Ian Macmillan

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

Links - Sunday 2 July, 2023

Review - Queensland Ballet, Trilogy Triple Bill, Brisbane: Madelyn Coupe, Fjord Review

Review - American Ballet Theatre, Like Water for Chocolate, Robert Greskovic, Wall Street Journal

Review - Mark Morris Dance Group, The Look of Love, Jacob's Pillow: Iris Fanger, Boston Globe

News - Misty Copeland: Transitioning from the ballet stage to the Big Screen: Cori Murray, Hollywood Reporter

Preview - Pilot Dance Project, The Delicate Space, Houston: Natalie De La Garza, Houston Press

Feature - Hong Kong Ballet embraces its local identity, amidst a city in flux: James Griffith, Globe and Mail

Photo Features: 

- A ballerina sculpture comes to life: Alexander Yakovlev, RBTH

- Dancers posed in exotic surroundings: BoredPanda

News - Alberta Ballet 2023-2024 Season: Staff, Ballet Herald

Feature - Radical flavours in contemporary flamenco: Agnish Ray, Financial Times

Feature - Bijayini Satpathy is pushing the boundaries of Odissi – some think too far: Malini Nair, Scroll.in

You want photos?  Try some of this morning's ABT Links!

Links - Saturday 24 June, 2023

Appraisal - Robert Gotttlieb, editor, critic, writer, etc: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times

Review - Bayerisches Staatsballett, La Bayadère (Bart/Petipa), Munich: Sabine Proll, La Notte

Review - Queensland Ballet, Trilogy Triple Bill, Brisbane: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

Review - American Ballet Theatre, Like Water for Chocolate (NY Premiere), New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times

Related Features:

Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon: AP Staff, SCMP

Designer Bob Crowley: Nancy Tapia, LRM Online

ABT’s star supporters dress up for the night: Marissa DeSantis, Observer.   And here

Review - Russell Maliphant Dance Company, Vortex, Newcastle: Dora Frankel, BTG

Review - McNichol Ballet Collective, Devotions, Hull: Christopher Holmes, Reviews Hub

Preview - BAAND Together Dance Festival, New York: Staff, En Face Magazine

News - Birmingham Royal Ballet announces promotions, joiners and leavers for 2023/2024: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

And as it's the weekend:

National Ballet of Canada's Heather Ogden shares tips for sweatproof makeup: Katherine Lalancette, Toronto Star

Links - Friday 23 June, 2023

Feature - American Ballet Theatre, 2023 Summer Season: Caedra Scott-Flaherty, Observer

Feature - Australian Ballet's Identity sees choreographers wrestle with the national identity: Hannah Reich, ABC News

Feature - Jewels - a glittering ballet saved by the Country Women’s Association: Janice Breen Burns, The Age

Review - Royal Ballet School, Next Generation Festival, London: David Mead, SeeingDance

Review - English National Ballet, Cinderella (in round performance), London: Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle.  Also Reuters

Review - The Sounds of Afrolitical Movement, Portland: Hannah Krafcik, Oregon Artswatch

Reviews - Sacha Copland, Solo Show -The Emperor's New Clothes, Wellington:

Sarah Catherall, The Post

Lyne Pringle, Theatreview

News - Birmingham Royal Ballet arrives in New York: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

News - Scottish Ballet dancers mark solstice: Staff, Orcadian

This planned action tomorrow appears to move things on somewhat from the first word of unrest at the company a couple of weeks or so back.  Not surprisingly, the Australian papers also cover it ... in very similar terms to those used in the Guardian piece.

Links - Thursday 22 June, 2023

Review - Royal Ballet, Anastasia Act III, Laura Morera's Final Performance, London: Jonathan Gray, Gramilano

Review - English National Ballet, Cinderella (in round performance), London: Rupert Christiansen, Spectator

Review - Paris Opera Ballet, Firebird, Song of the Wayfarer, Bolero, Paris: Sheenagh Pietrobruno, Critical Dance

Stream Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Worlds to Come Triple Bill, Seattle: Rachel Howard, Fjord Review

Review - Bangarra Dance Theatre, Yuldea, Sydney: Deborah Jones, FollowSpot

News - Australian Ballet dancers to take first industrial action in 42 years: 

Kelly Burke, Guardian

Karl Quinn, The Age

News - Windrush Day 22nd June: New black British ballet launches in Brixton: Phil Ross, Brixton Buzz

News - Ukrainian ballet dancers find refuge at US ballet schools: Staff, ABC News

