Jan McNulty Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Links - Sunday 01 November, 2020 Live Reviews - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Lazuli Sky triple bill, London: Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Live Review - Staatsballett Berlin, Giselle, Berlin: Vikki Jane Vile, Broadway World Live Reviews - Royal Danish Ballet, La Sylphide (2 casts), Copenhagen: Eva Kistrup, Danceview Times Eva Kistrup, DanceView Times Feature - How White Russian ballet dancers sparked a revolution in China’s dance scene: Paul French, South China Morning Post Feature - Graeme Murphy, choreographer: Ros Lehman, MSN News Video Feature - Milwaukee Ballet offers virtual performances this season: Yahoo News via WISN Streaming News - Smuin Ballet announces Virtual Fall Dance Series: Matt Charnock, SFist Live Review - Kota Yamazaki & Rose Philpott, Undercurrent, Auckland: Nicole Wilkie, NZ Theatreview Feature - Dance Diary for October 2020: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Streaming Review - Yoshiko Chuma, Love Stories: The School of Hard Knocks: Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal Feature - Why is Utah a hotbed for dance?: Heather Hayes, Salt Lake Magazine Documentary Review - Move (Netflix documentary): Michael Wade Simpson, Culture Vulture Gallery - Ballerine de l’air: Brad Walls & Modestas Mankus, Our Culture Mag Feature - Mary Li (née McKendry, ex LFB) and her daughter Sophie Li: Jennifer Johnston, Sydney Morning Herald Video Feature - Behind the scenes at The Princess Grace Academie in Monaco: Maxence Vard, Monaco Tribune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 Links - Monday 02 November, 2020 Interview - Wayne McGregor: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Live Review - Northern Ballet, Dangerous Liaisons, Leeds: David Mead, Seeing Dance Live Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Sleeping Beauty, Wellington: Jennifer Shennan, ... on dancing Live Review - Rebound Dance Company, Unbridled, Lyttelton: Dr Ian Lochhead, NZ Theatreview Streamed Review - Fall for Dance Festival, Programme 2: Marianne Adams, Danceview Times Streaming Suggestion - New York City Ballet, Thank You, New York: Staff, Nonesuch Feature - Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s Caitlyn Mendicino dancing beekeeper: Sara Bauknecht, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 Links - Tuesday 03 November, 2020 News - A second lockdown is a real blow to the Arts Industry: Robert Dex, Standard Feature - Francesca Hayward, Royal Ballet: Rosamund Dean, Grazia Streamed Review - New York City Ballet, New Works Festival: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Feature - Li Cunxin, AD Queensland Ballet: Staff, Today online via AFP Feature - Escape the lockdown news cycle with the world’s leading ballerinas and Carolina Herrera: Rosalind Jana, Vogue Feature - Dylan Gutierrez & Jeraldine Mendoza, Joffrey Ballet, on their monthly budgeting in Chicago: Jennifer Liu, CNBC News - Choreographer Alyse Rockett’s new dance film to premiere on FLTPK platform: News Desk, Broadway World And finally… News Feature - Amazon release their Christmas Ad: Harriet Johnston, Mail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 4, 2020 Author Share Posted November 4, 2020 Links - Wednesday 04 November, 2020 Lockdown News: Rehearsals and streamed performances can continue: Georgia Snow, Stage Live Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Lazuli Sky triple bill, London: Deborah Weiss, Dance for You Magazine Live Review - Hong Kong Ballet, Don Quixote, Hong Kong: Kevin Ng, Hong Kong Economic Journal Feature - Fund Freelance Dance: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Streamed Review - New York City Ballet, Festival of New Works: Ivy Lin, Bachtrack Streamed Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Rep 1: Dean Speer, Critical Dance Feature - Linda Austin and Bobby Fouther from Portland: Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon Arts Watch Feature - Choreographer Santee Smith takes us back to Six Nations where her dance career began: Lucius Dechausay, CBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 Links - Thurssday 