Dance Links for August 2022

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Monday 01 August, 2022

 

 

Review - Venice Dance Biennale, Venice:  Sarah Crompton, Guardian

Rocío Molina, Carnación

Saburo Teshigawara, Petrushka

 

Review - Vail Dance Festival, Opening Night, Vail:  Kimberley Nicoletti, Vail Daily

 

Review - Lewis Major, Satori and Unfolding, New Castle:  Dora Frankel, British Theatre Guide

 

Preview Feature - Alan Cumming, Burn, Edinburgh:  Sarah Crompton, Independent

 

Featurette - Katherine Minor, RNZB, on her favourite cafe:  Sharron Pardoe, Stuff

 

Feature - Johnny McMillan, dancer:  Alex Flood, Soo Today

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Tuesday 02 August, 2022

 

 

Obituary - Darius Barnes, Broadway dancer & choreographer:  Caitlin Moynihan, Broadway.com

 

 

Review - Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022, Jacob’s Pillow:  Chris Rohmann, Valley Advocate

Black Grace, mixed programme

Taylor Stanley & Dancers, Dichotomous Being

 

Review - The Grange Festival 2022, Northington (Hampshire):  Stuart Sweeney, Critical Dance

Shobana Jeyasingh Company, Clorinda Agonistes - Clorinda the Warrior

New English Ballet Theatre & dancers from the Royal Ballet, Don Q gpdd, The Four Seasons

 

Review - Dormeshia Tap Collective, Rhythm is Life, New York:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Preview - Ian McKellan & Dancers, Hamlet, Edinburgh:  Leah Putnam, Playbill

 

Feature - What is the future of New York City Ballet at SPAC, Saratoga?:  Wendy Liberatore, Times Union

 

News - Dance teachers convention to focus on mental health care:  Jamie Body, Stage

 

News - Sydney Eisteddfod finalists announced:  Staff, Dance Australia

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Wednesday 03 August, 2022

 

 

Review - Taylor Stanley and dancers, Dichotomous Being, Jacob’s Pillow:  Gay Morris, Danceview Times

 

Previews - Scottish Ballet, Coppelia, Edinburgh:

David Mead, Seeing Dance

Kelly Apter, Scotsman

 

Preview - Edinburgh International Festival, 4 dance picks, Edinburgh:  Kelly Apter, Scotsman

 

Preview - Dance Watch - coming up in August, Portland:  Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon Arts Watch

 

Opinion - I want to see bodies of all shapes and sizes:  Yolanda Mercy, Stage

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Thursday 04 August, 2022

 

 

Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Cinderella (Prior, world premiere), Wellington:

Jack Yan, Lucire

Brigitte Knight, Stuff

Emma Maguire, Wellingtonista

Video Feature:  Larissa Howie, 1 News

 

Review - Taylor Stanley and dancers, Dichotomous Being, Jacob’s Pillow:  Candice Thompson, Fjord Review

 

Review - Vail Dance Festival 2022, Opening Weekend, Vail:  Michael Wade Simpson, Culture Vulture

 

Review - Black Grace, O Le Olaga - Life, Fatu, Handgame, New York:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Review - Vertigo Dance Company, One, One & One, Chatham (NY):  Karen Greenspan, Fjord Review

 

Review - ODC/Dance, Summer Sampler, San Francisco:  David E Moreno, Culture Vulture

 

Preview Feature - Alan Cumming, Burn, Edinburgh:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Preview Feature - National Ballet of China, The Little Mermaid, Beijing:  Staff, Global Times

 

Feature - Liam Green, Sydney Dance Company:  Tanya MacNaughton, West Australian

 

Feature - Black ballet pros mentor next generation:  Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald

 

Documentary Review - The Southbank Show: Carlos Acosta:  Carol Midgley, Times

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Friday 05 August, 2022

 

 

Feature - Paul Taylor Forever:  Apollinaire Scherr, Fjord Review

 

News - Freedom Ballet from Ukraine to appear at Edinburgh Fringe:  Kelly Apter, Scotsman

 

Preview - Ian McKellan in Hamlet (Schaufuss), Edinburgh:  Alex Wood, What's On Stage

 

Preview Feature - Alan Cumming, Burn, Edinburgh:  Kate Wyver, Stage

 

Preview Feature - Dusk Dances, Toronto:  Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

 

