Dance Links for September 2022

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Thursday 01 September, 2022

 

 

Obituary - Donald McAlpine, dancer, choreographer, teacher:  Louisa McAlpine, Guardian

 

 

Feature - Creating Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Cinderella:  Rebecca Fox, Otago Daily Times

 

Review - Benjamin Akio Kimitch, Tiger Hands, New York:  Candice Thompson, Brooklyn Rail

 

Review - National Youth Ballet, re | generation, Birmingham:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Preview - Alexander Whitley Dance Company, Anti-Body, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - House of Flamenka, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Dance Diary - August 2022, Australia:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

Featurette - Marianna Tsembenhoi, Royal Ballet:  Jamie Body, Stage

 

Book Review - Rupert Christiansen, Diaghilev’s Empire: How the Ballets Russes Enthralled the World:  Vivien Schweitzer, The American Scholar

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Friday 02 September, 2022

 

 

Book Extract - Diaghilev’s Empire: How the Ballets Russes Enthralled the World:  Rupert Christiansen, Telegraph

 

 

Previews:

 

Australian Ballet’s 2023 season:  Jansson J Antmann, Limelight & Elizabeth Flux, The Age

 

Kaatsbaan Fall Festival 2022, New York:  Sparrow, Chronogram

 

Fall Dance Preview, Chicago:  Kyle MacMillan, Chicago Sun Times

 

Royal Ballet, Mayerling, London:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World & Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

September Dance Watch, Portland:  Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon Arts Watch

 

 

Review - Tanz im August, week 3, Berlin:  Veronica Posth, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Momix, Viva Momix, Aspen:  Kimberly Nicoletti, Aspen Times

 

Review - Bangarra Dance Theatre, SandSong, Melbourne:  Stephanie Glickman, Australian Stage

 

Feature - Bijayini Satpathy, Odissi dancer:  Marina Harss, NY Times

 

Featurette - Oleg Ivenko, Ukrainian dancer:  Hattie Crisell, Vogue

 

Featurette - The Australian Ballet celebrates 60th anniversary via Tinkerbell:  Kalila Welch, Mumbrella

 

Feature - How Australian arts tours are changing to save the planet:  Elissa Blake, Guardian

 

Feature - At Lincoln Centre, Addicted to swing and back on the dance floor:  Julia Jacobs & Rachel Sherman, NY Times

 

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Saturday 03 September, 2022

 

 

Preview Feature (long read) - Nureyev: Legend and Legacy, London:  Debra Craine, Times

 

Review - Kinetic Light, Wired, New York:  Candice Thompson, Fjord Review

 

News - Sadler’s Wells launches ambitious Rose International Dance Prize:  Jan Dalley, FT

 

Feature - Andrew Winghart, choreographer:  Nyamekye Smith, Dance Magazine

 

Book Review - Toni Bentley, Serenade: A Balanchine Story:  George Spencer, Notre Dame Magazine

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Sunday 04 September, 2022

 

 

Feature - Callum Linnane, Australian Ballet:  Alexia Petsinis, Harper's Bazaar

 

Review - Dead Puppet Society & Legs on the Wall, Holding Achilles, Brisbane:  Nicholas Routley, Australian Stage 

 

News - American Repertory Ballet to be subject of new photographic exhibition in Princeton:  Blair Ingenthron, Broadway World

 

Feature - Ian Ocampo, Ballet Philippines:  Irene de Jesus Obligacion, Manila Timae

 

Feature - Looking back at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Monday 05 September, 2022

 

 

Book Review - Rupert Christiansen, Diaghilev’s Empire:  Anne Sebba, Telegraph

 

News - Ballet Icons Gala 2023 announced, London:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Video report/preview - Ballet Philippines, Equus, Bolero and other dances, Manila:  Staff, CNN Philippines

 

Feature - Highlights of an emergent season (post pandemic), USA:  Wendy Perron, Blog

 

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Tuesday 06 September, 2022

 

 

Long Read - George Balanchine’s Soviet reckoning:  Jennifer Homans, New Yorker

 

Feature - Justin Peck, choreographer:  Rhys Ryan, Dance Australia

 

Feature - Eve Mutso, dancer & choreographer:  Kelly Apter, The List

 

Review - Alan Cumming, Burn, Glasgow:  Lorna Irvine, Fjord Review

 

Review - Black Grace, Life - O Le Olaga, Auckland:  Cilla Brown, NZ Theatreview

 

