John Mallinson

For tidiness sake I have moved this topic from where it was languishing unloved in News!

Links – Saturday February 25, 2012 Review - Washington Ballet, Twyla Tharp: All American: Sarah Kaufman, Washington Post New York City Ballet Music Director to Step Down: Daniel J. Wakin, New York Times Review - Crystal Pite, The You Show: Gia Kourlas, New York Times Review - Texas Ballet Theatre, Dracula: Mark Lowry, Star-Telegram Review - Platform 2012: Parallels, From the Streets, From the Clubs, From the Houses: Claudia La Rocco, New York Times Review - La Shica (Elsa Rovayo), Supercop, Sadler’s Wells: 4 stars, Julia Sutherland, Financial Times Review - Exposure, Linbury Studio: 3 stars, Sanjoy Roy, The Guardian Should theatre be fearless, not flawless?: Lyn Gardner, The Guardian Preview - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Larry Keigwin’s Final Dress: Zoe Walker, New Zealand Herald Photos of Alina Cojocaru’s recent Dream Project in Tokyo: NBS Japan This week’s new dance (UK) - Retina Dance, Ballet Black: Judith Mackrell, The Guardian Preview - Spring in New York, Paul Taylor and ABT: Alistair Macaulay, New York Times Exhibition - Mikhail Baryshnikov snaps his camera for Dance This Way, Miami: James Wetherbe, LA Times Exhibition - Baryshnikov wants dance photography that thrills: Jennifer Kay, The Daily Star (Lebanon) Exhibition - Politics and the Dancing Body, Library of Congress, Washington: Danielle O’Steen, Washington Post - and a Slideshow Slideshow - The Joy of Dancing: Dawn.com Oddest headline of the day: “Birmingham braced for week of ballet shows”. Preparing to defend themselves against marauding ballerinas?: The Express and Star N.B. There is a piece in The Australian about John Neumeier and Hamburg Ballet but I can’t post it as it looks as if that journal has now retreated behind a paywall. Oddly enough a link to Lucinda Childs that I put in yesterday still works fine - go figure.

It's actually just a matter of daring to click a couple of check boxes and hitting the do it button. No skill involved!

Thanks Bluebird. By jove, I've done it!

Links – Friday February 24, 2012 Review - Ballet Arizona, Play, NY: 3 stars, Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times Brian Seibert, New York Times Leigh Witchel, New York Post Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Hobson’s Choice, Birmingham: Pat Ashworth, The Stage 5 stars, David Hart, Birmingham Post Phil Preece, Lichfield Live Review - Houston Ballet, Cinderella: Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle Review - This Sweet Nothing, Was it a Dream I Loved, Oakland: Toba Singer, California Literary Review Preview - Oregon Ballet Theatre’s new Giselle: Bob Hicks, Oregonian Interview - Ohad Naharin, Batsheva Dance Company: Mary Ellen Hunt, San Francisco Chronicle Maya Plisetskaya awarded Legion of Honour: The Voice of Russia Preview - Flamenco Festival USA: Valerie Gladstone, New York Times Li Cunxin (of Mao’s Last Dancer fame) moves back to dance to direct Queensland Ballet: Dance Magazine Courier & Mail Mao's last dancer makes return to ballet: ABC Radio Australia Photo exhibition (video) - Mikhail Baryshnikov, Dance This Way, Miami: Lisa Orkin Emmanuel, NBC Miami n.b. they’re not cheap. New online arts channel for theatre content: Alistair Smith, The Stage Mark Ronson to score Wayne McGregor’s new piece for Royal Ballet: Huffington Post

Sounds like an interesting event. From the blurb: An interactive evening of neuroscience in motion! Have you ever wondered how a ballerina learns to pirouette? Or how musicians learn their art? Or even what happens to your own brain when you learn a new skill? Join neuroscientists, musicians and dancers as together we explore how fantastically changeable your brain is, giving you the extraordinary ability to adapt and learn throughout your life. Hear amazing stories of performers who excel against all odds; learn a new skill and test your own performance! A collaborative event hosted by the British Library and UCL Neuroscience, with scientists from UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and UCL Institute of Neurology. Book here.

