John Mallinson

Links – Wednesday November 7, 2018 Obituary - Muriel Manings, dancer, teacher and activist: Neil Genzlinger, New York Times Reviews - The Royal Ballet, La Bayadère, London: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Zoë Anderson, The Independent Louise Levene, Financial Times Review - Staatsballett Berlin, La Bayadère (Ratmansky), Berlin: Marina Harss, DanceTabs Review - Balanchine: The City Center Years, a retrospective view of the project, NY: Brian Seibert, New York Times Interview - Misty Copeland: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian Review - Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, Analogy Trilogy (all 7 hours of it), LA: Gillian Ebersole, Bachtrack Reviews - Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, Contagion, London: Josephine Leask, DanceTabs David Mead, SeeingDance Feature - Ex-pat Cuban dancers return to dance there: Andrea Rodriguez, San Francisco Chronicle Discussion - National Ballet of Canada dancers talk about Neumeier’s Anna Karenina: Ryan Porter, Toronto Star Review - National Dance Company of Wales, Roots, Cardiff: Othniel Smith, British Theatre Guide Review - Ballet Cymru, A Child’s Christmas, Poems and Tiger Eggs, London: David Mead, SeeingDance Photo feature - Iconic images of Hip-Hop: Vikki Tobak, The Guardian Review - Ragamala Dance Company, Written in Water, NY: Arielle Ostry, Danceviewtimes Review - New York Butoh Institute Festival, NY: Cindy Sibilsky, Broadway World Interview - Vangeline of the NY Butoh Institute Festival: Cindy Sibilsky, Broadway World

Amphi T45 now gone, P46 going back to the box office.

Links – Tuesday November 6, 2018 Review - Staatsballett Berlin, La Bayadère (Alexei Ratmansky), Berlin: Alastair Macaulay, New York Times Review - Balanchine: The City Center Years, a round up, NY: Robert Gottlieb, Observer Review - The Joffrey Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Balanchine: The City Center Years, NY: Mary Cargill, Danceviewtimes Review - American Ballet Theatre, Garden Blue (Jessica Lang), Other Dances, In the Upper Room, NY: Oksana Khadarina, Fjord Review Feature - How a Group of Gay Male Ballet Dancers is Rethinking Masculinity: David Ebershoff, New York Times Feature - Parkinson’s disease and dance: Rachel Pugh, The Guardian Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Fire and Fury, London: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, La Fille mal gardée, London : Debra Craine, The Times Exhibition review - William Forsythe, Choreographic Objects, Boston: Aurelia S. Han, Harvard Crimson Review - Sasha Waltz & Guests, Kreatur, NY: Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times Review - Matthias Sperling, Now That We Know, London: Sara Veale, DanceTabs Feature - Edward Gorey and New York City Ballet: Mark Dery, The Paris Review Review - Ralph Lemon, Bebe Miller & Ishmael Houston-Jones, Relations, Chicago: Siobhan Burke, New York Times Photo gallery - Rambert2, E2 7SD, Killer Pig, Grey Matter: Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs Review - Clod Ensemble, Placebo, London: Alexandra Gray, SeeingDance Review - Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre, Insider and Outsider, Hollywood: Qianqian Xing, Broadway World Preview - China Disabled People’s Performing Arts Troupe, My Dream, Toronto: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

…and Alastair Macaulay in the New York Times.

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I've two homeless tickets for Thursday's performance (Nunez, Muntagirov, Osipova): Upper Amphi P46, £23 and Upper Amphi standing T45, £5. Will go back to the box office tomorrow.

Links – Monday November 5, 2018 Review - The Royal Ballet, La Bayadère, London: Debra Craine, The Times Review - NYCB, Miami City Ballet, The Royal Ballet, SFB, Mariinsky Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, ABT, Balanchine: The City Center Years, NY: Barnett Serchuk, Broadway World Review - Royal Danish Ballet, Napoli in Nikolaj Hübbe’s revised production, Copenhagen: Eva Kistrup, Copenhagen Report Reviews - Sasha Waltz & Guests, Kreatur, NY: Gia Kourlas, New York Times Gay Morris, Danceviewtimes Features - Brown Pointe Shoes Arrive: Alex Marshall, New York Times BBC News Video feature - #speakingindance, Akram Khan and Xenos: Gia Kourlas, New York Times Review - Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Sutra, Beverley Hills: Jane Rosenberg, Seen and Heard International Review - Vera Cendoya Dance Company, La Partida, Edinburgh : Rósin O’Brien, SeeingDance Review - Matthias Sperling, Now That We Know, London: David Mead, SeeingDance Feature - Liberals Scorned Me for Liking the Ballet: Colin Fleming, Wall Street Journal

