John Mallinson Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 Links – Sunday October 18, 2015 Obituary - David Drew, Royal Ballet Principal - with the company for 56 years: Paul Arrowsmith, DanceTabs Reviews - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Theme and Variations, Enigma Variations, The King Dances, London: Jenny Gilbert, The Arts Desk Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Swan Lake, London: Jeffery Taylor, Sunday Express Essay - Romeo and Juliet: how ballet gets to the heart of Shakespeare: Sarah Crompton, The Guardian Photo feature - Carlos Acosta and the photo book Carlos Acosta at The Royal Ballet: Daily Mail Feature - Miami City Ballet soaring to new heights in it’s 30th season: Jordan Levin, Miami Herald Review - Hubbard Street Dance, Quintett, N.N.N.N., One Flat Thing, Chicago: Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times Reviews - Batsheva Dance Company, Last Work, Melbourne Festival: Jordan Beth Vincent, Sydney Morning Herald Maxim Boon, Limelight Review - Joffrey Ballet, Sylvia (Neumeier), Chicago: Janet Arvia, Examiner.com Review - Twyla Tharp, 50th Anniversary Tour, Berkeley: Ann Murphy, Daily Democrat News Feature - Darcey Bussell, Why age 46 I love my new hip: India Sturgis, The Telegraph Review - Texas Ballet Theater, Dracula, Fort Worth: Danna Wolfson, D Magazine Reviews - DeNada Dance Theatre, Ham and Passion (Jamón y Pasión), London: Graham Watts, DanceTabs Luke Jennings, The Observer Review - Washington Ballet, Project Global: Latin Heat, Washington: Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post Review - Lost Dog / Ben Duke, Paradise Lost (lies unopened beside me), London: Zoë Anderson, The Independent Review - Footnote New Zealand Dance, 30 Forward, Auckland: Bernadette Rae, New Zealand Herald Features - The Trocks: Mary Brennan, The Herald and Kelly Apter, The Scotsman Preview - Grand Rapids Ballet, Pacifica, Grand Rapids: Adrienne Warber, Examiner.com Q & A - Eric Underwood (Royal Ballet) and money: Donna Ferguson, Mail on Sunday Q & A - James Cousins, choreographer: Londondance Feature - Sarasota Ballet’s 25th anniversary season, and its new dancers: Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Photo gallery - Dan Canham/Still House, Of Riders and Running Horses, London: Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs Feature - Australian Ballet returns to China: Bill Birtles, ABC News Preview - Tulsa Ballet, The Taming of the Shrew, Tulsa: James D. Watts, Tulsa World Review - Spellbound Contemporary Ballet, Le Quattro Stagioni, Boston: Jeffrey Gantz, Boston Globe
Jan McNulty Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 Links - Monday, Oct 19 2015 Interview – Carlos Acosta: Telegraph Interview – Matthew Bourne: Mark Shenton, Stage Review – Twyla Tharp, 50th Anniversary Tour, Berkeley: Allan Ulrich, SF Chronicle Review – Fall for Dance Festival, Programme 4, New York: Leigh Witchel, Danceview Times Review – Breakin’ Convention, New York: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Interview – Yuan Yuan Tan, San Francisco Ballet: Jessie Bryson, The Beijinger Review – Silicon Valley Ballet, Giselle, San Jose: Claudia Bauer, SF Chronicle Review – H2dance, Staging Ages, London: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Review – Tao Dance Theatre, Weight x 3, Sarasota: Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald Tribune Preview Feature – Choreographing the fears and frustrations of modern India: Sanjoy Roy, Guardian Review - Igor and Moreno & The Place, A Room for All Our Tomorrows, Leeds: Mark Smith, British Theatre Guide Review – Idan Sharabi, Ours; Claire Cunningham, Give Me a Reason to Live, London: Sanjoy Roy, Guardian Review - Risa Jaraslow & Dancers, Resist/Surrender, Four Dialogues: A Solo, San Francisco: Allan Ulrich, SF Chronicle Feature – Darcey Bussell talks about her hip re-coating and Strictly: Martha Cliff, Mail Film Review – Spear: Luke Buckmaster, Guardian Film Review – A Ballerina’s Tale (Misty Copeland): Scott Tobias, Variety Preview – Nashville Ballet, Dracula, Nashville: Amy Stumpfl, The Tennessean Review - Sasha Copland, The Wine Project, Nelson: Janet Whittington, NZ Theatreview Feature - SALT Contemporary Dance: Kathy Adams, Salt Lake Tribune
