John Mallinson

Links – Wednesday May 22, 2019 Review - American Ballet Theatre, Harlequinade, NY: Marina Harss, DanceTabs Review - American Ballet Theatre, The Seasons (Ratmansky’s latest), NY: Gia Kourlas, New York Times Review - New York City Ballet, Judah, Dances at a Gathering, Stars and Stripes, NY: Carol Pardo, Danceviewtimes News - The Royal Ballet’s Summer tour to Los Angeles: Sarah Hookey, Broadway World Feature - New York’s Annual Dance Parade: Siobhan Burke, New York Times Feature - Ballet West Choreographic Festival, Salt Lake City: Melody Kester, Salt Lake Magazine Review - Texas Ballet Theater, Pinocchio (Tuckett), Dallas: Emily Sese, TheaterJones Feature - Max Revell, winner of BBC Young Dancer 2019: David Mead, SeeingDance Feature - Dancing on pointe: Olivia Campbell, NewsCentral24x7

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Links – Tuesday May 21, 2019 Review - Stuttgart Ballet, Mayerling, Stuttgart: GJ Dowler, Classical Source Review - San Francisco Ballet, Shostakovich Trilogy, SF: Rachel Howard, Fjord Review Review - New York City Ballet, Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet, Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3, NY: Rose Marija, Broadway World Review - Staatsballett Berlin, Theme and Variations, The Second Detail, Oval, Berlin: Veronica Posth, SeeingDance Reviews - Queensland Ballet, Serenade, Soldier’s Mass, The Shadows Behind Us, Brisbane: Michelle Potter, … on dancing Olivia Stewart, Limelight Review - Kansas City Ballet, In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, A Play for Love, In the Upper Room, Kansas City, Hilary Stroh, Bachtrack Review - Rambert, Presentient, Rouge, In Your Rooms, London: Graham Watts, Bachtrack Review - Yorke Dance Project, Playground, Communion, Between and Within, Imprint, London: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Review - Seeta Patel, The Rite of Spring, Dance Dialogues, London: Susie Browning, The Stage Review - International Ballet Star Gala, Taipei: David Mead, Seeing Dance Bowen McAuley Dance Company, Exuberant Fanfare, At the Seams, Lissajous, Du Vent et des Fages, Washington: George Jackson, Danceviewtimes Feature - Royal Danish Ballet, Ballet & Bubbles and Dance2Go programmes axed: Eva Kistrup, Copenhagen Report

A taste… https://twitter.com/TheRoyalBallet/status/1130484949054894080

The Times photo has now been changed from Golden Hour to Medusa with the caption "Matthew Ball and Natalia Osipova in Medusa".

Links – Monday May 20, 2019 Obituary - Ruth Beckford, American dancer and choreographer: Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle Review - Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, He Takes Her by the Hand and Leads Her Into the Castle, the Others Follow, Wuppertal: Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times Feature - New York City Ballet, the return of Amar Ramasar: Brian Seibert, New York Times Review - Yorke Dance Project, Playground, Communion, Between and Within, Imprint, London: Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Review - Gillian Walsh, Fame Notions, NY: Siobhan Burke, New York Times Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Seasons in Our World, Peter and the Wolf, Cheltenham: Bruce Marriott, DanceTabs Feature - Scottish Ballet’s Digital Season: Mary Brennan, Herald Scotland Review - Rambert, Presentient, Rouge, In Your Rooms, London: Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance Review - Seeta Patel, The Rite of Spring, London: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian Preview - Smuin Ballet, Amy Seiwert’s Renaissance: Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News Feature - Prix Benois de la Danse has South African representation: Broadway World Feature - William Trevitt’s cultural highlights: Kathryn Bromwich, The Guardian

Links – Sunday May 19, 2019 Review - American Ballet Theatre, Harlequinade, NY: Mary Cargill, Danceviewtimes Feature - Pam Tanowitz, whose Four Quartets is coming to London: Sarah Crompton, Sunday Times Review - The Royal Ballet, Within the Golden Hour, Medusa, Flight Pattern, London: David Dougill, Sunday Times (scroll right down) Review - Rambert, Presentient, Rouge, In Your Rooms, London: Sarah Crompton, The Observer Review - Houston Ballet, Coppélia, Houston: Natalie de la Garza, Houston Press Q & A - Myles Thatcher, dancer and choreographer, San Francisco Ballet: Bruce Marriott, DanceTabs