05 November, 2020 Live Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Lazuli Sky triple bill, London: Sara Veale, Spectator News - English National Ballet launches on-demand platform: Georgia Snow, Stage Book Review - Wendy Perron: The Grand Union: Accidental anarchists of downtown dance, 1970-1976: Gia Kourlas, NY Times News - Astana Ballet to stage The Legend of Turangy: Zhanna Shayakhmetova, Astana Times Live Review - Hwyl Theatre Company, Between a clown and a dark place, Christchurch: Lindsay Clark, NZ Theatreview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 Links - Friday 06 November, 2020 Live Reviews - Royal Ballet, Live mixed programme, London: Debra Craine, Times Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Live Reviews - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Lazuli Sky triple bill, London: Jann Parry, DanceTabs David Jays, Times Feature - Dance and Artificial Intelligence: Genevieve Curtis, NY Times Related Feature - Why robots need choreographers: Madeline Schrock, Dance Magazine Streamed Review - Fall for Dance North: Josephine Minhinnett, Fjord Review Streaming News - Boston Ballet presents BB@yourhome: News Desk, Broadway World News - National Ballet of Canada cancels rest of 20/21 season: Michael Vincent, Ludwig Van Toronto Live Preview - West Australian Ballet, Gala season, Perth: Tanya MacNaughton, Perth Now News - Singapore Dance Theatre cancels Nutcracker due to C-19: Olivia Ho, Straits Times Feature - Dance isn’t just for young people: Gary Smith, Toronto Star Feature - How Benjamin Millepied & Thomas Roussel collaborated to make film inspired by Richard Mille’s latest watch: Staff, South China Morning Post Audio Feature - Mary (McKendry) Li (ex-LFB/ENB) talks about her life: Sarah Kanowski, ABC News - Alberta Ballet dancers take first tentative steps back to performing: Michele Jarvie, Calgary Sun Video Feature - Stephanie Thomas, CTV News Calgary Video Feature - Cincinnati Ballet returns to the stage: Morgan Parrish, Fox 19 News - Coronavirus Christmas: theatre and dance companies to stage shows outside homes over festive period, Dundee: Staff, Herald Scotland Streamed Review (Opera with dance) Met Opera on demand, Orfeo ed Euridice: Robert Tanitch, British Theatre Guide Video Feature - Rachael McLaren, ex Alvin Ailey reflects on her career: CBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 Links - Saturday 07 November, 2020 Obituary - Marge Champion, dancer, actor & choreographer: Staff, Times audio tribute - David Bianculli, NPR Streamed Review - Nederlands Dans Theater, Dare to Say double bill: Charlie Smith, Straight Streamed Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Lazuli Sky triple bill: John O’Dwyer, Seen and Heard International Interview - Akram Khan embraced MMA in new TV documentary: Ammar Kalia, Guardian Preview Feature - The city of Houston is the stage for Houston Ballet’s new virtual dance: Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle News - International dance and drama bodies back campaign to stop University of Roehampton cuts: Matthew Hemley, Stage Live Review - Splayed Festival, London: Josephine Leask, DanceTabs Feature - José Galán, choreographer: Bridgit Lujan, Dance Magazine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Sunday 8 November, 2020 Live Reviews: Royal Ballet, Elite Syncopations & Others, London: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Birmingham Royal Ballet, Lazuli Sky Triple Bill, London: Sara Veale, Spectator Feature – Mark Morris Dance Group steps online for its 40th-anniversary season: Anying Guo, Washington Post Stream Review - PHILADANCO! Duets and Solos with Joe González & Janine Beckles, Philadelphia: Camille Bacon-Smith, Broad Street Review Stream Previews: The Royal Ballet, Within the Golden Hour programme: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper English National Ballet, ENB At Home – digital platform: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Virtual dance festival from Seattle-area artists celebrates Indigenous and Black performing arts and culture: Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times Book Review – Naked Truth – Viennese Modernism and the