Jan McNulty 19,238 Posted June 1 Links - Monday 01 June, 2020 Documentary Review - Men at the Barre: Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance Streaming Review - Dutch National Ballet, Mata Hari: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Feature/Streaming Review - Stephen Petronio, #GimmeShelter: Brian Seibert, NY Times Streaming Update - International dance online: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Video Feature - Boston Ballet and BSO collaborate in “at home” video: Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald Feature - Masked dancers get back to work in Eastern France: Staff, The Star Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 19,238 Posted June 2 Links - Tuesday 02 June, 2020 Streaming Review - Northern Ballet, Dracula: Gerard Davis, Dance Europe Video Feature - Misty Copeland and Calvin Royal lll discuss cancelled R&J performances: Staff, Broadway World Streaming Review - Jasmin Vardimon Company, 7734: Sophia Moss, The Upcoming Remembering - Moira Shearer appearing as Odette/Odile with Sadler’s Wells Ballet in Edinburgh in 1951: Russell Leadbetter, Herald Scotland Featurette - Wayne McGregor is one of the people talking about shows that have been cancelled: Sirin Kale, Guardian (scroll down) Streaming News - Smuin Ballet releases double feature for hump day ballets: News Desk, Broadway World Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 19,238 Posted June 3 Links - Wednesday 03 June, 2020 Streaming P/Review - Deborah Jones, Limelight Royal Ballet, The Cellist New York City Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Akram Khan, Xenos Streaming Feature - Jamar Roberts, Cooped: Brian Seibert, NY Times Streaming Review - Northern Ballet, Dracula: David Cunningham, British Theatre Guide Feature - Marcelino Sambé creates memorable piece in memory of George Floyd: Maddy Shaw Roberts, Classic FM Feature - Ella Havelka, Australian Ballet: Sally Edwards, Fashion Journal Streaming Preview - Royal Ballet, La Fille Mal Gardée: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Feature - Richard Alston’s web gallery: Jenny Gilbert, The i Feature - Is an outdoor stage the answer to bringing back live performance?: Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald Tribune Video Feature - Misty Copeland talks about her new book Ballerina Body: News Desk, Broadway World Music Feature - Stravinsky, The Firebird: Mark DeVoto, Boston Musical Intelligencer Streaming suggestions - New York (but also with BST time) - scroll through for ballet: Time Out NY Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 19,238 Posted June 4 Links - Thursday 04 June, 2020 News - Royal Opera House announces return of live performances with streamed shows: News Desk, Stage Streaming Preview - English National Ballet, Song of the Earth: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Streaming Review - English National Ballet, Swan Lake: Deborah Weiss, DanceTabs Streaming Review - BalletBoyz, Deluxe: Helen Tope, Reviews Hub Feature - On black lives in ballet: Zoe Phillips, Michigan Daily News - An update from West Australian Ballet: Staff, Have A Go News Comment - New directions at New Zealand Dance Company: Jennifer Shennan, ... on dancing Video Feature - Cleveland Ballet perform for front line workers in hospital atrium: David Colabine & Ian Cross, News 5 Cleveland Feature - A personal perspective on Sleeping Beauty: Graeme Collins, Dance Journal HK scroll down for English version Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 19,238 Posted June 5 Links - Friday 05 June, 2020 Interview - David McAllister, outgoing AD of Australian Ballet: Valerie Lawson, Sydney Morning Herald Streaming Review - Miami City Ballet, Firebird: Oksana Khadarina, Fjord Review Streaming Review - Stopgap Dance Company, Artificial Things: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian News Feature - Dutch National Ballet, Dance Film Project - Gently Quiet - launched: News Desk, Broadway World Streaming News - San Francisco Ballet, Björk Ballet: Nina Garin, Pacific Streaming News - Queen and Béjart: Ballet for Life documentary to be streamed: George Simpson, Express Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 19,238 Posted June 6 Links - Saturday 06 June, 2020 Feature - Can ballet come alive online?: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Feature - Pam Tanowitz, choreographer: Susan Yung, Brooklyn Rail News Feature - Matthew Bourne’s company perform The Red Shoes from home: Chris Wiegand, Guardian Streaming Review - Béjart Ballet Lausanne, Histoire d’eux, Brel et Barbara: David