John Mallinson

Links – Friday June 8, 2018 Reviews - English National Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, London: Jenny Gilbert, The Arts Desk Donald Hutera, The Times Mark Pullinger, Bachtrack Mark Monahan, The Telegraph Louise Levene, Financial Times Zoë Anderson, The Independent Anna Winter, The Stage Stefan Kyriazis, Daily Express Emma Byrne, Evening Standard Review - New York City Ballet, end of season performances, NY: Robert Gottlieb, Observer Profile - Alistair Spalding, Artistic Director of Sadler’s Wells Theatre: Debra Craine, The Times Review - National Ballet of Canada, Frame by Frame, Toronto: Penelope Ford, Fjord Review Review - Michael Keegan-Dolan, Swan Lake/Loch na hEala, Toronto: Martha Schabas, Globe and Mail Feature - Chase Johnsey (ex Trocks) dances a female role with ENB: Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times Review - La Scala Ballet, Nureyev commemoration gala, Milan: Valerie Lawson, Dancelines Review - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Cinderella, Edinburgh: Mary Brennan, The Herald Reviews - Northern Ballet, Jane Eyre (Marston), Manchester: Peter Jacobs, The Reviews Hub Nikki Cotter, Opening Night Review - Estonian National Ballet, Medea, Tallinn: Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance Review - Kia Mau Festival, Whare, Wellington NZ: Chris Jannides, Theatreview News - South Bank Sky Arts Awards, dance nominations: Londondance Diary - Dance events in NYC: Brian Schaefer, New York Times … and in San Francisco: Claudia Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle

Getting there: only one more needed!

Links – Thursday June 7, 2018 Reviews - American Ballet Theatre, Harlequinade, NY: Marina Harss, DanceTabs Robert Greskovic, Wall Street Journal Review - American Ballet Theatre, La Bayadère, NY: Barnett Serchuk, Broadway World Reviews - The Royal Ballet, Swan Lake, London: Anna Winter, Exeunt ‘Prospero’, The Economist Reviews - Akram Khan Company, Xenos, London: Laura Freeman, The Spectator Siobhan Murphy, TimeOut Reviews - Akram Khan Company, Portraits in Otherness, London: Louise Levene, Financial Times Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance Review - Carousel (Justin Peck), NY: Susan Yung, Brooklyn Rail Feature - Australian Ballet and The Merry Widow: Deborah Jones, FollowSpot Feature - Tetsuya Kumakawa talks about his Cleopatra for K-Ballet: Nobuko Tanaka, Japan Times Photo gallery - English National Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty: Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs Review - Ballett Zurich, Swan Lake (Ratmansky). Zurich: Mark Pullinger, Bachtrack Review - Estonian National Ballet, A Streetcar Named Desire (Annabelle Lopez Ochoa), Tallinn: Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance News - Prix Benois, Nureyev wins multiple awards: Olga Sichkar, Reuters News - Park Sae-eun of Paris Opera Ballet wins Benois de la Danse: Lee Sun-Min, Korea JoongAng Daily Review - Olga Pericet, La espina que quiso ser flor o la flor que soñó con ser bailaora, Madrid : Cristina de Lucas, Bachtrack News - Sacramento Ballet, change of artistic directors: Jim Carnes, Sacramento Press Video feature - A day in the life of ENB’s Francesca Velicu : Costel Sandu, Mars El Brogy, Jessie Thompson, Evening Standard Interview - Rhiannon Faith on her new dance work about domestic abuse: Jessie Thompson, Evening Standard Feature - Opera (and dance) at the Grange Park Festival: Michael Chance, The Arts Desk

A piece he made for SFB in 2013.

Here's the rather mouth-watering programme. Excerpt from Obsidian Tear, Wayne McGregor Matthew Ball & Calvin Richardson Excerpt from Winter Dreams, Kenneth MacMillan Thiago Soares & Marianela Núñez Excerpt from Autobiography, Wayne McGregor Daniela Neugebauer & Rebecca Bassett-Graham New solo, Charlotte Edmonds Joseph Sissens Meditation from Thais, Frederick Ashton Sarah Lamb & Matthew Ball Excerpt from Borderlands, Wayne McGregor Francesca Hayward & Calvin Richardson Excerpt from Woolf Works, Wayne McGregor Federico Bonelli & Alessandra Ferri PART 2 Atomos, Wayne McGregor Company Wayne McGregor PART 3 The Art of Fugue, Wayne McGregor Company Wayne McGregor and dancers from The Royal Ballet Live music performed by Joanna MacGregor

…and they have danced Swan Lake together, but not since 2011 according to the ROH database.

Where was that? There seems to be a concurrent exhibition of Rick Guest's photos of (mainly) Royal Ballet dancers.

