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Links - Monday 01 May, 2023

 

 

Review - Paris Opera Ballet, Béjart evening - The Firebird, Song of a Wayfarer, Boléro, Paris:  Laura Cappelle, FT

 

Reviews - Breakin’ Convention 2023, London:

Maryam Philpott, Reviews Hub

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Marianka Swain, Telegraph

 

Review - Korea National Contemporary Dance Company, Everything Falls Dramatic, London:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Review - Bella Wilson, Structure, Auckland:  Nicole Wilkie, NZ Theatreview

 

Preview Feature - Joffrey Ballet, The Little Mermaid, Chicago:  Lauren Coates, The Depaulia

 

Preview Feature - Bob Fosse’s Dancing’, New York:  Jeryl Brunner, Forbes

 

Feature - A seat at the New York City Ballet:  Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

 

Dance Diary - April 2023, Australia:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

Blog Post - Reflections on ballet through dancing and writing:  Sophie Press, Fjord Review

 

News - Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty in cinemas:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

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Links - Tuesday 02 May, 2023

 

 

Feature - George Balanchine:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Review - New York City Ballet, La Source, Namouna, A Grand Divertissement, New York:  Mary Cargill, Danceview Times

 

Reviews - Breakin’ Convention 2023, London:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Debra Craine, Times (share token)

 

Review - James Batchelor and Collaborators, Shortcuts to Familiar Places, Canberra:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

Gallery - English National Ballet aerial photos:  Brad Walls, words Jessica Stewart, My Modern Met

 

Report - Hong Kong Dance Awards 2023:  Erika Na & Enid Tsui, South China Morning Post

 

Preview - May dance in London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Dutch National Ballet, mixed programme, Sun Valley:  Karen Bossick, Eye on Sun Valley

 

Preview - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, mixed programme, Pittsburgh:  Karen Dacko, Next Pittsburgh

 

Preview - Joshua Beamish, Giselle (Beamish), New York:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Preview - May dance in Portland:  Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon Artswatch

 

Feature - Why the loss of cultural critics hurts us as citizens:  Christine Ledbetter, Finnoexpert

 

News - Bolshoi removes ballet about Nureyev from its repertoire:  Karen Van Ulzen, Dance Australia

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Links - Wednesday 03 May, 2023

 

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Spring Season (3 programmes), New York:  Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Concerto Barocco, Kammermusik No. 2, Raymonda Variations, New York:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Square Dance, Afternoon of a Faun, Haieff Divertimento, Donizetti Variations, New York:  Marina Harss, Fjord Review

 

Review - Breakin’ Convention 2023, London:  Louise Levene, FT

 

Review - Ballet Zürich, The Cellist, Zürich:  Maggie Foyer, Bachtrack

 

Review - Hope Mohr Dance, Horizon Stanzas, San Francisco:  Rachel Howard, Fjord Review

 

Review - Korea National Contemporary Dance Company, Everything Falls Dramatic, London:  Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Shinehouse Theatre, Want to Dance Festival, Taipei:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Shame Piits | TRIBE, Touch or RED, New York:  Marina Harss, Fjord Review

 

Preview - Trajal Harrell, Porca Miseria, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Sharpe and Fines, Imaginary Country, San Francisco:  David Elijah Nahmod, Bay Area Reporter

 

Preview - Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco, Transitar por un Mundo sin Tiempo, San Francisco:  Laura Moreno, Bay Area Reporter

 

Feature - Shelley Maxwell, choreographer:  Chris Weigand, Guardian

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Links - Thursday 4 May, 2023

 

Feature - Chris Wheeldon’s ‘Dangerous and Exciting’ adventure at City Ballet: 

Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

Leah Putnam, Playbill

 

Feature - The painter who inspired a new ballet: Ella Riley-Adams, NY Times

 

 

Reviews - Australian Ballet, Identity: THE HUM, Paragon, Sydney:

Jansson J Antmann, Limelight

Yvette Grant, The Conversation

 

Review - Trisha Brown Dance Company, Let’s Talk About Bleeding, Rogues, For M.G.: The Movie, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Review - Korea National Contemporary Dance Company, Mechanism, Everything Falls Dramatic, London: Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

 

Review - Want to Dance Festival, 3 Programmes, Taipei: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Review - Paul Taylor Dance Company, Company B, Dreamachine, The Green Table, Los Angeles: Jane Rosenberg, Seen and Heard

 

