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Wednesday 1 April, 2020

 

Obituary – Willy Burmann, Dancer & Teacher: Juan Michael Porter II, BWW Dance

 

Features:

Choreography of the streets: How we use our bodies to navigate a pandemic: Gia Kourlas, NY Times

Queensland Ballet dancers doing class at home: Jo Litson, Limelight

 

Interviews/Q&As:

Misty Copeland: Susannah Hutcheson, USA Today

Rambert’s Daniel Davidson: Lorna Irvine, Fjord Review

Errol White & Davina Givan: Roisin O’Brien, Fjord Review

 

Stream Review – BalletBoyz, DeLuxe: Anna Winter, The Stage

 

Catch-up Review – Focus Dance Company, After Party, Taipei: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Things to see:

Bolshoi & National Theatre: Staff, SCMP

Bolshoi, RDB, POB and others: Amy Brandt, Pointe Magazine

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Thursday 2 April, 2020

 

Feature - At the breakfast barre: how ballet dancers keep fit in the crisis: Debra Craine, The Times

 

News – Edinburgh Festivals 2020 Cancelled:

Scotsman  SeeingDance  The List

 

Catch-up Reviews:

Australian Ballet, Volt Triple Bill, Melbourne: Heather Bloom, Australian Stage

CoDance Festival/Sun-Shier Dance Theatre, Taipei: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Things to see:

Australian Ballet Digital Season: Karl Quinn, The Age

More Royal Ballet: Stuart Sweeney, Critical Dance

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Friday 3 April, 2020

 

Obituaries – Wilhelm (Willy) Burmann, Teacher:

Abi Stafford, Dance Magazine

Richard Chang/Reuters, NY Times

 

 

Exhibition – X6 Dance Space (1976-80): Liberation Notes, London: Josephine Leask, DanceTabs

 

News – Virus call: Police raid Bavarian State Ballet: Norman Lebrecht, Slipped Disc 1    Slipped Disc 2

 

Cancellations/Furloughs:

National Ballet of Canada:

Susan K Robertson, Globe and Mail

Debra Yeo, Toronto Star

Pacific Northwest Ballet: Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times

Joffrey and other Chicago companies: Kyle MacMillan, Chicago Sun-Times

 

Streaming:

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Georgia Snow, The Stage

Various Sources: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Australian Ballet: Jo Litson, Limelight

 

In Isolation:

RB’s Francesca Hayward: Telegraph

Constance Stamatiou, Ailey Dance Theater: NY Times

Northern Ballet’s Sean Bates & Mlindi Kulashe: Sharon Dale, Yorkshire Post

 

Review – Aleksander Georgiev, Zhana Pencheva, Dario Barreto Damas, dragon aka PONY, Sofia: Penelope Ford, Fjord Review

 

Dance Diary – Michelle Potter, March 2020,  ... on dancing

 

 

And when it’s all over:

Miami City Ballet: Lourdes Lopez looks forward: Orlando Taquechel, Miami Herald

Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami: Sean Erwin, Miami Herald

 

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Links - Sunday 05 April, 2020

 

 

Obituary - Wilhelm (Willy) Burmann, Teacher:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Obituary - Ann Hendricks Bass, Arts Philanthropist:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

 

Feature - BBC: Culture in quarantine:  Sarah Hemming, FT

 

Suggestions - To watch online:

Chris Wiegand, Guardian

Arusa Qureshi, The List

 

Streaming Reviews - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Hansel and Gretel:

Caitlin Halmarick, NZ Theatreview

Nicole Wilkie, NZ Theatreview

Greer Robertson, NZ Theatreview

 

Catch up Review - Aleksandar Georgiev, Zhana Pencheva, Dario Berreto Damas, dragON aka PONY, Sofia:  Kosta Karakashyan, Fjord Review

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Links - Monday 06 April, 2020

 

 

Catchup Review - EDIFICE Dance Theatre, Salomé, London:  Graham Watts, DanceTabs

 

Feature - How dancers are keeping in shape amid coronavirus:  Penelope Ford, Global Mail

 

Exhibition Feature - Degas at the Opéra, Washington:  Cordelia Dreisonstok, MD Theatre Guide

 

Featurette - Bored in lockdown?  try learning how to tango on line:  Chris Moss, Guardian