Links – Sunday November 4, 2018 Reviews - The Royal Ballet, La Bayadère, London: Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide G.J. Dowler, Classical Source Vikki Jane Vile, Broadway World Review - New York City Ballet, The Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Mariinsky Ballet, Balanchine: The City Center Years, NY: Gay Morris, Danceviewtimes Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, La Fille mal gardée, London: Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Fire and Fury, London: David Dougill, Sunday Times (scroll down) Review - Clod Ensemble, Placebo, London: Luke Jennings, The Observer Photo gallery - Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, Contagion: Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs Interview - Antonio Pappano staying on at Covent Garden: Fiona Maddocks, The Observer Interview - Darcey Bussell: Teddy Jamieson, The Herald Interview RB’s Fernando Montano: Yohannes Lowe, The Telegraph Review - Garth Fagan Dance, mixed bill, NY: Caryn Cooper, Broadway World Film review - The Nutcracker and the Four Realms: Wendy Ide, The Observer News - NYCB’s Sara Mearns marries Joshua Bergasse: New York Times

Foteini Christofilopoulou was at the photocall for the Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov and Natalia Osipova cast… Marianela Núñez as Nikiya in La Bayadère ©Foteini Christofilopoulou/ROH, by courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr Natalia Osipova as Gamzatti in La Bayadère ©Foteini Christofilopoulou/ROH, by courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr Alexander Campbell in La Bayadère ©Foteini Christofilopoulou/ROH, by courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr More… Foteini Christofilopoulou - 8 photos Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr Discussion of this production is here

The RB's Bernstein Celebration triple bill (Yugen, Corybantic Games, The Age of Anxiety) has been released on DVD and Blu-ray. Available via ROH shop, Amazon etc

Yuhui Choe, Yasmine Naghdi, Akane Takada

Yes.

…and came back on with a fag in his mouth!

It depends on the relation of the rehearsal to the opening night. Bayadère, for example had its general rehearsal yesterday with the first cast and it opens tomorrow. Sometimes the rehearsal and opening are on the same day in which case it won't be first cast, probably second or another. Casting is never announced publicly in advance but you can phone the ballet office at ROH to find out.

Returned to the box office.

I have the following available: Thursday Nov 1, 7.30, Amphi standing T45, £5 AND Saturday Nov 3, 1.30pm Balcony standing C65, £8 (slightly restricted view of stage) AND Saturday Nov 3, 1.30pm, Amphi L48, £15 (restricted view if you are short)

Don't think this has been posted before but Graham Watts in his review for DanceTabs includes a link to a 34 minute rehearsal video with Viviana Durante and Irek Mukhamedov coaching Jurgita Dronina and Isaac Hernández.

The timings for last time were Act I 60mins, Act II 34mins, Act III 40mins, with two 20min intervals.

Links – Wednesday October 24, 2018 Review - Miami City Ballet, Concerto Barocco, Company B, Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2, Miami: Sean Erwin, Danceviewtimes Reviews - Jasmin Vardimon Company, Medusa, London: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian Debra Craine, The Times Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide David Mead, SeeingDance Reviews - Sasha Waltz & Guests, Körper, SF/Berkeley: Heather Desaulniers, DanceTabs Paul Parish, Bay Area Reporter Janice Berman, San Francisco Classical Voice News - 100-Dance Merce Cunningham centennial celebration coming to NY: Joshua Barone, New York Times Review - Sydney Dance Company, Frame of Mind (Bonachela), Forever & Ever (Anthony Hamilton), Sydney: Chantal Nguyen, Bachtrack Review - Nashville Ballet, Seven Deadly Sins (Christopher Stuart), Superstitions, Nashville: Cillea Houghton, Broadway World Preview/Q & A - Carrie Ahern, Sex Status 2.0, NY: Gia Kourlas, New York Times Review - Tom Dale Company, I Infinite, London: Graham Watts, DanceTabs Review - Matthew Bourne, Swan Lake, Edinburgh: Kelly Apter, The List Q & A - Ieva Kuniskis, choreographer: Graham Watts, DanceTabs Feature - Fashion’s obsession with ballet (and Q & A’s with ENB Principals): Lisa Armstrong, The Telegraph Feature - Luz San Miguel dances her last show in Milwaukee Ballet’s Dracula: John Schneider, Shepherd Express Preview - The Trocks in Scotland: Mary Brennan, Herald Scotland

Will happily take one.

