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Links - Tuesday 1 August, 2023

 

Obituary - Danny Grossman, Canadian choreographer: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

 

 

Profile - Australian Ballet’s Amber Scott: Leila Lois, Pointe Magazine

 

Features - Celia Fushille's final season as Artistic Director of Smuin Contemporary Ballet: 

Janos Gereben, SF Classical Voice

Staff, En Face Magazine

 

Feature - Chunky Move - the dance company that operates like a sports team: John Bailey, Brisbane Times

 

 

Review - Covent Garden Dance Company, Étoiles of Paris Opera Ballet & Friends, Hatch House, Wiltshire: Graham Watts, Gramilano

 

Review - Queensland Ballet, Bespoke 23 Triple Bill, Brisbane: Denise Richardson, Dance Australia

 

Review - ImpulsTanz Vienna International Dance Festival/Lucinda Childs & Robert Wilson: Relative Calm: Eva S Chou, Fjord Review

 

Review - BAAND Together Dance Festival, New York: Nadia Vostrikov, Ballet Herald

 

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

 

More Archive (2022) Reviews:

Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta and The Nutcracker double bill, Vienna Volksoper: Alastair Macaulay, Blog

Christopher Gurusamy,  Krishna - Knave of Hearts, London: Alastair Macaulay, Blog

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Links - Wednesday 2 August, 2023

 

Feature/Interview - David Hallberg’s New Job: Decision Maker: Roslyn Sulcas (from London), NY Times

-- Preview - Australian Ballet, Jewels & Gala, ROH London: Joanne Shurvell, Forbes

 

 

Preview - Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Review - Oona Doherty/OD Works, Hope Hunt and the Ascension into Lazarus, Navy Blue, Jacob's Pilllow: Gay Morris, Danceviewtimes

 

Review - Hong Kong Soul/TS Crew, Two different programmes, London: Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

 

Review - BalletX, Sidd: A Hero's Journey, Philadelphia: Lewis Whittington, Culture Whisper

 

Feature - Ukraine’s secret weapon? The dancers joining the resistance: Blanca Schofield, The Times (+ share)

 

Interviews:

Barak Marshall, Choreographer: Michael Wade Simpson, Culture Vulture

Jerron Herman: Dancer/choreographer decodes Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man: Jim Provenzano, Bay Area Reporter

Harrison Ball looks ahead to life after NYCB retirement: Leigh Nordstrom, WWD.com

 

More from the Macaulay Archive:

Royal Ballet, Like Water for Chocolate PremiereBlog

Royal Ballet, MayerlingBlog

Crystal Pite, Light of PassageBlog

 

And:

The 'Flexible Fatty' finds his passion for ballet again after 17 years: Alice Yan, SCMP

 

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Links - Thursday 3 August, 2023

 

Obituary - Magda Saleh, Egypt’s first prima ballerina: Staff, The Times (+ share)

 

 

London Previews:

Royal Ballet, Autumn SeasonTeresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Fallen Angels Dance Theatre, Traces Through Time: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Review - American Ballet Theatre, Giselle, Wolf Trap, VA: Carolyn Kelemen, MD TheatreGuide

 

Review - Pilobolus, Big Five-OH Prog B, New York: Sophie Bress, Fjord Review

 

Review -  Staatstheater Nürnberg, 4th International Ballet Gala: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Review - Vail Dance Festival 2023, Two Shows - 28 & 30 July: Michael Wade Simpson, Culture Vulture

 

News - Greenwich Dance boss: 'You carry the stigma of having lost ACE funding': Gemma Nettle, The Stage

 

News - Dancer fatally stabbed in confrontation at a Brooklyn gas station: Staff, NY Times

 

 

Feature - The Dance of Too-Hot Summer? Melt Into the Pinegrove Shuffle: Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Yet more from the Macaulay Archive:

Royal Ballet, The Weathering, Solo Echo, DGV - March 2022: Blog

Birmingham Royal Ballet, Into the Music Triple BillBlog

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Links - Friday 4 August, 2023

 

Reviews - Australian Ballet, Jewels, ROH London:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Marianka Swain, Telegraph

Alastair Macaulay, Slipped Disc

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

Donald Hutera, The Times (+ share)

Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle

Mark Pullinger, Bachtrack

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Stefan Kyriazis, Express

David Mead, SeeingDance

Jonathan Gray, Gramilano

G J Dowler, Classical Source

 

Review - American Ballet Theatre, Swan Lake, New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Dance Plant Collective, Rituals of Similarity, Auckland: Felicity Molloy, Theatreview

 

 

News - National Ballet of Ukraine to tour Canada: Staff, Yahoo!