Preview - Yensa Festival celebrates black women in dance, Toronto:  Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig Van

 

Feature - A Ukrainian ballet corps stranded in Paris:  Alice Cavanagh, Harper's Bazaar

 

Feature - Michaela DePrince, Dutch National Ballet:  Amber Dowling, Goalcast

 

Feature - Zvi Gotheiner, dancer & teacher, and his recovery path from a stroke:  Stav Ziv, Forward

 

Feature - Faustine Lavie, dancer:  Melina Rosenberg, Ritz Herald

 

Audio Feature - Gary Lang, choreographer, and his unique style of ‘indigenous ballet’:  Staff, NITV Radio

 

Opinion - I feel sorry for those stupid enough to believe that ballet is racist or transphobic:  Rupert Christiansen, Spectator

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Saturday 06 August, 2022

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2022

 

Review - Ian McKellan & Edinburgh Festival Ballet, Hamlet:  Mark Fisher, Guardian

 

Review - Zinnia Oberski, Dreams of the Small Gods:  Dominic Corr, Reviews Hub

 

 

Review - Periapsis Music and Dance, Unbeknownst (mixed programme), New York:  Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Review - Oguri and Andrés Corchero, Body as Evidence, Venice CA:  Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review

 

Preview - Daniel Ulbricht & Stars of American Ballet, mixed programme, Santa Fe:  Michael Wade Simpson, New Mexican

 

Previews - Vail International Dance Festival 2022, programme for final 4 days, Vail:  Wren Bova, Vail Daily  &  Staff, Vail Daily

 

Preview - Fall Dance:  Marina Harss, New Yorker

 

Review/Feature - 15 dance apps as tried by:  Sarah L Kaufman, Washington Post

 

News - Boston Ballet Leaps Into Immersive Live Experiences With UNI Popup Dance Dome:  David Bloom, Forbes

 

News - Philadelphia Ballet announces new dancers and promotions:  Grace Cutler, Broadway World

 

Feature - ISHIDA Dance Company:  Jill Nunes Jensen, Paper City

 

News - Fired ballet master banned from RNZB premises:  André Chumko, Stuff

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Sunday 7 August

 

Edinburgh International Festival & Fringe:

 

Reviews – Ian McKellen/Edinburgh Festival Ballet, Hamlet (Schaufuss):

Clive Davis, The Times

Tristram Fane Saunders, Telegraph

Susan Mansfield, Scotsman

Lyn Gardner, The Stage

Kelly Apter, The List

Dominic Corr, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Ballet Freedom (Ukraine), Boudoir: Roisin O’Brien, Guardian

 

And Elsewhere:

 

Feature - Too fat to dance? Why we’ve got it wrong about the shape of ballerinas: David Jays, Sunday Times

 

Feature - Black ballet symposium kicks off in Miami: Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald

 

Feature – Conductor Jaime Martín on Stravinsky’s uncomfortable art: Janssom J Antmann, Limelight

 

Review – Queensland Ballet, Bespoke, Brisbane: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

News - Hong Kong Ballet 2022-2023 Season: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

News - Philadelphia Ballet: a larger Company with new dancers: Grace Cutler, BWW Pennsylvania

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Monday 8 August

 

Edinburgh International Festival & Fringe:

 

Reviews – Alan Cumming/National Theatre of Scotland, Burn:

Mark Fisher, Guardian

Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph

Fergus Morgan, The Stage

Joyce McMillan, Scotsman

Clive Davis, The Times

Dominic Corr, Reviews Hub

 

And Elsewhere:

 

Review – Alonzo King Lines Ballet, Mixed Bill, Jacob’s Pillow: Carolyn & Eli Newberger, Berkshire Edge

 

Review – Royal New Zealand Ballet, Cinderella (Prior), Wellington: Deirdre Tarrant, Theatreview

 

News - Odesa Opera House reopens, but without Russian music: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

News – Australia’s National Youth Ballet: Debut Performance: Staff, Dance Australia

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Tuesday 9 August

 

Tribute – Vyvyan Lorrayne, Royal Ballet Ballerina: Alastair Macaulay, Blog

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival & Fringe:

 

Reviews – Alan Cumming/National Theatre of Scotland, Burn:

David Kettle, Arts Desk

Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

Reviews – Five Fringe Dance Shows: Kelly Apter, Scotsman

 

Feature - The Ukrainian ballet dancers waiting for a call to war: Staff, BBC News