Feature - Inside American Ballet Theatre’s Like Water For Chocolate: Marissa Desantis, Harper's Bazaar  Also Playbill

History - A viewing of the world’s oldest ballet in more or less current repertory: Alastair Macaulay, Blog

History - How Diaghilev first staged The Sleeping Beauty in Europe: Anna Galayda, RBTH

Links - Wednesday 21 June, 2023

Obituary - Magda Saleh, influential Egyptian Ballerina: Anna Kisselgoff, NY TImes

Feature - Alexei Ratmansky stages Giselle for the United Ukrainian Ballet: Victoria Looseleaf, SF Classical Voice

Feature - Royal New Zealand Ballet turning up the focus and special effects for Lightscapes: Andrew Lees, The Post

Review - Dutch National Ballet, Blake Works I, Pas/Parts, The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, Amsterdam: Vikki Jane Vile, Bachtrack

Review - English National Ballet, Cinderella (in round performance), London: India Lawrence, Time Out

Reviews - La Scala  Ballet, Milan:

- Gala Fracci 2023: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

- Blake Works V: Valentina Bonelli, Fjord Review

Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Apollo, Interlinked, Still Life at the Penguin Cafe, Birmingham: Emily May, Fjord Review

Review - Australian Ballet, Identity Double Bill, Melbourne: Stephanie Glickman, Australian Stage

Review- Queensland Ballet, Trilogy Triple Bill, Brisbane: Deborah Jones, FollowSpot

Preview - American Ballet Theatre, Like Water for Chocolate, New York: Jocelyn Noveck, Independent. (also in ABC News)

Interview - Peter Boal on his biography Illusions of Camelot: Cherilyn J Lee, Ballet Herald

Links - Tuesday 20 June, 2023

News - Li Cunxin retiring from Queensland Ballet due to ‘serious health concerns’: 

Sian Cain, Guardian

Kerrie O'Brien & Nell Geraets, Brisbane Times. 

Also Dance Australia, Limelight, ABC News, ... on dancing

Review- Queensland Ballet, Trilogy Triple Bill, Brisbane: Ruth Ridgway, Bachtrack

Review - English National Ballet, Cinderella (in round performance), London: Louise Levene, Financial Times

Review - Paris Opera Ballet: Eva S Chou, Fjord Review

- The Dante Project

- Firebird, Song of the Wayfarer, Bolero

Review - River to River Festival, New York: Brian Seibert, NY TImes

Review - Danielle Ross & Dancers, Lineage, Portland: Amy Leona Havin, Oregon Artswatch

November 2022 Review - Ballet Collective, First and Last Light, Forest of Shifting Time, New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog,nyc

News - The Stuttgart Ballet 2023-2024 Season: Staff, Ballet Herald 

Feature - Gaby Diaz, Swiss Army Knife of a dancer, making a virtue of versatility: Margaret Fuhrer, NY Times

Links - Monday 19 June, 2023

Review - Royal Ballet, Untitled 2023, Corybantic Games, Anastasia Act 3, London: Sarah Crompton, The Observer

Reviews - English National Ballet, Cinderella (in round performance), London:

Jonathan Gray, Gramilano

Joy Wang XY, SeeingDance

Reviews - Queensland Ballet, Trilogy Triple Bill, Brisbane:

Denise Richardson, Dance Australia

Olivia Stewart, Limelight

Review - Bangarra Dance Theatre, Yuldea, Sydney: Geraldine Higginson, Dance Australia

Review - National Ballet of Canada, Romeo and Juliet (Ratmansky), Toronto: Rebecca Ritzel, Globe and Mail

News - The Tap Pack is back: Staff, Dance Australia

In the meantime, there is a substantial preview piece by Marina Harss in today's Links, with photos from ABT's US Premiere of the work in California earlier this year. 

Links - Sunday 18 June, 2023

Review - Royal Ballet, Untitled 2023, Corybantic Games, Anastasia Act 3, London: Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk

Reviews - English National Ballet, Cinderella (in round performance), London:

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard

Catchup Review - New York City Ballet, Partita, Play Time, Love Letter (on shuffle), New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

Review - Gallim Dance, Bodies of Matter Mixed Bill, New York: Karen Greenspan, Fjord Review

Review - BRB2, Carlos Acosta’s Classical Selection, London: David Mead, SeeingDance

Preview - American Ballet Theatre, Like Water for Chocolate, New York: Marina Harss, NY Times

Feature - Pina Bausch’s Dance Company announces steps toward a new era: Roslyn Sulcas, NY TImes

News - Royal Danish Ballet 2023-2024 Season: Staff, Ballet Herald

News - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures brings Doorstep Duets to SE England: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

Q&A - Moss Te Ururangi Patterson, CEO at New Zealand Dance Company: Richard Betts, The Post

The BBC was quick off the mark with an Obituary.