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Links - Tuesday 07 April, 2020

 

 

Obituary - John Tooley, previous general director of ROH:  Michael Quinn, Stage

 

 

Streamed Review - BalletLORENT, Rumpelstiltskin:  Marianka Swain, Arts Desk

 

Documentary Review - Soul Chain: Sharon Eyal and The Ballet of the Beats:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Feature - Spring Forward Dance Festival to host a virtual edition:  Nick Awde, Stage

 

News - Houston Ballet cancels season, launches video shows:  Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle

 

Who knew - Thierry Mugler was a ballet dancer (mainly a feature about his book of photographs):  Liam Freeman, Vogue

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Links - Wednesday 08 April, 2020

 

 

Catchup Review - Kidd Pivot, Revisor, London:  Rachel Elderkin, Fjord Review

 

Preview - English National Ballet, Creature (Khan), London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Feature - A home version of Trisha Brown’s Roof Piece, no roof required:  Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Suggestions - 12 places to watch dance online:  Siobhan Burke, NY Times

 

Review Feature - Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance, Tales of Hopper, New York:  Hannah Foster, Brooklyn Rail

 

Feature - Dancers on the impact of Covid-19:  Rachel Elderkin, Stage

 

Streaming News - Monte Carlo Ballet streaming Sleeping Beauty:  Amy Cartledge, Monaco Tribune

 

News Feature - Queensland Ballet surprises its dancers with ballet barres for home:  Jo Litson, Limelight

 

Feature - A dancer’s view of Pavel Zuštiak’s Hebel:  Doug LeCours, Brooklyn Rail

 

Feature - Oxana Chi & Layla Zami:  Gillian Jakab, Brooklyn Rail

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Links - Thursday 09 April, 2020

 

 

Obituary - Anne Hendricks Bass, Arts Philanthropist:  Deborah Solomon, NY Times

 

 

Video Feature - Julie Kent, AD Washington Ballet:  Karina Bafradzhian, VOA

 

Streaming Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Swan:  Gerard Davis, Dancing Review

 

From Film Review - Universal Ballet, The Love of Chunhyang:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

News - Dance Umbrella classes and shows online:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Video Feature - How Russia’s ballet wasn’t shut down despite lockdown:  Steve Rosenberg, BBC

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Links - Friday 10 April, 2020

 

 

List - This week’s top 10 dance shows to watch online:  Louise Levene, FT

 

List - Dance TV guide for April:  Staff, Fjord Review (scroll through companies using the next button.  Please note that some may be geo-blocked.

 

Catchup Review - San Francisco Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, San Francisco:  Rachel Howard, Fjord Review

 

Catchup Review - 2Faced Dance Company, EVERYTHING [But the Girl] triple bill, London:  Sara Veale, DanceTabs

 

Streaming Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Swan:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Feature - Heather Lang & Ebony Williams:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Short Film Preview - Hello Marcelino:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Featurette - ENB’s Philharmonic play Raymonda for the NHS:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper and the film:  YouTube

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Links - Saturday 11 April, 2020

 

 

Obituary - Louis Johnson, choreographer, dancer, director:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

 

Feature - Women who choreograph: A Taiwanese roundup:  David Mead, Dance International

 

News - American Ballet Theatre in publishing deal for children’s books:  Staff, License Global

 

Feature - Has corona virus turned Instagram into what it actually should be?:  Theresa Ruth Howard, Dance Magazine

 

Feature - UK costume makers turn focus to scrubs:  Reuters staff via Ottawa Citizen

 

Feature - Pets joining their humans for at-home training:  Courtney Escoyne, Dancing Magazine

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Sunday 12 April, 2020

 

Still coping with the viral shutdown …..