Review - Oregon Arts Theatre, Firebird (Possokhov), Indigo, Eco, Portland: Amy Leona Havin, Oregon Artswatch

 

Preview - Birmingham Royal Ballet’s summer bill: Apollo, Interlinked , ‘Still Life’ at the Penguin Café: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

 

News - China's top ballet workshop reveals potential of young talents: Staff, Global Times

 

News - Orlando Ballet announces 2023/2024 Golden Season: Staff, En Face Magazine

 

 

 

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Links - Friday 5 May, 2023

 

Reviews - Russell Maliphant Dance Company, Vortex, London;

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Mark Monahan, Telegraph

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

Zoe Anderson, Independent

Louise Levene, Financial Times

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Jewels, Sydney: Jansson J Antmann, Limelight

 

Tour Review - Scottish Ballet, A Streetcar Named Desire, Edinburgh: Simon Thompson, Seen and Heard

 

Review - United Ukrainian Ballet, Wartime Elegy - Mixed Bill, Taipei: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Review - Taiwan National Arts Association, Young Stars, New Visions, Taipei: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

 

News - Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 50th Season comes to a close: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

News - National Ballet of Canada hosts Fundraising Gala, MAD HOT BALLET: Deco-Danse: Stephi Wild, BWW Dance

 

And,

-- Ballet and barre workouts can help you to think more clearly: Laura Alario Avery, Stylist

 

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Links - Saturday 6 May, 2023 - Coronation Day

 

Feature - The 2023 Season at San Francisco Ballet left memories to last a lifetime: Jim Munson, BWW SF

 

Review - San Francisco Ballet, Romeo and Juliet (Tomasson), San Francisco: Rachel Howard, Fjord Review

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Spring Gala Performance, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times


Reviews - Russell Maliphant Dance Company, Vortex, London:

Graham Watts, Bachtrack

Vera Liber, BTG

 

Review - Washington Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty (Kent), Washington DC: Celia Wren, Washington Post

 

Review - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Mixed Bill incl Revelations, Boston: Karen Campbell, Boston Globe

 

Tour Reviews - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Wellington:

Lyne Pringle, The Post

Deirdre Tarrant, Theatreview

 

Review - Liz Roche & Dancers, Yes and Yes, New York: Siobhan Burke, NY Times

 

Review - Miguel Gutierrez & Laila Franklin, I as another, New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Preview - Next Generation Festival, Linbury Theatre, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

Feature - New York City Ballet and the forced abundance of Justin Peck: Eve Bromberg, Brooklyn Rail

 

Report - Engrossing, mysterious characters inhabit Beth Gill’s Nail Biter: Susan Yung, Brooklyn Rail

 

Report - In Weathering, Faye Driscoll’s flesh sculpture knows no boundaries: Candice Thompson, Brooklyn Rail

 

 

And a view from the USA:

A King Who Actually Likes the Arts: Alex Marshall, NY Times

 

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Links - Sunday 7 May, 2023

 

Feature - Making Brandenburg, Jerome Robbins' last ballet: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

 

Feature - Blake Works V – La Scala presents a new work from William Forsythe: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Review - West Australian Ballet, Ballet to Broadway Triple Bill, Perth: Rita Clarke, Limelight

 

 

And, yesterday: Choreographed Formality, like an elaborate Masque: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

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Links - Monday 8 May, 2023

 

Reviews - Breakin' Convention; Russell Maliphant Dance Company, Vortex, London:

Sarah Crompton, The Observer

Debra Craine, The Times (+ share). (Maliphant only)

 

Review - Staatsballett Berlin, Messa da Requiem (Spuck), Berlin: Veronica Posth, SeeingDance

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Namouna, La Source, New York: Nadia Vostrikov, Ballet Herald

 

Review - West Australian Ballet, Ballet to Broadway Triple Bill, Perth: Alana Kildea, Dance Australia

 

Review - Shamel Pitts & Colleagues, Black Hole, Leicester: Sanjoy Roy, Guardian

 

Review - La Scala Ballet School, Balthus Variations & more, Milan: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Review - MorDance, Albatross, Stabat Mater, Emily, New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

 

News - Joshua Beamish’s @giselle New York premiere features star-studded cast: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

 

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Links - Tuesday 9 May, 2023

 

Review - Ballett Zürich, The Cellist, Zürich: Jeanette Andersen, SeeingDance

 

Review - Trisha Brown Dance Company, Let’s Talk About Bleeding, Rogues, For M.G.: The Movie, New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Identity: THE HUM, Paragon, Sydney: Geraldine Higginson, Dance Australia