Am I imagining having seen Wayne Sleep and Michael Coleman do a soft-shoe shuffle to We're a couple of swells at some special night at Sadler's Wells a good 10 years or so back?    

Candle - thrice welcome ex tenebris.  May your flame burn brightly and often now that you have made a very considered first step.

Links - Saturday 10 June, 2023

Review - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Dancing Spirit, Roy's Joys, Are You in Your Feelings?, New York: Ivy Lin, Bachtrack

Reviews - New York City Ballet, Visionary Voices Mixed Bill, Washington DC:

Carolyn Kelemen, Maryland Theatre Guide

Roger Catlin, BWW DC

Review - New York City Ballet, Square Dance, Concerto Barocco, Donizetti Variations, Afternoon of a Faun, Washington DC: David Friscic, BWW DC

Review - Houston Ballet, Swan Lake, Houston: Natalie De La Garza, Houston Press

Reviews - Ballet Hispánico, New Sleep, Papagayos, Sor Juana, Club Havana, New York:

Karen Hildebrand, Fjord Review

Joel Benjamin, Theaterscene

Review - Gallim, state, From, song, Castles, No Ordinary Love, Sama, New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

Review - Compagnie de la Citadelle, Nuit, Toronto: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

News - Polish National Ballet 2023-24 Season: Staff, Ballet Herald

News - Ballet Hispánico's Legacy Gala raises over $1.4 million: Chloe Rabinowitz, BWW

News - Dutch National Ballet U.S. Premiere of Frida: Staff, South Pasadenan

News - Pacific Northwest Ballet’s free streaming of Season Encore Performance: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

Feature - New York's River to River Festival presents an art experiment: Gia Kourlas, NY Times

Feature - In Seattle’s former INS building, a dance on immigration takes shape: Marcie Sillman, Seattle Times

Links - Friday 9 June, 2023

Review - Polish National Ballet, Grosse Fuge, Eroica Variations, Symphony No 7, Warsaw: Graham Watts, Bachtrack

Review - Ballet Hispánico, New Sleep, Papagayos, Sor Juana, Club Havana, New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

Review - Resolution 2023/Shyām Dattani, Dvihīna, London/The Place: Alastair Macaulay, Blog

Review - Pam Tanowitz Dance, Heart of Hearts, New York: Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review **

Review - NW Dance Project, Petrushka, Rite of Spring, Portland: Max Tapogna, Oregon Artswatch

Review - Hana Yamamoto & Nina Utashiro, Biéde in Motion, Kyoto: Paul McInnes, Fjord Review

Reviews - Rising Festival/Florentina Holzinger, Tanz, Melbourne:

Tim Byrne, Guardian

Rhys Ryan, Limelight

News - New costumes for the Royal Ballet's revival of Corybantic Games: Clara Strunck, Harper's Bazaar

Diary - US Summer Dance: Celia Wren, Washington Post

** Looks like a revised website, now with limited access.

Links - Thursday 8 June, 2023

Feature - A multi-Season celebration of the Martha Graham Company at 100: Rachel Sherman, NY Times

Review - Royal Ballet of Flanders, Extant, One flat thing reproduced, Ten Duets on a Theme of Rescue, Antwerp: Jonathan Gray, Bachtrack

Review - San Francisco Ballet, Romeo & Juliet; Smuin Contemporary Ballet, Dance Series 2, San Francisco: Heather Desaulniers, Critical Dance

Interview - Choreographer Andrew McNicol: Paul Arrowsmith, Gramilano

Feature - Bangarra Dance Theatre: Behind the scenes of a big debut: Linda Morris, Sydney Morning Herald

News - Australian Ballet dancers begin industrial action over pay dispute: Kelly Burke, Guardian

News - Alysa Pires becomes first Canadian woman to create work for New York City Ballet: Rebecca Ritzel, Globe and Mail

News - Dutch National Ballet to make Jacob's Pillow Debut: A A Cristi, BWW Boston

Feature - How a prison dance class frees men’s bodies: Brian Seibert, NY Times

Feature - A different kind of coming-out story in “Dad Can Dance”: Hannah Aizenman, New Yorker  New Yorker/2