Review - Dead Puppet Society & Legs on the Wall, Holding Achilles, Brisbane:  Elise Lawrence, Limelight

 

Preview - Ballet at Athelhampton House, Dorset:  Staff, BBC

 

Preview - ZooNation, Mixtape - celebrating 20 years of ZooNation, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Season Roundup - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Cinderella, New Zealand tour:  Staff, Scoop

 

Podcast - Talking Pointes: Dana Stephenson, Australian Ballet:  Claudia Lawson, Fjord Review

 

Feature - 3 dancers break down their inner monologues when they perform:  Meredith Fages, Dance Magazine

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Wednesday 07 September, 2022

 

 

Reviews - Nureyev:  Legend and Legacy, London:

Louise Levene, FT

Sanjoy Roy, Guardian

David Jays, Standard

Debra Craine, Times

Charlotte Kasner, Seeing Dance

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Scott Matthewman, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Trajal Herrell/Schauspielhaus Zürich  , The Köln Concert, Berlin:  Emily May, Fjord Review

 

Late Review - Phluxus2 Dance Collective, Angel Monster, Edinburgh:  Josh Barnes, Everything Theatre

 

Preview Feature - The Trocks, London:  Alex Goldsmith, Standard

 

Preview - Florentina Holzinger, Tanz, London:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Feature - Sarah Lane, guest principal Houston Ballet:  Alina Kramp, Metropolis Japan

 

Comment - Australian Ballet’s 2023 season:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

Feature - 3 upcoming novels based around ballet:  Sophie Bress, Fjord Review

 

News - Casting Announced for Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty tour:  Jamie Body, Stage

 

News - Finalists announced for 12th annual Clive Barnes Awards:  Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Thursday 08 September, 2022

 

 

Reviews - Nureyev: Legend and Legacy, London:

Rupert Christiansen, Spectator

Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International

Gerard Davis, Dancing Review

 

Review - Sarasota Ballet, Birthday Offering, Shades of Spring, Varii Capricci, New York:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, programme A, London:  Louise Levene, FT

 

Reviews - Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker/Pavel Kolesnikov, The Goldberg Variations, London:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

David Nice, Arts Desk

 

Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Cinderella, Dunedin:  Brenda Harwood, Otago Daily Times

 

Review - Black Grace, Life - O Le Olaga, Wellington:  Sarah Catherall, Stuff

 

Review - Rhiannon Newton, Explicit Contents, Melbourne:  Gracia Baby, Fjord Review

 

Review - Rachel Ruckstuhl-Mann, Hine Downtown, Auckland:  Jaqs Clarke, NZ Theatreview

 

Previews:

West Australian Ballet, Goldberg Variations (Natalie Weir), Perth:  Tanya MacNaughton, West Australian

Seattle area dance performances autumn 2022:  Melody Datz Hansen, Seattle Times

Royal Ballet, Flight Pattern (Pite), London:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

Dickson Mbi, Enowate, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Feature - Alice Topp, choreographer: John Bailey, The Age

 

Feature - Benjamin Millepied, AD LA Dance Project:  Helen Hernandez, oicanadian

 

Feature - Yulia Moskalenko: Ukrainian ballerina finds home at Miami City Ballet:  Guillermo Perez, Pointe Magazine

 

Comment - Shobana Jeyasingh writes about her new work Clorinda Agonistes:  Shobana Jeyasingh, Guardian

 

Book Review - Rupert Christiansen, Diaghilev’s Empire:  Bryan Karetnyk, Spectator

Feature - Why Diaghilev was the greatest showman:  Rupert Christiansen, Propspect Magazine

 

News - Pay rises and safety protections in NYCB dancers new contract:  Javier C Hernández, NY Times

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Friday 09 September, 2022

 

 

Obituary - Shirley McKechnie, dance educator:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

 

Reviews - Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Programme A, London:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

David Mead, Seeing Dance

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Neil Norman, Stage

Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle

 

Review - Nureyev: Legend and Legacy, London:  Deborah Weiss, Dance for You Magazine

 

Review - Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker/Pavel Kolesnikov, The Goldberg Variations, London:  Matthew Paluch, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Battery Dance Festival, final performance, New York:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Reviews - Dancing Brick, Playtime, Northampton:

Nick Ferris, Stage

James Garrington, Reviews Hub

 

Preview - In promising fall dance trend, real-life figures inspire the lineup, Washington DC area:  Sarah L Kaufman, Washington Post

 