Body, by Alys X George: George Jackson, Danceviewtimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Monday 9 November, 2020 Feature – 'Mao's last dancer' Li Cunxin caught in Australia-China tensions and the pandemic: Holly Robertson, Hong Kong Free Press Stream Reviews: New York City Ballet, New Works Festival: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Stuttgart Ballet, Response II, 'Young Bloods': David Mead, SeeingDance Move, a 5-part documentary: Michael Wade Simpson, Culture Vulture Stream Preview - Luca Silvestrini/HeadSpaceDance, After the Interval, Before the Interval: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Tuesday 10 November, 2020 Feature – Tamara Rojo on ENB’s make-or-break Nutcracker: ‘We’re reaching the point of no return’: Marianka Swain, Telegraph Stream Reviews: New York City Ballet, New Works Festival: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Inspired Dance Film Festival Australia, a dizzying array of ideas: Jill Sykes, Sydney Morning Herald Reports: Boston Ballet dances in the Theater District’s streets: Diti Kohli, Boston Globe Elmhurst Ballet School Commits to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion: Staff, BWW UK Regional Live in Melbourne? You're invited to join a mass dance event: Staff, Dance Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Wednesday 11 November, 2020 Obituary - David Toole, Disabled Dancer With Grace in His Hands: Richard Sandomir, NY Times Report - The Election Brings Dance to the Streets for a Collective Roar: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Features: Ballet’s Sacred Geometry: Finding Meaning Within the Shapes: Joseph Carman, Dance Magazine Mark Kanemura Brings His Mishmash Appeal to TikTok: Margaret Fuhrer, NY Times Live Review – New Zealand Dance, Undercurrent – Double Bill, Christchurch, Theatreview Stream Reviews: Royal Ballet, Flight Pattern: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Amy Seiwert's Imagery - SKETCH Films: Heather Desaulniers, Critical Dance Stream Preview - Royal Ballet, Enigma Variations: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper News - Ballet BC, the Polygon, & Vancouver Symphony announce postponement of Re-Space collaboration: Steve Newton, Straight.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Thursday 12 November, 2020 Live Review – Royal Ballet, Elite Syncopations and others, London: Louise Levene, Spectator Stream Review - 2020 Taiwan Dance Platform: Dance Together Triple Bill: David Mead, SeeingDance Stream Preview – Birmingham Royal Ballet at 30: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Brooklyn Rail, November 2020: Ximena Garnica & Shige Moriya, Correspondences –Living Sculptures on the Public Stage, New York: George Kan, Brooklyn Rail Vahram Zaryan, Perf Festival – Text, Gesture & Translation, Paris, Yerevan: Christopher Atamian, Brooklyn Rail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Friday 13 November, 2020 Obituary - Aileen Passloff, Dancer, Choreographer and Teacher: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Interviews: Stella Abrera, Principal Dancer and Artistic Director, Kaatsbaan Cultural Park and Festival: Oksana Khadarina, DanceTabs Misty Copeland on shining a spotlight for others: Kim Parker, Harper's Bazaar Live Reviews: Queensland Ballet, Giselle, Gold Coast: Olivia Stewart, Limelight Cincinnati Ballet, Mixed Bill, Cincinnati: David Lyman, Cincinnati.com UNITEC Dance Showcase 2020, Diverse dance works, Auckland: Nicole Wilkie, Theatreview Stream Reviews: Royal Ballet, Flight Pattern: Roisin O’Brien, Fjord Review Pacific Northwest Ballet: Rep 1 - Dance Happens Everywhere 20/21 Digital Season: Graham Watts, DanceTabs Rep 2 - A new ballet makes us see McCaw Hall in new ways: Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times --- Amanda Morgan, PNB’s only Black dancer is on point about diversity: Agueda Pacheco Flores, Crosscut Stream Preview – Korean Dance Festival 2020, The Place online: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Exhibition - Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer, Barbican Art Gallery: Rachel Nouchi, BTG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Saturday 14 