 

Feature – How West Coast companies are staying creative: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review

 

Interview – Rafael Bonachela, Sydney Dance Company Director: Claudia Lawson, Fjord Review

 

Streaming Reviews:

BalletBoyz, DeLuxeRosie Kay Company, 5 Soldiers: Sara Veale, Spectator

Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker/Rosas, Rain: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

Book Review – Alles Tanzt/Everything Dances by Andrea Amort: George Jackson, Danceviewtimes

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Monday 13 April, 2020

 

Streaming Reviews:

Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker/Rosas, Rain: Maryam Philpott, Reviews Hub

Vienna State Ballet, Swan Lake (Nureyev): Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard

Royal New Zealand Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Greer Robertson, Theatreview

Motionhouse, Scattered, Broken, Charge: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

News – YAGP 2020, Virtual Scholarship Program: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

News – Australia Council announces $5M Arts Resilience Fund: Staff, Dance Australia

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Tuesday 14 April, 2020

 

Facing the pandemic – West Australian Ballet: Denise Richardson, Dance Australia

 

Film/Streaming Reviews:

Opera & Ballett Zürich, Messa da Requiem: Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance

New Movement Collective, Collapse, Casting Traces, Nest: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

HOWEVER, here’s a challenge to so much of what’s happening now:

The forgotten Art of Assembly – or why Theatre Makers should stop making: Nicholas Berger, Medium

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Wednesday 15 April, 2020

 

Facing the pandemic:

NYCB Principal Megan Fairchild back home: NY Times

Mark Morris takes to Zoom: Sarah L Kaufman, Washington Post

Australian Ballet’s dancers at home: Elissa Blake, Guardian    Cat Woods, The Age

Facing the laptop to dance at home: Katie Law, Evening Standard and, oddly, also Zoe Paskett, Evening Standard

Alina Cojocaru in splendid isolation: Telegraph

 

Film/Streaming Reviews:

Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Swan: Vikki Jane Vile, BWW UK

Béjart Ballet Lausanne, Syncope: David Mead, SeeingDance

  

Catch-up Review – SystemsLAB, Mixed Bill, Deptford: Graham Watts, DanceTabs

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Thursday 16 April, 2020

 

Facing the pandemic:

Australian Dance Companies: Jill Sykes, Sydney Morning Herald

Ballet Hispanico, Con Brazos Abiertos: Matt Cooper, LA Times

Leicester Festival goes digital: David Mead, SeeingDance

Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, Chameleon: The Living Instalments: Siobhan Burke, NY Times

 

 

Film/Streaming Reviews:

Paul Taylor & Company – An Artist and his Work: Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal/DanceBeat

Hofesh Shechter, Clowns: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

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Friday 17 April, 2020

 

Film/Streaming News & Reviews:

English National Ballet, Broken Wings, Dust: Zoe Paskett, Evening Standard

Wayne McGregor & Dancers, Winged Bull in the Elephant Case: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Russell Maliphant & Vangelis, The Thread: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Girl, a film by Lukas Dhont: David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Not-quite-a-book Review – Edwin Denby: his life, his Dance essays, his Poetry, By William Dunas; George Jackson, Danceviewtimes

 

 

And when it’s over, an all-embracing tumble?  Andrew Stephens, Brisbane Times

 

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Saturday 18 April, 2020

 

A lasting legacy – Billy Elliot, 20 years on: Louise Levene, Financial Times

  

Film/Streaming News & Reviews:

Northern Ballet, 1984: Huw Oliver, Time Out

Matthew Bourne/New Adventures, Swan Lake, R&J, The Car Man: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Nederlands Dans Theater 1, The Statement: Roisin O’Brien, Fjord Review

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Links - Sunday 19 April, 2020

 

 

Streaming Preview - English National Ballet, ENB Wednesday Watch Parties:  Teresa Guerrero, Culture Whisper

 

Streaming Review - Edward Watson, Royal Ballet, The Metamorphosis:  Sophia Moss, The Upcoming

 

Streaming Review - Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker/Rosas, Rain:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

Book Review -  James Klosty, Merce Cunningham: Redux:  Wendy Perron, Blog

 

Interview - Yin Yue, dancer & choreographer:  Veronica Posts, Fjord Review

 

Book reviews - Two dance memoirs:  Rachel Howard, Fjord Review

Ellen O’Connell Whittet, What you become in flight

Jerome Robbins & Amanda Vaill, Jerome Robbins, by Himself

 

Feature - Vladimir Vasiliev at 80:  John Torrent, Wire News Fax

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Links - Monday 20 April, 2020

 

 

Streaming Review - Russell Maliphant & Vangelis, The Thread:  Richard Maguire, Reviews Hub

 

Streaming Preview - Shobana Jeyasingh, Configurations:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