Preview - Ballet at Athelhampton House, Dorset:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Preview - Northern Ballet, Made in Leeds: 3 Short Ballets, Leeds:  Yvette Huddleston, Yorkshire Post

 

Preview - Houston Ballet, Peter Pan, Houston:  Margaret Downing, Houston Press

 

Book Reviews - Rupert Christiansen, Diaghilev’s Empire:

Debra Craine, Times

Ysenda Maxtone Graham, Mail

 

News - Marquee TV to host Nureyev:  Legacy and Legend:  Staff, Advanced Television

 

Documentary Feature - Crystal Pite: Angel’s Atlas:  Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig Van

 

Feature - Aleksandra Zinovieva, a Ukrainian dance teacher now in Norfolk:  Rowan Mantell, Norwich Evening News

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Saturday 10 September, 2022

 

 

Obituaries - Tina Ramirez, founder Ballet Hispánico:

Neil Genzlinger, NY Times

Shirley Goméz, Hola!

 

 

Feature - Pacific Northwest Ballet at 50:  Marcie Sillman, Crosscut

 

Review - Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Programme A, London:  Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

 

Review - Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker/Pavel Kolesnikov, The Goldberg Variations, London:  Graham Watts, Bachtrack

 

Review - West Australian Ballet, Goldberg Variations, Perth:  David Cusworth, West Australian

 

Review - Anna Pavlova: A night of inspiration, New York:  Felicitas de la Fare, Broadway World

 

Review - Sydney Dance Company, Impermanence, Melbourne:  Stephanie Glickman, Australian Stage 

 

Review - Jaz Woodcock-Stewart and Morgann Runacre-Temple, Civilisation, London:  Matthew Paluch, Seeing Dance

 

Feature - Stina Quagebeur English National Ballet’s rising choreographer:  Emily May, Dance Magazine

 

Feature - Cristina Terentiev, Royal Czech Ballet:  Ron Cerabona, Canberra Times

 

Preview - Houston Ballet, Autumn season 2022:  Adam Zuvanich, Houston Public Media

 

Preview - Royal Winnipeg Ballet, The Handmaid’s Tale, on tour in Calgary & Edmonton:  Eric Volmers, Calgary Herald

 

News - Sir Peter Wright becomes Founding Director Laureate of Birmingham Royal Ballet:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Sunday 11 September

 

Feature - Lloyd Dorfman’s mission for the Royal Opera House: ‘An Exocet is heading our way’: Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times

 

Preview – Rambert, The Redemption of Tommy Shelby, Touring: Susannah Butter, Sunday Times

 

Review – Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, Clorinda Agonistes - Clorinda the Warrior, London: Maryam Philpott, Reviews Hub

 

Preview – Washington DC highlights include Mark Morris, Dance Theatre of Harlem and Cloud Gate: Sarah L Kaufman, Washington Post

 

Review – Houston Ballet, Peter Pan, Houston: Natalie De La Garza, Houston Press

 

Review – Rhiannon Newton, Explicit Contents, Canberra: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

Review – West Australian Ballet, Goldberg Variations, Perth: Rita Clarke, Limelight

 

Preview – Royal Winnipeg Ballet, The Handmaid’s Tale, Touring: Eric Volmers, Calgary Herald

 

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Monday 12 September

 

Lecture – Why does Marius Petipa matter? Alastair Macaulay, Blog

 

 

Reviews – Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, Clorinda Agonistes - Clorinda the Warrior, London:

David Jays, Guardian

Debra Craine, The Times

 

Reviews – Sarah Crompton, Observer

- Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker/Pavel Kolesnikov, Goldberg Variations

- Nureyev: Legend and Legacy, Gala Bill

 

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

 

Review – Black Grace/Neil Ieremia, Handgame, Fatu, O Le Olaga- Life, Christchurch: Dr Ian Lochhead, Theatreview

 

 

News - Alonzo King LINES Ballet to present work by Alonzo King and Zakir Hussain: Blair Ingenthron, BWW San Francisco

 

News - A Portland ballet star moves on to Hong Kong: Bob Hicks, Oregon Artswatch

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Tuesday 13 September

 

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

  

Reviews – Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, Clorinda Agonistes - Clorinda the Warrior, London:

Graham Watts, Bachtrack

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Review – John Jasperse & Dancers, Visitation, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Review – Damien Jalet & Dancers, Vessel, Turin: Silvia Poletti, Bachtrack

 

Review – Charlotte McLean, And, London: John Cutler, Reviews Hub

 