 

News - Charlotte Ballet 2023-2024 Season: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

News - 42nd Annual Battery Dance Festival, New York: Staff, En Face Magazine

 

News - Complexions Contemporary Ballet - a balletic Bowie joyride at Jacob's Pillow: Karen Campbell, Boston Globe

 

News - Vancouver Street Dance Festival pops off: V S Wells, Straight.com

 

 

And still more from the Macaulay Archive:

Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty - January 2023: Blog

Royal BalletWoolf Works - March 2023: Blog 

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Links - Saturday 5 August, 2023

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Jewels, ROH London: Helen Hawkins, Arts Desk

Rubies Video Clip: Gramophone

 

Review - American Ballet Theatre, Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan), New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Ballet 22, Momentum, San Francisco: Rachel Howard, Fjord Review

 

Review - Atamira Dance Company, Tomo, Auckland: Lyne Pringle, Theatreview

 

Preview - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, 4 Programmes, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

News - Bolshoi Ballet aims to perform again in the West: Andrew Smith, VoA

 

News - National Ballet Of Canada announces new dancers and staff for 2023-24: Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig Van Toronto

 

News - Ballet roster roundup: Dancers and Directors on the move: Kyra Laubacher, Pointe Magazine

 

News - Los Angeles Ballet launches new Brand Identity: Stephi Wild, BWW LA

 

 

And:

Everybody Dance Now! Here Lies Love dictates your moves: Brian Seibert, NY Times

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Links - Sunday 06 August, 2023

 

 

Obituaries - Carl Davis, composer:

Adam Sweeting, Guardian

Brian Murphy, Washington Post

 

 

Interview - Mark Morris, AD & Choreographer:  Candice Thompson, Fjord Review

 

Reviews - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Romeo and Juliet, London:

Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

Zoe Anderson, Independent

Chris Lilly, Reviews Hub

Genevieve Marks, Airmail News

Marianka Swain, Telegraph (behind paywall)

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Jewels, London:  Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

 

Review - Adam Linder, Hustle Harder, Sydney:  Anador Walsh, Saturday Paper

 

Preview - Cape Town City Ballet, Don Quixote (Gielgud), Cape Town:  Chrislynn Sias, IOL

 

News Feature - Vogue as resistance: LA ballroom scene protests…:  Steven Vargas, LA Times

 

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Links - Monday 07 August, 2023

 

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Jewels, London:  John O’Dwyer, Seen and Heard International

 

Review - Carlos Acosta, Carlos at 50, London:  Kate Kellaway, Observer

 

Reviews - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Romeo and Juliet, London:

Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack

Helen Hawkins, Arts Desk

Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

 

Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Lightscapes (quad bill), Christchurch:  Dr Ian Lochhead, NZ Theatreview

 

Report - Bessie Awards 2023, New York:  Rachel Sherman, NY Times

 

Video Feature - Milwaukee Ballet’s Ballet Beat:  Staff, CBS 58

 

News Feature - New Jersey Ballet adds 2 more theaters to its touring venues:  Bruce Chadwick, New Jersey Stage

 

 

Vail Dance Festival 2023

 

Review - International Evenings of Dance, 2 performances:  Kimberley Nicoletti, Vail Daily

 

Preview - Closing evening performance on 7th August:  Staff, Vail Daily

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Preview - Pina Bausch, The Rite of Spring/common ground[s]:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

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Links - Tuesday 08 August, 2023

 

 

Reviews - Australian Ballet, 60th Anniversary Celebration, London:

Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

Alastair Macaulay, Slipped Disc

Zoe Anderson, Independent

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Siobhan Murphy, Stage

Debra Craine, Times (share token)