 

 

And Elsewhere:

 

Review – Complexions Contemporary Ballet & San Francisco Ballet, Mixed Bills, Stanford: Janice Berman, SF Classical Voice

 

Children’s Book - Curtain Up! goes behind-the-scenes at the Royal Opera House: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Preview - Northern Ballet, Made in Leeds: Three Short Works, Leeds, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

News – Dutch National Ballet: Green Room, Yugen, Regnum: Stephi Wild, BWW NL

 

News – Dance at the Brisbane Festival: Staff, Dance Australia

 

Quick Q&A – Levi Siaosi on Footnote Dance’s Dry Spell: André Chumko, Stuff.co

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Wednesday 10 August

 

Edinburgh International Festival & Fringe:

 

Review – Alan Cumming/National Theatre of Scotland, Burn: Mary Brennan, Herald

 

Review – Freedom Ballet (Ukraine), Ballet Freedom: Vivien Devlin, Edinburgh Guide

 

Preview/Q&A – Marvin Khoo/Akram Khan Company, Jungle Book, reimagined: Lorna Irvine, Fjord Review

 

 

And Elsewhere:

 

News - Important announcement from Dancing Times magazine:

Staff, Dancing Times

Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Review – San Francisco Ballet, Starry Nights Mixed Bill, Stanford: Rachel Howard, Fjord Review

 

Review – Royal New Zealand Ballet, Cinderella (Prior), Wellington: Elizabeth Kerr via Theatreview

 

News – Vancouver’s Dance Centre announces 2022-2023 season: Steve Newton, Straight.com

 

Feature - Royal Ballet School students return to the stage for post-Covid performances: Staff, The Upcoming

 

Feature - Cape Town City Ballet brings Romeo and Juliet to life: Debbie Hathway, Bizcommunity

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Thursday 11 August

 

Edinburgh International Festival & Fringe:

 

Review – Ian McKellen/Edinburgh Festival Ballet, Hamlet (Schaufuss): Lloyd Evans, Spectator

 

Review – Belgian Selection, False Start: Chris Wiegand, Guardian

 

Review – Dance Base/Lai Hung-Chung, See You: Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

And Elsewhere:

 

Feature - Sarasota Ballet presents Ashton classics and world premiere in New York: Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

 

Feature - The magic of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Louise Levene, Spectator

 

Feature - After 30 years, Chicago is still Dancing for Life: Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune

 

Review – Rennie Harris Puremovement, Lifted: A Gospel House Musical, New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Mini Feature - What was the Ballets Russes and what happened to it? Staff, BBC Music Magazine

 

Interview - Curious and questioning: Jasmin Vardimon on her new Alice: David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Book - El Abrazo. The Embrace - Argentine Tango Moments. Neville Waisbrod: Jennifer Shennan, ... on dancing

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Friday 12 August

 

Edinburgh International Festival & Fringe:

 

Feature - ‘Would you love me more if I was a robot?’ Scottish Ballet’s new Coppelia: Matthew Sweet, Telegraph

 

Feature – Aakash Odedra & Hu Shenyuan, Samsara: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

And Elsewhere:

 

Long Review – National Ballet of Canada, Swan Lake (Kain), Toronto: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review – Kyle Abraham & Others, Reunions – an outdoor festival?, New York: Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review

 

Review – Future Cargo, London: Serafina Cusack, Reviews Hub

 

Review – Ryuichi Fujimura, Let’s Dance, Sydney: Jill Sykes, Sydney Morning Herald

 

News - Miami City Ballet performing at Jacob’s Pillow: Ken Ross, Mass Live

 

News – Yorkshire Ballet Seminar returns to Harrogate school for summer residential: Lucy Chappell, Harrogate Advertiser

 

Feature - From homeless and busking to the main stage: Rodney Bell’s wheelchair dance tours Australia: Steve Dow, Guardian

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Saturday 13 August

 

Edinburgh International Festival & Fringe:

 

Review – Ian McKellen/Edinburgh Festival Ballet, Hamlet (Schaufuss): Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard

 

Review – Freedom Ballet of Ukraine, Boudoir: Rachel Cronin, The List

 

 

And Elsewhere:

 

Review – Royal New Zealand Ballet, Cinderella (Prior), Auckland: Michelle Potter,  ... on dancing

 