Review – Eve Mutso, Pacing the Void, Rothesay: Kelly Apter, Scotsman

 

Review – Houston Ballet, Peter Pan, Houston: Olivia Flores Alvarez, OutSmart

 

Preview – Mucha Muchacha/Flamenco Festival, Vancouver: Charlie Smith, Straight.com

 

News - New hub will give Chinese national ballet a stage for excellence: Chen Nan, China Daily

 

Podcast - Steven McRae, Full Throttle: via Fjord Review

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Wednesday 14 September

 

News - World Ballet Day 2022 will take place on Wednesday 2 November: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Review – Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Progs A & B, London: Stefan Kyriazis, Express

 

Review – Norwegian National Ballet, Giselle, Oslo: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review – Faye Driscoll, Thank You for Coming: Space, Berlin: Emily May, Fjord Review

 

Review – Expansions Contemporary Dance Ensemble, Imagination Playground, Philadelphia: Camille Bacon-Smith, Broad Street Review

 

TV Review – Nashville Ballet & Others, Black Lucy and the Bard: John Anderson, Wall St Journal

 

Interview – Luiz Silva, Miami City Ballet: Philip Mayard, Bay Area Reporter

 

Preview – Hofesh Shechter Company, Double Murder, Vancouver: Steve Newton, Straight.com

 

News - United Ukrainian Ballet’s ‘Defiant Dancer’ Performs in London's Covent Garden: LBB

 

News - Ukrainian ballet dancer Oleksandr Shapoval killed on front line: James Callery, The Times

 

News - Misty Copeland credits Prince with boosting her confidence: Angela Johnson, The Root

 

Feature - From Corps de Ballet to fashion campaigns, NYCB’s India Bradley forges her own path: Marissa DeSantis, Dance Magazine

 

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Thursday 15 September

 

Reviews – United Ukrainian Ballet, Giselle (Ratmansky), London:

David Jays, Guardian

Mark Monahan, Telegraph

Debra Craine, The Times

Louise Levene, Financial Times

Graham Watts, Bachtrack

Vera Liber, BTG

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle

Stefan Kyriazis, Express

Graham Williams, Reviews Hub

Charlotte Kasner, SeeingDance

John O’Dwyer, Seen and Heard

 

Preview – Alan Cumming, Burn, New York: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

 

Preview – Fall for Dance 2022, New York: Lauren Wingenroth, Playbill

 

Report - Biarritz festival draws together Basque and Caribbean dance: Laura Cappelle, Financial Times

 

Review - Nureyev: Legend and Legacy, London: Maggie Foyer, Critical Dance

 

Review - Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Prog B, London: Robert Tanitch, BTG

 

Review – Rennie Harris & Company, LIFTED, New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Nova Bhattacharya’s Svāhā! celebrates female energy with a mash-up of diverse dance styles: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

 

Preview – Florentina Holzinger, Ophelia’s Got Talent, Berlin: Thomas Rogers, NY Times

 

Feature - How Sara Silkin turned Jibaro into a study of movement: Steven Vargas, LA Times

 

Photo Album - Onegin at La Scala with Roberto Bolle and Marianela Nuñez: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

News – New Chinese version of The Nutcracker: Staff, Global Times

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Friday 16 September

 

Obituary – Tina Ramirez, founder of Ballet Hispánico: Joel Lobenthal, Washington Post

 

 

Reviews – United Ukrainian Ballet, Giselle (Ratmansky), London:

Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

Mersa Auda, The Upcoming

And also Janice Turner, The Times 

 

Feature – The Table of Silence Project, New York: Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review

 

News - Misty Copeland and an initiative to bring more diversity to Ballet: Javier C Hernández, NY Times

 

News - Dance Theater of Harlem names a new Artistic Director: Julia Jacobs, NY Times

 

Review – Ballet West, Orange, La Vivandiere Pas de Six, Galantheae, Salt Lake City: Sophie Bress, Fjord Review

 

Reviews – Northern Ballet, Wailers, Nostalgia, Ma Vie Live, Leeds:

Yvette Huddleston, Yorkshire Post

Geoffrey Mogridge, Ilkley Gazette

 

Review – Kwame Asafo-Adjei/Spoken Movement, Family Honour, London: Richard Maguire, Reviews Hub

 

Review – Co3 Contemporary Dance Australia, Gloria (Wright), Perth: Rita Clarke, Limelight

 