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Jewels, London:  Louise Levene, FT

 

Reviews - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Romeo and Juliet, London:

David Jays, Standard

Louise Levene, FT

Helen Hawkins, Arts Desk

Nicola Claire, Seeing Dance

Siobhan Murphy, Stage

Franco Milazzo, Broadway World

Debra Craine, Times (share token)

 

Review - Bangarra Dance Theatre, Yuldea, Sydney:  Geraldine Higginson, Dance Australia

 

Report - Bessie Awards 2023, New York:  Caedra Scott-Flaherty, NY Observer

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Review - Sadiq Ali & David Banks, Stuntman:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

Review - Mui Cheuk-Yin & Hong Kong Soul, Diary Vll: The Story Of…:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

Review - Recoil, Harvest:  Ellie Carr, The List

 

Review - Helen Simard, Papillon:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

Gallery - Havana Street Party:  Phyllis Stephen, Edinburgh Reporter

 

 

News - Royal Ballet reveals initial details for The Festival of New Choreography:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Video Feature - Isaac Akiba retires from Boston Ballet after 15 years:  Staff, CBS News

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Links - Wednesday 09 August, 2023

 

 

Reviews - Australian Ballet, 60th Birthday Celebration, London:

Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack

Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Hip Hop across the Pillow, Jacob’s Pillow:  Charles Giuliano, Arts Fuse

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Review - Phluxux2 Dance Collection, Angel Monster:  Jeremy Welch, Scottish Field

 

Review - Mo-Ko Piano & Circus, Oat Milk and Honey:  Rachel Ashenden, The List

 

Feature Preview - Bence Vági on choreographing IMA for Recirquel:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

 

Preview - English National Ballet, Our Voices, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Video Feature - Christopher Wheeldon talks about MJ the Musical:  Staff, ABC7 Chicago

 

Feature - Jody Gottfried Arnhold, dance educator:  Brian Seibert, NY Tiimes

 

News - Yorke Dance Project reveals premieres for autumn:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

News - Boston Ballet reveals 2023-24 Company roster:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

News - Tiler Peck (NYCB) & Benjamin Ella (RB) to develop new works with Northern Ballet:  AA Cristi, Broadway World

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Links - Thursday 10 August, 2023

 

 

Review - London:  Rupert Christiansen, Spectator

Carlos Acosta, Carlos at 50

Australian Ballet, Jewels

 

Review - San Francisco Ballet, Starry Nights (mixed programme), Stanford:  Jim Munson, Broadway World

 

Review - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Romeo and Juliet, London:  Guillermo Nazara, First Night Magazine

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Review - Kyiv City Ballet, A Tribute to Peace:  David Jays, Guardian

 

Reviews - Recirquel Cirque Danse, IMA:

Donald Hutera, Times (share token)

Megan Merino, The List

 

Review - BrainFools, Lucky Pigeons:  Claire Sawers, The List

 

Preview Feature - Andreas Constantinou, Mass Effect:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

 

Report - World Hip Hop Dance Championship (with the emphasis on teams from Pasadena), Phoenix:  Jevon Phillips, LA Times

 

 

Feature - Porch View Dances: Real People Dancing in Real Spaces:  Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

 

Preview - Dancing City (part of the Greenwich and Docklands International Festival), London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

News - Royal Ballet School study looks to reduce risk of injuries to dancers:  Staff, Northern Echo via AP

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Links - Friday 11 August, 2023

 

 

Obituary - Carl Davis, composer: Gloria Kessler, Jewish Chronicle

 

 

Review - Mark Morris Dance Group, A minor Dance, Castor and Pollux, Tempus Perfectum, New York:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Review - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Romeo and Juliet, London:  Lucy Popescu, Westminster Extra

 

Reviews - Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Star Dust, Jacobs Pillow:

Tresca Weinstein, Times Union

Colin Mcatee, Vigour Times

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Review - Prime, Ageless:  David Jays, Guardian

 

Review - Max Percy, Bakla:  Ryan Gilbey, Guardian

 

Review - Circa, Peepshow (Club Remix):  Sean Greenhorn, The List

 

Review - Lung Theatre Company, Woodhill: David Jays, Guardian

 