 

Reviews - Australasian Dance Collective, Lucie in the Sky, Brisbane:

Denise Richardson, Dance Australia

Olivia Stewart, Limelight

 

Review - Washington Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty (Kent), Washington DC: Fosse Thornton, MD Theatre Guide

 

Review - Ostrava Ballet, Consequence, Rossini Cards, Tel Aviv: Ora Brafman, Jerusalem Post

 

Review - Juliana F May & Colleagues, Family Happiness, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Preview - Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco, Transitar por un Mundo sin Tiempo, San Francisco: Andrew Gilbert, SF Classical Voice

 

 

Feature - Dominika Afanasenkov steps Into the spotlight at NYCB: Misty White Sidell, WWD

 

Interviews - Young Choreographer meets Old Critic - Gavin McCaig and Alastair Macaulay: Alastair Macaulay, Blog/Essays

 

Rehearsal Gallery - La Scala, A first peek at William Forsythe’s Blake Works V: Brescia & Amisano via Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Diary - International Dance Day?  Week? Jennifer Shennan, ... on dancing

 

 

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Links - Wednesday 10 May, 2023

 

Reviews - New York City Ballet, Various Recent Programmes, New York:

Ivy Lin, Bachtrack

Robert Greskovic, Wall St Journal

Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Washington Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty (Kent), Washington DC: Jenifer Sarver, Bachtrack

 

Review - Bobbi Jene Smith & Colleagues, Broken Theater, New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Preview - Impermanence, Venus Mixed Bill, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

Feature - Dancers’ voices across time, in the things left behind: Meryl Cates, NY Times

 

Feature - Malpaso Dance Company: Toba Singer, Culture Vulture

 

News - Jason Reilly celebrates Silver Anniversary with Stuttgart Ballet: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

Book Review - Third Girl from the Left: A Memoir, by Christine Barker: Brian Bromberger, Bay Area Reporter


 

 

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Links - Thursday 11 May, 2023

 

Review - Sarasota Ballet, Divertimento No 15, The Four Temperaments, Western Symphony, Sarasota: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Tour Review - BRB2, Carlos Acosta’s Classical Selection, Peterborough: Rupert Christiansen, Spectator

 

Review - Koresh Dance Company, Masquerade, Philadelphia: Melissa Strong, Broad Street Review

 

Review - Howool Baek/Company SIGA, Kontemporary Korea, London: Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

 

Review - Nrityagram  & Chitrasena Companies, Ahuti, Poornarati, Invoking Shiva, Alap, New York; Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Review - Choi x Kang Project, A Complementary Set: Disappearing with an Impact, London: Anna Pujol Castiblanque, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Momix, ALICE, Portland, OR: Amy Leona Havin, Oregon Artswatch

 

 

Preview - Si Rawlinson & Colleagues, Saving Face, Leicester/London: Caroline Butterwick, Guardian

 

Preview - Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company, Mixed Bill, Philadelphia: Geraldine Freedman, Daily Gazette

 

 

Feature - New York City Ballet’s India Bradley personifies Black ballerina magic: Zita Allen, NY Amsterdam News

 

News - Vladimir Malakhov’s La Bayadère is Finale of Hong Kong Ballet’s Season: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

Q&A - My Culture Fix - Ed Watson: Staff, The Times (+ share)

 

 

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Links - Friday 12 May, 2023

 

Reviews - New York City Ballet, New York:

Spring Gala: Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review

Brandenburg: Gia Kourlas, NY Times

La Source, Namouna: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

21st Century Choreography II: Caedra Scott-Flaherty, Observer

 

Review - Paul Taylor Dance Company, Company B, Dreamachine, The Green Table, Los Angeles: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review

 

Review - Ballet Black, Nina: By Whatever Means, Then or Now, London: David Jays, Evening Standard

 

Review - Kaha:wi Dance Theatre, Homelands, Toronto: Josephine Minhinnett. Fjord Review

 

Review - Kayla Farrish & Colleagues, Put Away the Fire, dear, pt. 2, New York: Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review

 

Preview - Australian Ballet, Jewels & Gala, London ROH: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

Gallery - La Scala, First Night of William Forsythe's Blake Works V: Brescia & Amisano via Gramilano

 

News - Les Grands Ballet present a unique Cinderella: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

News - Jessica Gethin appointed Principal Conductor of West Australian Ballet: Jason Blake, Limelight

