John Mallinson Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 Links – Sunday December 6, 2015 Reviews - Paris Opera Ballet, Polyphonia, Alea Sands (new McGregor), Le Sacre du Printemps, Paris: Luke Jennings, The Observer Gabriella Daris, Blouin Artinfo Review - Australian Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Sydney: Maxim Boon, Limelight Review - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Toccata, After the Rain pdd, Awakening, Revelations, NY: Marina Harss, DanceTabs Reviews - Gallim Dance, Whale, NY: Martha Sherman, Danceviewtimes Deborah Jowitt, ArtsJournal Review - Anneke Hansen Dance, 2hymn vb, NY: Deborah Jowitt, ArtsJournal Review - Xavier le Roy, Self-Unfinished, Sydney: Jordan Beth Vincent, Sydney Morning Herald Review - Sarasota Contemporary Dance, Voices of Fuzión, Sarasota: Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Review - Leila McMillan, Wild Card: this way, that way, London: Rachel Elderkin, British Theatre Guide Film evening - London Contemporary Dance School, Collaborations, London: Jeffrey Taylor, Sunday Express Feature - 5 of the best dance shows for Christmas (UK): Judith Mackrell, The Guardian …and The Nutcracker reviews: Washington Ballet: Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post Kansas City Ballet: Robert Trussell, Kansas City Star Ballet Nebraska: Kim Carpenter, Omaha World-Herald Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre: Jane Vranish, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette José Mateo Ballet Theatre, Boston: Jeffrey Gantz, Boston Globe
John Mallinson Posted December 7, 2015 Author Posted December 7, 2015 Links – Monday December 7, 2015 Review - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Toccata, After the Rain pdd, Awakening, Exodus, Odetta, Revelations, NY: Siobhan Burke, New York Times Review - Australian Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Sydney: Michelle Potter blog Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker, Birmingham: Richard Edmonds, Birmingham Post Review - Sasha Waltz & Guests, Continu, NY: Gia Kourlas, New York Times Review - Xavier le Roy, Self-Unfinished, Sydney: Philippa Hawker, Sydney Morning Herald Feature - Fiona Jopp, Sydney Dance Company dancer, now choreographer: Sharon Verghis, The Australian Review - Singapore Dance Theatre, Swan Lake, Singapore: Tan Li Min, Straits Times …and finally on a slow news day The Mouse Freedom Front: Dave Horn, The News Eagle
John Mallinson Posted December 8, 2015 Author Posted December 8, 2015 Links – Tuesday December 8, 2015 Reviews - Scottish Ballet, Cinderella, Edinburgh: Mary Brennan, The Herald Alice Bain, The Guardian Lucy Ribchester, The List Review - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Open Door, NY: Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times Review - Tere O’Connor, The Goodbye Studies, NY: Gia Kourlas, New York Times Review - Washington Ballet, The Nutcracker, Washington: Hilary Stroh, Bachtrack Feature - Why the Nutcracker is the perfect ballet for children: Mark Monahan, The Telegraph News - One Dance UK, the new industry body for UK dance: Carmel Smith, Londondance Feature - International Festival of Modern Choreography, Context. Diana Vishneva, Moscow: Olivia Bagnall, Moscow Times Feature - Louise Lecavalier, dancer, choreographer: David Jays, The Guardian Feature - Lucinda Dunn, life and work after Australian Ballet: Deborah Jones blog Interview - Leticia Stock, Royal Ballet, dancing Clara in The Nutcracker for the first time: Laura Dodge, Londondance
John Mallinson Posted December 9, 2015 Author Posted December 9, 2015 Links – Wednesday December 9, 2015 Review - The Royal Ballet, Monotones I & II, The Two Pigeons (two casts), London: Louise Levene, Financial Times Review - Bolshoi Ballet, The Lady of the Camellias (live cinema screening): Lauren Gallagher, DanceTabs Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, The Nutcracker, Seattle: Robert Greskovic, Wall Street Journal Reviews - Scottish Ballet, Cinderella, Edinburgh: Mark Brown, The Telegraph Susan Lowes, All Edinburgh Theatre Review - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Awakening, After the Rain, Toccata, Revelations, NY: Deborah Jowitt, ArtsJournal Review - Alvis Hermanis & Mikhail Baryshnikov, Brodsky / Baryshnikov, Riga: Linda Kinstler, Paris Review Reviews - Sydney Dance Company, New Breed, Sydney: Rebecca Whitton, Australian Stage Martin Portus, Daily Review Jill Sykes, Brisbane Times Profile - Sarah Mearns, New York City Ballet: Milene Fernandez, Epoch Times Preview - Upcoming in New York: Alastair Macaulay, New York Times Feature - Darcey Bussell and the rise of the male dancer: Hannah Furness, The Telegraph Review - Anneke Hansen, 2hymn vb, NY: Brian Seibert, New York Times Review - Bangarra Dance Theatre, Ochres, Sydney: Michelle Potter blog Photo gallery - The Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker: Dave Morgan, DanceTabs Photo gallery - New Adventures, Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty: Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs Photo feature - 2015 Dance Magazine Awards: Lauren Wingenroth, Dance Magazine News - Birmingham City Council cuts arts funding by 25%: Neil Elkes, Birmingham Mail Feature - Four London Nutcrackers: Franco Milazzo, Londonist