Review – Brian Sanders/JUNK, Luster, Philadelphia: Melissa Strong, Broad Street Review

 

Late Review – Doug Varone & Dancers, Somewhere, Short Story, Nocturne, Rise, New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

News – Northern Ballet, The Great Gatsby: Spring 2023 tour: Stephi Wild, BWW UK Regional

 

Preview - Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, London: Neil Norman, Express

 

News - Korean choreographer’s work called #Chinesedance by Hong Kong troupe – and causes trouble: Jiwon Park, SCMP

  

And:

Lebanese cheer Mayaas dance troupe who are now ‘America’s Got Talent’ champs: AP via Chicago Sun-Times

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Saturday 17 September

 

Tribute – Oleksandr Shapoval, a dancer killed in battle: Sarah L Kaufman, Washington Post

 

 

Review – United Ukrainian Ballet, Giselle (Ratmansky), London: Vikki Jane Vile, BWW UK

 

Review – Royal Winnipeg Ballet, The Handmaid’s Tale, Calgary: Stephan Bonfield, Calgary Herald

 

Review – Emily Bowman & Joey Lehrer, Weathering, Melbourne: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review

 

Previews – Kyiv City Ballet in the USA:

Jimmy LaRoue, Suffolk News-Herald

Jay Pfeifer, Davidson College

 

Online Review – Marlen Puello & Magali Baratini, Homo Femina: Crystal Sparrow, Broad Street Review

 

Book Review - Diaghilev’s Empire by Rupert Christiansen: Kathryn Hughes, Guardian

 

Visual arts - Rodin and Degas — how dancers inspired the impressionist sculptors to greatness: Jackie Wullschläger, Financial Times

 

News - Marquee TV hosts Nureyev: Legend and Legacy: A A Cristi, BWW TV

[Ian Macmillan]

Links – Sunday 18 September

 

Feature - Too many Dance creations in France? A controversial State Audit says so: Philippe Noisette, Magazine cnd.fr

 

Review - Nuñez and Bolle give powerful performances in Onegin at La Scala: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Review – United Ukrainian Ballet, Giselle (Ratmansky), London: Anna Selby, The Arbuturian

 

Review - Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Prog A, London: Stuart Sweeney, Critical Dance

- Bradford Preview: Emma Clayton, Telegraph & Argus

 

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Monday 19 September, 2022

 

 

Reviews - United Ukrainian Ballet, Giselle, London:

Sarah Crompton, Observer

Deborah Weiss, Dance for You Magazine

 

Review - Royal Czech Ballet, Swan Lake, Canberra:  Samara Purnell, Canberra City News

 

Exhibition Preview - Degas and Rodin - how dancers inspired the impressionist sculptors, Bath:  Jackie Wullschläger, FT

 

Preview - Fall Arts Preview for New York:  David Cote, NY Observer

 

Feature - Luiz Silva, Miami City Ballet:  Philip Mayard, Bay Area Reporter

 

News - Sarasota Contemporary Dance announces 2022/23 season:  Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald Tribune

 

Feature - Abdel Figueroa Reyes, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago:  Matthew Wexler, Queerty

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Tuesday 20 September, 2022

 

 

Feature - Pacific Northwest Ballet starts its 50th Anniversary Season:  Melody Datz Hansen, Seattle Times

 

Review - Tulsa Ballet, Creations in Studio K, Tulsa:  James D Watts Jr, Tulsa World

 

Review - Charlotte McLean, And, London:  Sarah-Mace Dennis, Seeing Dance

 

Preview - Fall for Dance North 2022, Toronto:  Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

Interview - Ilter Ibrahimof, AD Fall for Dance North:  Ilana Lucas, Broadway World

 

Dance-related Play Preview - Peggy Baker Dance Projects, Beautiful Renegades, Toronto:  Michael Crabb, Windobi

 

Feature - Erica Lall, American Ballet Theatre:  Layne Van Vranken, Houstonia Magazine

 

News - Dance Lab New York celebrates 10 years:  AA Cristi, Broadway World

 

Podcast - Lucinda Dunn, retired Australian Ballet principal:  Claudia Lawson, Fjord Review

 

Gallery - West Australian Ballet, Goldberg Variations, Perth:  Ray Bradbury, Dance Australia

 

Gallery - Hella Hyphy Ball, Oakland:  Estefany Gonzalez, 48 Hills

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Wednesday 21 September, 2022

 

 

