Jan McNulty Posted July 1, 2021 Posted July 1, 2021 Links - Thursday 01 July, 2021 Live: Reviews - Royal Ballet, Beauty mixed programme, London: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle Preview - Royal Ballet, The Dante Project, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Review - Aterballetto, Don Juan, Ravenna: Valentina Bonelli, Fjord Review Preview - Parsons Dance, mixed programme, Park City Utah: Scott Iwasaki, Park Record News: Storm damages the roof and floods the stage of Stuttgart Opera House: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Features: David Hallberg, AD Australian Ballet, takes the lead on new Australian dance festival: Nick Miller, The Age Deborah Jones, Limelight Lucinda Childs, choreographer: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Freed of London, pointe shoe makers: Emilie Murphy, Business Insider How Charlotte Ballet worked through Covid: Page Leggett, Charlotte Observer Dance Diary for June: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Freefall Dance Company (BRB): Cerith Gardiner, Aleteia Footwork, the Chicago-born music-and-dance form: Brian Seibert, NY Times The artist-led Chocolate Factory Theater moves home: Siobhan Burke, NY Times Streamed: Preview - American Ballet Theatre, Summer Celebration 2021: Alan Henry, Broadway World P/review - Hofesh Shechter Company, Political Mother: The final cut: David Mead, Seeing Dance Video Report - 11th Ballet Festival of Korea roundup, Seoul: Reina, Arirang
Jan McNulty Posted July 2, 2021 Author Posted July 2, 2021 Links - Friday 02 July, 2021 Interview - Valentino Zucchetti, Royal Ballet: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Live Review - Royal Ballet, Beauty mixed programme, London: GJ Dowler, Classical Source Streamed Review - Stuttgart Ballet, New/Works: David Mead, Seeing Dance Audio Interview - Karen Kain, retiring AD National Ballet of Canada: Sheena Goodyear, CBC Video Feature - Alonzo King, AD Alonzo King Lines Ballet: PBS News - Elmhurst Ballet School presents its first-ever streamed performance: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Feature - Ashton Edwards is breaking down gender barriers in ballet: Staff, Pointe Magazine Feature - Sonya Tayeh, choreographer: Rosie Colosi, NBC News
Jan McNulty Posted July 3, 2021 Author Posted July 3, 2021 Links - Saturday 03 July, 2021 Live: Review - English National Ballet, Solstice mixed programme, London: Stuart Sweeney, Critical Dance Review - Jacob’s Pillow Festival: Dorrance Dance, Jacob’s Pillow: Brian Seibert, NY Times Review - Motionhouse, Wild, Northampton: David Mead, Seeing Dance Review - Manchester International Festival/Boris Charmatz, Sea Change, Manchester: Alex Mistlin, Guardian Review - Gifford’s Circus, The Hooley, London: Charlotte Kasner, Seeing Dance Book Review - Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel & Jill Nunes Jensen, The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Ballet: Heather Desaulniers, Critical Dance News - Ballet Tech (New York) announces new Artistic Director: Peter Libby, NY Times Feature - Max Richter, composer: Nicola Moulton, FT
Ian Macmillan Posted July 4, 2021 Posted July 4, 2021 Links, Sunday 4 July Obituary – June Finch, Teacher of Cunningham Technique: Siobhan Burke, NY Times Features: The Royal Ballet School reunites onstage: Ginanne Brownell, NY Times A parent’s guide to breakdancing: Marianka Swain, Telegraph Live Reviews: Royal Ballet, Beauty Mixed Programme, London: David Jays, Sunday Times Ballet Central, Extracts from Highland Fling & Le Corsaire, Jigsaw, Corby/Touring: David Mead, Seeing Dance Mudra Dance Company, Navarasa, Lower Hutt: Jennifer Shennan, ... on dancing News - Dancing on the Edge festival, Vancouver: Staff, Straight.com