 

News - Cape Town City Ballet dancers call for resolution in ongoing dispute between CEO and board: Nettalie Viljoen, News24

 

 

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Links - Saturday 13 May, 2023

 

Feature - Wayne McGregor: how I made a ballet of the The Dark Crystal: Debra Craine, The Times (+ Share)

 

 

Review - Grand Kyiv Ballet of Ukraine, Forest Song, Don Quixote, Port Macquarie: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Various ProgramsNew York:

Ivy Lin, Bachtrack

Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

Mary Cargill, Danceviewtimes

 

Review - Philadelphia Ballet, Coppelia (Corella), Philadelphia: Ellen Dunkel, Inquirer

 

Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Auckland: Francesca Horsely, Theatreview

 

Review - Koresh Dance Company, Masquerade, Philadelphia: Merilyn Jackson, Fjord Review

 

Review - TanzLucern, Swan, a Different Story , Lucerne: Graham Watts, Bachtrack

 

Reviews - GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, Skid, SAABA, London:

Vera Liber, BTG

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Debra Craine, The Times (+ share)

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

News - Boston Ballet announces 23-24 Season: Staff, En Face Magazine

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Links - Sunday 14 May, 2023

 

 

Interview - Benjamin Millepied on reworking Romeo and Juliet:  Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review

 

Review - Ballet BC, WAVE/S: Passing, 20 People, Vancouver:  Janet Smith, Stir

 

Review - GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, Skid, SAABA, London:  Chris Lilly, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Trajal Harrell, Porca Miseria, London:  Mary Pollard, Everything Theatre

 

Review - Gravity & Other Myths, Out of Chaos, Brighton:  Thom Punton, Reviews Hub

 

Late Review - New York City Ballet, Sleeping Beauty, New York:  Leigh Witches, dancelog.nyc

 

Preview - Dortmund Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Ekman), Tel Aviv:  Neria Barr, Jerusalem Post

 

Video Report - Ukraine’s top ballet dancers arrive in Queensland as part of their world tour:  7News via Global Herald

 

News - Future of Cape Town City Ballet uncertain as dispute between CEO and board drags on:  Ilze-Mari Van Zyl, Cape Town Etc

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Links - Monday 15 May, 2023

 

 

Obituary - Niels Kehlet, Danish dancer:  Alastair Macaulay, Blog/Essays

 

 

Documentary Review - Frederick Ashton: Links in the Chain:  Sarah Crompton:  Observer

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Jewels, Sydney:  Staff, Dance Australia

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Paragon, Sydney:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

Reviews - Company Wayne McGregor, UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey, London:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Debra Craine, Times (share token)

 

Review - Dada Masilo, The Sacrifice, Toronto:  Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

 

Review - Akram Khan Company, Jungle Book Reimagined, Salford:  David Cunningham, British Theatre Guide

 

Review - Elmhurst Ballet Company, Legacy (mixed programme), London:  Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

 

Preview - San Diego Ballet, Eight to the Barre, San Diego:  Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union Tribune

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Links - Tuesday 16 May, 2023

 

 

Reviews - Company Wayne McGregor, UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey, London:

Zoe Anderson, Independent

Louise Levene, FT

Siobhan Murphy, Stage

Gallery - Tristram Kenton, Guardian

 

Reviews - Trajal Harrell, Porca Miseria, London:

Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

Siobhan Murphy, Stage

Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

Scott Matthewman, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Milwaukee Ballet, Peter Pan, Milwaukee:  John Schneider, Shepherd Express

 

Review - Introdans, Selon Désir, Corpus Bach, New Work, Cologne:  Vikki Jane Vile, Bachtrack

 

Reviews - GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, Skid, SAABA, London: 

Louise Levene, FT

Donald Hutera, Stage

 

Review - Kontemporary Korea Festival, A triple bill of K:Dance, London:  Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance

 

Preview - Flamenco Festival, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Feature - Dada Masilo, choreographer:  Paula Citron, Ludwig Van

 

News - Scottish Ballet to tour The Crucible to the USA:  Kyra Laubacher, Pointe Magazine

 

News - Cape Town City Ballet board stumbles as production kept on hold:  Nettalie Viljoen, News 24

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Links - Wednesday 17 May, 2023

 

 

Review - New York City Ballet, From You Within Me, Standard Deviation, The Times Are Racing, New York:  Nadia Vostrikov, Ballet Herald

 