Ian Macmillan Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 Links – Thursday, 10 December, 2015 Obituary – Bryony Brind, Royal Ballet Principal: Staff, Telegraph Seasonal Fare: Reviews – Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker (Wright), London: Graham Watts, Londondance Gerald Dowler, Classical Source Mark Pullinger, Bachtrack Review – New York City Ballet, The Nutcracker (Balachine), NY: Marina Harss, DanceTabs Reviews – Scottish Ballet, Cinderella (Hampson), Edinburgh: Thom Dibdin, The Stage Review – Matthew Bourne/New Adventures, The Sleeping Beauty, London: Neil Norman, The Stage And on the A La Carte Menu: Reviews – Carlos Acosta & RB Colleagues, A Classical Selection, London: Mark Monahan, Telegraph Judith Mackrell, Guardian Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk Sarah Frater, The Stage Photo Gallery – 12 of the greatest ballerinas of all time: Telegraph Feature – The Best of Dance in 2015: NY Times Critics, NY Times Review – Mariinsky Ballet, Swan Lake, Tokyo: Joy Wang Xin Yuan, Bachtrack Film & TV – Bolshoi Babylon & Nureyev, Dance to Freedom: Ismene Brown, Spectator Review – White Lights Festival, Thomas Adès Programme, NY: Marianne Adams, Danceviewtimes Review – Keigwin & Company, Wait Nearby, Sidewalk, 3 Ballads, NY: Brian Seibert, NY Times Review – Pavel Zuštiak & Palissimo Company, Custodians of Beauty, NY: Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal/DanceBeat
Ian Macmillan Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 Links – Friday, 11 December, 2015 Reviews – Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker (Wright), London: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Hanna Weibye, Arts Desk Reviews – Matthew Bourne/New Adventures, The Sleeping Beauty, London: Judith Mackrell, Guardian Lyndsey Winship, Evening Standard Mark Monahan, Telegraph Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk Carla Escoda, Bachtrack Reviews – Carlos Acosta & RB Colleagues, A Classical Selection, London: Siobhan Murphy, DanceTabs Zoe Anderson, Independent Josephine Leask, Londondance Sam Smith, Londonist Gallery – Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs Review – Scottish Ballet, Cinderella (Hampson), Edinburgh: Graham Watts, DanceTabs Review – World Ballet Stars Gala, Cojocaru, Kobborg et al, NY: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Review – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Love Songs, Cry, Untitled America: First Movement, NY: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Interview – Vladimir Urin and his fear of failing at the Bolshoi: Teatral via Ismene Brown Radio Feature – Reasons to see The Nutcracker: Marina Harss, WNYC News (+ various Video clips) Book Feature – Never too late to dance in Nutcracker? Nora Krug, Washington Post Feature – Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker by the numbers: Erin Kayata, Boston Globe Review – Sydney Dance Company & Carriageworks, New Breed 2015, Sydney: Michelle Potter, DanceTabs News – “The Bonnies’ Choreography Awards, 2015: Carmel Smith, Londondance Preview – Belinda McGuire, Three Muses, Toronto: Martha Schabas, Globe and Mail Review – Sara Shelton Mann with David Szlasa, Erasing Time, SF: Rita Felciano, Danceviewtimes Preview – Debbie Allen Academy, The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, LA: Jessica Gelt, LA Times ICYMI – State Street Ballet at Denver Airport: 9 News and elsewhere!
Ian Macmillan Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 Links – Saturday, 12 December, 2015 Obituaries: - Bryony Brind, RB Principal: Judith Cruickshank, Guardian Sam Roberts, NY Times - Joan Ravenscroft, with pre-WW2 companies: Gillian Beetham & Jenny Lewis, Guardian - Gloria Contreras, Choreographer: Anna Kisselgoff, NY Times Review – Paris Opera Ballet, Polyphonia, Alea Sands, Rite of Spring, Paris: Laura Cappelle, Financial Times TV Film Preview – Rudolf Nureyev: Dance to Freedom: Louise Levene, Financial Times Review – Matthew Bourne/New Adventures, The Sleeping Beauty, London: Lynette Halewood, DanceTabs Louise Lewis, BTG Reviews – Carlos Acosta & RB Colleagues, A Classical Selection, London: Lyndsey Winship, Evening Standard Tatiana Rathelot, Bachtrack Rachel Elderkin, BTG News – Helgi Tomasson to take SF Ballet home to Iceland next May: Vala Hafstad, Iceland Review Review – Urban Bush Women, Walking with ‘Trane, NY: Brian Seibert, NY Times Diary – Next week in London: Judith Mackrell, Guardian Review – Camille A. Brown & Dancers, Black Girl: Linguistic Play, LA: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review Review – BalletCollective, Invisible Divide, NY: Susan Yung, Brooklyn Rail Review – Rebeca Medina, Paraíso, NY: Tara Sheena, Brooklyn Rail And finally: Bruising Ballet
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