Links – Thursday February 23, 2012 Review - San Francisco Ballet, two programmes discussed: Paul Parish, Bay Area Reporter Review - San Francisco Ballet, Possokhov/Ratmansky/Tomasson: Janos Gereben, San Francisco Examiner Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Hobson’s Choice, Birmingham: Ismene Brown, The Arts Desk Birmingham Royal Ballet, 2012-13 Season: Ismene Brown, The Arts Desk Review - Houston Ballet, Cinderella: Nancy Wozny, culturemap Houston Review - Pat Catterson, To Lie in the Sky, NY: Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal Review - Lucinda Childs, Perth: Deborah Jones, The Australian Akram Khan, “My mind has been dancing”: Sarah Crompton, Telegraph Interview - Martin Lawrance, choreographer: Carmel Smith, Londondance Preview - Grupo Corpo, New Zealand: Tom Fitzsimons, Dominion Post The next twist in l’affaire Polunin: The Arts Desk Interview - Madame Galina: David Owens, WalesOnline Ballet gets a mention in the Daily Star!: Daily Star

Several dance items at this year's Brighton Festival during May: Trisha Brown Dance Company; Condensed Choreographies; Swimming With My Mother; Matthew Bourne's Early Adventures; Klaus Obermaier, Apparition.

Links – Wednesday February 22, 2012 Review - San Francisco Ballet, two programmes: Geri Jeter, California Literary Review Review - American Ballet Theatre, La Bayadère: Graham Watts, Dancing Times Review - Dutch National Ballet, Present/s 1 & 2: 4 & 5 stars, Laura Cappelle, Financial Times Trouble at ENB, Wayne Eagling departs: The Guardian, Telegraph, The Australian Monica Mason: 54 years with the Royal Ballet, video about the ROH exhibition: BBC News Review - Jen Rosenblit, Vanessa Anspaugh, In Mouth / Armed Guard Garden: Brian Seibert, New York Times Review - Levydance, Romp: Brian Seibert, New York Times Review - Pedro Jiménez, Young Jean Lee, Ann Liv Young, Platform 2012: Paralells, NY: Gia Kourlas, New York Times Review - Russian State Ballet of Siberia, La Fille mal gardée, Wolverhampton: Alison Norton, Express & Star American Dance Festival award for William Forsythe: Durham News Mark Ronson to score Royal Ballet work: BBC News Interview - Carlos Fittante, multilingual dancer: Zachary Whittenburg, Time Out Chicago Interview - Sarah Michelson, choreographer: Gia Kourlas, Time Out New York

Links – Tuesday February 21, 2012 Wayne Eagling to leave English National Ballet: The Arts Desk, The Independent Review – Rafael Amargo, Poet in New York, Sadler’s Wells: 2 stars, Zoe Anderson, The Independent Review - La Shica, Supercop, Sadler's Wells: 4 stars, Zoe Anderson, The Independent Review – Dance Theatre of Harlem II, mixed bill, NY: Carol Pardo, Danceviewtimes Review – Marya Wethers, (w)hole again, NY: Claudia La Rocco, New York Times Review – Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, mixed bill, NY: Margaret Fuhrer, Huffington Post English National Ballet, 2012 Season: Ismene Brown, The Arts Desk A dance critic talks! RAD Dance Gazette Anna Pavlova - The Swan who danced herself to death: Rupert Christiansen, The Telegraph British culture may be our new great industry: Melvyn Bragg, The Telegraph Preview - Bianca Li, Electro Kif, London: Donald Hutera, Londondance Preview - BalletBoyz strutting their stuff (in Sussex): Andrew Clarke, CoastalScene RB dancers go groovy at Stella McCartney’s London Fashion Week party: The Telegraph

Very nice idea. Problem is how do you deliver a cyber-bouquet so that the intended recipients see it. Twitter, Facebook, email the company director?