Review - Company Wayne McGregor, UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey, London:  David Jays, Standard

 

Review - Ballet West, Les Noces, In the Night, Light Rain, Salt Lake City:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Elmhurst Ballet Company, Legacy (mixed programme), London:  Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

 

Review - Kansas City Ballet, Petite Mort, Cacti, Sandpaper Ballet, Kansas City:  Hilary Stroh, Bachtrack

 

Review - Nrityagram + Chitrasena, Āhuti, New York:  Marina Harss, Fjord Review

 

Review - Heidi Weiss, interbeing, Berlin:  Veronica Posth, Seeing Dance

 

Previews - Royal Ballet, A summer mixed programme, London:

Graham Spicer, Gramilano

Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview - Joburg Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Johannesburg:  Bongeka Gumede, Mail and Guardian

 

Video Preview - Ballet Arizona, The Rite of Spring, Phoenix:  Staff, ABC15

 

Preview Feature - Inaugural Miami Dances (festival) gets its feet off the ground, Miami:  Michelle F Soloman, Miami New Times

 

Preview Feature - Eugene Ballet, The Little Mermaid, Eugene:  Jean Zondervan, Oregon Artswatch

 

News - Ballet BC announces 2023-24 season:  Janet Smith, Stir

 

Feature - Dance Theatre of Harlem’s new leadership;  Caitlin Sims, Dance Magazine

 

Feature - Meet Bob’s Dance Shop, ‘world-class vibe curators’:  Margaret Fuhrer, NY Times

 

Feature - Ballet’s legacy of Asian American stereotypes continue to create barriers for AAPI women:  Jennifer Gerson, 19th News

 

Feature - Ramli Ibrahim, Malaysian dancer:  Petrina Fernandez, The Edge

 

Feature - How Ballet Arizona’s Sasha Vincett balances her career with being a single mom:  Amy Brandt, Pointe Magazine

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Links - Thursday 18 May, 2023

 

 

Reviews - Northern Ballet, The Great Gatsby, London:

Siobhan Murphy, Stage

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Debra Craine, Times (share token)

Jillian Verzwyvelt, Ballet Herald

Marian Kennedy, London Theatre 1

Selina Begum, The Upcoming

 

Feature - Joseph Taylor, Northern Ballet, on being The Great Gatsby:  Riddhi Kachhela, The Resident

 

Feature - Dominique Larose, Northern Ballet talks Gatsby and more:  Zoe Gunn, Luxury London

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Partita, Love Letter (On Shuffle), Play Time, New York:  Ivy Lin, Bachtrack

 

Review - Czech National Ballet, La Sylphide, Prague:  Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack

 

Review - Company Wayne McGregor, UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey, London:  Mark Monahan, Telegraph

 

Review - Kidd Pivot, Revisor, Taipei:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Nrityagram Dance Ensemble + Chitrasena Dance Company, Āhuti, New York:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Brussels:  Laura Cappelle, FT

 

Review - Audrey Ross (Curator), Dances I Love, New York:  Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Review - Ceyda Tanc, Kizlar, Brighton:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Review - Victorian State Ballet, Cinderella, Fingal (Victoria):  Madeleine Swain, Arts Hub

 

Feature - Hip-hop dance training: how street dance is breaking new ground ahead of big year:  Nicola Rayner, Stage

 

Feature - Stanislav Olshaskyi, Ukrainian dancer with Miami City Ballet:  Marina Harss, Dance Magazine

 

Feature - Engineers and dancers team up for groundbreaking new project:  Staff, University of Leeds

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Links - Friday 19 May, 2023

 

 

Documentary Review - Frederick Ashton, Links in the Chain, London:  Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Agon, Fancy Free, Brandenburg Concerto, New York:  Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review

 

Reviews - Northern Ballet, The Great Gatsby, London:

Jann Parry, Gramilano

Vikki Jane Vile, Broadway World

 

Review - Ballet Black, Pioneers: Nina by whatever means, Then or Now, London:  Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Trisha Brown Dance Company, For MG: The Movie, Rogues, Let’s Talk About Bleeding, New York:  Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review

 

Review - Philadelphia Ballet, Coppelia (Corella) Philadelphia:  Lewis Whittington, Culture Vulture

 

Review - Australasian Dance Collective, Lucie in the Sky, Brisbane:  Madelyn Coupe, Fjord Review

 

Review - Gibney Dance, Ghost Town, Sara, Bliss, New York:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Review - Impermanence, Venus, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culure Whisper