Review – Kyle Abraham/A.I.M., Requiem: Fire in the Air of the Earth, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

News - Barriers facing disabled dance talent tackled in new guidance: Matthew Hemley, The Stage

 

Preview - Yensa festival celebrates Black women dance artists in Toronto: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

 

News - Sergei Polunin now boasts three Putin tattoos: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Sunday 14 August, 2022

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2022:

 

Review - Ballet Freedom (Ukraine), Boudoir:  Kerry Teakle, Edinburgh Reporter

 

Reviews - Rebel, Brave Space, Dreams of the Small Gods, Angel Monster:  Kelly Apter & Katie Hawthorne, Scotsman

 

Preview - Scottish Ballet, Coppelia (Jess & Morgs):  John Preece, Edinburgh Reporter

 

 

 

And elsewhere:

 

Reviewlet - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Cinderella, Auckland:  Aziz Al Saafin, 1 News

 

News - Fall for Dance North 2022 announced:  Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig Van

 

Preview Feature - Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theatre Company, The Lost Princess of Oz, West Long Branch:  Shen Shellenberger, New Jersey Stage

 

Book Feature - The Oxford Handbook of Jewishness and Dance:  Wendy Perron, Blog

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Monday 15 August, 2022

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2022:

 

Review:  Sarah Crompton, Observer

Alan Cumming/National Theatre of Scotland, Burn

Ballet Freedom (Ukraine), Boudoir

 

Review - Gravity & Other Myths, The Pulse:  Dominic Corr, Reviews Hub

 

 

And elsewhere:

 

Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Cinderella, Auckland:  Brian Jones, NZ Theatreview

 

Review - Dance Heginbotham, Easy Win, Dance Sonata, Understudies, Jacob’s Pillow:  Janine Parker, Berkshire Eagle

 

Reviews - Australian Ballet’s Bodytorque, Emerging Choreographers’ Showcase, Melbourne:

Leila Lois, Arts Hub

Karen Van Ulzen, Dance Australia

 

Reviews - Footnote New Zealand Dance, Dry Spell, Christchurch:

Virginia Kennard, NZ Theatreview

Dr Ian Lochhead, NZ Theatreview

 

Review - Plie for the Arts, Amalgamation (mixed programme with various artists), Kingston:  Staff, Jamaica Observer

 

Feature - Ananda Shivaram, a kathakali dancer who gained fame in Australia:  Amit Sarwal & Pallavi Jain, Australia Today

 

Feature - Post-pandemic audience behaviour:  Connie Dimsdale, The I

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Tuesday 16 August, 2022

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2022:

 

Reviews - Scottish Ballet, Coppelia:

Laura Cappelle, FT

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Mark Monahan, Telegraph

Donald Hutera, Times

Kelly Apter, Scotsman

Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

Reviews - Ian McKellen/Edinburgh Festival Ballet, Hamlet (Schaufuss):

Gwendolyn Smith, The I

Staff, Morning Star

 

Review - Korea National Contemporary Dance Company, Breaking:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

Reviews - See You | Ice Age | Scene Africa | EGG:  Kelly Apter & Fiona Shepherd, Scotsman

 

Feature - Kyle Abraham:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

 

And elsewhere:

 

Feature - Fumi Kaneko, Royal Ballet, on dancing Juliet:  Eugenie du Preez, News 24

 

Review - Kyle Abraham / A.I.M., Requiem: Fire in the Air of Earth, New York:  Erin Bomboy, Bachtrack

 

Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Cinderella, Auckland:  Michelle Potter, Dance Australia

 

Opinion - It’s time we made space for Australia’s lost dancers:  Leila Lois, The Age

 

News Feature - National Ballet of Canada launches season with free outdoor performances at Harbourfront:  Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

 

News - Northern Ballet touring The Little Mermaid this autumn:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

News - UK dancers out of work as Lido de Paris closes:  Jamie de Body, Stage

 

Video News - Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada appoints a new director of Indigenous programming:  Hannah Rudderham, CBC

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Wednesday 17 August, 2022

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2022:

 

Reviews - Scottish Ballet, Coppelia:

David Mead, Seeing Dance

Dominic Corr, Reviews Hub

Claire Wood, The Wee Review

 

Review - Chloe Kastner Dance Company, Bring Me to Light:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Chou Kuan-Jou, Tomato:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Reviews - James Thierrée, Room:

Kelly Apter, The List

Dominic Corr, Reviews Hub

 

Reviews - Circus Abyssinia, Tomato, Runners:  Kelly Apter, Scotsman

 

 

 

And elsewhere:

 

Review - Gauthier Dance, Swan Lakes, Stuttgart:  Radmila Djurica, Arts Tribune

 

Review - Dance for Life benefit gala, Chicago:  Hedy Weiss, WTTW

 

Preview Feature - Houston Ballet, Swan Lake, Tokyo:  Alina Kramp, Metropolis Japan

 

News - Royal Ballet’s Athelhampton fundraiser extends reach to cover displaced Ukrainian dancers:  Jamie Body, Stage

 

News - Adelaide Festival 2023 to present Christian Spuck’s Messa Da Requiem (Verdi):  Kelly Burke, Guardian

  

Preview - German Cornejo, Tango after dark, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Spoken Movement, Family Honour, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

News - Works and Processes Fall 2022 (New York) announced:  Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Thursday 18 August, 2022

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2022:

 

Review - Hung Dance, See You:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Review - James Thierrée, Room:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Sadiq Ali & Alexandre Duran Davins, The Chosen Haram:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

Review - Lots and Not Lots:  David Jays, Guardian

 

 

And elsewhere:

 

Reviews - Sarasota Ballet, Varii Capricci, Shades of Spring, Birthday Offering, New York:

Brian Seibert, NY Times

Christina Pandolfi, Broadway World

 

Review - Australian Ballet’s Bodytorque, Emerging Choreographers’ Showcase, Melbourne:  Gracia Haby, Fjord Review

 

Review - Kim Brandstrup, Minotaur (& opera Phaedra), Bath:  Rosemary Waugh, Stage

 

Review - Allie Hankins, By My Own Hand Part 1: Ghosting, Portland:  Amy Leona Havin, Oregon Arts Watch

 

Preview Feature - Kinetic Light, Wired, New York:  Margaret Fuhrer, NY Times

 

News - Boston Ballet announces 2022/23 roster:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

News - Kimin Kim (Mariinsky) to dazzle Seoul (with Marianela Nunez):  Hwang Dong-Hee, Korea Herald

 

Feature - The social power of house dance:  Emi Eliode, Guardian

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Friday 19 August, 2022

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2022:

 

Review:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

Resident Island Dance Theatre, Ice Age

Independence, Entwined

 

Review:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

Éowyn Emerald & Dancers, Your Tomorrow

LSU Theatre, Dream Logos

Ballet Freedom (Ukraine), Boudoir

 

Review - Errol White and Davina Givan, Worn:  Staff, The List

 

Review - Kati Raatikainen, Kvartetto:  Lyn Gardner, Stage

 

Review - Circa, Humans 2.0:  David Jays, Guardian

 

Review - Cirque Alfonse: Animal, Muse, The Music Box, Are You Guilty?, Wild Onion:  Kelly Apter & Fergus Morgan, Scotsman

 

 

 

 

And elsewhere:

 

Reviews - Sarasota Ballet, Varii Capricci, Shades of Spring, Birthday Offering, New York:

Ivy Lin, Bachtrack

Nadia Vostrikov, Ballet Herald

 

Review - National Ballet of Canada & Guest Companies, Programmes A & B, Toronto:  Paula Citron, Ludwig Van

 

Review - Cape Town City Ballet, Ikigai: Falling Angels, Les Patineurs, Polarity, Cape Town:  Capo Cassidy, Call off the Search

 

Review - Liz Lerman & Collaborators, Wicked Bodies, Jacob’s Pillow:  Karen Hildebrand, Fjord Review

 

Long Read Preview - Trisha Brown Dance Company, On the Beach Sessions, New York:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Preview Feature - Rudolf Nureyev Legend and Legacy:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Feature - Isaac Hernandez (SFB) Despertares programme in Mexico City:  April Deocariza, Fjord Review

 

Video Feature - Lourdes Lopez, AD Miami City Ballet:  Matias J Ocner, Miami Herald

 

Feature - Mythili Prakash, Bharatanatyam dancer:  Karen Greenspan, Fjord Review

 

Feature - Kyiv City Ballet to tour USA:  Carla Sosenko, Newsweek

 

Feature - Kimin Kim (Mariinsky Ballet):  Chun Su-Jin, Korea JoongAng Daily

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Saturday 20 August, 2022

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2022:

 

Review - Scottish Ballet, Coppelia;  Mary Brennan, Herald

 

Reviews - Aakash Odedra and Hu Shenyuan, Samsara:

Róisín O’Brien, Guardian

David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

 

And elsewhere:

 

Audio Feature (40 mins) - David Hallberg, AD Australian Ballet:  Amanda Hooton, Sydney Morning Herald

 

Review - BAAND Together Dance Festival 2022, New York:  Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review

 

Review - Sarasota Ballet, Birthday Offering, Shades of Spring, Varii Capricci, New York:  Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Review - INDance, week 1, Sydney:  Jill Sykes, Sydney Morning Herald

Lilian Steiner, Siren Dancer

Jane Castillo, Castillo

 

Preview Feature - Tala Lee-Turton, No Time Like the Present (outdoor event), Rotherham & Sheffield:  Victoria Finan, Yorkshire Post

 

Preview - Cherish Menzo, Jezebel, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Feature - TikTok dance creators struggle to win credit and copyrights:  Riddhi Setty, Bloomberg Law

 

Historic Feature - Judson Dance Theater:  Wendy Perron, Blog

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Sunday 21 August

 

Long Feature - How the radical Ballets Russes dragged ballet in to the 20th century: Rupert Christiansen, Sunday Telegraph

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival & Fringe:

 

Review – Alan Cumming/National Theatre of Scotland, Burn: Lloyd Evans, Spectator

 

Reviews – Liz Lea & Prime, Red:

Lucy Ribchester, The List

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Review – Shihya Peng & Marci Di Nardo, We Are Monchichi: Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

 

And elsewhere:

 

Feature – Choreographer Loughlan Prior and RNZB’s Cinderella: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

Review – Sarasota Ballet, Birthday Offering, Shades of Spring, Varii Capricci, New York: Robert Greskovic, Wall St Journalh

 

Feature - Deaf dancer Chris Fonseca on going viral, his dance special sauce and turning sign language into art: Tim Bano, Evening Standard

 

News - Philadelphia Ballet to break ground on new HQ expansion: Peter Dobrin, Philadelphia Inquirer

 

News - Solange Knowles to compose a NYCB score: Joshua Barone, NY Times (and elsewhere)

 

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Monday 22 August

 

Edinburgh International Festival & Fringe:

 

Reviews – Kyle Abraham/AIM, An Untitled Love:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Mark Brown, Telegraph

David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Reviews – Liz Lea & Prime, Red: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Review – Shihya Peng & Marci Di Nardo, We Are Monchichi: David Jays, Guardian

 

Review – Jo Fong & George Orange, The Rest of Our Lives: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

 

And elsewhere:

 

Review – Kim Brandstrup & Company, Minotaur, Phaedra, Bath: Sarah Crompton, The Observer

 

Tour Review – Royal New Zealand Ballet, Cinderella (Prior), Napier: Kim Buckley, Theatreview

 

New York Feature - Live performance Is back, but audiences have been slow to return: Michael Paulson & Javier C Hernandez, NY Times

 

News - Chunky Move and Restless tour to England: Staff, Dance Australia

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Tuesday 23 August

 

Edinburgh International Festival & Fringe:

 

Reviews: Kelly Apter, Scotsman

-Shihya Peng & Marci Di Nardo, We Are Monchichi

-Kyle Abraham/AIM, An Untitled Love

 

Review – TOB Group, Are You Guilty?, Barcode: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

And elsewhere:

 

Review – Sarasota Ballet, Birthday Offering, Shades of Spring, Varii Capricci, New York: Mary Cargill, Danceviewtimes

 

Preview – Nureyev: Legend and Legacy, London: Nick Smurthwaite, The Stage

 

Feature – Lourdes Lopez, Miami City Ballet’s Director: Rose Henriquez, Miami Herald

 

Feature/Preview – Electronic dancers aim to make a connection: Louise Levene, Financial Times

 

Preview – Joseph Toonga, Born to Exist: The Woman I Know, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

News - Cast announced for United Ukrainian Ballet's Giselle: Stephi Wild, BWW UK

 

News - Brooklyn Mack to be Guest Artist for UK Tours by English National Ballet: Stephi Wild, BWW UK

 

News - National Ballet of Canada's rising star Siphesihle November Invited to dance with Cape Town City Ballet: Anya Wassenberg, LudwigVan Toronto

