John Mallinson

…and it seems extraordinary that a company sitting (apparently) on such shifting legal sands can be valued at $7.7 billion dollars.

Though her Marguerite without her erstwhile Armand wouldn't be the same.

Links – Monday June 11, 2012 Review - Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, World Cities, Nur Du, London: Ismene Brown, The Arts Desk 4 stars, Sanjoy Roy, The Guardian Review - Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, World Cities, Viktor: 2 stars,Clement Crisp, Financial Times Review - English National Ballet, mixed bill, Sydney: Deborah Jones, The Australian Penny Spirou, Australian Stage Tamara Rojo belongs on stage, not in the boardroom: Rupert Christiansen, The Telegraph London 2012 Olympics - Games chiefs order ballet name change: Andrew Hough, The Telegraph Review - Andrea Miller, Sit, Kneel, Stand, NY: Gia Kourlas, New York Times Review - Robert Moses’ Kin, various works: Rita Felciano, DanceviewTimes Review - 7 Australian dance companies, Let’s Dance, Melbourne: Eamonn Kelly, The Australian Interview - Lucien Postlewaite, Pacific Northwest Ballet: Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times Review - Oregon Ballet Theatre, Dance United gala: Martha Ullman West, The Oregonian Oz of attraction (you work it out, I can’t!): Megan Lehmann, New York Post

It was indeed your tweet that drew my attention to it. Where do you find such things?

Links – Sunday June 10, 2012 Review - Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, Viktor: Luke Jennings, The Observer Jenny Gilbert, The Independent Review - The Royal Ballet, The Prince of the Pagodas: Jenny Gilbert, The Independent Luke Jennings, The Observer Preview - Australian Ballet in New York: Diane Nottle, New York Times Review - School of American Ballet workshop performances: Jocelyn Noveck, Huffington Post Preview - On the Boards' NW New Works dance festival, Seattle: Alice Kaderlan, Crosscut Daria Klimentova, English National Ballet: Steve Meacham, Sydney Morning Herald Queer New York International Arts Festival, 3 choreographers talk: Gia Kourlas, TimeOut New York Interview - Charles Jude, AD of Ballet de l’Opera National de Bordeaux: Edmund Lee, TimeOut Hong Kong Film - First Position: Valerie Lawson, DanceLines Jessica Ward, Elmhurst School for Dance principal: Kat Keogh, Birmingham Post 2012 Gené Competition to be held in Wellington, NZ: Paul Easton, The Dominion Post Dancing House, Fred and Ginger as you’ve never seen them before: Charles S. Dameron, Wall Street Journal

There's a scary article here in the US Business Insider website exploring the legal side of posting on Pinterest without specific authorisation from the copyright owner. There seem to be big issues here which will no doubt be resolved eventually, meanwhile…

This evening of new work featured four works from choreographers within the Rambert Dance Company, each with a specially commissioned score. Heist (choreographed by Jonathan Goddard): Eryck Brahmania, Gemma Nixon and Jonathan Goddard (hidden) Face Up (choreographed by Mbulelo Ndabeni): Mbulelo Ndabeni and Miguel Altunaga The Window (choreographed by Dane Hurst) Viriditas (choreographed by Patricia Okenwa) More… John Ross: Rambert New Choreograpy 2012 - 29 photos Discussion of this programme is here.

More photos of Against Time, these from John Ross. More… John Ross: ENB and Flawless, Against Time - 39 photos

English National Ballet and World Street Dance Champions Flawless collaborated in Against Time, a new show fusing streetdance, acrobatics and ballet. Lead choreographers: Marlon “Swoosh” Wallen (Flawless), Jenna Lee (ENB). Alison McWhinney and Leroy Dias dos Santos. Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr ©Dave Morgan. Gem Choi as Pierrot Doll. Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr ©Dave Morgan. Detention! Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr ©Dave Morgan. More... Dave Morgan: Flawless/ENB's Against Time - 27 photos Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr

Yes, NYT links via Google for instance seem to bypass their restrictions. If you run into their paywall barrier then google the title of the article and you should get it. I don't think this is a state secret!

