John Mallinson Posted June 24, 2018 Posted June 24, 2018 Links – Sunday June 24, 2018 Review - Semperoper Ballett, All Forsythe, London: Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Review - Royal Danish Ballet, Bournonville programme, Jacob’s Pillow: Gay Morris, Danceviewtimes Feature - Royal Danish Ballet, not spreading the message?: Eva Kistrup, Copenhagen Report Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Kin, Embrace, In the Upper Room, London: David Dougill, Sunday Times (scroll right down) Reviews - AϕE, Whist, a VR dance-theatre work, London: Luke Jennings, The Observer Ka Bradley, Exeunt Feature - Australian Ballet, David McAllister's production of The Sleeping Beauty: Sunday Mail Feature - Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui writes about his Jagged Little Pill: Broadway World Review - Clare Barron, Dance Nation, NY: Rachel Stone, Fjord Review Review - Pacific Dance Festival / Rako Pasefika, Cloaks of Protection, Auckland: Enya Lowe, Theatreview The Baltimore Sun, LA Times, Orlando Sentinel, NY Herald-Tribune remain inaccessible from Europe.
John Mallinson Posted June 25, 2018 Author Posted June 25, 2018 Links – Monday June 25, 2018 Reviews - Semperoper Ballett, All Forsythe, London: David Mead, SeeingDance Jeffrey Taylor, Sunday Express John O’Dwyer, Seen and Heard International Review - Houston Ballet, Swan Lake, Houston: Natalie de la Garza, Houston Press Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Divertimento no. 15, The Last Dance, Petit Mort, Sechs Tanze, Palmerston: Tania Kopytko, Theatreview Feature/video - Wayne McGregor choreographs a fashion show for Cos, Florence: Sarah Maisey, The National Review - Women/Create! A Festival of Dance, by Karole Armitage, Jennifer Muller, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Carolyn Dorfman, NY: Joel Benjamin, TheaterScene Review - Sean Dorsey Dance, The Missing Generation, NY: Barnett Serchuk, Broadway World
John Mallinson Posted June 26, 2018 Author Posted June 26, 2018 Links – Tuesday June 26, 2018 Reviews - Australian Ballet, Verve, Constant Variants, Filigree and Shadow, Melbourne: Melinda Oliver, Daily Review Andrew Fuhrmann, The Age Reviews - Semperoper Ballett, All Forsythe, London: Debra Craine, The Times Alexandra Desvignes, Bachtrack Emma Byrne, Evening Standard Review - Houston Ballet, Swan Lake, Houston: Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle Review - Leo Butler, Roxana Silbert & Rosie Kay, Woyzeck, Birmingham: Bruce Marriott, DanceTabs Q & A - Paul Lightfoot, AD of Nederlands Dans Theater: Bruce Marriott, DanceTabs Video feature - Michaela DePrince, ballerina: Megan Decker, Refinery29 News - Deborah Bull, former Royal Ballet Principal, made a life peer: Georgia Snow, The Stage Reviews - Paloma McGregor, Building a Better Fishtrap, NY: Brian Seibert, New York Times Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times Feature - Martha Graham Dance Company’s EVE Project: Peter Libbey, New York Times Review - Ahil Ratnamohan, Mercenary, London: Zoë Anderson, The Independent Review - Southpaw Dance Company, Icarus, London: Sanjoy Roy, The Guardian Preview - Amy Seiwert’s Sketch 8, SF: Leslie Katz, San Francisco Examiner Feature - Olivia Byers-Strauss, a dancer with Down’s syndrome: Guy Wathen, San Francisco Chronicle And finally… Marianela Nuñez and her 32 fouettés, Dance Spirit
Ian Macmillan Posted June 27, 2018 Posted June 27, 2018 Links – Wednesday 27 June, 2018 Les Etés de la Danse, Tribute to Jerome Robbins, Paris: Review - Laura Cappelle, Financial Times - New York City Ballet, Dances at a Gathering, A Suite of Dances - Joffrey Ballet, Interplay, Glass Pieces Feature – Pacific Northwest Ballet prepares for the tour: Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times Reviews – Semperoper Ballett, All Forsythe, London: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Maryam Philpott, Reviews Hub Reviews – Pride Week for The Joyce, New York: - Sean Dorsey Dance, Madboots Dance, THEM: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times - Sean Dorsey Dance, The Missing Generation, New York: Joel Benjamin, TheaterScene Interview – Sarah Lane & Hee Seo, preparing for ABT’s Don Quixote: Gia Kourlas, NY Times News – American Ballet Theatre, Fall Season 2018: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Review – National Ballet of Canada, Paz de la Jolla, The Man in Black, Cacti, Toronto: Denise Sum, Danceviewtimes - News: Casting for Hamburg Visit: Staff, BWW Toronto Review – Australian Ballet, Verve Triple Bill, Melbourne: Irina Kuzminsky, Dance Australia Review – Royal New Zealand Ballet, Dancing with Mozart, Auckland: Raewyn Whyte, NZ Herald - News: RNZB – temporary HQ: Collette Devlin, Dominion Post News - $5 million endowment for Joffrey Ballet: Yvonne Kim, Chicago Sun-Times Review – Platform 2018/De Quincey Co, Sydney: Jill Sykes, Sydney Morning Herald Review – Legs on the Wall, Cat’s Cradle, Soft Prosthetics and Metal Gods, Sydney: Jill Sykes, SMH Preview – Amy Seiwert/Imagery, Sketch 8, San Francisco: Claudia Bauer, SF Chronicle