Ian Macmillan Posted July 5, 2021 Posted July 5, 2021 Links, Monday 5 July Analysis - Who’ll fill Karen Kain’s shoes at the National Ballet of Canada? We name a few hypothetical candidates: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Live Reviews: Breakin’ Convention, Sadler’s Wells, London: Donald Hutera, The Times Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Theatre-Rites, The Global Playground, Manchester: Kate Wyver, Guardian Mudra Dance Company, Navarasa, Lower Hutt: Lyne Pringle, Theatreview Interview - New John Neumeier work brings two Italian dancers back home: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Photo Essay - Cheek to cheek: keeping the tango alive in Buenos Aires during Covid: Natalie Alcoba & Anita Pouchard Serra, Guardian Books - "Turning Pointe" examines the changes needed to carry Ballet Into the future: April Deocariza, Pointe Magazine
Ian Macmillan Posted July 6, 2021 Posted July 6, 2021 Links, Tuesday 6 July Feature - ‘You’re never comfortable as a dancer’: brilliant ballerina Beatriz Stix-Brunell’s next step: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Live Reviews: Royal Ballet, Beauty Mixed Programme, London: Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk Christopher Matthews, My body’s an exhibition, London: Rachel Nouchi, BTG Live Preview - National Youth Dance Company, Speak Volumes, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Streaming Review – Semperoper Ballett, Mixed 6-Bill: Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard Feature - Lee Christofis and 60 years watching dance: Dance Australia Report – In Real Life: How Australian audiences engage with art in a digital space: Michael Kaufmann, Limelight
Ian Macmillan Posted July 7, 2021 Posted July 7, 2021 Links, Wednesday 7 July History - Nijinsky’s notation for “L’Après-midi d’un faune”: a conversation with Ann Hutchinson Guest and Claudia Jeschke: Alastair Macaulay, Blog News & Features: The Royal Ballet Announces Company Joiners for the 2021 / 22 Season: Chloe Rabinowitz, BWW UK Dance lovers ask why the Pennsylvania Ballet is now the Philadelphia Ballet: Camille Bacon-Smith, Broad Street Review 5 foreigners who have become ballet stars in Russia: Anna Galayda, RBTH Davide Dato in Italian premiere of Uwe Scholz's Rite of Spring: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Interview – Daniel Camargo, now with Hong Kong Ballet: Zabrina Lo, Tatler HK (Keep on scrolling!) Live Reviews: Manchester International Festival: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Breakin’ Convention, Sadler’s Wells, London: Tejas Rawal, The Stage Jacob’s Pillow Festival, Week 1 – Dorrance Dance and others: Robert Greskovic, Wall St Journal Live Preview – Rachel Meyer, Mama, do we die when we sleep? Vancouver: Charlie Smith, Straight.com
Ian Macmillan Posted July 8, 2021 Posted July 8, 2021 Links, Thursday 8 July News - ‘I wanted this next challenge,’ says Hope Muir, the new artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Martha Schabas, Globe and Mail Nancy Webb, Charlotte Observer Features: American Ballet Theater Is going on a bus tour to unexpected destinations: Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes Magazine Funding Dance in New Zealand? Mark Amery, Dominion Post Live Reviews: Christopher Matthews / Formed View, My Body’s An Exhibition, London: Josephine Leask, DanceTabs Chamber Made, System Error, Melbourne: Andrew Fuhrmann, The Age Live Previews: Royal Ballet, Giselle, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper CAMP, Pam, Vancouver: Charlie Smith, Straight.com Coming up in Melbourne, Project Animo and more: Valerie Lawson, dancelines Streaming Preview – Rambert, Summer Livestream 2021: Eye Candy, Rouge: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper
Ian Macmillan Posted July 9, 2021 Posted July 9, 2021 Links, Friday 9 July Live Review - Royal Ballet, Beauty Mixed Programme, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Live Preview – Wen Wei Dance, Two, Vancouver: Charlie Smith, Straight.com Streaming Review - Paris Opera Ballet, Body and Soul: Jessica Lockhart, Arts Fuse Streaming Preview – Royal Ballet, Agnus Dei: Alexa Criscitiello, BWW UK Feature - Using the Wisdom of Dance to Find Our Way Back to Our Bodies: Gia Kourlas, NY Times And, of course: London designers reimagine pointe shoes for the Royal Opera House: Samantha Conti, WWD
Ian Macmillan Posted July 10, 2021 Posted July 10, 2021 Links, Saturday 10 July Interview - Mats Ek on working with The Royal Ballet, Covid and Retirement: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Feature - As Karen Kain retires from the National Ballet, the dance community reflects on her legacy: Sarah Laing, Globe and Mail Opinion - Philadelphia Ballet should go back to its roots, including hiring local dancers: Sharon Skeel, Philadelphia Inquirer Live Review – Birmingham Royal Ballet, Cinderella (Bintley), Plymouth: Karen Bussell, BTG Live Preview – Lauren Lovette/Festival Ballet Ensemble, Gala with NYCB, ABT & SFB dancers, New York: Alexa Criscitiello, BWW
Jan McNulty Posted July 11, 2021 Author Posted July 11, 2021 Links - Sunday 11 July, 2021 Interview - Wayne McGregor: Arifa Akbar, Guardian Live: Preview - New York City Ballet at SPAC, Saratoga Springs: Geraldine Freedman, Daily Gazette Featurette - Sara Adams, NYCB on returning to SPAC: Geraldine Freedman, Daily Gazette Preview - Lauren Lovette/Festival Ballet Ensemble, Gala with dancers from NYCB, ABT & SFB, New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance Review (some dance included) - Circolombia, Coventry: David Mead, Seeing Dance Streamed: Review - Diablo Ballet, Love Stories 2021: Dean Speer, Critical Dance Feature - Van Cleef & Arpels ballerina clips: Hannah Silver, Wallpaper
Jan McNulty Posted July 12, 2021 Author Posted July 12, 2021 Links - Monday 12 July, 2021 Obituary, Violetta Elvin, dancer: Sally Jaine, Guardian Live: Review - Australian Ballet, Anna Karenina, Adelaide: Alison Flett, In Daily Review - Pam Tanowitz Dance, I was waiting for the echo of a better day, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times Review - Manchester International Festival 2021: Boris Charmatz, Sea Change Akram Khan, Breathless Puppets (Animation) Streamed Reviews - Royal Ballet, Beauty mixed programme: Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International
Jan McNulty Posted July 13, 2021 Author Posted July 13, 2021 Links - Tuesday 13 July, 2021 Live: Review - American Ballet Theatre, mixed programme, Chaska: Sheila Regan, Star Tribune Review - Australian Ballet, Anna Karenina, Adelaide: Maggie Tonkin, Dance Australia Review - Spitalfields Music Festival/Kim Brandstrup, Dancing with Apollo, London: Tim Ashley, Guardian Preview Feature - Alexis Fletcher & co, Tuning, Vancouver: Charlie Smith, Straight.com Gallery - Rosie Kay Company, Romeo + Juliet (in the studio): Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs Film Feature - Unpacking “In the Heights” choreographic film references: Phoebe Macrossan, The Conversation Netflix Review - Jiva! (About South African dance): Lyndsey Winship, Guardian
Jan McNulty Posted July 14, 2021 Author Posted July 14, 2021 Links - Wednesday 14 July, 2021 Feature - Does the arts need a Euro 2020 moment?: Amanda Parker, The Voice Live: Review - American Ballet Theatre, mixed programme, Chaska: Staff, The Pink Report News Preview - Luca Silvestrini’s Protein, En Route, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview - Suzy Piani and Bonnie Neate, Unveiled, Canberra: Amy Martin, Canberra Times Preview - Ballet Sun Valley’s 2021 Festivals, Sun Valley: Dean Speer, Critical Dance Gallery - ROH Unlocked: The pointe shoe display: Felix Bischof, The Week News: New York City Center announces 2021/22 season: Peter Libbey, NY Times Dance/USA releases new study on the impact of Covid-19 on the dance field: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World Ballet Arizona announces 2021/22 season: Suelen Rivera, KTAR News Documentary: Preview - Australian Ballet, And we danced: Kevin Perry, TV Black Box Review - Ballet West, In the Balance: India Brown, Daily Utah Chronicle Book Review - JoAnna Mendi Shaw, Physical Listening: A dancer’s interspecies journey: Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal / Dance Beat