 

News - Smuin Contemporary Ballet to start 29th Season with a World Premiere & more in DANCE SERIES 1: Chloe Rabinowitz, BWW San Francisco

 

News - Royal Czech Ballet to tour Australia: Staff, Dance Australia

 

News - Hudson Valley Dance Festival returns: Logan Culwell-Block, Playbill

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Wednesday 24 August

 

Edinburgh International Festival & Fringe:

 

Review – Kyle Abraham/AIM, An Untitled Love: Donald Hutera, The Times

 

Review – Aakash Odedra & Hu Shenyuan, Samsara: Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

 

And elsewhere:

 

Review – Sarasota Ballet, Birthday Offering, Shades of Spring, Varii Capricci, New York: Chava Pearl Lansky, Fjord Review

 

Preview – Ambiguous Dance Company, Body Concert, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Feature - Royal Ballet performance will have a dancer who uses a wheelchair: Dalya Alberge, Guardian

 

Feature - ‘Make it more noisy’: the young dancer shaking up Australian ballet: Olivia Stewart, Guardian

 

Feature - Ballet and bombs: how Ukraine’s dance stars are defying Putin from the Hague: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Book Review - Diaghilev’s Empire: How the Ballets Russes enthralled the world, by Rupert Christiansen: Vera Liber, BTG

 

News - San Francisco Ballet announces updated NEXT@90 Festival roster: A A Cristi, BWW SF

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Thursday 25 August

 

Ukraine-related items:

Feature - Behind the scenes at the United Ukrainian Ballet: ‘This is the beginning of a renaissance’: Vicky Jessop, Evening Standard

 

Feature - Ukraine is about more than war, says Ukraine Ballet Freedom performer: Lauren Gilmour, Evening Standard

 

Feature - What does a dancing body feel like in Ukraine? ‘I am a gun’: Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

 

Otherwise:

News - English National Ballet announces Aaron Watkin as new Artistic Director:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

David Sanderson, The Times  (and elsewhere)

 

News - Los Angeles Ballet names Melissa Barak Artistic Director: Jessica Gelt, LA Times

 

News - Birmingham Royal Ballet announces Coppelia and Into The Music Triple Bill: Stephi Wild, BWW UK

 

News - Casts announced for American Ballet Theatre's 2022 Fall Season: Chloe Rabinowitz, BWW

 

Opinion - TikTok is no replacement for dance training: Tim Arthur, The Stage

 

Reviews – Battery Dance Festival, New York: Jerry Hochman

14 August, Critical Dance 1

17 August, Critical Dance 2

18 August, Critical Dance 3

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival & Fringe:

 

Review – Scottish Ballet, Coppelia; Le Cirque Imaginaire, Room; Farah Saleh/Oguz Kaplangi, A Wee Journey; Rupert Christiansen, The Spectator

 

Review – United Fall, Night Dances: Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

Review – Charlotte McLean, And; Sung Im Her, Nutcrusher: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Friday 26 August

 

Review – Battery Dance Festival, Final night with 5 Companies, New York: Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review

 

Tour Review – Royal New Zealand Ballet, Cinderella (Prior), Christchurch: Dr Ian Lochhead, Theatreview

 

Review – INDance, Siren Dance, Castillo, Sydney: Deborah Jones, FollowSpot

 

New York News - The Kitchen will spend some creative time in a Westbeth loft: Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Preview – Fabula Collective, MOMENTUM: lost and found, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview – Chutzpah! Festival, Take This Waltz, Vancouver: Charlie Smith, Straight.com

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival Fringe:

 

Review – Kennedy Muntanga & Dancers, A Death Has Occurred: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Review – David Mead, SeeingDance

- Edinburgh Ballet Theatre, Alice in Wonderland

- Hive Mind Dance Collective, Movement Within Jazz

 

Review – Antler Theatre, Civilisation: David Pollock, The Stage

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Saturday 27 August

 

Feature - The Finnish National Ballet at 100: Elizabeth Kendall, NY Times

 

Review - Annabelle Lopez Ochoa/BAAND Dance Festival, One for All, New York: Emily Leibert, Jezebel

 

Review – Kinetic Light, Wired, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Review – Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Colossus, HK: Enid Tsui, SCMP

 

Preview – Ukrainian Ballet Company, Giselle (Ratmansky), London: Claire Cantor, Jewish Chronicle