Links – Monday February 20, 2012 Review – NYCB, Agon/Fancy Free/Tchaikovsky Suite No. 3: Brian Seibert, New York Times Review - Print Room & AP Productions, Jealousy, London: Bruce Marriott, DanceTabs Review – San Francisco Ballet, Morris/McGregor/Wheeldon: Rita Felciano, Danceviewtimes Review – San Francisco Ballet, Possokhov/Tomasson/Ratmansky: Rita Felciano, Danceviewtimes Review - Northern Ballet, Perpetual Motion mixed bill, Leeds: Bruce Marriott, DanceTabs Review - Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Black Jam: Claudia La Rocco, New York Times Review – Singin’ In The Rain, London: Graham Watts, londondance.com Preview – Sarasota Ballet, all-Ashton programme: Carrie Seidman, Arts Sarasota Alabama Ballet’s Swan Lake, 3 dancers talk: Michael Huebner, Alabama Live Review – Complexions Contemporary Ballet: Rebecca Ritzel, Washington Post What’s On in the NY dance world: New Yorker 7 resign from Charleston Ballet Theatre board: Adam Parker, The Post and Courier

Links – Sunday February 19, 2012 Review – Joffrey Ballet, McGregor, Forsythe, Wheeldon: Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune Review - Black Choreographers Festival: Here and Now 2012, San Francisco: Rita Felciano, San Francisco Bay Guardian Review – San Francisco Ballet, McGregor, Morris, Wheeldon bill: Sean Martinfield, Examiner Review – Kansas City Ballet, Romeo and Juliet: Libby Hansen, Kansas City Star Review - Rambert Dance Company, Seven for a secret tour, Aberdeen: 4 stars, Kelly Apter, Scotsman Review – English National Ballet, Strictly Gershwin, Bristol: Alison Sanders, South Wales Argus Preview - Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s, TeZukA, Hong Kong: Lyndsey Winship, Time Out Hong Kong David McAllister and Australian Ballet’s 50th Anniversary season: Amanda Dunn, The Age Preview - Lemi Ponifasio’s Birds With Skymirrors, Wellington: New Zealand Herald Zachary Catazaro and Taylor Stanley, NYCB’s new Romeos: Gia Kourlas, New York Time Out A new kind of Irish, Two Step Productions: Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Tenth Annual Chicago International Salsa Congress: Zachary Whittenburg, Time Out Chicago

That's some memory you have there…!

I've just tried with Chrome and it works for me. Do you have cookies disabled on your browser? I think the forum software keeps track of who's signed in that way. To check you should go to Preferences/Under the Hood and then click Content Settings… in the Privacy section. The setting to enable is 'Allow local data to be set (recommended)'. Hope that helps.

In association with the Tate Britain exhibition Picasso and Modern British Art there is a lecture by Jane Pritchard on Picasso and the Ballets Russes, Wednesday Feb 29, 1-2pm. Also from Feb 27 to March 4 ENB has “a week-long programme of participatory workshops, talks, ballet classes, rehearsals, performances, and the opportunity to draw from life” at Tate Britain. Programme.

According to this article Hannah Bettes (2nd prize winner) has been offered a scholarship at the Royal Ballet School.

Lurker no more!

And when did Mr Crisp last give two 5 star reviews in a row for different casts in the same bill?

Links - Saturday February 11, 2012 Review - Royal Ballet, The Dream/The Song of the Earth: 5 stars, Clement Crisp, Financial Times Margaret Willis, bachtrack Gerald Dowler, Classical Source Review - Paris Opera Ballet, Orphée et Eurydice, Palais Garnier: 5 stars, Laura Cappelle, Financial Times Review - Paris Opera Ballet, Cinderella, Opéra Bastille: Patricia Boccadoro, Culturekiosque Review - New York City Ballet, Balanchine & Taylor-Corbett: Claudia La Rocco, NY Times Review - Boston Ballet, Simply Sublime: Thea Singer, Boston Globe Review - Manuela Carrasco, Suspiro Flamenco, Sadler’s Well: Clifford Bishop, Evening Standard Review - British Dance Edition, Sadler's Wells: 1 star, Clement Crisp, Financial Times Review - Richard Alston Dance Company, Canterbury: 4 stars, Judith Mackrell, The Guardian Review - Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Cinderella, Orange County: Laura Bleiberg, LA Times Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register Review - Orlando Ballet, Battle of the Sexes III: Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel Review - Cloud Gate II, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times Review - Amanda Loulaki & Levi Gonzalez, New York: Claudia La Rocco, NY Times Review - Isabel Lewis & Will Rawls, Parallels, New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Review - Northern Ballet, Perpetual Motion, Leeds: Kevin Berry, The Stage Review - Sacramento Ballet, Cinderella: Leigh Grogan, Sacramento Bee Review - Alberta Ballet, Cinderella: 4 stars, Bob Clark, Calgary Herald Review - Ballet Arizona, The Sleeping Beauty: Richard Nilsen, Arizona Phoenix Review - Cincinnati Ballet, Carmen: David Lyon, Cincinnati Enquirer Review - Ballet West, Swan Lake, Musselburgh: 3 stars, Kelly Apter, The Scotsman 3 stars, Edinburgh Evening News Preview - Joffrey Ballet, Wayne McGregor & William Forsythe: Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune Preview - Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Twyla Tharp’s The Princess and the Goblin: Alison Mayes, Winnipeg Free Press Review - Forever Tango, Sarasota: Gayle Williams, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Preview - CanAsian Dance Fest, Toronto: Paula Citron, Globe and Mail