 

News - Royal Ballet announces casting until March 2024:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

 

Previews:

 

Australian Ballet, Sleeping Beauty, Circle Electric, The Vow, Bathurst:  Matt Watson, Western Advocate

 

Hong Kong Ballet, 2023-24 season:  Staff, En Face Magazine

 

Smuin Contemporary Ballet, triple bill, San Francisco:  Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World

 

New Jersey Ballet, Rubies, Fancy Free, on tour in New Jersey:  Bruce Chadwick, New Jersey Stage

 

Roxey Ballet, River Dance Festival, New Hope NJ:  Staff, Bucks County Herald

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Links - Saturday 12 August, 2023

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Review - Foster Group, Double Goer:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

 

Review - Queensland Ballet Academy,  Gala (mixed programme), Brisbane:  Michele-Rose, Boylan, Australian Arts Review

 

 

News - BalletBoyz return to London with an ambitious project:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

News - American Repertory Ballet announces 2023/24 season:  Staff, New Jersey Stage

 

Preview - What’s on during the final weeks of Jacob’s Pillow 2023:  Catherine Tharin, WAMC

 

Preview - Complexions Contemporary Ballet, mixed programme, Costa Mesa:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview - More details about Kaatsbaan Autumn Festival, Tivoli NY:  Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World

 

Preview - China Oriental Performing Arts Group, Dance, Drama, Poetic Dance…, Macao:  Erika Na, South China Morning Post

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Links - Sunday 13 August, 2023

 

 

Review and Gallery - Yellowstone International Arts Festival, Gardiner (Montana):  Graham Watts & Nicholas Mackay, Gramilano

 

Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Lightscapes (mixed programme), Auckland:  Felicity Molloy, NZ Theatreview

 

Review - Complexions Contemporary Ballet, mixed programme, Jacob’s Pillow:  Carolyn & Eli Newberger, Berkshire Eagle

 

Review - Chunky Move, 4/4, Melbourne:  Rhys Ryan, Dance Australia

 

Gallery - BAAND Together Dance Festival, New York:  Steven Pisano, Fjord Review

 

Film Review - Itazura Co, Kiku, Canberra:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Review - Nicola Bullock, Stuck in Free Fall:  Tim Bano, Stage

 

 

Feature - Olympic breaking hopefuls set to battle for UK title:  Esther Addley, Guardian

 

Preview - Ballet Austin, Hamlet, Austin:  Staff, Austin Chronicle

 

Report - The financial scope of the largest 150 ballet and classically based companies (in the USA):  Staff, Dance Data Project

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Links - Monday 14 August, 2023

 

 

Review - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Romeo and Juliet, London:  Sarah Crompton, Observer

 

Review - New Zealand Dance Company, Night Light (double bill), Auckland:  Jeila Te Ao Tahana-Prangnell, NZ Theatreview

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Review - Agit-Cirk, Insomniac’s Fable:  Lyn Gardner, Stage

 

 

Preview - National Ballet of Canada, Sharing the Stage (mixed programme), Toronto:  Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

 

Feature - Body shame: a ballerina’s story:  Karen Van Ulzen, Dance Australia

 

Feature - A Ukrainian soldier who lost both legs in Russian bomb attack becomes a ballet star:  Jerry Lawton, Daily Star

 

Feature - Achintya Bose, star of the film Yeh Ballet:  Riya Radav, New Indian Express

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Links - Tuesday 15 August, 2023

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Reviews - L-E-V, Chapter 3:

Mary Brennan, Herald

Nicola Rayner, Stage

Mark Monahan, Telegraph (behind paywall)

 

Review - Kyiv City Ballet, A Tribute to Peace:  Nicola Rayner, Stage

 

Review - Agit-Cirk, Insomniac’s Fable:  Rachel Barlow, Theatre Weekly

 

Review - Matt Woodhead, Woodhill:  Sara West, Everything Theatre

 

 

Review - Seoul Metropolitan Dance Theatre, One Dance, New York:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

 

Preview - Ambiguous Dance Company, The Rhythm of Human, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Bandaloop, Resurgam, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview Feature - Dance Aspen, Take Flight, Solstice, Aspen:  Sarah Gorges, Aspen Times