News - Sarasota Ballet marks 30th anniversary:  Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald Tribune

 

Streaming Reviews - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Cinderella (Hampson):

Nicole Wilkie, NZ Theatreview

Greer Robertson, NZ Theatreview

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Links - Tuesday 21 April, 2020

 

 

Video Feature - Royal Ballet keeps moving under lockdown:  CNN

 

Streaming Review - Edward Watson, Royal Ballet, The Metamorphosis:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Blog - My road to the Royal Ballet:  Isabella Gasparini, The Dance Psychologist

 

Streaming Review - Russell Maliphant & Vangelis, The Thread:  Marianka Swain, Arts Desk

 

Streaming Review - Company Wayne McGregor, Winged Bull in the Elephant Case:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Feature - 5 of the best routines made during lockdown:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Updated list - The best theatre and dance to watch online:  Chris Wigan, Guardian

 

News - New York City Ballet online season:  Peter Libbey, NY Times

 

Streaming Preview - Michael Clarke Company, to a simple, rock’n’roll … song:  Teresa Guerrero, Culture Whisper

 

Catch-up Review - Adelaide:  Humphrey Bower, Daily Review

Kiss & Cry Collective, Cold Blood

Lyons Opera Ballet, Trois Grands Fugues

 

Review - Carnaval in Guadeloupe:  Susanna Sloat, DanceTabs

 

Streaming Preview - Royal Opera & Ballet, Gloriana:  Claudia Pritchard, Culture Whisper

 

Video Feature - American Ballet Theatres stay on their toes via Zoom:  Briella Tomassetti, Fox 5 NY

 

Video Feature - A Chorus Line Broadway Cast (of 2006) offer a quarantine-themed reunion dance:  Trilby Beresford, Hollywood Reporter

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Links - Wednesday 22 April, 2020

 

 

Obituary - Sir John Tooley, General Director of ROH:  Alan Blyth, Guardian

 

Obituary - Ilona Murai, dancer:  Christina Kerman, Dance Magazine

 

 

News - Sadler’s Wells latest digital plans:  Teresa Guerrero, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Alternative Let’s Dance International Frontiers 20 Festival (LDIF20):  Gerard Davis, Dancing Review

 

Feature - A Merce Cunningham solo anyone can try:  Marina Harss, NY Times

 

Video Feature - The Scotsman Sessions #22: Eve Mutso:  Kelly Apter, Scotsman (if the video isn’t visible on the page, open it in a new tab)

 

Film Review - Gilles Delmas & Damien Jalet, The Ferryman:  Lorna Irvine, Fjord Review

 

Streaming Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream:  Jennifer Shennan, ... on dancing

 

Streaming Review - Béjart Ballet Lausanne, The Magic Flute:  Staff, Seeing Dance

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Links - Thursday 23 April, 2020

 

 

Feature - Sara Mearns (NYCB) on getting through quarantine:  Lauren Wingenroth, Dance Magazine

 

Feature - Ryan Heffington, choreographer, want the whole world to dance:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Feature - 4 ways to reconnect with dance, theatre, opera - and joy - during your self quarantine:  Sarah L Kaufman, Washington Post

 

Feature - The Irish ballet teacher in Palestine during a pandemic:  Juliet Casey, Irish Times

 

Opinion - Don’t leave culture to Netflix:  Editorial staff, Guardian

 

Feature - Dancers & dogs are a pet project:  Karen B London, The Bark

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Links - Friday 24 April, 2020

 

 

Obituary - Don Campbell, Hip-Hop dance innovator:  Daniel E Slotnik, NY Times

 

 

Feature - Marcelino Sambé, Royal Ballet:  Sarah Crompton, Times

 

Streaming Reviews - English National Ballet, Broken Wings:

Howard Loxton, British Theatre Guide

Vikki Jane Vile, Broadway World

 

Streaming Review - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Swan Lake:  Vikki Jane Vile, Broadway World

 

Very meaty feature - Mikhail Baryshnikov and the play The White Helicopter:  Joan Acocella, New York Review of Books

 

Suggestions - The 50 best stage shows to stream right now: dance and opera:  Natasha Tripney, Stage

 