Review - Royal Swedish Ballet, Don Quixote (Nureyev), Stockholm:  Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Houston Ballet, Peter Pan, Houston:  Michelle Gachelin, The Rice Thresher

 

Review - Smuin Contemporary Ballet, Dance Series 1 (mixed programme), Mountain View:  Janice Berman, San Francisco Classical Voice

 

Review - Lydia Johnson Dance, mixed programme, New York:  Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Review - La Emi and dancers, Santa Fe:  Michael Wade Simpson, Culture Vulture

 

Preview - Australian Ballet, Obsidian Tear (McGregor), Melbourne & Sydney:  Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, The Age

 

Preview - Royal Winnipeg Ballet, The Handmaid’s Tale, Edmonton:  Eric Volmers, Edmonton Journal

 

Feature/Preview - Rosario Ancer, AD Vancouver International Flamenco Festival:  Charlie Smith, Straight

 

Feature - Tyde-Courtney Edwards, AD Ballet After Dark:  Jenn Barthole, Ebony

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Thursday 22 September, 2022

 

 

Review - Leeds & London:  Rupert Christiansen, Spectator

Northern Ballet, Made in Leeds: 3 Short Ballets

United Ukrainian Ballet, Giselle

 

Review - Dutch National Ballet, Shadows (triple bill), Amsterdam:  Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Fabula Collective, Momentum (mixed programme), London:  Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

 

Review - Australasian Dance Collective, Aftermath, Brisbane:  Madelyn Coupe, Fjord Review

 

Review - Co3 Contemporary Dance Australia, Gloria, Perth:  Jonathan W Marshall, Dance Australia

 

Review - Kyiv City Ballet, Thoughts, Tribute to Peace, Men of Kyiv, Davidson:  Gavin Larsen, Ballet Herald

 

Streamed Review - Nureyev: Legend and Legacy:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

Preview - Houston Ballet, Good Vibrations (Pita), Houston:  Sam Byrd, Outsmart Magazine

 

News - The Royal Ballet partners with 300 school children ahead of gala performance (in Doncaster):  Jamie Body, Stage

 

News - Kiyon Ross appointed Associate Artistic Director at Pacific Northwest Ballet:  Sondra Forsyth, Broadway World

 

Feature - Gus Payne, Birmingham Royal Ballet:  Phil Hewitt, Sussex Express

 

Feature - Nijinsky misinterpreted:  Ariette Taylor, Dance Australia

 

Feature - Dan Datcu, choreographer:  Bruno Zalubil, Brno Daily

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Friday 23 September, 2022

 

 

Review - Paris Opera Ballet, Cri de cœur, Paris:  Laura Cappelle, FT

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Divertimento No 15, Scotch Symphony, La Sonnambula, New York:  Ivy Lyn, Bachtrack

 

Review - Washington Ballet, mixed programme, Wolf Trap:  Carolyn Kelemen, Maryland Theatre Guide

 

Review - Alan Cumming, Burn, New York:  Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Review - Amina Khayyam Dance Company, Kantha Kathak-K, Birmingham:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Dancenorth, Wayfinder, Brisbane:  Olivia Stewart, Guardian

 

Feature - Jorden Morris, new AD Orlando Ballet:  Nicole Darden Creston, WMFE

 

News - New York Theatre Ballet announces Fall 2022 season:  Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Saturday 24 September, 2022

 

 

Review - Paris:  Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

LA Dance Project, Romeo and Juliette Suite

Paris Opera Ballet, Cri de Coeur

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Divertimento No 15, Scotch Symphony, La Sonnambula, New York:  Mary Cargill, Danceview Times

 

Reviews - Australian Ballet, Everywhere we go, Obsidian Tear, Annealing, Melbourne:

Rhys Ryan, Limelight

Leila Lois, The Age

 

Reviews - Northern Ballet, The Little Mermaid, Sheffield:

Charlotte Broadbent, Reviews Hub

Velda Harris, British Theatre Guide

Sarah Crabtree, Sheffield Star

 

Review - Houston Ballet, Good Vibrations (Pita, world premiere), Houston:  Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle

 

Review - Robyn Orlin (choreographer) & Albert Silindokuhle Ibokwe Khoza (performance artist), And so you see..., New York:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Reviews -  Hideki Noda, A Night at the Kabuki, London:

Howard Loxton, British Theatre Guide

John Cutler, Reviews Hub

 

News - Northern Ballet’s The Nutcracker returns to theatres this festive season:  AA Cristi, Broadway World

 

