Jan McNulty 20,486 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Links - Friday 01 January, 2021 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR READERS! Feature - Best of 2020: dance: Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk Feature - Dance memories of 2020 - London: Lynette Halewood, DanceTabs Feature - The year in dance - Portland: Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon Arts Watch Preview Feature - Australian Ballet in 2021: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Feature - Dance Diary for December: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing New Year Honours 2021 full list: New Year Honours List 2021 and Dance honourees: BalletCo Forum Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 20,486 Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 Links - Saturday 02 January, 2021 Streamed Review - Stuttgart Ballet, Sleeping Beauty: Charlotte Kasper, Seeing Dance Streamed Review - Dutch National Ballet, Christmas Gala: Deborah Weiss, Dance for You Magazine Feature - Bolshoi dances on through the pandemic with Nutcracker: Diana Magay, Sky News Feature - Rudolf Nureyev: Charlie Connelly, New European Feature - Shevelle Dynott, ex-ENB: Andy Fox, Brixton Blog Featurette - The filming of the Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker tribute: Emma Ferguson, Falmouth Packet Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,898 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Sunday 3 January 2021 Stream Review - Sarasota Ballet, Digital Program 3: Marina Harss, Sarasota Herald-Tribune And, in the earnest hope that things will improve: Best ballet and dance in 2021, from The Great Gatsby to The Car Man: Marianka Swain, The i See also: Sunday Times Guardian (Scroll deeply on both) Meet Our 2021 "25 to Watch": Staff, Dance Magazine Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,898 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Monday 4 January 2021 Coming Soon – Dancing Nation, Sadler's Wells and BBC Arts: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper But meanwhile - In Egypt, belly dancers from Eastern Europe and Latin America step into the shoes of locals who increasingly shun the profession: AFP via SCMP Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,898 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Tuesday 5 January 2021 Obituary – Othella Dallas, Dancer & Singer: Staff, The Times Feature – US Dance School lessons learned in a pandemic summer - and how Intensives might adapt this year: Hannah Foster, Dance Magazine Stream Review – Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, Breathing at the Boundaries: Rita Felciano, Danceviewtimes News – Stijn Schoonderwoerd to be new General Director Dutch National Opera & Ballet: Staff, BWW NL Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,898 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Wednesday 6 January 2021 Stream Review - Ballet Black, Like Water: Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance Streaming News - Monte-Carlo Ballet launches a streaming platform: Nassima Errami, Monaco Tribune Feature – Commercial choreographers not getting the credit they deserve: Alison Feller, Dance Magazine Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,898 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Thursday 7 January 2021 Obituary - Sunil Kothari, Eminent Scholar of Indian Dance: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Feature - The Royal Academy of Dance: From Music Hall to Ballet Royalty: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times News - Helgi Tomasson to Step Down at San Francisco Ballet: Peter Libbey, NY Times also at SF Examiner and elsewhere Stream Reviews: Stuttgart Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty (Haydee): Deborah Weiss, DanceTabs Staatsballett Berlin, New Year Gala: David Mead, SeeingDance Vienna State Ballet, The Nutcracker (Nureyev): Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard Streaming News - English National Ballet has launched an online dance studio: Andrzej Lukowski, TimeOut London Other News - 24 Productions Announced For The First Half of 2021 at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen: Staff, BWW Belgium And finally: Stunning New Aerial Photography Of Ballet Dancer Inspired By Vintage Image From 1935: Joanne Shurvell, Forbes The sordid truth behind Degas's ballet dancers: Julia Flore, CNN Style Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,898 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Friday 8 January 