November, 2020 Weekend Reading: Wayne Sleep: ‘I said to Princess Diana - this will never work, Ma'am. You're so much taller than me’: Ben Lawrence, Telegraph Viral video of ballerina with Alzheimer's shows vital role of music in memory: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Masks, gel, sticks: how a Madrid salsa group kept dancing despite Covid: Sam Jones, Guardian Washington Ballet partners with Marquee TV for its new season: Thomas Floyd, Washington Post Joffrey Ballet "Nutcracker" video part of new Art on the Mart show: Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune Dancemakers forced to close as pandemic takes toll on Toronto arts scene: Penelope Ford, Globe and Mail Creativity is flowing – NW Dance Project, Franco Nieto, BodyVox: Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon Artswatch Stream Review - More Mark Morris Video Dances, More Postcards to Fans: Brian Seibert, NY Times Gallery - Covent Garden comeback, the Royal Ballet on stage: Tristram Kenton, Guardian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 Links - Sunday 15 November, 2020 Streamed Reviews - Royal Ballet, Within the Golden Hour: Laura Thompson, Telegraph John O’Dwyer, Seen and Heard International Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Gallery - Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs Feature - An appreciation of Kizzy Matiakis on her retirement from the Royal Danish Ballet: Eva Kistrup, DanceView Times Streamed Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Rep 2: Sondra Forsyth, Broadway World Streaming News - Ballet Arizona to stream Nutcracker Suite: Elizabeth Montgomery, AZ Central Live Preview Feature - Sarasota Contemporary Dance tangos with a harp: Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald Tribune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 Links - Monday 16 November, 2020 Streamed Reviews - Royal Ballet, Within the Golden Hour: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Preview/Background Feature - Sarasota Ballet brings Balanchine online: Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald Tribune Streamed Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Rep 2 - Ghost Variations: David Mead, Seeing Dance Streamed Review - Smuin Contemporary Ballet, 20/21 Virtual Fall Season programmes A & B: Rita Felciano, DanceView Times Feature - Jillian Vanstone, National Ballet of Canada returns for a hometown performance: Josef Jacobson, Nanaimo News Bulletin Feature - Choreographer Ephrat Asherie unveils her short film UnderScored: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Review Feature - Simulations: Living sculptures on the public stage, New York: George Kan, Brooklyn Rail News Feature - A Chagall curtain needs a new home with a tall ceiling: James Barron, NY Times Feature - Vahram Zaryam’s Perf Festival: Text, Gesture, and Translation: Christopher Atamian, Brooklyn Rail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 Links - Tuesday 17 November, 2020 Streamed Reviews - Royal Ballet, Within the Golden Hour: Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk Sarah Kirkup, Bachtrack Streamed Review - Mark Morris Dance Group, Dance On! Part 2: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Streamed Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Rep 2: Rachel Howard, Fjord Review Streaming Preview - Ballet dancers get their Nutcracker fix upstate: Wendy Goodman, Vulture New York Streamed Review - Sun Shier Dance Theatre, Lost and Found: David Mead, Seeing Dance Streamed Review (opera with dance) - Opera North, The Seven Deadly Sins: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Feature - Andrès Trezevant, Charlotte Ballet: Page Leggett, Charlotte Observer Streamed Review - Little Angels Theatre, Reach for the Stars: Chris Wiegand, Guardian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 Links - Wednesday 18 November, 2020 Opinion Feature - The show must go on: Tamara Rojo, Economist Streamed Reviews - Royal Ballet, Within the Golden Hour: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Zoe Anderson, The i Deborah Weiss, Dance For You Magazine Vikki Jane Vile, Broadway World Streamed Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Rep 2: Rich Smith, The Stranger Live Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Sleeping Beauty, Dunedin: Hannah Molloy, NZ Theatreview Live Review - Hong Kong Ballet, Don Quixote, Hong Kong: Natasha Rogai, Dance Journal HK News - Jacob’s Pillow Theatre, site of dance festival, destroyed in fire: Julia Jacobs, NY Times Debra Cash, Arts Fuse Video Feature - BalletX celebrates 15th anniversary with virtual garden event: Sheila Watko. NBC Philadelphia News - American Repertory Ballet names Ethan Stiefel new Artistic Director: Staff, Tap Into Feature - Chanel teams up with Australian Ballet to protect its remarkable history: Grace Back, Marie Claire Feature - The disabled dancers behind a wondrous new BBC film: Claire Allure, Telegraph Feature - Diary of an American in Finland doing ‘essential’ work in ballet: Carey Perloff, NY Times Streaming Preview Feature - The black saint and the sinner lady hit the dance floor: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian And finally… Feature - How to make a life-size DIY Nutcracker - start to finish: Leslie Morgan, WKDQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 Links - Thursday 19 November, 2020 Streamed Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Rep 2: Annie Nikunen, Bachtrack News - Boston Ballet’s virtual season: Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald News - Houston Ballet goes digital until June 2021 (including Nutcracker): Molly Grenzer, Houston Chronicle Emma Schkloven, Houstonia Feature - Running the Paris Opera was never going to be easy: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Feature - Donald Byrd, choreographer: Garnet Henderson, Dance Magazine Feature - Stitched into neighbourhoods, dance studios battle to stay open: Siobhan Burke, NY Times Live Preview - Jean Sergent & Brigid Costello, The Slutcracker, Wellington: LibraryKris, Wellingtonista Netflix Preview - Tiny Pretty Things (billed as a cross between Black Swan and Pretty Little Liars): Zoe Shenton, Cosmopolitan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 Links - Friday 20 November, 2020 Live Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Sleeping Beauty, Christchurch: Kerri Fitzgerald, NZ TheatreView Live Review - West Australian Ballet, GALA, Perth: Rita Clarke, Limelight Streamed Review - Royal Ballet, Within the Golden Hour: Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle News - Save a seat this Christmas - fundraising campaign for Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Birmingham Rep: News Desk, Broadway World Streaming Preview - Ballets Jazz de Montréal, Approximately Close: Anna Asimakopulos, CBC Streamed Review - BalletX, Premieres: Ellen Dunkel, Philadelphia Inquirer Streamed Review - Donald Byrd, Lyric Suite: Wendy Perron, Blog Streaming News - Atlanta Ballet’s digital plans: Alex Brown, Decaturish Streamed Review - Sam Ford & Anna Holmes, The Aftermath: Ron Simpson, Reviews Hub Feature - Indigenous dance school finds feet in face of Covid-19 crush: Nick Galvin, Sydney Morning Herald Preview Feature - Shuji Onodera, Knife, Yokohama: Nobuko Tanaka, Japan Times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 Links - Saturday 21 November, 2020 Obituary - Don Cantwell, AD Charleston Ballet: Staff, Live 5 Feature - Robert Battle, AD Alvin Ailey: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review Streamed Reviews - Birmingham Royal Ballet, 30th Anniversary Performance: David Mead, Seeing Dance Gerard Davis, Dancing Review Streamed Features - Scottish Ballet, The Swan: Ashley Davies, Times Lorna Irvine, Fjord Review Live Review - West Australian Ballet, GALA, Perth: Graeme Watson, Out in Perth News - English National Ballet’s ENB at Home digital platform: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Live Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Sleeping Beauty, Christchurch: Dr Ian Lochhead, NZ Theatreview Documentary Feature - Audrey Hepburn’s story: poverty, pirouettes and pain: Debra Craine, Times News - Pacific Northwest Ballet’s AD Peter Boal announces promotions during virtual gala: Sondra Forsyth, Broadway World Feature - DistDancing: Alex King, Red Bulletin News - It was the ROH