Feature - The true story behind Mayerling:  Clemmie Read, Tatler

 

Feature - Lillian DiPiazza: from Philadelphia to Paris Opera Ballet:  Avichai Scher, Pointe Magazine

 

News - Elmhurst Ballet School Student Will Be Featured in New Disney Original Documentary:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Video Feature - Ukrainian ballet company sharing message of peace worldwide:  NBC News via Global Herald

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Sunday 25 September, 2022

 

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Everywhere we go, Obsidian Tear, Annealing, Melbourne:  Paul Solar, Australian Arts Review

 

Review - Scottish Ballet, Coppelia (Jess & Morgs), Glasgow:  Lorna Irvine, Fjord Review

 

Review - Houston Ballet, The Letter V, Red Earth, Good Vibrations, Houston:  Natalie de la Garza, Houston Press

 

Review - Royal Winnipeg Ballet, The Handmaid’s Tale, Edmonton:  Sarah Dussome, Broadway World

 

Late Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Diamonds, Waiting at the Station, New York:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Feature - Melissa Barak, new AD Los Angeles Ballet:  Linnea Starting, Pointe Magazine

 

Preview - Fall Dance coming up in Chicago:  Scott C Morgan, Daily Herald

 

Feature - Marilyn Monroe was a great dancer. You wouldn’t know it from Blonde:  Sarah L Kaufman, Washington Post

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Monday 26 September, 2022

 

 

Review - Royal Ballet, Doncaster Dances, Doncaster:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Reviews - Fall for Dance Festival 2022, Programme 1, New York:

Siobhan Burke, NY Times

Lora Strum, Broadway World

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Everywhere we go, Obsidian Tear, Annealing, Melbourne:  Savannah Indigo, Arts Hub

 

Review - Northern Ballet, The Little Mermaid, Sheffield:  Claire Jenkins, On Magazine

 

Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Allegro Brillante, Wartime Elegy, Carmina Burana, Seattle:  Marina Harss, Fjord Review

 

Review - The Glass Etudes at Kaatsbaan celebrating Philip Glass’s 85th Birthday, Tivoli NY:  Karen Hildebrand, Fjord Review

 

Review - Kyiv City Ballet, mixed programme, Chicago:  Wynne Delacoma, Chicago Sun Times

 

Review - Bangarra Dance Theatre, Waru: Journey of the Small Turtle, Sydney:  Jill Sykes, Sydney Morning Herald

 

Streamed Review - Nashville Ballet, Black Lucy and the Bard:  Martha Ullman West, Oregon Arts Watch

 

Interview - Kate Prince, Founder/AD ZooNation:  Sarah Crompton, Observer

 

Preview - Upcoming dance performances in South Florida:  Sean Erwin, Miami Herald

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Tuesday 27 September, 2022

 

 

Reviews - New York City Ballet, Raymonda Variations, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, Piano Pieces, New York:

Ivy Lyn, Bachtrack

Mary Cargill, Danceview Times

 

Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Wartime Elegy, Allegro Brillante, Carmina Burana, Seattle:  Marcie Sillman, Seattle Times

 

Reviews - American Repertory Ballet, Kaleidoscope mixed programme, New Brunswick:

Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

Nadia Vostrikov, Ballet Herald

Robert Johnson, NJ Arts

 

Review - Oona Doherty, Navy Blue, Paris:  Laura Cappelle, FT

 

Review - Kyiv City Ballet, mixed programme, Chicago:  Kathy D Hey, Third Coast Review

 

Review - Royal Czech Ballet, Swan Lake, Canberra:  Bill Stephens OAM, Arts Hub

 

Review - Meg Stuart, Violet, New York:  Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Review - Dance North Youth Company, Savage, Findhorn Bay:  Kelly Apter, Scotsman

 

Reivew - MADE, Heirloom, Hobart; TASDANCE, Collision, Launceston:  Lesley Graham, Dance Australia

 

Podcast - Mary Li, Ballet Mistress Queensland Ballet:  Claudia Lawson, Fjord Review

 

News - Northern Ballet announces appointment of new Executive Director:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

News - Benoit Swan Pouffer on making a “Peaky Blinders” ballet at Rambert:  Emily May, Dance Magazine

 

Preview William Kentridge, The Centre for the Less Good Idea, To What End, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Book Review - Rupert Christiansen, Diaghilev’s Empire:  Louise Levene, FT

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Wednesday 28 September, 2022

 

 

