John Mallinson

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Schedule for BBC4's Danceworks series - all at 7.30pm: The Dying Swan - Zenaida Yanowsky has to fight her body back to fitness so as to perform a swansong. May 7 Street to Stage - Follows dancer Dickson Mbi at a critical point in his career. May 8 Choreographing History - Film which reveals the artistic process behind Shobana Jeyasingh's new work. May 9 Prejudice and Passion - An insight into Carlos Pons Guerra's work, exploring questions of gender and sexual identity. May 10

He will be 'in conversation' at the London Ballet Circle meeting on July 9. (This from a recent newsletter but not yet on their website.) Get there early!

Returned to the box office.

Not sure if anyone has posted this, but worth another look if they have. It's from a rehearsal of Manon's Act I pdd with Sarah and Vadim which was live-streamed on Facebook on the day of their performance.

This is the second iteration of this mini-festival organised by Johanna Adams Farley, Senior Stage Manager of the Royal Ballet. It's an ambitious gala-type project, staged for only two nights, with performances by seven Royal Ballet Principals, four First Soloists, two Soloists, plus music staff. The venue is the small village of Lagrasse in the Corbières region of southern France - more details presumably available on request. Sounds wonderful.

Nao announced it on her Facebook page two days ago.

Definitely!

Found an SCS via ROH so no longer looking.

Thanks for the offer, but I'm really looking for something lower down in the house.

Most certainly not! Didn't see the bottom of the list which also includes the cellist Raphael Wallfisch and baritone Julien Van Mellaerts.

Casting: Zenaida Yanowsky and her brother Yuri; Samantha Bond; Sonya Cullingford; Katie Deacon.

I have two decent, and cheap, tickets for the RB Obsidian triple on May 11 (Osipova/Shklyarov in M&A) which I can't use. Amphi left L46 & 47. Face value £6. (Classed as restricted view because they're behind the staircase - not a problem unless you're very short.)

Looking for a reasonably central standing ticket for Manon on May 3rd. Anyone? Thanks.

No longer needed.

Looking for a decent standing place for the April 30 RB triple. Thanks.

Links – Sunday April 22, 2018 Review - English National Ballet, Voices of America / The Royal Ballet, Obsidian Tear, Marguerite and Armand, Elite Syncopations, London: David Dougill, Sunday Times Review - San Francisco Ballet, Unbound Festival (works by Alonzo King, Christopher Wheeldon, Justin Peck), SF: Claudia Bauer, DanceTabs Reviews - Viviana Durante Company, Kenneth MacMillan: Steps Back in Time, London: Luke Jennings, The Observer Michelle Potter, …on dancing Review - Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Sutra, Boston: Karen Campbell, Boston Globe Interview - Akram Khan, Xenos and beyond: Sarah Crompton, Sunday Times Review - Smuin Contemporary American Ballet, Dance Series 02: Falling Up, If I Were a Sushi Roll, Oasis, SF: Heather Desaulniers, DanceTabs Review - Dance Theater of Harlem, Brahms Variations, Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven, Vessels, LA: Shari Barrett, Broadway World Review - BalletLorent, Rumpelstiltskin, Salford: Georgina Wells, British Theatre Guide Review - Youth America Grand Prix Final Round and Gala, NY: Sondra Forsyth, Broadway World Preview - Cincinnati Ballet, Murder Ballades (Justin Peck): Hillary Copsey, Cincinnati Business Courier

Links – Saturday April 21, 2018 Review - The Royal Ballet, Obsidian Tear, Marguerite and Armand, Elite Syncopations, London: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Review - Viviana Durante Company, Kenneth MacMillan: Steps Back in Time, London: Emma Byrne, Evening Standard Review - Washington Ballet, Serenade, Symphonic Variations, The Concert, Washington: Oksansa Khadarina, Fjord Review Interview/feature - Carlos Acosta and Acosta Danza: Brian Seibert, New York Times News - Possokhov/Serebrennikov’s Nureyev nominated for Benois de la Danse: TASS Diary - 6 to see in New York: Elizabeth Zimmer, Village Voice Diary - 3 of the best UK dance shows: Judith Mackrell, The Guardian Feature - Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami: Sean Erwin, Miami New Times

Thanks. Useful to know that. Not sure when it was introduced.

Links – Friday April 20, 2018 Reviews - Viviana Durante Company, Kenneth MacMillan: Steps Back in Time, London: Judith Mackrell, The Guardian Louise Levene, Financial Times Debra Craine, The Times Anna Winter, The Stage Review - The Royal Ballet, Obsidian Tear, Marguerite and Armand, Elite Syncopations, London: Michelle Potter, …on dancing Review - English National Ballet, Giselle (Akram Khan), cinema release: Graham Watts, DanceTabs Review - Justin Peck & Jack O’Brien, Carousel, NY: Alastair Macaulay, New York Times Review - Royal Swedish Ballet, Artifact Suite, The Grey Area, Stockhom: Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance Review - Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, 50th anniversary season opener, NY: Deborah Jowitt, DanceBeat Review - Dutch National Ballet Junior Company, 5th Anniversary celebration, Amsterdam: Isabella Zijp, Bachtrack Interview - Peter Boal, AD of Pacific Northwest Ballet: Brangien Davis, Crosscut Interview - Céline Gittens, Birmingham Royal Ballet: Rashod Ollison, The Virginian-Pilot Review - Ballet Hispánico, mixed bill, NY: Joel Benjamin, TheaterScene Review - Ballet West, Return to a Strange Land, Summerspace, Shakespeare Suite, Salt Lake City: Lynette Randall, Daily Utah Chronicle Review - FJK Dance, UnTold, NY: Cindy Sibilsky, Broadway World Film review - Mathilda (the film about Tsar Nicholas II and Mathilda Kshesinskaya): Viv Groskop, The Guardian Diary - 8 dance performances to see this next week in NYC: Gia Kourlas, New York Times