 

News - 5 new Ballet books: Sophie Bress, Pointe Magazine

 

News - Baryshnikov Arts Center chooses dance veteran as leader: Javier C Hernández, NY Times

 

News - Philadelphia Ballet opens season with Cinderella: Blair Ingenthron, BWW Pennsylvania

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival & Fringe:

 

Review – Akram Khan Company, Jungle Book Reimagined: Kelly Apter, Scotsman (Scroll down)

 

Reviews – Bolero – Extended; Dan Daw Show: Kelly Apter, Scotsman

 

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Sunday 28 August, 2022

 

 

Review - Miami City Ballet, Diversion of Angels, Serenade, Geta, Antique Epigraphs, Jacob’s Pillow:  Janine Parker, Berkshire Eagle

 

Review - Tanz im August, Berlin:  Veronica Posth, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Chris Fonseca & Harry Jardine, Follow the Signs, London:  Emily Jupp, Stage

 

Feature - Giovanni Pernice:  Harriet Gibsone, Guardian

 

News - Baryshnikov Arts Center (New York) Appoints Sonja Kostich as Executive Director:  Blair Ingenthron, Broadway World

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Monday 29 August, 2022

 

 

Feature - Germain Louvet, Paris Opera Ballet:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Nureyev Legend and Legacy Gala, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Feature - Rosie Kay, choreographer:  Claire Allfree, Telegraph

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2022:

 

Review - Akram Khan Company, Jungle Book Reimagined:  Róisín O’Brien, Fjord Review

 

Review:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

BEYOND Bollywood, In/Out of Bounds

Theiya Arts Dance Collective, The Ticking Clock

 

Review - Ballet Freedom, Boudoir:  Josh Barnes, Everything Theatre

 

Review - Granhøj Dans/Šeiko Dance Company/Klaipėda Cello Octet, Bolero Extended:  Kelly Apter, Scotsman

 

Review - Charlotte Mclean, And:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Tuesday 30 August, 2022

 

 

Review - Miami City Ballet, Diversion of Angels, Geta, Antique Epigraphs, Serenade,  Jacob’s Pillow:  Gay Morris, Danceview Times

 

Preview - Fall Arts 2022: Dance, Bay Area:  Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News

 

Preview - United Ukrainian Ballet, Giselle, London:  Staff, Classic FM

 

Preview - Ballet Gala at Athelhampton, Dorchester:  Joanna Davis, Dorset Echo

 

Feature - Alan Cumming on touring his dance show Burn:  Paul English, Herald Scotland

 

Featurette - Janet Rolle, newly appointed CEO of American Ballet Theatre:  Senita Brooks, Sports Illustrated

 

Podcast Series - Talking Pointes:  Deborah Brown, Rafael Bonachela

 

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2022:

 

Review - Ingvild Marstein Olsen, Olivia Edginton and Vera Ilona Stierli, SMACK, Spektakel:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Wednesday 31 August, 2022

 

 

Feature - Alexei Ratmansky and the United Ukrainian Ballet:  Marina Harss, NY Times

 

Review - Kyle Abraham/A.I.M., Requiem: Fire in the Air of the Earth, New York:  Susan Yung, Brooklyn Rail

 

Review - Tanz im August, week 2, Berlin:  Veronica Posth, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Mette Ingvarsten, The Dancing Public, Berlin:  Emily May, Fjord Review

 

Review - New Original Works Festival 2022, Los Angeles:  Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review

 

Feature - The Trocks:  Debra Craine, Times

 

Preview - Best September dance, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Fall Arts Dances 2022, Bay Area:  Philip Mayard, Bay Area Reporter

 

Preview - Boston Ballet, My Obsession (mixed programme), Boston:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview - Momix, Viva Momix, Aspen:  Jacqueline Reynolds, Aspen Daily News

 

News - Deborah Bull to lead panel overseeing Cultural Education Plan:  Matthew Hemley, Stage

 

Feature - Li Chiao-Ping, choreographer:  James Salazar, SF Examiner

 

Report - 2022 Dance Venue Leadership and Programming Report (USA):  Dance Data Project

 

 

And Finally …

 

News Feature - Jonathan Lo (Music Director NB) & Laura Day (BRB) with many other passengers stranded in Bermuda Airport for 20 hours:  Staff, Aviation Pros via AP