John Mallinson

Links – Tuesday December 4, 2018

Obituaries - Robert Morris, sculptor, performance artist:

Ken Johnson, New York Times

Charles Darwent, The Guardian

Appreciation: Adrian Searle, The Guardian

Review - The National Ballet of Canada, The Dream, Being and Nothingness, Toronto: Denise Sum, Danceviewtimes

Reviews - GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, Icon (Sidi Larbi Charkaoui & Anthony Gormley), London:

Josephine Leask, DanceTabs

Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide (+ Noetic)
Debra Craine, The Times (+ Noetic)

Emma Byrne, Evening Standard

Rachel Nouchi, Exeunt

Charlotte Kasner, SeeingDance

Review - Twyla Tharp, Minimalism and Me, NY: Joel Benjamin, TheaterScene

Feature/interviews - Thriving under pressure on the stage (with Adrienne Warren, Lauren Cuthbertson, Stuart Skelton: Chris Wiegand, The Guardian

Review - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Lazarus (Rennie Harris), NY: Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times

Interview - Robert Battle, AD of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Barbara Hoffman, New York Post

Reviews - The Nutcracker, here and there

Boston Ballet, Boston: Jed Gottlieb Boston Herald

Kansas City Ballet, Kansas City: Hilary Stroh, Bachtrack

Birmingham Royal Ballet, Birmingham: Justine Halifax, Lichfield Live

Royal New Zealand Ballet, Napier: Kim Buckley, Theatreview

Northern Ballet, Woking: David Mead, SeeingDance

Syracuse City Ballet, Syracuse NY: Natasha Ashley, Broadway World

Feature - Pennsylvania Ballet’s Nutcracker at 50: Ellen Dunkel, The Inquirer

Put This on Your Radar - what to see in NYC: Martha Sherman, dancelog.nyc

Seems like self-congratulatory waffle. No specifics as to how they turned things around. 

(The interview takes place at 7.30.)

Coated, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the new ROH ticket layout. Seems to me like another very good example of poor graphic design. 

1 hour ago, Tony Newcombe said:

And my comment about these doubts was removed some weeks ago

Because at that stage it was unsubstantiated rumour.

Sorry, has gone back to the box office. Should be available in the morning from there - £3.

Accommodated.

Amphi standing T45 is free - and I mean free! - for this show on Wednesday.

I'm bumping this having just failed to find anything with a reasonable view of the stage on the Friday Rush. Anyone?

Links – Friday November 23, 2018

Illustrated essay - Balanchine’s Waltz of the Flowers: Alastair Macaulay, New York Times

Review - English National Ballet, Swan Lake, Liverpool: John Roberts, The Reviews Hub

Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, The Nutcracker (Val Caniparoli), Christchurch: Ian Lochhead, Theatreview

Review - Didy Veldman’s Umanoove, The Knot, London: David Mead, SeeingDance

… and photos - Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs

Exhibition - William Forsythe: Choreographic Objects, Boston: Iris Fanger, The Patriot Ledger

Feature - The RB’s Lauren Cuthbertson takes an emergency trip to the Mariinsky: David Sanderson, The Times

Feature - Li Cunxin returns to China with Queensland Ballet: Katrina Yu, SBS NEWS

Review - Ballet Frontier of Texas, The Nutcracker, Fort Worth: Cheryl Callon, TheaterJones

Review - New York Pops & New York Theatre Ballet, Song and Dance: The Best of Broadway, NY: Joel Benjamin TheaterScene

Diary - 6 dance performances in NYC this weekend: Brian Schaefer, New York Times

…and 3 of the best shows in the UK: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian (scroll to the bottom)

19 minutes ago, Darlex said:

In truth, I don't know why they left tonight, but the only other time I saw as many people not return for the third part of a programme was at the McGregor triple bill (Chroma/Multiverse/Carbon Life) 

Infra is in the GCSE dance syllabus.