Anna I agree. I enjoyed seeing him. He had a convincing presence, acting and mime were excellent (and rather different from usual) but not really cut out to be a nimble and aetherial fairy king. But oh the sorrow, only one more performance of Song of the Earth to go.

Links – Friday February 10, 2012 Review - Alvin Ailey dance troupe shines: Sarah Kaufman, Washington Post Review – Dance Theatre of Harlem II: Tobi Tobias, The Arts Journal Review – Akram Khan, Vertical Road, Montclair: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Interview – Ethan Stiefel, ABT and RNZB: Rebecca Barry Hill, New Zealand Herald Review - Four choreographers, Jealousy, The Print Room, London: 3 stars, Judith Mackrell, The Guardian Dancer as Athlete – video interview with Alicia Graf Mack: William C. Rhoden, NY Times David Hallberg - The Bolshoi’s Yankee prince: Joy Neumeyer, Moscow News Wayne McGregor’s Infra coming to the Joffrey: Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times Interview – Wayne McGregor: Janet Smith, Straight.com American Ballet Theater Thwarts Mikhailovsky’s Summer Plans: Daniel J. Wakin, NY Times Leonid Jacobson, Russian Jewish dancer & choreographer: Sue Fishkoff, J Weekly Mariafrancesca Garritano and anorexia (again): Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Los Angeles Dance Festival to debut in a busy April: Laura Bleiberg, LA Times Preview - Margaret Jenkins Dance Company Light Moves, Chicago: Zachary Whittenburg, Time Out Chicago Sarah Lane: "Me sentí traicionada por Natalie Portman": Marta Cervera, El Periodico ABT’s Misty Copeland goes back to her hometown: Rob Kuznia, Daily Breeze Film review – Fred Wiseman’s Crazy Horse: Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times

Incidentally, though I was able to access the Miami Herald piece about Villella's abrupt departure and get it's link I now can't. Hope others don't have this problem.

Links – Wednesday February 8, 2012 Review - With Little to Cheer Besides Balanchine, NYCB’s winter season: Robert Grescovic, Wall Street Journal Review – Pacific Northwest Ballet in Ratmansky's Don Quixote, Seattle: Sandra Kurtz, Seattle Weekly Review – Russell Maliphant, The Rodin Project, Sadler’s Wells: 3 stars, Laura Thompson, The Telegraph Review - Four choreographers, Jealousy, The Print Room, London: 3 stars, Zoe Anderson, The Independent Edward Villella's sudden exit from Miami City Ballet: Jordan Levin, Miami Herald Diana Vishneva, Modern Goddess: Chelsea Zalopany, Tmagazine Smokin’ feet, Guillaume Côté’s Lost in Motion video: LA Times Evgenia Obraztsova dumps Alma Mater: RT Preview - Alberta Ballet reimagines Cinderella: Bob Clark, Calgary Herald Preview – Orlando Ballet’s Battle of the Sexes: Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel Interview - Vanessa Anspaugh + Jen Rosenblit: Gia Kourlas, NY Time Out It's time for the Ballet Olympics in Cape Town: Artslink Zaire

Yes I did, but at 10 past 10.