Jan McNulty Posted July 15, 2021 Author Posted July 15, 2021 Links - Thursday 15 July, 2021 Obituary - Don Martin, choreographer and teacher: Makeda Easter, LA Times Interview - Osiel Gouneo, Bayerisches Staatsballett: Lydia Murray, Pointe Magazine Live: Review - New York City Ballet, Short Stories mixed programme, Saratoga: Geraldine Freedman, Daily Gazette Audio Feature - New York City Ballet returns to SPAC: Sarah LaDuke, WAMC Preview - Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami, Generations of Genius, Miami: Sean Erwin, Miami New Times Documentary Review/Feature - Can you bring it: Bill T Jones and D-Man in the Water: John Paul King, Los Angeles Blade Radheyan Simonpillai, Guardian Book Feature - Georgina Pazcoguin, Swan Dive: The making of a rogue ballerina: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Feature - Christine Friday, Indigenous artist/dancer: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Exhibition - Tribute to the late Khmer dancer Em Theay, Phnom Penh: Hong Raksmey, Phnom Penh Post
Jan McNulty Posted July 16, 2021 Author Posted July 16, 2021 Links - Friday 16 July, 2021 Obituary - Oleg Briansky, dancer & teacher: Anna Kisselgoff, NY Times Live: Reviews - New York City Ballet, Short Stories mixed programme, Saratoga: Tresca Weinstein, Times Union Jay Rogoff, WAMC Review - Australian Ballet, Anna Karenina, Adelaide: Diana Carroll, Arts Hub Review - Royal Ballet School, Summer Performance, London: David Mead, Seeing Dance Review - Dancers from the Royal Danish Ballet & Royal Ballet, mixed programme, Copenhagen: Eva Kistrup, Danceview Times Live Previews - Nutcracker, London: Royal Ballet: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper English National Ballet: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Review - Theatre Rites, The Global Playground, Manchester: James Varney, Exeunt Review - Tupua Tigafua, Ciggie butts in the sand, Wellington: Anton Carter, NZ Theatreview
Jan McNulty Posted July 17, 2021 Author Posted July 17, 2021 Links - Saturday 17 July, 2021 Live: Review - Australian Ballet, Anna Karenina, Adelaide: Jane Howard, The Saturday Paper Review - Royal Ballet School, Summer Performance, London: Viki Westall-Eyre, Dance for You Magazine Review - River to River Festival 2021, New York: Noa Weiss, Brooklyn Rail Streamed: Review - American Ballet Theatre, A Summer Celebration: Charlotte Kasner, Seeing Dance Review - Rambert, Eye Candy, Rouge: Lorna Irvine, Fjord Review Preview Feature - Aunts Goes Public!, New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Review - Theatre Rites, The Global Playground: David Chadderton, British Theatre Guide Feature - Blakeley White-McGuire & Daniel Fetecua Soto talk about their new duet The Tongue of the Flame: Cecilia Whalen Fjord Review Interview - Melanie George & Ali Rosas-Salas, curatorial team members at Jacob’s Pillow: Thomas Ford, Brooklyn Rail Feature - Tanz.Köln/Kolumba, The subtle interplay between the I and the me: Maximiliane Leuschner, Brooklyn Rail Feature - Dancing with Robots: Catie Cuan, Scientific American
Ian Macmillan Posted July 18, 2021 Posted July 18, 2021 Links, Sunday 18 July Feature – Powerful Artists prove it’s time to end Ageism in Dance: Sarah Parker, Observer (NY) Live Reviews: Ballet Hispánico, Tiburones, Batucada Fantástica, 18+1, Jacob’s Pillow: Janine Parker, Berkshire Eagle Pioneers Go East Collective, Lucky Star (0.3), New York: Adrienne Sowers, Reviews Hub Stream Reviews: Rambert, Eye Candy, Rouge: Vera Liber, BTG Spring Festival, Three Preludes, Words; A Time There Was; Act III, Don Q: Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal/DanceBeat Archive, 1981 - Australian Ballet strikes for its principals: Richard Coleman, Brisbane Times Documentary Review – Joy Womack: The White Swan: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing
Ian Macmillan Posted July 19, 2021 Posted July 19, 2021 Links, Monday 19 July Feature – The NYCB and Broadway dancer whose lockdown business bloomed: Lucy Ash, BBC News Live Reviews: Royal Ballet School, Annual Matinee Performance, London: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Preview – City Ballet of San Diego, On the Move Double Bill, San Diego: Marcia Manna, SD Union-Tribune Stream Review - Royal Ballet, Beauty Mixed Programme: Sarah Crompton, The Observer Documentary Review – Joy Womack: The White Swan: David Mead, SeeingDance Book Review - Rogue Ballerina by Georgina Pazcoguin: Laura Pullman, Sunday Times
Ian Macmillan Posted July 20, 2021 Posted July 20, 2021 Links, Tuesday 20 July Live Reviews: Ballet Hispánico, Mixed Bill, Jacob’s Pillow: Janine Parker, Boston Globe Nervi Festival, A captivating dance tribute to Stravinsky: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Stream Reviews - Rambert, Eye Candy, Rouge, London: Graham Watts, Bachtrack Emily May, The Stage Stream Preview – Co3 Contemporary Dance, Archives of Humanity: Staff, Dance Australia Features: Covers of ballet publications by celebrated artists: Alastair Macaulay, Blog Park Sae-eun, Etoile at Paris Opera Ballet: Yonhap via Korea Herald
Ian Macmillan Posted July 21, 2021 Posted July 21, 2021 Links, Wednesday 21 July Interview – Hope Muir, next AD at National Ballet of Canada: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Live Review - Lauren Lovette & Colleagues, Why It Matters – Mixed Bill, New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance Stream Review - Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, Schlafende Frau: Veronica Posth, SeeingDance News - Rome Opera Ballet announces 2021-2022 season: Graham Spicer, Gramilano A new Podcast - Talking Pointes: Claudia Lawson, Fjord Review
Ian Macmillan Posted July 22, 2021 Posted July 22, 2021 Links, Thursday 22 July Live Reviews: Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Dance at Dusk – Mixed Bill, Los Angeles: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review Immigrant Lessons, How do we co-exist? CAMP, Pam, Vancouver: Alina Blackett, Straight.com News – ABT to return to Lincoln Center in October: Peter Libbey, NY Times Features: Beatriz Stix-Brunell: From the Royal Ballet to undergrad at Stanford: Kathleen J. Sullivan, Stanford Today Moving away from the family for a ballet career: Rachel Hellwig, Pointe Magazine The enduring appeal of pointe shoes: Denise Richardson, Dance Australia Digital Transformation of Dance: Sophie Bress, Fjord Review
Ian Macmillan Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 Links, Friday 23 July Live Review - Dance struggles to maintain its footing at Avignon Festival: Laura Cappelle, Financial Times Documentary – Ailey: A poetic look at the man behind the dances: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Andrew Gans, Playbill Feature - Samuel Hobbs' dance company push/Fold preps for Mexico City: Elizabeth Whelan, Oregon Artswatch
Ian Macmillan Posted July 24, 2021 Posted July 24, 2021 Links, Saturday 24 July Features: Adam Cooper: Singin’ in the rain once again: Debra Craine, The Times Archie Burnett, a Vogue Legend: Brian Seibert, NY Times Boston Ballet’s Dance in VR series breaks the wall between viewer and performer: Karen Campbell, Boston Globe Reviews: Yuan Yuan Tan & Colleagues, Magical Night at the Art Museum, Shanghai: Ma Yue, Shanghai Daily Mary-Jane O’Reilly & Others, Ballet Noir – Giselle with a difference, Auckland: Felicity Molloy, Theatreview 360 Allstars at London Wonderground: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Isaac Ouro-Gnao, The Stage Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard Preview – Antalya State Opera & Ballet, Pandemic: Staff, Hurriyet Daily News And now for something different: Review: Coppelia – A Mystery, Newcastle-under-Lyme: Natalie Douglas, The Stage