Feature - Strange and futuristic: 100 years of The Triadic Ballet:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Allegro Brillante, Wartime Elegy, Carmina Burana, Seattle:  Rich Smith, The Stranger

 

Review - Miami City Ballet, Jewels, Berkeley:  Janice Berman, SF Classical Voice

 

Review - Australian Dance Theatre, Savage, Adelaide:  Luke Forbes, Dance Australia

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Everywhere we go, Obsidian Tear, Annealing, Melbourne:  Alex First, J-Wire

 

Review - Brisbane:  Denise Richardson, Dance Australia

Phluxus2 Dance Collective, Angel Monster

Dancenorth, Wayfinder

 

Review - Tabula Rasa Dance Theater, Oedipus Rex, New York:  Amy Fine Collins, New York Social Diary

 

Review - Australian Ballet School Showcase 2022, Melbourne:  Margaret Mercer, Dance Australia

 

Preview - Queensland Ballet, Manon, Brisbane:  Staff, Arts Review

 

Video Feature - Chun Wai Chan, principal New York City Ballet:  Staff, CGTN

 

Letter - Thank Ed Miliband for bringing the Royal Ballet to Doncaster:  Sheila Cross, Guardian

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Thursday 29 September, 2022

 

 

Review - Miami City Ballet, Jewels, Berkeley:  Rachel Howard, Fjord Review

 

Review - Australian Dance Theatre, Savage, Adelaide:  Deborah Jones, Follow Spot

 

Review - Northern Ballet, The Little Mermaid, Sheffield:  Paul Szabo, Now Then Magazine

 

Review - Kyiv City Ballet, mixed programme, Chicago:  Hedy Weiss, WTTW

 

Review - Robyn Orlin, And so you see…, New York:  Candice Thompson, Fjord Review

 

Catchup Review - Paul Taylor Dance Company, Tracer, Events II, A Call for Softer Landings, Profiles, Aureole, New York:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

 

Previews:

 

Birmingham Royal Ballet, Forgotten Land, Hotel, Seventh Symphony, London:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Ballet Black, Say it Loud, Black Sun, London:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Russell Maliphant Dance Company, Silent Lines, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Philadelphia Ballet, Cinderella, Philadelphia:  Staff, Philly Voice

 

Neon Dance, Prehension Blooms, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Ballet Edmonton, Remeo (triple bill), Edmonton:  AA Cristi, Broadway World

 

 

Interview - Lori Belilove, Director Isadora Duncan Dance Company and Foundation:  Tom Phillips, Danceview Times

 

News - White Bird founders prepare to pass the torch:  Marty Hughley, Oregon Arts Watch

 

Looking Back to 1978 - Royal Ballet, Mayerling, London:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Friday 30 September, 2022

 

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Annual Fall Fashion Gala, New York:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Reviews - Queensland Ballet, Manon, Brisbane:

Olivia Stewart, Limelight

Deborah Jones, Follow Spot

 

Reviews - Fall for Dance 2022, New York:

Programmes 1 and 3: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

Programme 2:  Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review

 

Reviews - Rambert, Peaky Blinders: The redemption of Tommy Shelby, Birmingham:

David Mead, Seeing Dance

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

John Kennedy, Reviews Hub

Mark Monahan, Telegraph

Kirsty Bosley, Birmingham Mail

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Everywhere We Go, Obsidian Tear, Annealing, Melbourne:  Stephanie Glickman, Australian Stage 

 

Review - The Glass Etudes at Kaatsbaan celebrating Philip Glass’ 85th birthday, Tivoli NY:  Karen Greenspan, Fjord Review

 

Review - Urban Bush Women, Legacy + Lineage + Liberation, Charlotte:  Vickie Evans, Broadway World

 

Review - Lo|Co Arts, Half | Life, Auckland:  Jenny Stevenson, NZ Theatreview

 

News - Wayne McGregor 2022-2023 and beyond:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

News - Queensland Ballet promotes Mia Heathcote and Patricio Reve to principal artists:  Staff, Australian Arts Review

 

News - Danny Boyle Matrix ‘spectacular’ to open Manchester’s Factory:  Mark Brown, Guardian

 

Feature - Yvonne Rainer, choreographer, makes her last dance:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Feature - Pacific Northwest Ballet & the late set designer Ming Cho Lee:  Kai Curry, NW Asian Weekly

 

Feature - Osnel Delgado, Co-AD Malpaso Dance Company:  Toba Singer, Culture Vulture