Mead, Seeing Dance Feature - We will dance again: The dance community responds: Katy Dammers, Brooklyn Rail News - Scapino Ballet funding may end as Arts Council goes for a younger audience: Staff, Dutch News Feature/Gallery - Side-by-side photos reveal connection between dancers and flowers: Jessica Stewart, My Modern Met Interview - Annie-B Parson, choreographer: Ivan Talijancic, Brooklyn Rail Feature - Dancing Alone: George Kan, Brooklyn Rail 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,572 Posted June 7 Sunday 7 June, 2020 Streaming Reviews: - Royal Ballet, Men at the Barre: Deborah Weiss, DanceTabs - Queensland Ballet, Online Season – Week 1: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Streaming Preview – Sydney Symphony & Sydney Dance Company, Cuatro: Jo Litson, Limelight Documentary - Royal New Zealand Ballet, The Heart Dances – The Journey of The Piano – The Ballet: Madlyn Coupe, Fjord Review News – Choreographer faces backlash after George Floyd protest post: Makeda Easter, LA Times Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,572 Posted June 8 Monday 8 June, 2020 Feature – Amici Dance Theatre’s 40th Anniversary during lock-down: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Streaming Review - Royal Ballet, The Cellist: Deborah Weiss, DanceTabs Lockdown News: - Scottish Ballet dancers coping with lockdown: Lucinda Cameron, GlasgowLive - The cult of Ryan Heffington, online dance guru: Emily Sargent, The Times Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,572 Posted June 9 Tuesday 9 June, 2020 Feature – Alex Campbell, Royal Ballet Principal: Karen Van Ulzen, Dance Australia Streaming Reviews: - Mariinsky Ballet, The Fountain of Bakhchisarai: Oksana Khadarina, Fjord Review - Dance Theatre of Harlem, Creole Giselle: David Mead, SeeingDance Lockdown Previews: - Royal Ballet dancers + Mick Jagger, Ghost Light: Chris Wiegand, Guardian David Mead, SeeingDance (and elsewhere) - Dance Theatre of Harlem, On Demand Virtual Ballet Series; Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper News – Chicago’s 2020 Dance for Life to be online: Miriam Di Nunzio, Chicago Sun-Times 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,572 Posted June 10 Wednesday 10 June, 2020 Report - Dancing Bodies That Proclaim: Black Lives Matter: Siobhan Burke, NY Times Film Feature – Jake Mangakahia, Icarus: Penelope Ford, Fjord Review Out in Lockdown: Recommendations – Alvin Ailey, SDC, Perm Ballet: Deborah Jones, Limelight Streaming Preview – Sara Mearns/Joshua Bergasse, Storm: Melissa Strong, BroadStreetReview Zoom Discussion - Oregon Ballet Theatre, Beautiful Decay: Dean Speer, Critical Dance Zoom Offer – Learn a dance from Revelations: Michael Zwiebach, SF Classical Voice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,572 Posted June 11 Thursday 11 June, 2020 Interview – Marianela Nuñez: Deborah Weiss, DanceTabs Feature – When Dancers Have to Miss the Last Dance: Gia Kourlas, NY TImes Out in Lockdown: Opinion - Danger for the arts: action is needed now: Editorial, The Guardian --- A letter from Sir Simon Rattle and Sir Mark Elder: The Guardian Streaming Preview – The Place/Avant Garde Dance, Fagin’s Twist: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,572 Posted June 12 Friday 12 June, 2020 Out in Lockdown: Feature - How Wayne McGregor prepared the Royal Ballet’s first socially distanced performance: Debra Craine, The Times Feature - Francesca Hayward & Colleagues, Where We Are: Chris Wiegand, Guardian Streaming Reviews: - Stuttgart Ballet, Concerto for Flute and Harp: David Mead, SeeingDance - Various Companies, Street Solos & a Flock of Swans: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,572 Posted June 13 Saturday 13 June, 2020 Obituary - Tyrone Proctor, dance pioneer of 1970s waacking: Makeda Easter, LA Times Feature – Francesca Hayward - on racism and identity: Ella Alexander, Harper's Bazaar Feature – Ballet in the time of a plague: Elyse Durham, America News – A Model for the ‘Dance World We Want’: Siobhan Burke, NY Times News – Paris Opera “On its knees”: Henry Samuel, Telegraph Streaming News/Reviews: - Dutch National Ballet, Safe Distance Ballet: Staff, BWW Dance - Royal Ballet, Our House to Your House: Annabel Sampson, Tatler Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper - BBC Danceworks, Ballet, Contemporary, Flamenco & Latin: Roisin O’Brien, SeeingDance - Davina Givan & Errol White, Worn: Kelly Apter, The Scotsman - The Place/Avant Garde Dance, Fagin’s Twist: Maryam Philpott, Reviews Hub - Online competition for dance students aims to 'lift their spirits': Kathryn Greenaway, Montreal