chairman who bought the Hockney painting and it will still be on display: Lizzie Deane, Mail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Sunday 22 November, 2020 Stream Reviews: Royal Ballet, Within the Golden Hour Mixed Bill, Scottish Ballet, The Swan Sarah Crompton, Observer David Jays, Sunday Times Sarasota Ballet, Balanchine sampler: Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Voila! Festival, Cockpit Theatre, NAKED: Dominic Corr, Reviews Hub New Adventures/Adventures in Film, Nostos, Little Grasses Crack Through the Stone, Checkmate: Maryam Philpott, Reviews Hub Stream News: Choreographers Idan Cohen & Alvin Erasga Tolentino's world premieres: Charlie Smith, Straight.com Cincinnati Ballet’s online Nutcracker: Bill Cieslewicz, Cincinnati Business Courier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Monday 23 November, 2020 Live Review – West Australian Ballet Gala: Barbara Booth, ArtsHub Stream Reviews: Opera North, The Seven Deadly Sins (Choreo: Gary Clarke): Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper International Hip Hop DanceFest, San Francisco: Staff, SF Examiner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Tuesday 24 November, 2020 Obituary - Patricia Beatty, co-founder of Toronto Dance Theatre: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Live Review – West Australian Ballet Gala, Perth: Isabelle Leclezio, Dance Australia Stream Reviews: Opera North, The Seven Deadly Sins (Anna II – Shelley Eva Haden; Choreo, Gary Clarke): Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk Richard Morrison, The Times Rian Evans, Guardian George Hall, The Stage Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Diablo Ballet, Nutcracker 2020: Toba Singer, Culture Vulture Ballet of Difference, All for One and One for the Money, Cologne: Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance BalletX, Saudade, The Cycles, New Heights: Camille Bacon-Smith, Broad Street Review Dance Umbrella 2020: 5Q&A - Emma Gladstone, Head of Dance Umbrella, This year’s digital festival and more: Bruce Marriott, DanceTabs Strike a pose and pour a Rioja: vogue master Jay Jay Revlon's sofa-dancing tips: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Features: Joel Bray and dancers flock to New Breed: Jo Litson, Limelight That Princess Diana and Wayne Sleep Gala number: Erica Gonzales, Harper's Bazaar Dancer Calvin Royal III Finally Sees Himself Onstage: Lilah Ramzi, Vogue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 Links - Wednesday 25 November, 2020 Streaming Recommendations: This week’s standouts in streaming dance: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Five (American) online Nutcrackers, including Pacific Northwest Ballet: Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times Candoco, Cuckoo: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Streamed Reviews: American Ballet Theatre, ABT Today: The Future Starts Now: Siobhan Burke, NY Times Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, Approximately Close: Erika MacKenzie, McGill Tribune Northern Rascal, The Aftermath: Louise Jones, Exeunt Netflix News - Netflix film chronicles Debbie Allen’s different Nutcracker: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Thursday 26 November, 2020 Live Review – QL2 Dance, Hot to Trot 2020, Canberra: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Stream Reviews: English National Ballet, Take Five Blues Programme: Zoë Anderson, The i Neil Norman, The Stage Vera Liber, BTG American Ballet Theatre, ABT Today – The Future Starts Now: David Mead, SeeingDance Opera North, Seven Deadly Sins (Anna II – Shelley Eva Haden, Choreo – Gary Clarke): Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard Ron Simpson, Reviews Hub Stream Previews: Dance Onstage – A Virtual Programme: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Alvin Erasga Tolentino/CoERASGA, Offering: Carlito Pablo, Straight.com Interviews: Annie-B Parson, a choreographer who democratised dance: Helen Barrett, Financial Times Chloe Long, Sydney Dance Company: Claudia Lawson, Fjord Review Feature - How Houston Ballet has reinvented itself during the pandemic: Alison Medley, Houston Chronicle Books – Soar, A