Preview - Akram Khan strikes a pose from home for Sky Arts portrait painting show:   Mark Brown, Guardian

 

News - San Francisco Ballet announces 2021 roster:  News Desk, Broadway World

 

Streaming Review - Australian Ballet, Cinderella:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

Feature - Paul Taylor - Now you see it, virtually:  Marcia B Siegel, Arts Fuse

 

News - Melbourne Council awards Covid-19 arts grants:  Nick Miller, The Age

 

News - Shanghai Ballet’s new production to premiere on 8th May:  Zhang Kun, China Daily

 

News - Yeh Ballet becomes first Indian film to be recommended by Netflix CEO:  Staff, Eastern Eye

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Links - Saturday 25 April, 2020

 

 

Feature - Ashton Rediscovered Masterclass: Voices of Spring:  Deborah Weiss, DanceTabs

 

Feature - Robert Garland, resident choreographer DT Harlem:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Streaming Review - English National Ballet, Broken Wings:  Caitlin Halmarick, NZ Theatreview

 

News - Breakin’ Convention goes online:  Staff, Seeing Dance

 

News - Ballet Black on film:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Blog Post - When life gives you lemons:  Isabella Gasparini (Royal Ballet), Blog

 

Feature - Ballet Stars perform in empty Amsterdam:  Dawn via Reuters

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Sunday 26 April, 2020

 

Features:

Marcelino Sambé, Royal Ballet Principal: Sarah Crompton, Sunday Times

Xander Parish, Mariinsky Ballet: Gabriella Swerling, Telegraph

 

Film/Streaming News & Reviews:

Royal Ballet, Romeo and Juliet – Beyond Words; Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

An Evening with Natalia Osipova: Maryam Philpott, Reviews Hub

New York City Ballet, Allegro Brillante, Rotunda: David Mead, SeeingDance

Béjart Ballet Lausanne, Digital Season: Staff, SeeingDance

 

News – Miami dance community’s existential crisis: Sean Erwin, Miami Herald

 

Essay – Dance thoughts on Anzac Day: Jennifer Shennan, ... on dancing

 

Tech Feature – Reconfiguring a concert hall for dance: Chris Wheal, Saffron Hall

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Tuesday 28 April, 2020

 

Feature – Female choreographers reimagining Story Ballets: Jen Peters, Dance Magazine

 

Feature – Merritt Moore, the Quantum Ballerina: Susan Devaney, Vogue UK

 

 

Meanwhile, in Lockdown:

 

News – Pacific Northwest Ballet gets $3m in aid funds: Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times

 

Feature – How Lauren Cuthbertson is coping: Staff, Evening Standard

 

Streaming News/Reviews:

How to escape to the ballet online: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

NYCB’s Digital Season – Week 3 announced: Ruthie Fierberg, Playbill

Alexander Ekman, Eskapist, Midsummer Night’s Dream: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

The Place Online – a 6-week season: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Terpsichorean Treats on Celluloid: Janice Berman, SF Classical Voice

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Wednesday 29 April, 2020

 

Obituary – George Ogilvie, Director: Valerie Lawson, dancelines

  

News Feature – Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Silver Swan and Vice-Patron of the RAD: Caroline Davies, Guardian  The Times   RAD  (and elsewhere)

 

Meanwhile from Lockdown, some streaming News & Reviews:

Australian Ballet, Cinderella (Ratmansky): Deborah Jones, Limelight

A Good Vibes Dance for your hands: Brian Seibert, NY Times

Aerowaves’ Spring Forward Festival (online): Roisin O’Brien, SeeingDance

Chicago Companies Online: Mary Houlihan, Sun-Times (Scroll down)

Your global Online Class choice: Staff, Dance Australia

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Thursday 30 April, 2020

 

Feature – Ballet Conductors, dancers’ guardian angels: Sarah L Kaufman, Washington Post

  

Out in Lockdown:

Feature – Lauren Cuthbertson’s Quarantine Routine: Claudia Bauer, Pointe Magazine

 

Streaming News/Reviews:

International Dance Online: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

DanceXchange, Dance Insights Online: Staff, SeeingDance

Dancers using TikTok: Siobhan Burke, NY Times

 

… and if you have time, you could even try this:

A Deep Dive into Swan LakeCritical Dance

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