Gazette Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 19,238 Posted June 14 Links - Sunday 14 June, 2020 Feature - Karen Kain, retiring AD National Ballet of Canada: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Streaming News - Dance Theatre of Harlem launches 7 weeks of online programming: Mark Peikert, Playbill Streaming Review - Royal Ballet, La Fille Mal Gardee: Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International Streaming Review - Royal Ballet, Mayerling: Vikki Jane Vile, Broadway World Feature - Director JA Moreno on his director’s cut of dance video 2 in a Million: Penelope Ford, Fjord Review News - Australian Ballet criticised for ‘lazy approach’ to combating racism: Andrew Taylor, Sydney Morning Herald Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 19,238 Posted June 15 Links - Monday 15 June, 2020 Streaming Review - Mariinsky Ballet, Raymonda: Oksana Khadarina, Fjord Review Streaming Review - Royal Ballet, La Fille Mal Gardeé: Vikki Jane Vile, Broadway World Streaming Reviews - Live from Covent Garden (13/06): David Nice, Arts Desk Rupert Christiansen, Telegraph Neil Fisher, Times Aliya Al-Hassan, Broadway World Claudia Pritchard, Culture Whisper Video Feature - Stella Abrera, Gillian Murphy & Mary Jo Shen on American Ballet Theater’s Talk Weekend: Broadway World Streaming Review - Dance Theatre of Harlem, Vessels: David Mead, Seeing Dance Streaming Review - Australian Dance Theatre, Devolution: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Feature - Theatres turn to dancing couples to relaunch ballet and opera in Italy: Nick Squires, Telegraph Feature - Karen Hauer (Strictly Come Dancing): Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 19,238 Posted June 16 Links - Tuesday 16 June, 2020 Feature - Choreography under lockdown: Jennifer Homans, New Yorker Feature - Calvin Royal lll, American Ballet Theatre: Marina Harss, Dance Magazine Streaming Review - Royal Ballet, Morgen: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper News - Brandon Lawrence (BRB) hosts choreography challenge to support students during lockdown: News Desk, Broadway World News Feature - Arts Sector (in New Zealand) faces uncertain future as it prepares to return to stage: Ethan Sills, NZ Herald Streaming News - Dutch National Ballet presents the world premiere The Prometheus Project: News Desk, Broadway World Feature - Honouring retiring American dancers: Various, Pointe Magazine News - Ballet Hispánico announces watch parties: News Desk, Broadway World Feature - Sarah Ricard Orza, Pacific North West Ballet announces her retirement: Sondra Forsyth, Broadway World Feature - Heidi Lee, Executive Director Hong Kong Ballet: Wei Wei & Pomny Chu, Dance Journal HK (scroll down for English translation) Streaming review - Live from Covent Garden: Sylvia Unerman, The Upcoming News Feature - TITAS Dance of Dallas announces 20/21 plans: Arnold Wayne Jones, Dallas Voice Video Feature - Dancers perform on empty ball fields (in NY) during Covid-19: Lauren Glassberg, ABC7 NY Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 19,238 Posted June 17 Links - Wednesday 17 June, 2020 Obituaries - Sally Banes, dance critic & historian: Wendy Perron, Deborah Jowitt Feature - Tamara Rojo, AD English National Ballet talks about the Cultural Renewal Task Force: Debra Craine, Times Streaming Feature - Martha Graham Dance Company reimagines her solo Immediate Tragedy: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Streaming News - Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage, Dancing at Dusk: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Streaming suggestions: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Streaming Review - Royal Ballet, La Fille Mal Gardée: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Streaming Review - Queensland Ballet, 60 Dancers: 60 Stories: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Feature - Stella Abrera on retiring from ABT: Christina M Oriel, Asian Journal Streaming News - Lawrence Batley Theatre commissions Northern Ballet, Gary Clarke and Studio Wayne McGregor premieres for streaming: News Desk, Broadway World News - Paris Opera on its knees: Agence France-Presse via SCMP Streaming Review - In Your Living Room: Dance: Deborah Jones, Limelight English National Ballet, Giselle (Khan) Crystal Pite/Jonathan Young/Kidd Pivot, Betroffenheit Streaming News - Joffrey Ballet cancels all performances for 2020: Miriam di Nunzio, Chicago Sun Times Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 19,238 Posted June 18 Links - Thursday 18 June, 2020 Obituary - Sally