Photos from Viviana Durante's compilation of extracts from MacMillan's Danses Concertantes and House of Birds, and Laiderette in full, with dancers from the Royal Ballet, Ballet Black and Scottish Ballet. Laiderette - Thiago Soares, Francesca Hayward, Isabella Coracy, Sayaka Ichikawa, Marie Astrid Mence. ©Dave Morgan; by courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr Danses Concertantes - Akane Takada, Benjamin Ella. ©Dave Morgan; by courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr House of Birds - Sayaka Ichikawa, Lauren Cuthbertson. ©Dave Morgan; by courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr More… Dave Morgan - 20 photos By courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr Discussion of this programme is here

Links – Thursday April 19, 2018 Insight event - Alexei Ratmansky and the choreographic process, NY: Gay Morris, Danceviewtimes Interview - Akram Khan: Daisy Bowie-Sell, WhatsOnStage Review - Dada Masilo/The Dance Factory, Giselle, Beverley Hills: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review News - Paris Opera Ballet dancers complain of harassment: Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times Review - Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, 50th anniversary season opener, NY: Brian Seibert, New York Times Review - Atlanta Ballet, Tu Tu & More, Atlanta: Kathleen Wessel, ArtsATL Photo gallery - Viviana Durante Company, Kenneth MacMillan: Steps Back in Time, London: Dave Morgan, DanceTabs Preview feature - Ballet Tech, summer show, NY: Helene Stapinski, New York Times Review - Mark Bruce Company, Macbeth, Blackpool: David Upton, British Theatre Guide Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Little Mortal Jump, RaKU, Emergence, Seattle: Maggie Larrick, Queen Anne & Magnolia News Q & A - Karole Armitage to choreograph for Trinity Laban’s Transitions Dance Company: Erica Bush, InYourArea Review - Oregon Ballet Theatre, Man/Woman, Portland: Shannon Gormley, Willamette Week Review - Cloud Gate 2, Spring Riot, Taiwan: David Mead, SeeingDance Preview - Sarasota Ballet, Great Masters of Dance: Niki Kottman, YourObserver Film preview - Corey Baker, Antarctica: The First Dance: Dionne Christian, New Zealand Herald Review - MaryGrace Phillips, W E A T H E R, Atlanta: Candice Thompson, ArtsATL

Links – Wednesday April 18, 2018 Obituaries: Ivor Guest, dance historian: The Telegraph Scott Ambler, dancer and choreographer: The Telegraph Feature/interview - Viviana Durante on her MacMillan showcase: Bruce Marriott, DanceTabs Review - The Royal Ballet, Obsidian Tear, Marguerite and Armand, Elite Syncopations, London: Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Review - English National Ballet, Voices of America, London: Cristiana Ferrauti, The Upcoming Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Little Mortal Jump, RaKU, Emergence, Seattle: Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times Review - Australian Ballet, Murphy, Sydney: Michelle Potter, …on dancing Review - Anna Sperber, Wealth from the Salt Seas, NY: Martha Sherman, dancelog.nyc Review - Northern Ballet, The Little Mermaid, Milton Keynes: Maggie Constable, The Reviews Hub Preview - Dancing Monks of Assam at the Dancing the Gods Festival, Philadelphia: Marina Harss, New York Times Review - Oregon Ballet Theatre, Man/Woman, Portland: Heather Wisner, Oregon Artswatch Film preview - Ingmar Bergman Through the Choreographer’s Eye, SF: Janos Gereben, San Francisco Classical Voice Review - ClancyWorks Dance Company, The Resilience Project, Washington: Arielle Ostry, Danceviewtimes News - BBC 4 dance season: ATV Today Ballet, but not quite as you know it… Elizabeth Saint-Jalmes & Cyril Leclerc, Slow Pixel: Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian

The Royal Ballet's latest triple bill: Obsidian Tear - Calvin Richardson, Matthew Ball. ©Dave Morgan; by courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr Marguerite and Armand - Lauren Cuthbertson, Matthew Ball. ©Dave Morgan; by courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr Elite Syncopations - Sarah Lamb, Ryoichi Hirano. ©Dave Morgan; by courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr More… Dave Morgan - 15 photos By courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr. By kind permission of The Royal Opera House Discussion of this programme is here

Geoff, I've upped the space that members have for attachments and also made it so that you are allowed to delete them. That should be used judiciously since deleting attachments may make nonsense of the content of the post from which they are removed.