2021 News - Georgian prima ballerina & State Ballet of Georgia director, Nina Ananiashvili, to lead Russia’s Novosibirsk Ballet company: Staff, Agenda.Ge Live Reviews: New National Theatre Tokyo, The Nutcracker (Eagling), Tokyo: Paul McInnes, Fjord Review Force Majeure, The Last Season, Sydney: Jo Litson, Limelight Stream Reviews: Sarasota Ballet, Digital Program 3: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Quick steps: dynamic dance shorts to watch online: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Stream News - Ballet Hispánico, 'B Unidos' Series Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Archival Performances: Staff, BWW And possibly stretching a point: There’s Dance All Over, No Matter Where You Look: NY Times Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,898 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Saturday 9 January 2021 Feature - The other Nijinsky: the forgotten choreography of Bronislava Nijinska: Nadia Beard, Calvert Journal News: Ballet purists in a spin as Paris Opera takes aim at ‘colonial’ works: Adam Sage, The Times Kiwi dancers stranded by Covid-19 reunite in capital: Andre Chumko, Dominion Post Costumes stolen from San Jose Dance Theater studio: Rob Roth, KTVU Stream Review - Ballet du Capitole Toulouse, In the Footsteps of Nureyev: Charlotte Kasner, SeeingDance Stream News: Unlimited Festival Dance, Southbank Online; Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper DanceHouse/Paris Opera Ballet, Crystal Pite's Body and Soul: Steve Newton, Straight.com Something for those working-out at home: Dance workouts got me through lockdown – here are 10 of the best: Abigail Radnor, Guardian Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 20,486 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Links - Sunday 10 January, 2021 Feature - Ballet dancers in lockdown hear patter of tiny feet: Emily Kent Smith & Tony Allen-Mills, Times Feature - Can pandemic be catalyst for new global arts ecology?: Zenetta S Drew, Wallace Foundation Streaming News - National Ballet of Japan’s New Year Ballet to stream for free: News Desk, Broadway World Streaming Review - Tokyo Ballet, Don Quijote: Alessandro Bizzotto, Dance for You Magazine News - National Ballet of Canada wins best international short film in Milan: Michael Vincent, Ludwig van Toronto News - Novosibirsk ballet company temporarily suspends contract with Ananiashvili: Staff, Agenda.ge Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 20,486 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Links - Monday 11 January, 2021 Feature - John Lam, Boston Ballet: Roxanne Ray, International Examiner Feature - Royal Danish Ballet in Covid-19 time: Eva Kistrup, Danceview Times Book Review - Mary Li (McKendry), Mary’s Last Dance: Deborah Jones, Limelight Film Preview - Sketch Films, What the body holds: Jim Provenzano, Bay Area Reporter Video News - Costumes stolen from San Jose Dance Theatre: Dion Lim, ABC 7 News Featurette - Recollections of an Anna Pavlova performance in Medford, Oregon: Bill Miller, Mail Tribune Feature - Emily Skubic, dancer in Netflix’ Tiny Pretty Things: Joe Belanger, London Free Press Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 20,486 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Links - Tuesday 12 January, 2021 Streaming News: Streaming suggestions for January: Penelope Ford, Globe and Mail Boston Ballet, BB@YourHome: Look Back, Focus Forward: News Desk, Broadway World Feature - Meseret Yirga, Ethiopian choreographer: Jane Coyle, Stage Feature - Misty Copeland’s children’s book Bunheads: Joshua Barajas, PBS Video featurette - Ballet dancer and pianist team up during pandemic to learn from each other: CBC And finally... List - 30 Essential dance movies: Chloe Angyal, Rotten Tomatoes Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 20,486 Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 Links - Wednesday 13 January, 2021 News - Opéra National de Paris cancels performances (due to pandemic): News Desk, Broadway World Streaming Review - Vakhtangov Theatre (Moscow), Anna Karenina: Charlotte Kasner, Seeing Dance Feature - Susan Jones, Regisseur American Ballet Theatre: Jennifer Stahl, Dance Magazine Feature - Why playwright Mark Ravenhill took up ballet after his Mum died: Chris Wiegand, Guardian Feature - Madds Mikkelsen, actor & dancer: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Feature - Ballet, politicians & national consciousness: Veronika Malinboym, Messenger.ge Feature - Sarasota Cuban Ballet: Abby Weingarten, SRQ Magazine Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 20,486 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 Links - Thursday 14 January, 2021 Obituary - Sir Robert Cohan: Chris Wiegand, Guardian Obituary - Barbara Weisberger, founder Pennsylvania Ballet: Anna Kisselgoff, NY Times Feature - Reflections on Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing News - Jacob’s Pillow is alive and dancing this winter/spring: Jeffrey Borak, Berkshire Eagle News - Novosibirsk Ballet cancels contract with Ananiashvili: Staff, Agenda.ge Streaming News - Ballet Arizona, Ballet under the virtual stars: News Desk, Broadway World Streaming News - Diablo Ballet presents Balanchine and Beyond programme: News Desk, Broadway World News feature - Amputee ballet dancer appeals for “en pointe” prosthetic foot: Staff, BBC Lucy Bannerman, Times Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 20,486 Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 Links - Friday 15 January, 2021 Obituaries - Sir Robert Cohan: Jane Pritchard, Guardian Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Feature - Yasmine Naghdi, Royal Ballet: April Deocariza, Pointe Magazine Streamed Review - National Ballet of Japan, New Year Ballet: Naomi Mori, Bachtrack News - Wayne McGregor offered Prix de Lausanne lifetime achievement award: Staff, Dance for You Magazine Feature - Misty Copeland, American Ballet Theatre: Virginie Dolata, Elle News - Baryshnikov Arts announces digital season: Peter Libbey, NY Times Feature - Paris Opéra tackles race cliches in repertoire: Rana Moussaoui, Yahoo News News - Date set for Jerome Robbins Dance Division 6th Annual Symposium: News Desk, Broadway World Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 20,486 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 Links - Saturday 16 January, 2021 Obituary - Diana Payne-Myers, dancer: Matthew Hawkins, Guardian Feature - Poul Gnatt, founder Royal New Zealand Ballet: Brittney Deguara, Stuff Feature - Jean Grand-Maitre, AD Alberta Ballet: Eric Volmers, Calgrary Herald News - Royal Danish Ballet cancels Romeo & Juliet live performances: Eva Kistrup, Danceview Times Netflix Review - Tiny Pretty Things: Gia Kourlas, NY Times News - Milwaukee Ballet announces revamped 2020-21 season: Staff, On Milwaukee News - Renato Zanella takes over as Director of Ljubljana Ballet: Staff, Dance for You Magazine Featurette - Albert Bartlett factory hosts potato inspired ballet routine: Jerome Small, Food Manufacture Feature - Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas on Save the Last Dance’s iconic dance scene: Kim Renfro, Yahoo News Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,898 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Sunday 17 January 2021 News: Separate Together: Hong Kong Arts Festival 2021: David Mead, SeeingDance L.A. dance company wins $970,000 Mellon Foundation grant: Makeda Easter, LA TImes Five arts venues share £3m funding rescue package from Scottish Government: Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman Stephen Mcilkenny, Glasgow Herald Wellington’s spaces to come alive in months-long arts programme: Andre Chumko, Stuff.co Interview – Bijayini Satpathy on her Transformative Year: Marina Harss, Fjord Review Stream Review – Nederlands Dans Theater 1, Box of Dreams: Valentina Bonelli, Fjord Review Stream News - Sydney Dance Company - new digital commissions: Angus McPherson, Limelight Quick Q&A - Matthew Ball, Principal Dancer with the Royal Ballet: Staff, Educate Podcast Feature - Pacific Northwest dancer crossing gender norms: Martha Ann Overland, N P R Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,898 Posted Monday at 08:49 Share Posted Monday at 08:49 Monday 18 January 2021 Feature - How the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. inspired the Dance Theatre of Harlem: Walter Rutledge, Playbill News: Korea - A look ahead at ballet performances in 2021, Bolshoi, Korea National, Universal: Park Ji-won, Korea Times Scottish Ballet seeks people with neurological conditions: PA via STV News Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,898 Posted Tuesday at 09:05 Share Posted Tuesday at 09:05 Tuesday 19 January 2021 Features: Is multi-view streaming the future for the performing arts? Laura Cappelle, Financial Times Dancing While Black: 8 dancers on how ballet can work toward racial equity: Gabrielle Salvatto, Dance Magazine Stream Reviews: San Francisco Ballet Gala, Leap Into the New Year: Janice Berman, SF Classical Voice Ballo del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Vivaldi Suite: Jenifer Sarver, Bachtrack Live Review – Sydney Festival, The Last Season, Explicit Contents: Geraldine Higginson, Dance Australia News/Review – Royal New Zealand Ballet – Claire Cowan’s Hansel and Gretel soundtrack: Kirsten Johnstone, Stuff.co Deborah Jones, Limelight Book Review – Falling Into Flight: A Memoir of Life and Dance by Kaija Pepper: Charlie Smith, Straight.com And all you need to know about the pointe shoe market; NeighbourwebSJ Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,898 Posted Wednesday at 08:50 Share Posted Wednesday at 08:50 Wednesday 20 January 2021 Stream Reviews & Previews: Kyle Abraham, A.I.M, and Jlin, Untitled commission to Mozart’s Requiem: Susanna Sloat, DanceTabs La MaMa Festival Is Still Moving, if Somewhat in Place: Brian Seibert, NY Times Joffrey Ballet announces ‘Boléro’ as streaming world premiere: Doug George, Chicago Tribune RAWdance Moves to Heal: Lou Fancher, SF Classical Voice News: San Francisco Ballet’s Grand Jeté Into a New Year of Challenges and Promises: Janos Gereben, SF Classical Voice Bangarra Dance Theatre returns to the stage with Spirit: a retrospective 2021 at Sydney Festival: Harriet Cunningham, Sydney Morning Herald And much as in The Times 10 days ago: Royal Ballet baby boom! Jo Tweedy, Mail Online Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,898 Posted Thursday at 08:55 Share Posted Thursday at 08:55 Thursday 21 January 2021 Obituary – Sir Robert Cohan, Choreographer & Dancer: Staff, Telegraph Feature - Alistair Spalding on Sadler's Wells-BBC dance festival, Dancing Nation: Kate Wyver, The Stage Stream Reviews & Previews: San Francisco Ballet, Online season premieres: Paul Parish, Bay Area Reporter The Place Online, Care Weekend: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper LaMama Moves Online - Annabella Lenzu & Kari Hoaas: Tom Phillips, Danceviewtimes Live Review – Sydney Festival, The Complication of Lyrebirds: Jill Sykes, Sydney Morning Herald Interview - New AD of Phoenix Dance, Dane Hurst - the power of dance and why he's optimistic about the future: Yvette Huddleston, Yorkshire Post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,898 Posted Friday at 09:01 Share Posted Friday at 09:01 Friday 22 January 2021 Sydney Festival Review – Bangarra Dance Theatre, Spirit: A Retrospective: Jill Sykes, Sydney Morning Herald Stream/Film Reviews & Previews: Boston Ballet, Yakobson gems & Ossola preview: Jeffrey Gantz, Boston Globe Ballet Hispánico, ¡Si Senor! ¡Es Mi Son! Watch Party: Staff, BWW News Modeun Company, Tete-A-Tete: David Mead, SeeingDance And should you need them: Francesca Hayward’s Beauty Truths: George Driver, Elle (+ video) Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Macmillan 4,898 Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago Saturday 23 January 2021 Obituary - Charlene Gehm, Dancer With the Joffrey: Anna Kisselgoff, NY Times Stream/Film Reviews & Previews: San Francisco Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Balanchine): Heather Desaulniers, DanceTabs San Francisco Ballet, Gala - Leap into the New Year: Rita Felciano, Danceviewtimes Sarasota Ballet, Paul Taylor’s ‘Brandenburgs’ & ‘Company B’: Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Sadler's Wells & BBC Arts, Dancing Nation: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Features: Celebrating the RAD centenary - a pioneering British ballet institution: Nick Smurthwaite, The Stage ‘Slowing Down to Feel’: Moving Our Minds Around Our Bodies: Gia Kourlas, NY Times News - Ten UK Ballet Schools Pledge Continued Support For Students During 2021 Audition Process: Staff, BWW UK Link to post Share on other sites
Jan McNulty 20,486 Posted 2 minutes ago Author Share Posted 2 minutes ago Links - Sunday 24 January, 2021 Obituaries - Bob Avian, director and choreographer: Mark Kennedy, LA Times Georgia Snow, Stage Feature - Stella Abrera, ex-ABT principal: Marina Harss, Fjord Review Streamed Review - Nederlands Dans Theatre, I wonder where the dreams I don’t remember go: Valentina Bonelli, Fjord Review Feature - Bronislava Nijinska: Nadia Beard, Calvert Journal Feature - Helgi Tomasson on his retirement from San Francisco Ballet in 2022: Roman Gokhman, Riff Magazine Feature - Sarasota Contemporary Dance: dance makers adapt for long-distance choreography: Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald Tribune News - 10 UK ballet schools pledge continued support for students during 2021 audition process: News Desk, Broadway World Link to post Share on other sites
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