AnOther

Links - Tuesday 4 July, 2023 Review - Mark Morris Dance Group, The Look of Love, Jacob's Pillow: Gay Morris, Danceviewtimes Review - American Ballet Theatre, Like Water for Chocolate, New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance Review - Vida Flamenca XII Festival/ Daniel Ramos and Friends, Mixed Bill, Santa Monica: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review Reviews - Company of Elders, You're Here, We're going to have to get better at this, Last night a DJ saved my life, London: Matthew Paluch, BWW UK Siobhan Murphy, The Stage Review - Annie Rigby & Co, She was becoming untethered, New York: Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review Reviews - Mudra Dance Company, Darpana Reflections, Lower Hutt, NZ Jennifer Shennan, ... on dancing Tupe Lualua, Theatreview Report - Dutch National Ballet in Sun Valley: Alanna Love, En Face Magazine Preview - Peninsula International Dance Festival, San Mateo: Janos Gereben, SF Classical Voice Feature - Cathy Marston's My Brilliant Career for Queensland Ballet: Staff, Dance Australia

Links - Monday 3 July, 2023 April Review - Staatsballett Berlin, Messa Da Requiem (Verdi/Spuck), Berlin: Holger Jacobs, Kultur 24 Feature - The ups and downs of a Varna International Ballet dancer on tour: Nicolás Perez, Ballet Herald News - Guangzhou Ballet taking The Legend of the White Snake to Beijing: Chen Nan, China Daily Lifestyle - Francesca Hayward on love, vulnerability and new challenges: Clara Strunck, Harper's Bazaar And as it's a thin day: Vancouver ferries perform ‘ballet’ for Canada Day celebrations: Sky News