Today's matinée cancelled according to a tweet from Sadler's Wells

Links – Saturday May 18, 2019 Photo gallery - Margot Fonteyn, to mark the centenary of her birth: The Guardian Feature - Alexei Ratmansky and ABT: Marina Harss, New York Times Review - New York City Ballet, Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet, Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3, NY: Michael Popkin, Danceviewtimes Review - Australian Ballet, Giselle, Sydney: Deborah Jones, FollowSpot Review - The Royal Ballet, Within the Golden Hour, Medusa, Flight Pattern, London: Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International Reviews - Rambert, Presentient, Rouge, In Your Rooms, London: Siobhan Murphy, DanceTabs Anna Winter, The Stage Review - Karole Armitage, You Took a Part of Me, NY: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Feature - Harassment in the workplace and the role of the unions: Michael Cooper, New York Times Review - Boston Ballet, ELA, Rhapsody in Blue, Vestris, Rodin, Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2, Boston: Karen Campbell, Boston Globe Review - Shamel Pitts, Black Velvet / Bobbi Jene Smith, Lost Mountain, NY: Siobhan Burke, New York Times News - Prix Benois De La Danse, Moscow: Broadway World News - The Royal Ballet goes to Doncaster: Nik Farah, Doncaster Free Press News - Kennedy Center 2019/2020 dance season: Maria Di Mento, DC Theater Scene and Washington Ballet’s 2019/2020 schedule: Maria Di Mento, DC Theater Scene Photo gallery - Czech National Ballet, Swan Lake: Martin Divisek, The Independent #SpeakingInDance - Gillian Walsh, choreographer: Gia Kourlas, New York Times Review - Want to Dance Festival, Taipei: David Mead, SeeingDance Interview - Casey Herd, dancer, film-maker, on Ballet Rising: Lucy Van Cleef, Pointe Magazine Feature - Sean Dorsey, Boys in Trouble, touring: Makeda Easter, Los Angeles Times Feature - Scottish Ballet’s Digital Season: Kelly Apter, The Scotsman What to see this week, UK: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian (scroll right down)

Also if you look on the Ballet Association website there are listings of each season's performances since 2010 with links to the principal casting.

I assume others had problems accessing the forum last night and getting this 'Too many connections' alert. Seems ok this morning. The Powers say 'This was not related to your specific site in this case and has been resolved, sorry for the trouble.'

Foteini Christofilopoulou was at the photocall for Medusa, Within the Golden Hour and Flight Pattern… Natalia Osipova in Medusa. ©Foteini Christofilopoulou/ROH, by courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr Ryoichi Hirano and Lauren Cuthbertson in Within the Golden Hour. ©Foteini Christofilopoulou/ROH, by courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr Royal Ballet in Flight Pattern. ©Foteini Christofilopoulou/ROH, by courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr More… Foteini Christofilopoulou - 12 photos by courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr Discussion of this programme is here

Incidentally there's a very illuminating interview with Crystal Pite from 2017 which I don't remember hearing at the time.

Links – Tuesday May 7, 2019 Obituary - Norma Miller, Lindy-hopping ‘Queen of Swing’: Robert D, McFadden, New York Times Review - New York City Ballet, Hallelujah Junction, Judah, The Exchange, Concerto DSCH, NY: Lauren Gallagher, DanceTabs Reviews - New York City Ballet Spring Gala, Bright, Bartók Ballet,Tchaikovsky Suite No. 3, NY: Carol Pardo, Danceviewtimes Review - New York City Ballet, Scotch Symphony, Duo Concertant, Sonatine, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, NY: Wesley Doucette, Broadway World Review - The Royal Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, London: Michelle Potter, … on dancing Preview - Eifman Ballet, Tchaikovsky, PRO et CONTRA, Toronto: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Review - Stephen Petronio Company, Bloodlines, NY: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Review - Breakin’ Convention, London: Donald Hutera, The Times Q & A - Yolande Yorke-Edgell on 20 years of the Yorke Dance Project: Jann Parry, DanceTabs News - San Francisco Ballet’s promotions: Claudia Bauer, Pointe Magazine

Links – Monday May 6, 2019 Review - Breakin’ Convention, London: Zoë Anderson, The Independent Audio interview - Tamara Rojo: Chiara Rimella, Monocle Review - Sisters Grimm, Inala, London: Graham Watts, DanceTabs Review - Australian Ballet, Giselle, Sydney: Valerie Lawson, Dancelines Review - Norwegian National Ballet, Baroque Movement, Oslo: Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance Feature - New York City Ballet Spring Gala: Lieba Nesis, The Jewish Voice Interview - David Parsons, choreographing for Kansas City Ballet: Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star Review - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Revalations, Kairos, EN, Boston: Jeffrey Gantz, Boston Globe Audio feature - Iggy Berlin, a supernumerary at the Met: Morgan Flannery, Public Radio International Feature - The Alleyne sisters, dancers and identical twins: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian Review - Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company, Tracings, Washington: George Jackson, Danceviewtimes