 

Documentary Preview - New York Theatre Ballet: LIFT:  Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World

 

 

News - Jennifer Hackbarth joins Sarasota Ballet as principal dancer:  Monica Roman Gagnier, Your Observer

 

Feature - Jose Sebastian (ABT) talks about his Hamptons Dance Project:  Kyra Laubacher, Pointe Magazine

 

Feature - Talking to Martin James (Ex-LFB/ENB) about teaching:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

News - Yoko Ichino to step down as Associate Director of Northern Ballet Academy:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

 

 

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Links - Wednesday 16 August, 2023

 

 

Feature - In England, Morris dancing is loved, mocked and getting a makeover:  Genevieve Marks, NY Times

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Preview Feature - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, 2 programmes:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

Review - L-E-V, Chapter 3:  Kathy Elgin, Bachtrack

 

Review - Havana Street Party:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

Review - Max Percy, Bakla:  Jo Laidlaw, The List

 

Review - Fiona Henderson School of Dance, Origins:  Kevin Janice, Southern Reporter

 

Review - 360 ALLSTARS:  Nicola Rayner, Stage

 

Review - Cirque Kalabanté, Afrique en Cirque:  Nicola Rayner, Stage

 

 

Preview - Kyiv City Ballet, A Tribute to Peace, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - West Australian Ballet, Echoes of Van Gogh, Perth:  Renée Arden-Coppinger, The Urban List

 

 

News - Fall for Dance North returns to Toronto:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Feature - Inside one B-girl’s quest for US Olympic gold in break dancing:  Clover Hope, ESPN

 

Photo Essay - Hasselblad Ballet celebrates beauty of ballet and analog photography:  David Teran and Jeremy Gray, PetalPixel

 

Feature - Pizzica, the centuries-old Italian folk music still whipping up a frenzy:  Andrea Valentine, Guardian

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Links - Thursday 17 August, 2023

 

 

Obituaries - Johaar Mosaval, ballet dancer & teacher:

Tania Colyn, South African Government

Audio Tribute - Dr Marlene Le Roux (CEO of Artscape Theatre) talks to Lester Kiewit, Cape Talk

Suné Payne, Daily Maverick

Kedibone Modise, IOL

Joel Ontong, News24

Interview from 2018 - Eugenie du Preez, News24

 

Tribute - Carolyn Clark, co-founder of New Jersey Ballet:  Robert Johnson, NJ Arts

 

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Feature - Alvin Ailey dancers on their legendary Revelations:  Lyndsey Winship, Guaridan

 

Review - Agit-Cirk, Insomniac’s Fable:  Isy Santini, The List

 

Review - Throw Catch Collective, Escalate:  Rachel Cronin, The List

 

 

Preview - Dance: Made in Canada Festival, Toronto:  Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

 

 

Feature - James Whiteside (ABT) is reimagining what classical dance can be:  Alison S Cohn, Harper's Bazaar

 

Feature - Keerati Jinakunwiphat, A.I.M.:  Marissa DeSantis, Dance Magazine

 

Feature - Ryo Sasaki, Jackson gold medal winner:  Sherry Lucas, Mississippi Free Press

 

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Links - Friday 18 August, 2023

 

 

Review - Complexions Contemporary Ballet, mixed programme, Jacob’s Pillow:  Charles Giuliano, Arts Fuse

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Review - Jian Yi, Weathervanes: Marianna Meloni, Everything Theatre

 

 

Feature - Andrea Peña and Luca Cenere, choreographers at the Venice Dance Biennale 2023:  Caedra Scott- Flaherty, NY Observer

 

Feature - Princess Mhoon, Director of Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project:  Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review

 

Preview - Welcome to Campfire, The Pigeon and the Mouse, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Billingham International Folklore Festival 2023, 2 dance company performances, Billingham:  Phoebe Abruzzese, Northern Echo

 

Preview - Texas Ballet Theatre, Dracula (Stevenson), Dallas & Fort Worth:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Feature - Yvonne Rainer, choreographer and film maker:  Adrian Horton, Guardian

 