Well why not! Thanks, I'll gladly take that. John

Cast changes announced: Due to injury, Lauren Cuthbertson will be replaced by Sarah Lamb as Odette/Odile on 2 and 8 June. For the performance on 18 June, she will be replaced by Yasmine Naghdi.

Interested!

Still looking for two inexpensive seats, or standing places.

One can guess that Symphony in C will be the closer.

I'm sure in the General that she was high up. This afternoon certainly hovering around the top of the rock. Maybe they changed it?

Ticket returned.

Which seems appropriate given that she's a spirit! She is very high up in the flies: a friend sitting the upper Amphi only managed to see her feet and I'm sure she's not visible from several parts of the house.

Links – Sunday May 27, 2018 Reviews - The Royal Ballet, Swan Lake / Rambert, Life Is a Dream, London: Luke Jennings, The Observer David Dougill, Sunday Times Reviews - Rambert, Life is a Dream (Brandstrup), London: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide John O’Dwyer, Seen and Heard International Review - American Ballet Theatre, Firebird, AfteRite, NY: Barnett Serchuk, Broadway World Feature - Morocco’s D.I.Y. Dance Crews: Yassine Alaoui Ismailli & Aida Alami, New York Times Feature - National Ballet of Canada, Frame by Frame, collaboration by Robert Lepage & Guillaume Côté: Alice Hopton, CBC Video feature - BAM/Restoration Dance Youth Ensemble, #SpeakingInDance: Gia Kourlas, New York Times N.B. Several US websites are still blocked in the UK because of GDPR compliance difficulties

I have a spare Stalls Circle standing for Monday's 1.30 matinée (Naghdi/Kish). It's D2, which is well round to the side (but near the stage) and is classed as restricted view. £9. I'll be there to hand over. If no taker I'll send it back to the box office on Monday morning.

It's got worse! I'm now looking for three inexpensive seats or standing places.

Links – Saturday May 26, 2018 Review - American Ballet Theatre, Giselle / Gala / Firebird, AfteRite, NY: Marina Harss, DanceTabs Review - Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Giselle, Tampa: Andrew Meacham, Tampa Bay Times Reviews - Rambert, Life is a Dream (Brandstrup premiere), London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Emma Byrne, Evening Standard Feature - Graham and Google, dance and technology: Gia Kourlas, New York Times Interview - Fleur Darkin, choreographer: Teddy Jamieson, The Herald Photo gallery - Jean Abreu, Solo for Two: Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs Interview - NYCB’s Brittany Pollack on dancing in Carousel on Broadway: Caryn Robbins, Broadway World News - Ballet Nacional de Cuba’s 70th anniversary US tour: Mireya Casteñeda, Granma Preview - Scottish Ballet, Hansel and Gretel, Seoul: Kwon Mee-yoo, Korea Times

Looking for decent standing or inexpensive seat for June 14. Thanks.

I'd be happy with D11!

What number?

Links – Friday May 25, 2018 Review - New York City Ballet, Robbins 100 roundup: Robert Gottlieb, Observer Reviews - The Royal Ballet, Swan Lake, London: Vikki Jane Vile, Broadway World Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle Reviews - Rambert, Life is a Dream (Brandstrup premiere), London: Mark Monahan, The Telegraph Louise Levene, Financial Times Sanjoy Roy, The Guardian Zoë Anderson, The Independent Siobhan Murphy, The Times Neil Norman, The Stage Feature - Coppélia’s Swanilda, step by step: Alastair Macaulay, New York Times Preview - American Ballet Theatre in Ratmansky’s Harlequinade: Hamish Bowles, Vogue Review - Royal Ballet of Flanders, Firebird (Cherkaoui), Ten Duets on a Theme of Rescue (Pite), Faun (Cherkaoui), Madrid: Cristina de Lucas, Bachtrack Q & A’s - English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer Competition finalists: Bruce Marriott, DanceTabs Review - San Francisco Ballet School, Annual Showcase, SF: Allan Ulrich, San Francisco Chronicle News - Sacramento Ballet, Amy Seiwert to be new Artistic Director: Kellen Browning, Sacramento Bee Feature - Atlanta Ballet, the designs for its new Nutcracker production: ArtsATL News - Elmhurst Ballet School students learn CPR: Rachel Sacks, British Heart Foundation Diary - UK dance shows coming up: Judith Mackrell, The Guardian (scroll to the end) Diary - 10 shows in NYC this weekend/next week: Brian Schaefer, New York Times N.B. Several US websites are blocked in the UK today while they try and sort out any GDPR difficulties

The first showing of Kim Brandstrup's new two act work Life is a Dream. Edit Domoszlai, Miguel Altunaga. ©Foteini Christofilopoulou; by courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr Artists of the company. ©Foteini Christofilopoulou; by courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr More… Foteini Christofilopoulou - 9 photos By courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr Discussion of this production is here

1 hour 35 mins, inc. interval.