 

Review - Sadiq Ali & Hauk Pattison, The Chosen Haram, Sale:  Jo Begg, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Newport Contemporary Ballet, CATCH FIRE! (Double bill), Providence:  Erica Cataldi-Roberts, Broadway World

 

Feature - Meet the young stars of UK breakdancing aiming for Olympic Glory:  Tim Lewis, Guardian

 

News - Birmingham Royal Ballet splits COO role following Anna Williams departure:  Matthew Hemley, Stage

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Links - Saturday 20 May, 2023

 

 

Review - Staatsballett Berlin, Onegin, Berlin:  Veronica Posth, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Northern Ballet, The Great Gatsby, London:  Graham Watts, Bachtrack

 

Interview - Gavin McCaig, Northern Ballet:  Jillian Verzwyvelt, Ballet Herald

 

Review - Ballet Black, Pioneers: Nina by whatever means, Then or Now, London:  Vikki Jane Vile, Broadway World

 

Reviews - Impermanence, Venus, London:

Alastair Macaulay, Essay/Blog

John Cutler, Reviews Hub

 

Review - GöteborgsOperans DansKompani, Skid, SAABA, London:  Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Quantum Leap, Communicate, Canberra:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

Review - Katie Armstrong, Sketches, Glasgow:  Kelly Apter, Scotsman

 

Review - Kansas City Ballet, Sandpaper Ballet, Petite Mort, Cacti, Kansas City:  Grace Suh, KC Studio

 

Preview - Houston Ballet, Divergence (mixed programme), Houston:  Margaret Downing, Houston Press

 

Preview - Dance coming up this summer, Chicago:  Mary Houlihan, Chicago Sun Times

 

Video Preview - San Francisco Ballet School prepares for Spring Festival showcase:  Betty Yu, CBS News

 

Preview Feature - Nathan Paulin & Nina Caprez, Corps Extrêmes, London:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Video Feature - How Los Angeles helped break barriers in ballet with the First Negro Classic Ballet company:  Staff, LA Times

 

Video Feature - Georgina Pazcoguin retires from New York City Ballet:  Janice Yu, ABC 7 NY

 

Feature - 6 things to know about Kasandra Flamenco’s Rojo Y Sombra:  Gail Johnson, Stir

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Links - Sunday 21 May, 2023

 

 

Review - Impermanence, Venus, London:  Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

 

Review - Gary Clarke, Wasteland, Birmingham:  Skylar Mabry, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Katie Armstrong, Sketches, Glasgow:  Donald Stewart, British Theatre Guide

 

Preview - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Romeo and Juliet, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview Feature - Cloud Gate Theatre of Taiwan, Legacy, on tour in Taiwan:  Wayne Chang, CNN

 

Preview - Ballet Manila, Don Quixote, Manila:  Dolly Dy-Zulueta, Philstar

 

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Links - Monday 22 May, 2023

 

 

Review - London:  Sarah Crompton, Observer

Company Wayne McGregor, UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey

Northern Ballet, The Great Gatsby

 

Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Dunedin:  Penny Neilson, Otago Daily Times

 

Review - Grand Kyiv Ballet of Ukraine, Don Quixote, Forest Song, Canberra:  Bill Stephens, City News

Feature - Grand Kyiv Ballet of Ukraine:  Amy Martin, Canberra Times

 

Review - DanceWest Fest (various artists), mixed programme, London:  Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

 

News - Lilla Harvey, Australian Ballet, wins Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards Rising Star Award:  Chantal Nguyen, The Age

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Links - Tuesday 23 May, 2023

 

Feature - Returning to artistic directorship: a conversation with Cathy Marston: Jeannette Andersen, SeeingDance

 

Review - La Scala Ballet, Blake Works V (Forsythe), Milan: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Tour Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, DunedinHannah Molloy, Theatreview

 

Review - Joshua Beamish, @Giselle, New York: Nadia Vostrikov, Ballet Herald

 

Review - Momix, Alice (Pendleton), Los Angeles: Jane Rosenberg, Seen and Heard

 

Review - Marrugeku, Burrbgaja Yalirra 2, Perth: Dr Jonathan W Marshall, Limelight

 

Feature -White Doves - a unique Belfast ballet inspired by The Peace People: Jenny Lee, The Irish News

 

News - San Francisco Ballet reveals company roster for 2023–24 Season: Chloe Rabinowitz, BWW SF

 

News - Boston Ballet announces 23-24 Season: Staff, En Face Magazine

 