Jan McNulty Posted July 25, 2021 Author Posted July 25, 2021 Links - Sunday 25 July, 2021 Feature - Carlos Acosta, ballet’s Renaissance man, dances towards his 50s: David Jays, Sunday Times Streamed Review - Rambert, Eye Candy, Rouge: Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance Feature - Tom Oakley, the boy with cystic fibrosis who dances for his life: Liam Kelly, Sunday Times Featurette - Anna Gallardo Lobaina, Royal New Zealand Ballet: Emma Page, Stuff Feature - The role of dance in African culture: Mary Morajeyo Okewola, Global Sisters' Report Feature - In post-Irving era, Oregon Ballet Theatre puts its trust in (Peter) Franc: Jason Vondersmith, Portland Tribune Video - Meet Philadelphia’s House dancers preserving the soul of the scene: Kelly Whalen, KQED Feature - The woman who dreamed of banking … and belly dancing: Nadine Wojakovski, Jewish Chronicle
Jan McNulty Posted July 26, 2021 Author Posted July 26, 2021 Links - Monday 26 July, 2021 Documentary Feature - What made Mr Ailey Mr Ailey: Linda Matchan, Washington Post Feature - Dancing, hopes and the pandemic: four dancers talk: Alessandro Bizzotto, Dance for You Magazine Review - This week in dance: Sarah Crompton, Observer Live: Carlos Acosta, On Before, Norwich Streamed: Rambert, Eye Candy, Rouge Review - English National Ballet School, Summer Show, London: Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance Review - Gallim, You are here, New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Review - Jeanefer Jean-Charles, Black Victorians, Milton Keynes: Sanjoy Roy, Guardian Streamed Review - Phoenix Dance Theatre, The Rite of Spring: Robert Tanitch, British Theatre Guide Video Feature - American Ballet Theatre’s executive director on the company’s return to the stage: Anjali Sundaram, CNBC Review - Tokyo Olympics, Opening Ceremony: Arifa Akbar, Observer
Jan McNulty Posted July 27, 2021 Author Posted July 27, 2021 Links - Tuesday 27 July, 2021 Review - Rosie Kay, Absolute Solo ll: Artemis Clown, Adult Female Dancer, Edinburgh: Kelly Apter, Scotsman Reviews - National Youth Dance Company, Speak Volumes, London: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Jane Darcy, Reviews Hub Preview - Vail Dance Festival 2021, Vail: Roy Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post Documentary Review - And we danced (Australian Ballet): Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Feature - JoAnn M Hunter, choreographer: Liz Hoggard, Stage News Feature - Jumaane Taylor appointed AD of Chicago’s Rhythm World 2021: Kyle MacMillan, Chicago Sun Times
Jan McNulty Posted July 28, 2021 Author Posted July 28, 2021 Links - Wednesday 28 July, 2021 Feature - Hope Muir, AD Designate of National Ballet of Canada: Steve Sucato, Pointe Magazine Feature - Dance is finally back (New York): Siobhan Burke, Harper's Bazaar Feature - Drew McOnie, choreographer: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Review - Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet, mixed programme, Los Angeles: Valerie-Jean Miller, Broadway World Review - Gallim, You are here, New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance News - The Joyce Theatre New York announces Autumn 2021 season: Marina Harss, NY Times Feature - Clara Miller, New York City Ballet’s Songbird: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Preview Feature - Footnote New Zealand Dance, Dance Danced Dancing, Wellington: Mandy Te, Stuff Documentary Feature - Twin documentaries spotlight dance legends Alvin Ailey & Bill T Jones: Lyndsey Bahr, Chicago Sun Times via AP Feature - Deaf Indigenous Dance Group (DIDG) sees music, feels rhythm, dances in silence: Carli Willis, ABC Featurette - Yorkshire Ballet Seminars 2021 in Harrogate: Graham Chalmers, Harrogate Advertiser Book Excerpt - Swan Dive: Georgina Pazcoguin, Elle