Jan McNulty Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 Links - Tuesday, Oct 20 2015 Review – New York City Ballet, Fall Season roundup, New York: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Review – New York City Ballet, Harlequinade, NY Export: Opus Jazz, New York: Mary Cargill, Danceview Times Review – Jose Limon Dance Company, The Unsung, The Moor’s Pavane, The Winged, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times Review – Birmingham Royal Ballet, Theme and Variations, Enigma Variations, The King Dances, London: Judith Mackrell, Guardian Cristina de Lucas, Bachtrack Preview – Boston Ballet, Third Symphony of Mahler, Boston: Sharon Basco, WBUR Review – Twyla Tharp, 50th Anniversary Tour, Berkeley: Janice Berman, SF Classical Voice Review – Washington Ballet, Latin Heat programme, Washington: Hilary Stroh, Bachtrack Review – Silicon Valley Ballet, Giselle, San Jose: Terez Rose, Bachtrack Reviews – Dan Canham. Of Riders and Running Horses, London: Lyndsey Winship, Standard Josephine Leaske, London Dance Feature – Corella’s Pennsylvania Ballet gains a Spanish flavour: Nancy G Heller, Philadelphia Inquirer Review – Lost Dog Dance, Paradise Lost (Lies Unopened Beside Me), Bath: Emily Brown, Bachtrack Review – Idan Sharabi, Ours; Claire Cunningham, Give Me a Reason to Live, London: Rachel Elderkin, London Dance Review – Fall for Dance Festival, New York: Olga El, Broadway World Review – Velocity Dance Festival, Washington: George Jackson, Danceview Times Review – Abou Lagraa, Le Cantique des Cantiques, Paris: Laura Cappelle, FT Review – Sarasota Contemporary Dance, mixed programme, Sarasota: Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald Tribune Interview/Preview – Merli V Guerra (Luminarium Dance Co): Janine Parker, Arts Fuse Feature – Ching Ching Wong and other Princess Grace Award winners from Northwest Dance Project: Gavin Larsen, Oregon Artswatch Review – Jose Mateo Ballet, Isle of the Dead, Circles, Covens, Cambridge, Mass: Iris Fanger, Patriot Ledger Review - In the Heights (ch. Drew McOnie), London: Clare Cohen, London Dance
John Mallinson Posted October 21, 2015 Author Posted October 21, 2015 Links – Wednesday October 21, 2015 Review - New York City Ballet, Liebeslieder Walzer, Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3, NY: Oksana Khadarina, Fjord Review Reviews - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Theme and Variations, Enigma Variations, The King Dances, London: Clement Crisp, Financial Times Sara Veale, DanceTabs Review - José Limón Dance Company, International Dance Festival, NY: Robert Greskovic, Wall Street Journal Review - Batsheva Dance Company, Decadence, Melbourne Festival: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review Review - Voronia, Le Veronal, London (Dance Umbrella): Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Photo Gallery - Le Veronal: Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs Review - New York City Ballet, Jeux (Brandstrup), NY: Wendy Perron, Dance Magazine Preview - American Ballet Theater, Fall season roundup, NY: Alastair Macaulay, New York Times Preview - American Ballet Theater in Mark Morris’s After You, NY: Pia Catton, Wall Street Journal Interview - Francesco Ventriglia, AD of Royal New Zealand Ballet: Deborah Jones blog Interview - Wayne McGregor in Hong Kong: Fionnuala McHugh, South China Morning Post News - 2015 Bessie Award winners: Brian Seibert, New York Times Feature - Megan Fairchild, NYCB Principal: Yvonna Russell, Huffington Post Feature - Misty Copeland, ‘my career really is just now beginning’: Boston Herald/AP Interview - Robet Binet, choreographer: Martha Schabas, Globe and Mail Preview feature - Boston Ballet, Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler: Boston Musical Intelligencer Feature - Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, season preview: Mark Kanny, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Review - Silicon Valley Ballet (previously Ballet San Jose), Giselle, San Jose: Janice Berman, San Francisco Classical Voice Review - Doug Varone and Dancers, The Fabulist, Lux, ReComposed, Boston: Marcia B. Siegel, Arts Fuse Review - Zurich Junior Ballet, New Creations, Zurich: Sarah Batschelet, Bachtrack Review - Sankai Juki, Umusuna: Memories Before History, LA: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review Review - Charlotte Spencer, Walking Stories, London (Dance Umbrella): Judith Mackrell, The Guardian Review - Dan Canham, Of Riders and Running Horses, London (Dance Umbrella): Zoë Anderson, The Independent Review - h2dance, Staging Ages, : Josephine Leask, Londondance Preview - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in the cinema: Jordan Levin, Miami Herald Review - ID Dance Company, Out of the Box (2015), Nelson NZ: Janet Whittington, NZ Theatreview Review - LakeCities Ballet Theatre, Le Ballet de Dracula, Lewisville: Katie Dravenstott, TheaterJones