No, it was Niels Kehlet. One for the cognoscenti I think - that doesn't mean me!

Photos from the general rehearsal on June 2nd. Sarah Lamb (Princess Rose) and Federico Bonelli (The Prince). Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr ©Dave Morgan. Bennet Gartside, Johannes Stepanek, Ricardo Cervera and Laura Morera. Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr ©Dave Morgan. Salamander Prince (Federico Bonelli) watched by Rose and the Fool (Sarah Lamb, Valentino Zucchetti). Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr ©Dave Morgan. More... Dave Morgan: Prince of the Pagodas - 36 pictures Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr

Sir Kenneth MacMillan's The Prince of the Pagodas was first performed by The Royal Ballet in 1989 with Darcey Bussell, Fiona Chadwick and Jonathan Cope as the principal dancers. It has not been on stage since 1996. The opening night curtain call: Many thanks to the ROH for allowing Dave Morgan to take curtain call photos on the first night of this important revival. Lots of happy faces! Finale tableau - Marianela Nuñez (Princess Rose) and Nehemiah Kish (The Prince) split by Alexander Campbell (The Fool). Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr ©Dave Morgan. Tamara Rojo (Princess Epine). Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr ©Dave Morgan. Marianela Nuñez and Nehemiah Kish. Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr ©Dave Morgan. More... Dave Morgan: The Prince of the Pagodas - curtain calls Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr Discussion of this production is here.

Links – Saturday June 2, 2012 Review - New York City Ballet, triple bill: Alastair Macaulay, New York Times Review - American Ballet Theatre, The Bright Stream: Mary Cargill, DanceviewTimes Preview - The Royal Ballet, The Prince of the Pagodas: Jessica Duchen, The Independent FT Masterclass - Ballet with Marianela Nuñez: Jeremy Taylor, Financial Times Review - Wah! Wah! Girls, London: Tanika Gupta, Evening Standard Review - Bolshoi Ballet, Jewels + preview of Los Angeles visit: Lewis Segal, Los Angeles Times Review - Danza Contemporánea de Cuba, London: 3 stars, Sanjoy Roy, The Guardian Review - La Tania Baile Flamenco, Esencia, Despertar es un Color, San Francisco: Aimee Tsao, DanceTabs Review - Ian Spencer Bell Dance, Socket: Brian Seibert, New York Times Interview - Julia Carruthers, director of the Dublin Dance Festival: LondonDance Interview - Bob Hercules, director of Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance: Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times This Week’s New Dance (London) - RB Prince of the Pagodas; Pina Bausch World Cities: Judith Mackrell, The Guardian

Ann, there are an awful lot of programmes in the Desert Island Disks archive here. All have details but not all have the recording. Fonteyn is there but hasn't, Ashton is there and has.

Links – Friday June 1, 2012 Review - New York City Ballet, Tchaikovsky Suite No. 3: Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times Review - American Ballet Theatre, La Bayadère: Deborah Jowitt, ArtsJournal Preview - Pina Bausch, World Cities, London: Rosyln Sulcas, New York Times, Slideshow Preview - David Gordon, Beginning of the End of the ... : Rebecca Milzoff, New York Times Kenneth MacMillan, Desert Island Disks from 1983: BBC podcast TV review - Breaking Pointe: Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Brian Tallerico, HollywoodChicago Interview - Lucien Postlewaite, Pacific Northwest Ballet: Alice Kaderlan, Crosscut Steven McRae performs in 7 countries: Will Fitzgibbon, Australian Times Film review - Joffrey - Mavericks of American Dance: Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times

Well, I've just 'liked' all of the above which makes four with no complaint from the software.

What a shame that we'll never see him dance in London again. He made such an impression on their last visit in 2005.