Links – Thursday November 22, 2018

Reviews - The Royal Ballet, The Unknown Soldier, Infra, Symphony in C, London:

Zoë Anderson, The Independent

Joy Sable, The Jewish Chronicle
Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian

Debra Craine, The Times
Anna Winter, The Stage

Jenny Gilbert, The Arts Desk
Siobhan Murphy, TimeOut

Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

Vikki Jane Vile, Broadway World

…and photos - Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs

Review - La Scala Ballet, Giselle, Don Quixote, Brisbane : Valerie Lawson, DanceTabs

Review - The Royal Ballet, La Bayadère / Mark Morris Dance Group, Layla and Majnun, London: Laura Freeman, The Spectator

Review - Royal Ballet of Flanders, Aki Saito’s retirement performance in Giselle (Khan), Antwerp: Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance

Review - Mathew Bourne, Swan Lake, Salford: Daisy Jackson, Manchester Evening News

Video interview - Isaac Hernández, English National Ballet: Iman Amrani, The Guardian

Interview - Francesca Velicu, English National Ballet: Katie Berrington, Vogue

Feature - Dance horror films: Sanjoy Roy, The Guardian

Video feature - #SpeakingInDance, Ron Myles & Anthony Roth Costanzo: Gia Kourlas, New York Times

Photo gallery - Didy Veldman, The Knot: Tristram Kenton, The Guardian

Feature - James Whiteside’s favourite books: James Whiteside, Vulture

Film review - The Nutcracker and the Four Realms: James Croot, Stuff

Previews - The best Nutcrackers around Atlanta - a lot of them: Cynthia Bond Perry, ArtsATL

Foteini Christofilopoulou was at the photocall for The Royal Ballet's first triple bill of the season.

 

Yasmine Naghdi in The Unknown Soldier. ©Foteini Christofilopoulou/ROH, by courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr

Marcelino Sambé and Mayara Magri in Infra. ©Foteini Christofilopoulou/ROH,

by courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr
 

Marianela Nuñez in Symphony in C. ©Foteini Christofilopoulou/ROH, by courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr
 

More… Foteini Christofilopoulou - 10 photos
By courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr

Discussion of this programme is here

Links – Wednesday November 21, 2018

Review - Twyla Tharp Dance, Minimalism and Me, Eight Jelly Rolls, NY: Martha Sherman, Danceviewtimes

Review - Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, retrospective programme, Paris: Laura Cappelle, Financial Times

Feature - ABT Incubator workshop for young choreographers: Marina Harss, New York Times

Review - Australian Ballet, Spartacus, Sydney: Michelle Potter, …on dancing

Review - La Scala Ballet, Don Quixote, Brisbane : Chantal Nguyen, Bachtrack

Review - Jesper Just, Interpassivities, NY: Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times

Review - Ballet Black, The Suit, A Dream Within A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Salford: Peter Jacobs, The Reviews Hub

Book review - Camille Laurens, Little Dancer Aged Fourteen: Rumaan Alam, The New Yorker

Review - Royal Opera House Cinema Festival: Broadway World

Review - Atamira Dance Company, Pango, Auckland: Raewyn White, New Zealand Herald

News - English National Ballet partners with Cunard: eTN

Links – Tuesday November 20, 2018

Review - Rashaun Mitchell & Silas Riener, Switch, NY: Joan Acocella, The New Yorker

Review - Hamburg Ballet, Die Kameliendame, Hamburg: David Mead, SeeingDance

Video interview - David Hallberg: Katia Novikova, Bolshoi Theatre Youtube (in English with Russian subtitles.)