John Mallinson Posted October 22, 2015 Author Posted October 22, 2015 Links – Thursday October 22, 2015 Obituary - David Drew, longstanding member of The Royal Ballet: Judith Cruickshank, The Guardian Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Theme and Variations, Enigma Variations, The King Dances, London: Graham Watts, Londondance Review - José Limón Dance Company, International Dance Festival, NY: Deborah Jowitt, ArtsJournal Feature - Merce Cunningham’s Changeling restaged, Boston: Alastair Macaulay, New York Times Review - New York City Ballet, Jeux, NY: Alexandra Villarreal, Huffington Post Reviews - Voronia, Le Veronal, London (Dance Umbrella): Siobhan Murphy, DanceTabs Rachel Elderkin, Exeunt Review - Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Edinburgh: Mary Brennan, The Herald Feature - Royal New Zealand Ballet brings Giselle to Edinburgh: Mary Brennan, The Herald Review - Batsheva Dance Company, Last Work, Melbourne Festival: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review Review - Doug Varone and Dancers, The Fabulist, Lux, ReComposed, Boston: Karen Campbell, Boston Globe Feature - Dance leaders unite in honours call for their peers: Matthew Hemley, The Stage Feature - 5 reasons to not miss Richard Alston Dance Company: Kelly Apter, The List Feature - Alexander Whitley, choreographer, Why modern dance not ballet: Alexander Whitley, Big Issue North Interview - Riccardo Buscarini, Place Prize winning choreographer: Londondance Preview - Daniel Léveillé, Solitudes Solos, Toronto: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star
John Mallinson Posted October 23, 2015 Author Posted October 23, 2015 Links – Friday October 23, 2015 Reviews - American Ballet Theatre, After You (new Mark Morris), Monotones I & II, Brahms-Haydn Variations, NY: Alastair Macaulay, New York Times Marina Harss, DanceTabs Review - American Ballet Theatre, After You, NY: Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times Review - New York City Ballet, Americana x Five, NY: Oksana Khadarina, Fjord Review Review - New York City Ballet, Balanchine Black and White, NY: Marianne Adams, Danceviewtimes Review - English National Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Bristol: Bruce Marriott, DanceTabs Review - Voronia, Le Veronal, London (Dance Umbrella): Graham Watts, Londondance Reviews - Out of India: Modern Moves, London (Dance Umbrella): Sanjoy Roy, The Guardian Lyndsey Winship, Evening Standard Josphine Leask, Londondance Photo gallery - Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs Dance presentation - Janice Ross, The Hidden Erotic Body of Soviet Ballet, NY: Brian Seibert, New York Times Review - Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie, Les Paradis Perdus/Remix, Toronto: Penelope Ford, Fjord Review Film reviews - A Ballerina’s Tale (the Misty Copeland story): John Anderson, Newsday Michael Rechtstaffen, LA Times News - Misty Copeland developing a tv dance drama: Michael Cooper, New York Times Photo feature - Australian Ballet in Beijing: Lauren Groundsell/Lisa Tomasetti, Daily Mail Review - Moriah Evans, Social Dance 9-12: Encounter, NY: Deborah Jowitt, ArtsJournal Review - HT Chen and Dancers, South of Gold Mountain, NY: Jessica Abejar, Broadway World Feature - Merce Cunningham in 3D, Alla Kovgan’s film project: Debra Cash, The Arts Fuse
John Mallinson Posted October 24, 2015 Author Posted October 24, 2015 Links – Saturday October 24, 2015 Review - Boston Ballet, Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler, Boston: Jeffrey Gantz, Boston Globe Interview - Kim Brandstrup, choreographer: Louise Levene, Financial Times Reviews - Aakash Odedra Company, Ink, Murmur, New York: Marina Harss, DanceTabs Brian Seibert, New York Times Feature - Alina Cojocaru (dancing with Queensland Ballet): Sharon Verhgis, The Australian Feature - Kurt Jooss and The Green Table: Joan Acocella, New Yorker Interview - Mark Morris: James M. Keller, Pasatiempo Review - balletLORENT, Snow White, Durham: Peter Lathan, British Theatre Guide Review - José Limón Dance Company, International Dance Festival, NY: Brian Seibert, New York Times Feature - Catherine Hurlin (ABT) continues family history with Company B: Gia Kourlas, New York Times Feature - The Bessies: Alexandra Villarreal, Huffington Post Review - Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo, Edinburgh: Kelly Apter, Scotsman Review - Chris Schlichting, Stripe Tease, NY: Siobhan Burke, New York Times Review - VelocityDC Dance Festival, Washington: Frances Steiner, Broadway World Review - Nashville Ballet, Dracula, Nashville: Jeffrey Ellis, Broadway World Review - Taffyworks, Tiny Dancer, Perth: Nerida Dickinson, Australian Stage Film - Tap World: Examiner.com
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