News - Ballet BC goes big for a 2023/24 season featuring four world premieres: Mike Usinger, Straight.com

 

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Links - Wednesday 24 May, 2023

 

Review - Impermanence, Venus, London: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Tour Preview - Scottish Ballet, Streetcar Named Desire, Nutcracker Sweets: Stephi Wild, BWW Scotland

 

Preview - Leipzig Ballet: FUSION a story of Human Voice, Nature and A.I: Staff, Art Plugged

 

Report - Dance piece in Melbourne gallery is by turns ‘intimate’ and ‘confronting’: Sue Williams, The Age

 

News - Sergio Bernal donates his gala fee to Italian flood victims: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

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Links - Thursday 25 May, 2023

 

Features - Black choreographers celebrated by Ballet Jörgen: 

Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

Sophie Bress, Pointe Magazine

 

Feature - Cathy Marston and My Brilliant Ballet for Queensland Ballet: Jo Litson, Limelight

 

Reviews - Dada Masilo & Dancers, The Sacrifice, New York:

Siobhan Burke, NY Times

Zita Allen, NY Amsterdam News

 

Review - Sacramento Ballet, Emergence Mixed Bill, Sacramento: Rachel Howard, Fjord Review

 

Reviews - Chaillot – Théâtre National de la Danse/Rachid Ouramdane, Corps extrêmes, London:

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

Debra Craine, The Times (+ Share token)

Mark Monahan, Telegraph

Vera Liber, BTG

Scott Matthewman, Reviews Hub

Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

 

Review - Gibney Company, Ghost Town, Sara, Bliss, New York: Gia Kourlas, NY TImes

 

Review - Howool Baek/GoteborgsOperans Danskompani, Skid/Trajal Harrell, Porca Miseria, London: Rupert Christiansen, Spectator

 

Review - Rhiannon Faith Company, Drowntown, Cambridge: Anna Pujol Castiblanque, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Joshua Beamish, @Giselle, New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Report - Shanghai: Original ballet performed in shikumen lanes: Ma Yue, Shanghai Daily

 

 

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Links - Friday 26 May, 2023

 

Broadcast Review - Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty: Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard

 

Review - Resolution 2023 festival round-up, London (The Place): Donald Hutera, The Stage

 

Feature - DanceAfrica welcomes Ghana to Brooklyn: Gia Kourlas, NY Times


News - James Kudelka awarded Canadian Governor General's Award: Chris Dart, CBC Arts

 

News - Christopher Stuart appointed as Artistic Director of Alabama Ballet: Staff, En Face Magazine

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Links - Saturday 27 May, 2023

 

Tribute - Remembering Lynn Seymour, by her best friend: Naomi Sorkin, Gramilano

 

 

Review - Boston Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Boston: Jeffrey Gantz, Boston Globe

 

Review - Gibney Company, Sara, Ghost Town, Bliss, New York: Karen Greenspan, Fjord Review

 

Review - Dada Masilo & Dancers, The Sacrifice, New York: Marina Harss, Fjord Review

 

Review - Elmhurst Ballet Company, Legacy Mixed Bill, Birmingham: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

 

Feature - The Australian Ballet at 60: Don Quixote, Identity, JewelsDeborah Jones, FollowSpot

 

Feature - Exploring the majesty and mystery of Sor Juana in dance: Marina Harss, NY Times

 

Feature - Washington Ballet: The history of Sleeping Beauty: Natalie Rouland, En Face Magazine

 

 

News - Alvin Ailey takes up Residence at L.A.’s Music Center: Victoria Looseleaf, SF Classical Voice

 

News - Chicago's top dance shows for this summer: Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune

 

News - Vancouver: Dancing on the Edge to return for its 35th year in July: Mike Usinger, Straight.com

 

News - Royal NZ Ballet's education team sharing a love of ballet across NZ: Lauren Byrne, Dominion Post

 

News - Government of Canada invests in Ballet BC's new home: Staff, Benzinga

 

 

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Links - Sunday 28 May, 2023

 

 

Reviews - Scottish Ballet, The Crucible, Washington:

Carolyn Kelemen, Maryland Theatre Guide

Mary Linder, Broadway World

 

Review - Dada Masilo, The Sacrifice, New York:  Caedra Scott Flaherty, NY Observer

 

Review - New Jersey Ballet, Spring Forward programme, Morristown NJ:  Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Review - FJK Dance, Reflections, Off Limits, Unforbidden, New York:  Miranda Stuck, Broadway World