Banes, dance critic & hostorian: ArtForum News Feature - Sadler’s Wells to stream Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring rehearsal from Senegal: David Sanderson, Times Feature - How Russia’s indigenous artists reforged Soviet ballet to revive provincial theatre: Irina Sadovina, Calvert Journal Streaming Review - Royal Ballet, La Fille Mal Gardée: Maryam Philpott, Reviews Hub Streaming Review - Béjart Ballet Lausanne, The Ninth Symphony: David Mead, Seeing Dance Streaming News - Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, Too Mortal: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Streaming Review - Dormeshia, And still you must swing: Susanna Sloat, DanceTabs Feature - Kim Ji-young reflects on a year of retirement from Korean National Ballet: Kang Hye-Ran, Korea Joong Ang Daily Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 19,238 Posted June 19 Links - Friday 19 June, 2020 Obituary - Sally Banes, dance critic & historian: Matt Schudel, Washington Post Feature - Vadim Muntagirov, Royal Ballet: Jann Parry, DanceTabs News - New York City Ballet cancels Autumn season (including Nutcracker): Julia Jacobs, NY Times Feature - San Francisco Ballet announces 2021 season: News Desk, Broadway World Streaming News - Smuin Contemporary Ballet, Indigo: News Desk, Broadway World Feature - Alonzo King, AD Alonzo King Lines Ballet: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Video Feature - Joan Myers Brown founder of Philadanco which turns 50 this year: WHYY Streaming Review - Christopher Wheeldon & dancers of Royal Ballet, Bolèro: Caitlin Halmarick, NZ Theatreview Streaming Review - Dance Theatre of Harlem, Creole Giselle: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Streaming Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Giselle, Hansel and Gretel: Madelyn Coupe, Fjord Review Streaming Review - Ballet Hispanico, Waiting for Pepe: David Mead, Seeing Dance Streaming Review - Covent Garden Live: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Video Feature - The life of a ballerina’s pointe shoe (3 days): Scout Forsythe (of ABT), Yahoo News Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 19,238 Posted June 20 Links - Saturday 20 June, 2020 Streaming News - The World in Bristol dance festival: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Streaming Review - Royal Ballet, La Fille Mal Gardée: Staff, DanceTabs Feature - How US dancers are coping with lockdown: Alexandra Villarreal, Guardian Cancellation News - American Ballet Theatre cancels Autumn Season at David H Koch Theater in New York: News Desk, Broadway World Feature - Dance collaborations created during confinement: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review Historic Review - New York City Ballet, mixed programme inc Apollo (2011), New York: Leigh Witchel, Dancelog.nyc News - Shanghai Grand Theatre has reopened with Shanghai Ballet’s Swan Lake: Ma Yue, Shine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,572 Posted June 21 Sunday 21 June, 2020 Feature – Francesca Hayward, Cesar Corrales and others, Performing as couples: Sarah Crompton, Sunday Times Feature – Phil Chan’s campaign to end use of Yellowface: Juan Michael Porter II, NY Observer Streaming News: - Shobana Jeyasingh, Too Mortal: Vera Liber, BTG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,572 Posted June 22 Monday 22 June, 2020 Features – How are Performing Arts ever to get out of the present stasis? Focused on orchestral music, but the issues for Dance are surely similar: - Interview with Sir Simon Rattle: Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times - Fiona Maddocks, Guardian ----- the embedded The Sixteen video, John Sheppard’s Libera Nos, Is surely a prayer for our times. An open letter to the Ballet Community: Sara Komatsu, The Harvard Crimson ---- and as seen in Scotland: Carlos Alba, The Times Streaming Reviews – Live from Covent Garden: - Richard Morrison, The Times - Ivan Hewett, Telegraph - Jim Pritchard/John O’Dwyer, Seen and Heard Streaming News: - Protein Dance, LOL: Lorna Irvine, Fjord Review - Queer Butoh, online this year: Cassidy George, NY TImes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,572 Posted June 23 Tuesday 23 June, 2020 Obituaries – Sally Banes, Dance Critic & Historian: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Marcia B Siegel, Arts Fuse News – Grants for new work from Bay Area Dance Groups: Paul Kotapish, SF Classical Voice Streaming Reviews: - Live from Covent Garden (20 June): Jann Parry, DanceTabs Roy Westbrook, Bachtrack - Mariinsky Ballet, The Four Seasons: Oksana Khadarina, Fjord