Links – Tuesday October 23, 2018 Review - American Ballet Theatre, Fall Gala & two triple bills, NY: Marina Harss, DanceTabs Review - American Ballet Theatre, Le Jeune, Dream within a Dream (deferred), In the Upper Room, NY: Michael Popkin, Danceviewtimes Review - Zurich Ballet, Winterreise (Christian Spuck), Zurich: Sarah Batschelet, Bachtrack Review - Company Wayne McGregor, Tree of Codes, Hong Kong: Natasha Rogai, South China Morning Post Review - Shobana Jeyasingh, Contagion, Manchester: Sanjoy Roy, The Guardian Reviews - China National Peking Opera, The Emperor and the Concubine, The Monkey King and the Leopard, Crossroads Inn, London: Louise Levene, Financial Times Dondald Hutera, The Times Charlotte Kasner, SeeingDance Feature - Washington Ballet’s future and financial woes: Sarah L. Kaufman & Peggy McGlone, Washington Post Review - LA Dance Project, Romeo and Juliet (Millepied), LA: Jim Farber, San Francisco Classical Voice Feature - Sergei Polunin: Charlie Teasdale, Esquire Review - Liss Fain Dance, A Recomposition: I Don’t Know and Never Will, SF: Heather Desaulniers, DanceTabs Review - K-Arts Dance Company, Song of the Mermaid, NY: Rose Marija, Broadway World Review - Larry Keigwin & Nicole Wolcott, Places Please!, Boston: Marcia B. Siegel, Artsfuse Review - Aby Watson:-ish, Glasgow: Mary Brennan, Herald Scotland Review - Company Wang Ramirez, Borderline, White Light Festival, NY: Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times Review - The Trocks, Canterbury: Victoria Bawtree, The Reviews Hub Preview - Two NY shows: Martha Sherman, dancelog.nyc News - West Australian Ballet’s 2019 season: Dance Australia

Links – Sunday October 21, 2018 Review - Dimitris Papaioannou, The Great Tamer, London: Luke Jennings, The Observer Reviews - Sydney Dance Company, Frame of Mind (Bonachela), Forever & Ever (Anthony Hamilton), Sydney: Deborah Jones, FollowSpot Review - Tempo Dance Festival, Auckland: Raewyn White, New Zealand Herald Review - Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal, Dance Me (Foniadakis & Lopez Achoa), Calgary: Katherine DeCoste, The Gateway

Links – Saturday October 20, 2018 Feature - American Ballet Theatre meets the #MeToo era: Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times Review - William Forsythe, A Quiet Evening of Dance, Melbourne: Rhys Ryan, Limelight Exhibition - Judson Dance Theater, The Work is Never Done, MoMa NY: Alastair Macaulay, New York Times Review - New York City Ballet, Joaquin De Luz’s final performance, NY: Barnett Serchuk, Broadway World Review - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Swan Lake, Edinburgh: Kirsty Morgan, Bachtrack Review - National Dance Company Wales & Music Theatre Wales, Passion (Pascal Dusapin), Sara Veale, DanceTabs Review - Dimitris Papaioannou, The Great Tamer / Le Patin Libre, Threshold, London: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian Review - Dimitris Papaioannou, The Great Tamer, London: Emma Byrne, Evening Standard Review - Alonzo King Lines Ballet, Handel, Common Ground, SF: Rita Felciano, Danceviewtimes Reviews - Neon Dance, Puzzle Creature: Rachel Elderkin, The Stage (London) David Mead, SeeingDance (Birmingham) Reviews - Sydney Dance Company, Frame of Mind (Bonachela), Forever & Ever (Anthony Hamilton), Sydney: Michelle Potter, …on dancing Martin Portus, Daily Review Video feature - #SpeakingInDance, Liz Gerring, Field: Gia Kourlas, New York Times Interview - Max Westwell on dancing Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake: The Press and Journal Preview - Damien Jalet, Vessel, London : Robert Dex, Evening Standard Feature - Kate Whitley, composer, ‘igniting dance’: Sarah Kirkup, The Gramophone Review - Spellbound Contemporary Ballet, Full Moon, Atlanta: George Staib, ArtsATL Review - Eryc Taylor Dance, New Choreography Grant winners, NY: Cindy Sibilsky, Broadway World Review - LakeCities Ballet, Le Ballet de Dracula, Lewisville TX: Emily Sese TheaterJones News - Three of the best dance shows, UK: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian

I think that's enough about the horrific price of a glass of champagne at the Savoy. Very informative, but back to ROH announcements (lack of) please.

Judith Mackrell reviewed the recent Forsythe programme at Sadler's Wells and tweeted: