Ian Macmillan Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Links – Sunday July 1, 2012 Feature – Metamorphosis: Titian 2012, Ed Watson & Conrad Shawcross: Luke Jennings, Observer Stiefel and Corella Retirements: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Review – American Ballet Theatre, Swan Lake (3 casts): Tobi Tobias, Arts Journal Reviews – Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch: Nefes: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Der Fensterputzer, Bamboo Blues, Jenny Gilbert, Independent Reviews – Mark Bruce, Made in Heaven; Joseph Mercier: Luke Jennings, Observer Review – Edge at The Place: Jeffery Taylor, Express Review – Jose Limon Dance Company, Mixed Bill: Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal Preview – Jason Samuels Smith, Triple Bill: Valerie Gladstone, CityArts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share Posted July 2, 2012 Links – Monday July 2, 2012 Review – Royal Ballet, Birthday Offering, Month in the Country, Les Noces: Ismene Brown, Arts Desk Review – Hamburg Ballet, Liliom (Alina Cojocaru): Laura Cappelle, Financial Times Review – ABT, Swan Lake (Corella’s Farewell): Marina Harss, DanceTabs Feature – Angel Corella on Retirement: Jocelyn Noveck (AP), Denver Post Reviews – Paris Opera Ballet, Giselle & Mixed Bill: Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune Review – Bangarra Dance Theatre, Terrain: Chris Boyd, The Australian Review – Maria Hassabi, Show: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Review – Morphoses, Within (Labyrinth Within): Claudia La Rocco, NY Times Review – Shantala Shivalingappa, Namasya: Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal Review – Washington Ballet & Imagination Stage, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Celia Wren, Washington Post BRB preparing for visit to Spain: Rajiv Popat, ITV News Jack Widdowson back in a studio after critical injury: Bath Chronicle Rio Ferdinand, up fer a bit of ballet: The Sun and elsewhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 Links – Tuesday July 3, 2012 Reviews – Royal Ballet, Birthday Offering, Month in the Country, Les Noces: Gerald Dowler, Classical Source Zoë Anderson, Independent Graham Watts, LondonDance Judith Mackrell, Guardian Sarah Frater, The Stage Clement Crisp, Financial Times Bolshoi Invites Monte Carlo Director, Jean–Christophe Maillot: Nastassia Astrasheuskaya, Reuters Reviews – Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, World Cities: A Reflection on the Season: Sarah Crompton, Telegraph Agua: Graham Watts, LondonDance Palermo, Palermo: Sarah Kent, Arts Desk Palermo, Palermo: Lise Smith, LondonDance Palermo, Palermo: Lyndsey Winship, Evening Standard Review – Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company, Too Mortal: Sanjoy Roy, Guardian “Dancer” - Nureyev biographical film planned: Dave McNary, Variety Harness the positive power of Dance: Sue Goodman (RAD), Guardian Reviews – River to River Festival: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Beth Gill, Electric Midwife Luciana Achugar, FEELingpleasuresatisfactioncelebrationholyFORM Review – Strangebird Zirkus, Ornithology: Brian Donaldson, Scotsman Royal New Zealand Ballet finds a sponsor: John Daly-Peoples, National Business Review Jack Widdowson back on stage: BBC TV News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 Links – Wednesday July 4, 2012 Obituary – John Percival, Dance Critic: Nadine Meisner, Independent Royal Ballet, Birthday Offering, Month in the Country, Les Noces: Review - Sarah Crompton, Telegraph Gallery – Dave Morgan, DanceTabs Review – American Ballet Theatre, Le Corsaire: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Review – ABT/Corella Farewell, Swan Lake: Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times Review – ABT/Isabella Boylston, Swan Lake: Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, Huffington Post Ethan Stiefel – No Longer “Center Stage”: Katia Bachko, New Yorker Reviews – Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, World Cities: Palermo, Palermo: Sarah Crompton, Telegraph Palermo, Palermo: Judith Mackrell, Guardian Review – Monica Bill Barnes Company, Triple Bill: Brian Seibert, NY Times Review – Le Ballet de Lorraine, La Création du Monde: Patricia Boccadoro, CultureKiosque Gallery – English National Ballet rehearses at St Paul’s Cathedral: Matthew Lloyd, Guardian Book Review – The Astaires, Fred & Adele, by Kathleen Riley: Kathryn Hughes, Guardian A Different Review – The Statue of Liberty: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Preview – Jason Samuels Smith at Joyce Theater: Robert Johnson, NJ Star-Ledger Preview – Rock the Ballet: Jacqui Bahr, West Australian Swan Lake? Moscow Times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) Interestingly, I found this in the June 30 review of ABT by Tobi Tobias. It's a response to her article by "Richard" towards the bottom of the page. I couldn't let it pass by. "Sylvie Guillem is the archetype for today’s tall, super-flexible ballerinas. She, too, was cold. In fact she struck me as a frigid supermodel, dancing Nikiya when she first guested with ABT at the Met long ago. But her physical and auric presence were mesmerizing. My friend watching with me said, “I pity anyone who shares the stage with her.” The force of her will and intelligence — manifested in how she shaped her body, extended balances, and the arc of her performance — drew in the audience. Her “Giselle” was a statuesque Wonder Woman (she adjusted the choreography in Act II). Not for a moment did I believe her as a frail peasant who needed a man (or anyone, for that matter) to validate her. She’s cold but she pierces your mind and more, if not your heart. One cannot help but admire her controversial genius." http://www.artsjourn...2/06/swans.html Edited July 4, 