Jan McNulty Posted July 29, 2021 Author Posted July 29, 2021 Links - Thursday 29 July, 2021 Obituary - Vanessa Leyonhjelm, costume & fashion designer: Iris Papathanasiou, Neos Kosmos Review - London: Sara Veale, Spectator Royal Ballet, Beauty mixed programme National Youth Dance Company, Speak Volumes Gallery - National Youth Dance Company, Speak Volumes, London: Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs Book Review/Feature - James Whiteside, Center Center: Marina Harss, Fjord Review Preview - Royal New Zealand Ballet, The Firebird, Dunedin & on tour: Staff, Otago Daily Times News: BAAND Festival announces 5 leading ballet companies performing together in New York: Adam Feldman, Time Out NY Feature - Tom Oakley, the boy with cystic fibrosis who dances for his life: Hayley Richardson, Mail News - Amar Ramasar to retire from New York City Ballet in May 2022: Javier C Hernández, NY Times Feature - Wellington Inclusive Dance (WIDance): Kezia Bennett, Stuff Feature - What my ballet instructor taught me about mentorship: Sarah Bird, Forbes Feature - 12 of the best ballet scores: Rosie Pentreath, Classic FM
Jan McNulty Posted July 30, 2021 Author Posted July 30, 2021 Links - Friday 30 July, 2021 Feature - On the road with (American) Ballet Theater. Who needs red velvet seats: Brian Seibert, NY Times Review - Venice Dance Biennale, Venice: Laura Cappelle, FT Reviews - Royal New Zealand Ballet, The Firebird, Paquita, Wellington: Jack Lan, Lucire Lyne Pringle, Stuff News - Martha Graham Dance Company announces 2021/22 season: Peter Libbey, NY Times News - Sarasota Ballet announces promotions, arrivals & departures for 2021/22: Staff, SRQ Magazine News - Andrew McNicol becomes Artistic Associate of English National Ballet School: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Feature - Watching the dance world returning, without me: Bradford Chin, Dance Magazine Feature - There’s a long history of dances being pilfered for profit…: Jill Vasbinder, The Conversation Feature - 5 Pro dancers share their skin care regimes: Haley Hilton, Dance Magazine
Jan McNulty Posted July 31, 2021 Author Posted July 31, 2021 Links - Saturday 31 July, 2021 Feature - The Royal New Zealand Ballet and its quest for change: Andre Chumko, Stuff Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, The Firebird, Paquita, Wellington: Deirdre Tarrant, NZ Theatreview Review - National Ballet of Japan, Ryuuguu: The Turtle Princess, Tokyo: Naomi Mori, Bachtrack Review - Sarah Van Patten, Tahoe Dance Camp, Lake Tahoe: Rachel Howard, Fjord Review Review - Gallim, You Are Here, New York: Candice Thompson, Fjord Review Review - All or Nothing, The Swings, Glasgow: Kelly Apter, Scotsman Review Feature - Neile Martin & Ashley Volner, The Firebird, Memphis: Alex Greene, Memphis Flyer Previews - Vail Dance Festival 2021: Vail Dance Festival retakes the stage among the mountains: Monica Castillo, CPR New York City Ballet MOVES: Joel Solari, Vail Daily Calvin Royal lll, ABT: Joel Solari, Vail Daily Ballet X: Joel Solari, Vail Daily Preview Feature - Fall and Beyond, New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance Streamed Review - EDGE Digital, a triple bill of dance films: Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance Book Feature - Martha Ullman West, Todd Bolender, Janet Reed, and the making of American Ballet: Amy Wang, Oregon Live Video Feature - Complexions Contemporary Ballet returns to Detroit: Carolyn Clifford, WXYZ Video Feature - Milwaukee Ballet summer programmes: Staff, Fox 6 Interview - Esther Nasser, CEO Joburg Ballet: Lindsay Kruger, Broadway World
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