Links – Thursday May 31, 2012 Review - American Ballet Theatre, The Bright Stream, NY: Brian Seibert, New York Times Marina Harss, The Faster Times Leigh Witchel, New York Post Review - Bolshoi Ballet, Coppélia, Washington: Alastair Macaulay, New York Times Sarah Kaufman, Washington Post Review - New York City Ballet, Double Feature: Marina Harss, The Faster Times Zora Semberova, the original Juliet: Valerie Lawson, Dancelines Review - Danza Contemporanea de Cuba, triple bill, London: 2 stars, Clement Crisp, Financial Times 3 stars, Clifford Bishop, Evening Standard Graham Watts, LondonDance Gerald Dowler, Classical Source Review - Scott Wells & Dancers, At Ease, Parkour Deux, San Francisco: Aimee Tsao, DanceTabs Paul Parish, Bay Area Reporter Review - LINK, Slack, Sweet Fields, Perth: Rita Clarke, The Australian Preview - National Ballet of Canada, Hamlet: Kathleen Smith, NowToronto Preview - San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival: Allan Ulrich, San Francisco Chronicle

Yes, just announced, the 21st is now the Lamb, Morera, Bonelli cast.

I agree. The way the page is laid out makes it seem as if they're not interested in my fiver, as it were. A suggested minimum is ok but at least it should also say something like "any amount, however small, is of great help". And what if I want to send cash or a cheque? As Norman S points out Michael Lynch "just states the bleeding obvious" but the bleeding obvious is often lost sight of and needs to be reiterated, and often. I was horrified, but in retrospect not surprised, at the gulf that seemed to exist between management and the dancers. (I suppose this exists in almost all bureaucracies.) The scene at the Sadler's Wells post-show reception where the discomforted dancers were treated like wallflowers and made to eat by themselves was demeaning and terrible.

Links – Wednesday May 30, 2012 Review - American Ballet Theatre, La Bayadère (5 performances!): Alastair Macaulay, New York Times Review - Royal Swedish Ballet, La Sylphide: Gerald Dowler, Financial Times Review - The Royal Ballet, La Sylphide: David Bellan, Oxford Times Preview - Breaking Pointe, US reality tv series about Ballet West: Rebecca Milzoff, New York Times Preview - Wah! Wah! Girls, Bollywood dance comes to London (video): Judith Mackrell & Gauri Sharma Tripathi, The Guardian Preview - San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival: Rita Felciano, San Francisco Bay Guardian Preview - David Gordon does Pirandello: Gia Kourlas, TimeOut New York Preview - National Ballet of Canada, Hamlet: Richard Ouzounian, Toronto Star Keenan Kampa, American dancer joins the Mariinsky Ballet: Janet Rems, FairfaxTimes Review - Company Chameleon, Gameshow, London: Misa Brzezicki, LondonDance Books remembered - Noel Streatfield’s Ballet Shoes: Tobi Tobias, ArtsJournal Dance (and bullfights) in Spain: Rachel Straus, musicalamerica Matthew Lawrence - BRB dancer choreographs for Olympic gymnast: DanceTabs Review - Ballet Manila, Swan Lake: Rosalinda L. Orosa, Philippine Star Preview - BBC’s Imagine, Dancing with Titian, RB & National Gallery collaboration: BBC press release

You've got me there! If you've run into a limit then it sounds as if there might be a setting for this but I can't find one. Looks like you'll have to spread your enthusiasm a bit thinner! Has anyone else encountered this?

No cuckoos in Camberwell but we do have a blackbird nesting outside our kitchen window. When she goes off for a break her guy sometimes comes and stands guard on the edge of the nest though he never deigns to sit in it.

Well we can thank Christopher Hampson for tweeting about the Queen-Empress. You're right. Tamara Rojo has been on record several times expressing her reluctance to get involved in running a company in Spain in the absence of funding through some Arts Council like organisation, independent of government, national or local. These events with Barcelona Ballet seem to be proving her judgment a sensible one. It'll be a terrible shame and a national humiliation if the company collapses.