 

Report - GradPro National Showcase 2023, Birmingham:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Feature - Wayne McGregor talks about UniVerse:  Laura Perkins, Vogue

 

Feature - Wooden Floor’s 40th Anniversary:  Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review

 

Feature - The world’s first AI ballet will soon be in theatres:  Loukia Papadopoulos, Interesting Engineering

 

News - Tulsa Ballet promotes three dancers to principal:  James D Watts Jr, Tulsa World

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Links - Monday 29 May, 2023

 

 

Review - Phoenix Dance Theatre/Opera North, Requiem, After Tears, Leeds:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Review - Dance Theatre of Harlem, Allegro Brillante, This Bitter Earth, Sounds of Hazel, Blake Works IV (The Barre Project, New York:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Dada Masilo, The Sacrifice, New York:  Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Review - Chaillot - Théâtre National de la Danse/Rachid Ouramdane, Corps extrêmes, London:  Sarah Crompton, Guardian

 

Review - Breakin’ Convention: The Ruggeds, State Shift, London:  Richard Maguire, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Ballet Central, mixed programme, Newbury:  Trish Lee, Newbury Today

 

Review - Si Rawlinson, Saving Face, Leicester:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

News - Carla Fracci Gala announced for 7th June in Milan:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Feature - Why dance and jewellery were made for each other:  Christian Barker, South China Morning Post

 

Feature - My son had a dream:  Ann Paul, CBC

 

Feature - Australian Ballet dances Jewels for the first time:  Josh Bozin, Harper's Bazaar

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Links - Tuesday 30 May, 2023

 

 

Feature - Highlights from New York City Ballet’s spring season, New York:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Fancy Free, Agon, Brandenburg, New York:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Phoenix Dance Theatre/Opera North, Requiem, After Tears, Leeds:  Richard Morrison, Times (share token)

 

Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Christchurch:  Dr Ian Lochhead, NZ Theatreview

 

Review - Joshua Beamish, @Giselle, New York:  Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review

 

Review - Björn Aslund, Robert Oliver & Tessa Ayling-Guhl, geist dance, Wellington:  Jennifer Shennan, ... on dancing

 

Review - Ishmael Houston-Jones & Miguel Gutierrez, Variations on a Theme from Lost and Found, New York:  Erin Bombay, Bachtrack

 

Review - Tariq Darrell, Good Grief, Washington:  Pamela Roberts, Broadway World

 

Review/Feature - Ballet del Colón, Caravaggio, Buenos Aires:  Charles Hurd, News Rebeat

 

Feature - Kiyon Ross, Pacific Northwest Ballet:  Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times

 

Feature - Chita Rivera, Broadway legend and dancer:  Frances Negron-Muntaner, Washington Post

 

Essay - Les Plaisirs du bal, Watteau, the minuet, and the wedding pas de deux of The Sleeping Beauty:  Alastair Macaulay, Essay/Blog

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Links - Wednesday 31 May, 2023

 

 

Feature - The ballet that woke up post-war Britain:  Kirsten Tambling, Apollo Magazine

 

Feature - Wayne McGregor, choreographer:  Nancy Durrant, Standard

 

Reviews - New York City Ballet, New York,

From You Within Me, Standard Deviation, The Times Are Racing: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

Pictures at an Exhibition, Swan Lake:  Marina Harss, Fjord Review

 

Review - Royal Swedish Ballet, Manon, Stockholm:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Breakin’ Convention: The Ruggeds, State Shift, London:  Siobhan Murphy, Stage

 

Review - Resolution 2023:  Liam Woodbine & Graham Watts, The Place

Loren MCK, Lesbian Dance Theory

Bea Bidault & Theo Arranthe, Shape of Day

Nefeli Kentonithe, Wall of Babel

 

Feature - Ja’Bowen, tap dancer, bringing his dance to subway platforms:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

News - Elmhurst Ballet School hosts  centenary Summer Ball in July:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Feature - Dan Daw, dancer:  Steve Dow, Guardian

 

Feature - Brian Henry, Krump dancer:  Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

News - La Scala Ballet season for 2023/24 announced, Milan:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Preview - Royal Danish Ballet, Napoli, Copenhagen:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview - Houston Ballet, Divergence triple bill, Houston:  Miranda Keating, Broadway World

 

Video Preview - Ballet Arizona, The Rite of Spring, Phoenix:  Staff, ABC 15

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