Life Freed By Dance, David McAllister; Mary’s Last Dance, Mary Li: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trog Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Ballerina able to achieve professional-standard arabesque after hip replacement - Express and Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Friday 27 November, 2020 Interviews: Francesca Hayward, Royal Ballet: Jonathan Gray, Dancing Times Carlos Acosta, AD at Birmingham Royal: Roslyn Sulcas, independent -- Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker is cancelled: Matthew Hemley, The Stage Feature - Australia's coolest dance company, Chunky Move turns 25: John Bailey, The Age Live Review – Sydney Dance Company, New Breed 2020, Sydney: Deborah Jones, Limelight Stream Reviews: Northern Ballet, New creations by Mariana Rodrigues and Mlindi Kulashe: David Mead, SeeingDance BalletX, BalletX Beyond: Merilyn Jackson, Fjord Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Saturday 28 November, 2020 Feature - Bubbles, battles and dealing with shared wigs — directing the Royal Ballet during lockdown: Kevin O’Hare, Evening Standard Live Reviews: Sydney Dance Company, New Breed 2020, Sydney: Chantal Nguyen, Bachtrack Royal New Zealand Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Palmerston North: Tania Kopytko, Theatreview Stream Reviews/Previews: Sarasota Ballet, Balanchine in Sarasota: Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune English National Ballet, 5-week Digital Season: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Charlotte Kasner, SeeingDance Boston Ballet, Nutcracker: Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald New Adventures, Adventures in Film: David Mead, SeeingDance The Wapping Project, Ride, Stairworks: Maryam Philpott, Reviews Hub Candoco Dance Company/Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage, Let’s Talk About Dis: Maryam Philpott, Reviews Hub Chutzpah! Festival, Hourglass - Codependency never looked so good: Charlie Smith, Straight.com Vancouver Dance Centre, Virginia Duivenvoorden's Hearts of Cloth: Steve Newton, Straight.com And, from Atlanta to Washington: Your Guide to Streaming The Nutcracker in 2020: Felicia Fitzpatrick, Playbill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Sunday 29 November, 2020 Features: Darcey Bussell: 'When they announced I had been made Principal, I was in shock': Lucy Davies, Telegraph The British teacher working towards creating The National Ballet of India: Meghana Sastry, New Indian Express Malta - Teaching through the ‘ballet boom’ of the 1950s: Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel, Times of Malta Live Reviews: Sydney Dance Company, New Breed 2020, Sydney: Jill Sykes, Sydney Morning Herald Royal New Zealand Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Napier: Kim Buckley, Theatreview Stream Reviews/Previews: New Adventures, Adventures in Film: Nostos, Little Grasses, Checkmate: Rachel Nouchi, BTG Co.Erasga, Offering – Solo Performances: Craig Takeuchi, Straight.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Links - Monday 30 November, 2020 Streamed Reviews - English National Ballet, Digital Season: John O’Dwyer, Seen and Heard International Gerard Davis, Dancing Review Video Feature - National Ballet of Canada getting creative in lockdown: Vanessa Lee & Brooklyn Neustaeter, CTV News Feature - Diana Ionescu, Stuttgart Ballet: Angela Reinhardt, Dance For You Magazine Feature - Mackenzie Brown, Stuttgart Ballet: Angela Reinhardt, Dance for You Magazine Book Reviews: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing David McAllister, Soar Mary Li, Mary’s Last Dance Feature - Musing on Nureyev: Matthew Lawrence, Dance Australia Documentary Features - Audrey (Hepburn): More than an icon: Louise Levene, FT Scarlett Conlon, Vogue Feature - Elaine’s future in ballet was decided by Covid: Amy Martin, Canberra Times Streamed Review - Syreeta Hector, Black Ballerina: Paula Citron, Ludwig Van Toronto Feature - Black Voguers populate billboards in a Times Square ‘Midnight Moment’: Hilarie M Sheets & Julia Carmel, NY Times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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