John Mallinson

This is the place to jawbone about things unrelated to dance and dancing. Best to avoid subjects like politics and religion which easily generate flame wars on other sites!

Links – Sunday March 4, 2012

Review - Mark Morris Dance Group, A Choral Fantasy, Four Saints in Three Acts, NY:

Review - Ballet Black, mixed bill, London:

Review - Richard Alston, mixed bill: Jenny Gilbert, The Independent

Reviews - La La La Human Steps and Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, NY: Leigh Witchel, Danceview Times

Review - Northern Ballet, Madame Butterfly: Jeffrey Taylor, Sunday Express

Review - Sarah Michelson, Devotion Study #1—The American Dancer, Whitney Museum, NY: Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal

Preview - Ratmansky’s Firebird for ABT (and Misty Copeland): Diane Haithman, Los Angeles Times

Preview - Batsheva Dance Company, Hora, NY: Brian Schaefer, New York Times

Photo gallery - Richard Alston Dance Company, A Ceremony of Carols: Dave Morgan, DanceTabs

Photo gallery - Ballet Black, Storyville: Dave Morgan, DanceTabs

Review - hipsync (Diane Reid), Dance Interrogations, Adelaide: Simon Eales, Australian Stage

Review - Grupo Corpo, Onqoto and Parabelo, Perth: Julia Hern, Australian Stage

Review - Ballet San Jose, mixed bill: Rita Felciano, Contra Costa Times

Q&A - San Francisco Ballet Principal Dancer Joanna Berman: Geri Jeter, California Literary Review

Preview - Danza Contemporanea de Cuba, Birmingham: Diane Parkes, Birmingham Post

Sergei Polunin and ‘key-man risk’: Salamander Davoudi, Financial Times

As far as I can see you can't place photos in postings directly from your computer. When you click the little Image icon it asks for a URL i.e. the image has to be on the web.

When I tried to sign up to Gravatar, all went well until I tried to log in and then I got repeated messages of "no account exists". Bit sick of battling with it now; so I shall remain as a blank!

Like you I failed to upload a pic but then used Gravatar which worked fine. You need an account with them and then all you have to do is to associate the email address you use here with a photo that you have on your computer or find on the web. When you set up the Gravatar account did you get a confirmatory email with a link to verify it?

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:

Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Hobson’s Choice, Birmingham:

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:

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:

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

The RSC performed Ondine as part of it's second season at the Aldwych Theatre in 1961 ... I chiefly remember a delightful performance from the late James Bree as the King (with the formidable Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies as his Queen) and beautiful designs by Tanya Moisewitsch.

That's some memory you have there…!

Is that one simple operation clicking on the "Remember me" button or is there something else to be done? Because I've tried that but every time I close my browser window I seem to automatically logout and have to sign in again when I come back to the site. Maybe it's the browser that's the problem? I use Google Chrome. Thanks for any help, I'm extremely technologically challenged.

 

I also think an annual subscription payment is the most practical solution.

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.

Unfortunately, I am only one of the "lurkers" on this site.

Lurker no more!

Gosh blow me down .... that's the first compliment I think I've ever seen Clement Crisp give Roberta Marquez !

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:

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:

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:

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.