Video Feature - A retired dancer makes ballet affordable in Peru:  Dan Collins, CGTN

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Links - Saturday 19 August, 2023

 

 

Obituaries - Johaar Mosaval, ballet dancer and teacher:

Brian Murphy, Washington Post

Saumya Singh, Inventiva

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Reviews - École des Sables, The Rite of Spring/Common Ground[s]:

Lucy Ribchester, The List

Mary Brennan, Herald Scotland

 

Review - Solène Weinachter, After All:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Review - Sacramento Contemporary Dance Theatre, Marie:  Nicola Rayner, Stage

 

Review - Pat Kinevane, King:  Catherine Lamm, British Theatre Guide

 

 

Review - INDance, precipice, Cry Baby, Sydney:  Deborah Jones, Follow Spot

 

 

Preview - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre’s 2023 season at NYCC, New York:  Staff, En Face Magazine

 

News - Ballet Hispánico announces new company dancers:  AA Cristi, Broadway World

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Links - Sunday 20 August, 2023

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Review - École des Sables, The Rite of Spring/Common Ground[s]:  Simon Thompson,

Simon Thompson, Seen and Heard International

Barry Didcock, Herald Scotland

 

Review - Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company, Flamenco Fringe:  Anna Ambalez, British Theatre Guide

 

Review - Amina Khayyam, Bird:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Review - Christine Rice, Phaedra (opera), Kim Brandstrup, Minotaur:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

 

Review - Kammerballeten, mixed programme, Copenhagen:  Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

 

Review - Atamira Dance Company, Tomo, Hamilton:  Komako Silver, NZ Theatreview

 

 

Preview - Richard Chappell Dance, Infinite Ways Home, UK Tour:  Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

 

Video Feature - Brazil: the only country outside Russia to house the Bolshoi:  Paulo Cabral, CGTN

 

 

 

And finally…

 

Feature - This new robotic dog from China can perform ballet steps and even moonwalk:  Jannat Un Nisa, Wonderful Engineering

 

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Links - Monday 21 August, 2023

 

 

Obituary - Gus Solomons, dancer, choreographer, educator & critic:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Review - Christine Rice, Phaedra (opera), Kim Brandstrup, Minotaur:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

Reviews - Mikel Murfi & Finola Cronin, Dances like a bomb:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

Review - Himherandit Productions, Mass Effect:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Review - Jarred Dewey & Olivia Porter, Party Ghost:  Claire Sawers, The List

 

 

Review - The Graham Company, double bill, Jacob’s Pillow:  Gay Morris, Danceview Times

 

Review - New Zealand Dance Company, Night Light (double bill), Hamilton:  Sue Cheeseman, NZ Theatreview

 

Review - Shanghai Ballet, The Phantom of the Opera, Shanghai:  Staff, Breaking Latest

 

 

Feature - The glamorous life (not) of a choreographer:  Loughlin Prior, The Post

 

Feature - A way to feel the music through your skin:  Sarah Bahr, NY Times

 

 

Preview - Coronet Theatre international season of dance:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Preview - Cape Town City Ballet, Don Quixote, Cape Town:  Jules Keohane, Cape Town tc

 

 

News - Yi Wei Joins Birmingham Royal Ballet's Royal Ballet Sinfonia as The Constant Lambert Conducting Fellow:  Blair Ingenthron, Broadway World

 

Feature - The pleasure and communion of (Jane) Austen’s country dance:  Cornelia Powers, Lit Hub

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Links - Tuesday 22 August, 2023

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Review - Christine Rice, Phaedra (opera), Kim Brandstrup, Minotaur:  Nicola Rayner, Stage

 

Review - AWA, Shoot the Cameraman:  Chris Weigand, Guardian

 

Review - Himherandit Productions, Mass Effect:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

Review - 0471 Acro Physical Theatre, Duo:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

 

Review - Ballet Under the Stars 2023, Hatch House Nr Salisbury:  Tiggy Walker, Great British Life

 

Review - Australian Ballet, On Tour triple bill, Port Macquarie:  Deborah Jones, Follow Spot

 

Film Review - The Red Shoes: Next Step:  Leslie Felperin, Guardian

 