Ian Macmillan Posted June 28, 2018 Posted June 28, 2018 Links – Thursday 28 June, 2018 Reviews – Nederlands Dans Theater 1, The Statement, Woke Up Blind, Shoot the Moon, Stop Motion, London: Zoë Anderson, Independent Rachel Ward, Telegraph Sanjoy Roy, Guardian Donald Hutera, The Times Gallery – Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs Review – American Ballet Theatre, Swan Lake (McKenzie), New York: Lauren Gallagher, DanceTabs Reviews – Birmingham Royal Ballet, Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan), Birmingham: David Mead, SeeingDance Maria Cusine, Express & Star Review – Houston Ballet, Swan Lake (Welch), Houston: Tarra Gaines, Culturemap Houston Review – National Ballet of Canada, Paz de Jolla, Man in Black, Cacti, Toronto: Kallee Lins, Dance Current Review – Australian Ballet, Verve Triple Bill, Melbourne: Nikki Spunde, Australian Stage Report – Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with Voices and Dancers, Music and Dance from the Court of Louis XIV, London: Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard News – Two RNZB dancers to be compensated after complaints: Staff, Radio NZ Review – Alexandra Bachzetsis & Others, Wear a Mask, Private Song, New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Review – Dalisa Pigram/Koen Augustijnen, Gudirr Gudirr, Sydney: Jill Sykes, SMH Diary – Around Portland: Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon Artswatch
Ian Macmillan Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 Links – Friday 29 June, 2018 Review – Dutch National Ballet, Tristan + Isolde (Dawson), Amsterdam: Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance Reviews – Nederlands Dans Theater 1, The Statement, Woke Up Blind, Shoot the Moon, Stop Motion, London: Anna Winter, The Stage Vera Liber, BTG Review – American Ballet Theatre, Swan Lake (McKenzie), New York: Barnett Serchuk, BWW Review – Jacob’s Pillow 2018, Royal Danish Ballet & other Companies: Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal/DanceBeat Blog Reviews – Birmingham Royal Ballet, Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan), Birmingham: Julia, To the Pointe Roger Clarke, Behind the arras Diary – New York, This Week: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Interview – Jean Claude Billmaier and Nulla: Penelope Ford, Fjord Review Review – Ishmael Houston-Jones, & Others, THEM, New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc And: - A dance training device that imitates muscle memory: Gunseli Yalcinkaya, Dezeen
Ian Macmillan Posted June 30, 2018 Posted June 30, 2018 Links – Saturday 30 June, 2018 Feature – Mark Morris on the relationship between Classical Music and Dance: Ben Finane, Playbill News – Cathy Marston in Cuba, creating a Tempest-based ballet to honour Alicia Alonso: Staff, Prensa Latina Review – Nederlands Dans Theater 1, The Statement, Woke Up Blind, Shoot the Moon, Stop Motion, London: Bruce Marriott, DanceTabs Review – Ballet Festival at The Joyce, New York: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times - Dimensions Dance Theater of Miami, Light Rain, Stepping into Blue, Esferas, Juanita y Alicia - MovetheCompany, The Masque of the Red Death Feature – When rips, tears and falls kill a dancer’s career (or don’t): Sarah L Kaufman, Washington Post Feature – Ashley Bouder, Feminist Ballerina with a Mission: Siobhan Burke, NY Times Preview – Sharon Eyal & L-E-V Dance Company, Love Chapter 2, London: Peter Aspden, Financial Times News – Promotions at American Ballet Theatre: Lauren Wingenroth, Dance Magazine Gallery – Bolshoi Ballet Backstage: Alexandra Guzeva, RBTH News – Marcelo Gomes to guest with Sarasota Ballet in New York: Marina Harss, NY Times Video Interview – Li Cunxin, Mao’s Last Dancer: Jackson William, Herald Sun Review – Amy Seiwert/Imagery, Sketch 8 Triple Bill, San Francisco: Claudia Bauer, SF Chronicle Diaries: - UK, This Week: Judith Mackrell, Guardian (Scroll to end) - Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Guardian (All life is in there) - Michelle Potter’s June: ... on dancing We would not normally cover local dance schools …. but maybe just this once! 1
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