Review - LaGuardia High School, Graduation Concert: David Mead, SeeingDance - Dance movies, the ultimate comfort-watch: Nadine von Cohen, Guardian Streaming News: - Luca Silvestrini/Protein Dance, Anniversary Season: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,572 Posted June 24 Wednesday 24 June, 2020 Interview – NYCB’s Silas Farley, retiring from ballet at 26. Dancing Can Get You Only So Far: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Feature – Sun, sand, human sacrifice: Rite of Spring danced on a beach as the world shut down: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Streaming Reviews: - Scottish Ballet, Rite of Spring, The Fairy’s Kiss: Deborah Weiss, DanceTabs - Shobana Jeyasingh, TooMortal: David Mead, SeeingDance Streaming News: - Seattle Dance Collective, Continuum: Bridging the Distance: Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,572 Posted June 25 Thursday 25 June, 2020 News – Tamara Rojo: “No Christmas shows without State help”: Reuters via Yahoo News Streaming Reviews: - Live from Covent Garden/2: David Nice, Arts Desk - Live from Covent Garden (1 & 2)/Danceworks: Sara Veale, Spectator - Phoenix Dance Theatre, Windrush: Movement of the People: David Cunningham, BTG - Sydney Dance Company, Cuatro: Jill Sykes, Sydney Morning Herald Streaming News: - Documentary – A Hymn for Alvin Ailey: Dan Meyer, Playbill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,572 Posted June 26 Friday 26 June, 2020 Feature – Why 2020 was supposed to be a celebratory year for Northern Ballet: Nick Ahad, Yorkshire Post News – UK Culture Secretary unveils roadmap to reopening theatres: Zoe Paskett, Evening Standard (and elsewhere) Streaming Reviews: - English National Ballet, Song of the Earth: Jann Parry, DanceTabs - Stuttgart Ballet, Lady of the Camellias: Robert Tanitch, BTG Streaming News: - English National Ballet, La Syphide, Cinderella: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper - Sadler’s Wells, Dance Film Season: Lorna Irvine, Fjord Review - Royal Ballet, Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words: Roisin O’Brien, Fjord Review - Ballet Central, Centrally Connected Performs: Staff, BWW Dance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,572 Posted June 27 Saturday 27 June, 2020 Streaming Reviews: - Aterballeto, 1 Meter Closer, The Other Side: Penelope Ford, Fjord Review - Australian Dance Theatre, HELD: Michelle Potter, .... on dancing Streaming News: - Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, SJD Shorts: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper - Smuin Ballet, Carmina Burana: Staff, BWW San Francisco Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 19,238 Posted June 28 Links - Sunday 28 June, 2020 Interview - Cassa Pancho, AD Ballet Black: Deborah Weiss, Dance for You Magazine Streaming Review - Stuttgart Ballet, Messenger: Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance Streaming Review - Royal Ballet, Woolf Works: Helen Tope, Reviews Hub Streaming Review - English National Ballet, Manon: Vikki Jane Vile, Broadway World Streaming Review - Australian Dance Theatre, HELD: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Feature - Meet the real life Phantom of the Opera who’s been living in a Czech theatre during lockdown: Jennifer Stahl, Dance Magazine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 19,238 Posted June 29 Links - Monday 29 June, 2020 Streaming Reviews - Live from Covent Garden, Programme 3: Richard Morrison, Times Rupert Christiansen, Telegraph Claudia Pritchard, Culture Whisper Streaming Review - Royal Ballet, Woolf Works: Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International Streaming Review - Dance Theatre of Harlem, Balamouk: David Mead, Seeing Dance Streaming Review - Queensland Ballet, 60 Dancers: 60 Stories - Week 3: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Streaming Review - Aterballetto, The Other Side: Gerard Davis, Dancing Review Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 19,238 Posted June 30 Links - Tuesday 30 June, 2020 Streaming Review - Live from Covent Garden, duet from Concerto, duet from Within the Golden Hour: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Streaming Review - Live from Covent Garden: Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International News - Sir David Bintley to judge BBO dance online choreography competition: News Desk, Broadway World Feature - How Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre stays nimble during coronavirus uncertainty: Teghan Simonton, Trib Live Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