Interview - Matthew Ball, The Royal Ballet: Neil Armstrong, The Telegraph

Review - Queensland Ballet, Bespoke, Brisbane: Chantal Nguyen, Bachtrack

Feature - Don’t miss these ballet productions from round the world: Alice Ross, Vogue UK

Reviews - Estonian National Ballet, Estonia Now, Glasgow:

Andrew Edwards, Exeunt

Kelly Apter, The Scotsman

News - Jessica Lang Dance to disband: Michael Cooper, New York Times

Preview - Jessica Lang Dance, Philadelphia: Broadway World

Interview - Mette Bødtcher, Royal Danish Ballet: Eva Kistrup, Copenhagen Report

Review - David Geaney & James Devine, Velocity, NY: Siobhan Burke, New York Times

The following is spare: Upper Amphi left standing T45, £3. Don't all rush!

22/11 D5 please.

Links – Monday November 19, 2018

Obituary - Douglas Wright, dancer, choreographer, writer, poet, visual artist: Jennifer Shennan, …on dancing

Obituary - Linda Tarnay, dancer and teacher: Neil Genzlinger, New York Times

Reviews - Mark Morris Dance Group, Layla and Majnun, London:

David Dougill, Sunday Times

Jann Parry, DanceTabs

Review - La Scala Ballet, Giselle, Brisbane : Jill Sykes, Canberra Times

Feature - Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (prior to a performance of Icon in London): Katie Glass, Sunday Times

Q & A - Tamara Rojo: Michael Hogan, The Guardian

Review - Ballet Black, The Suit, A Dream Within A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Leeds: Beverley Haigh, The Reviews Hub

Review - John Heginbotham, Fantasque, NY: Alastair Macaulay, New York Times

Review - Sarasota Ballet, Masters of Dance, Sarasota: Carolan Tribovich, Broadway World

Review - Boy Blue, Blak Whyte Gray, NY: Brian Seibert, New York Times

Review - Estonian National Ballet, Estonia Now, Glasgow: Mary Brennan, The Herald

Feature - Do we still need critics in this age of opinion?: Sarah Donaldson, The Observer

Nutcracker insight on November 21st. Did we know about this? Odd that I should find it via Dansomanie rather than the Royal Ballet on Twitter. On second thoughts, not odd at all.

Ticket gone.

I have Upper Amphi standing T46 available. Face value is the princely sum of £3.

Looking for an inexpensive ticket for this performance. Standing with good view preferred.

Thanks.

ROH seems keen to disorientate attendees by changing the layout of the (once known as) Floral Hall each time one goes. And what has happened to the pervasive smell of fish that greeted one before a show? Haven't noticed it recently.

The broadcast discussion between Indian choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh and Olga Evreinoff is very interesting in relation to thoughts about authenticity, cultural stereotypes and so on. Jeyasingh is very emphatic that the ballet (which she seems to enjoy) has very little to do with India, everything to do with 19th Century fascination with exotic orientalist fantasy.

Links – Thursday November 8, 2018

Review - Balanchine: The City Center Years, NY: Robert Greskovic, Wall Street Journal

Review - Staatsballett Berlin, La Bayadère (Ratmansky), Berlin: Katja Vaghi, Bachtrack

Review - The Royal Ballet, La Bayadère (3 casts), London: Joy Wang X.Y., SeeingDance

Review - Paris Opera Ballet, Ohad Naharin compilation, Paris: Patricia Boccadoro, CultureKiosque

Reviews - Rambert2, Ghost Dances, E2 7SD, Killer Pig, London:

Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian

Donald Hutera, The Times

Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

Anna Winter, The Stage

Interview - Alastair Macaulay, leaving the New York Times: Jennifer Stahl, Dance Magazine

Review - Sasha Waltz & Guests, Kreatur, NY: Deborah Jowitt, DanceBeat

Review - Arthur Pita, The Tenant, NY: Brian Seibert, New York Times

Feature - Behind the scenes with Robyn Hendricks at Australian Ballet’s Spartacus: Yeong Sassall, Vogue

Feature - An evening with Darcey Bussell & Carlos Acosta: Elizabeth McLeod, The Telegraph

Feature - Koresh Dance Company, Philadelphia: Merilyn Jackson, Fjord Review

News - Royal Opera House Cinema Festival: Broadway World