2012 by Buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 Links – Thursday July 5, 2012 Reviews– English National Ballet at St Paul’s Cathedral, Triple Bill: Clement Crisp, Financial Times Liz Hoggard, Evening Standard Gallery – John Ross, John Ross Preview/Video – Scottish Ballet Autumn Season: Scotsman Review - Royal Ballet, Birthday Offering, Month in the Country, Les Noces: Lynette Halewood, DanceTabs Review – Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company, Too Mortal: Zoe Anderson, Independent Review – Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, World Cities: Nefes, Bamboo Blues: Louise Levene, Telegraph, Seven Magazine Review – Jason Samuels Smith at Joyce Theater: Brian Seibert, NY Times Review – American Ballet Theatre, Le Corsaire: Leigh Witchel, NY Post Preview – RNZB Dancers for Cystic Fibrosis, Breathe: Olivia Wannan, Dominion Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 (edited) From Yesterday. The Astaires, Fred & Adele, by Kathleen Riley: Kathryn Hughes, Guardian "The Astaires together laid down a library of beats, taps and turns from which Fred would go on to make some of the most sublime physical art of the 20th century." "Their big break came in 1923 when they appeared in Stop Flirting on Shaftesbury Avenue." (This I never knew.) And an interesting questioning of what really went on anywhere in the world of theater before the arrival of movie film. "That Adele and Fred were able to do this by the time they were barely out of their teens was all down to their extraordinary art. But what that art was exactly is hard to know.... "You can quote from the critics, you can scour letters and diaries for the reactions of people who were in the audience, but you will always be left with a gap, an absence at the heart of your story. Just what it was that made Adele quite so extraordinary will never, finally, quite be clear. All we have is what came after, those amazing recorded performances of her brother making magic with other female dancers." Edited July 5, 2012 by Buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveclassics Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I have an ancient audio cassette recording of Fred & Adele Astaire singing (with George Gershwin on piano) which gives an idea of how sparkling their partnership was. Listen to 'I'd Rather Charleston' and you can't help smiling. Searching to see if this recording is still available I came across this: but sadly no dancing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Nice review for New English Ballet Theatre at the Peacock: http://www.standard.co.uk/arts/theatre/synergies-new-english-ballet-theatre-peacock-theatre--review-7913112.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 (edited) Thanks, lbeard. I'm an l"beard" too. My stepmother was an agent's secretary in Beverly Hills. Fred Astaire used to stop by the office on the way to seeing his agent. She had a few cute stories. She also was a rather attractive woman. I can guess one of the reasons why he dropped in. Edited July 5, 2012 by Buddy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 Links – Friday July 6, 2012 American Ballet Theatre’s Season: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Review – Scottish Ballet, National Dance Company of Wales, English National Ballet, Dance GB: Ismene Brown, Arts Desk Review – Bangarra Dance Theatre, Terrain: Jordan Beth Vincent, DanceTabs Review – Shantala Shivalingappa, Namasya: Marina Harss, DanceTabs Review – Jason Samuels Smith at Joyce Theater: Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times Review – Mark Morris Group at Tanglewood: Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal Reviews – Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, World Cities: Agua: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Palermo, Palermo: Graham Watts, DanceTabs Reviews – New English Ballet Theatre, Debut Bill - Synergies: Judith Mackrell, Guardian Liz Hoggard, Evening Standard Zoe Anderson, Independent Review – Royal Ballet, Birthday Offering Triple Bill: Neil Norman, Express Susan Jaffe to be University Dean of Dance: PR Newswire National Ballet of Canada Tutu Exhibition: Nancy J. White, Toronto Star The Challenges in Auditioning: Barbara Hoffman, NY Post Benjamin Millepied’s L.A. Dance Project finds a home: David Ng, LA Times Review – Vicki Van Hout, Briwyant: Chris Boyd, Australian Feature – South African Dancer, Kitty Phetla: Zenoyise John, Sowetan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 Links – Saturday July 7, 2012 Australian Ballet to revive iconic early works: Michelle Potter, Sydney Morning Herald New York Previews - Paris Opera Ballet: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Robert Johnson, NJ Star-Ledger Washington DC Review – Paris Opera Ballet, Giselle: Sarah Kaufman, Washington Post Ghosts of Ballets Russes back in Paris: Alison Smale, NY Times Live-Stream Review – Bolshoi Ballet, Raymonda: Robert Johnson, NJ Star-Ledger Reviews – Scottish Ballet, National Dance Company of Wales, English National Ballet, Dance GB: Mark Monahan, Telegraph Gerald Dowler, Financial Times Liz Hoggard, Evening Standard Review – American Ballet Theater, Le Corsaire: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Preview – Royal Ballet/Chris Ofili, Metamorphosis – Titian 2012: Charlotte Higgins, Guardian ---- and an alternative view: Jonathan Jones, Guardian San Francisco Ballet On Tour: Maria Kochetkova, San Francisco Chronicle Interview – Emery LeCrone, Choreographer: Natalie Axton, DanceTabs Kansas City Ballet Director, William Whitener, to step down: Robert Trussell, Kansas City Star And to sign-off for this week: Natalie Portman draws on her “Black Swan” training?? Daily Mail and elsewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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