 

News Feature - Peter Boal talks about his new memoir Illusions of Camelot:  Marina Harss, Dance Magazine

 

Preview Feature - Royal Czech Ballet (featuring Natalia Kusch), Sleeping Beauty, on tour in Australia:  Karen Van Ulzen, Dance Australia

 

Preview Feature - Force Majeure, idk, Sydney & Melbourne:  Chantal Nguyen, Sydney Morning Herald

 

Preview Feature - Barak Marshall brings Monger to the Pittsburgh stage:  David Rullo, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle

 

Gallery - West Australian Ballet, Van Gogh (rehearsal photographs), Perth:  Staff, Dance Australia

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Links - Wednesday 23 August, 2023

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Reviews - École des Sables, The Rite of Spring/Common Ground[s]:

Megan Amato, Scottish Field

Kathy Elgin, Bachtrack

 

Review - Christine Rice, Phaedra (opera), Kim Brandstrup, Minotaur:  Kathy Elgin, Bachtrack

 

Review - Beats on Pointe:  Harriet Chappell, Reviews Hub

 

Roundup - 3 companies:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Review - Yuck Circus:  Rachel Ashenden, The List

 

 

Reviews - Stephanie Lake, Curator:  Escalator (mixed programme), Melbourne:

Gracia Haby, Fjord Review

Susan Bendall, Dance Australia

 

Review - Platform 14, Festival for new choreographers, Berlin:  Veronica Posth, Seeing Dance

 

 

Preview - Meaghan Grace Hinkis & Royal Ballet Stars, Rocchetta Grand Jeté, Rocchetta Tanaro:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Report - Awaken Dance revives Toronto streets with a message of love through ballet performances:  Staff, Digital Journal

 

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Links - Thursday 24 August, 2023

 

 

Obituaries - Johaar Mosaval, ballet dancer and teacher:

Penelope Green, NY Times

Francois Bradette, Vigour Times

 

 

Review - The Graham Company, double bill, Jacob’s Pillow:  Charles Giuliano, Arts Fuse

 

Review - Tanz im August 2023, Berlin:  Veronica Posth, Seeing Dance

Ginevra Panzetti and Enrico Ticconi, INSEL

Trajal Harrell and Schauspielhaus Zürich Dance Ensemble, The Romeo

 

 

Review - Katie Shaw, In 200 Minds, Auckland:  Teianna Chenkovich, NZ Theatreview

 

Film Review - The Red Shoes:  Next Step:  Jordan Cracknell, Film Hounds

 

Film Review/Feature - A Thin Frost (the thrill of watching a film that isn't online anywhere):  Carina del Valle Schorske, NY Times

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Review - Amina Khayyam, You and Me:  Tim Bano, Stage

 

Review - Bobak Champion, I’m Muslamic Don’t Panik:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Review - Matt Woodhead, Woodhill:  Grace Spencer, Reviews Hub

 

 

 

Preview Feature - Beach Sessions Dance Series 2023, New York:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Preview Feature - Jodi Melnick and Maya Lee-Parritz, Água Viva, New York:  Marina Hares, NY Times

 

Preview - Finnish National Ballet, Swan Lake, Helsinki:  Staff, Helsinki Times

 

Preview - Grand Rapids Ballet, Summer Dance Festival, Grand Rapids:  Staff, Grand Rapids Magazine

 

Feature - Michelle Ryan, AD Restless Dance Theatre:  Chantal Nguyen, The Age

 

Feature - Megan Lowe, AD Megan Lowe Dances:  Mary Carbonara, 48 Hills

 

 

And finally…

 

Feature - Pre-Inca people stomped salutes to their thunder god on a special dance floor:  Bruce Bower, Science News

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Links - Friday 25 August, 2023

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Review - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, mixed programme:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Review - Solène Weinachter, After All:  Nicola Rayner, Stage

 

Review - Foster Dance Group, Double Goer:  Nicola Rayner, Stage

 

 

Preview - American Ballet Theatre, Woolf Works, Costa Mesa:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview - A star of Sydney Dance Company’s Indance programme is a 58-year-old former diplomat:  Lucy Bell Bird, Broadsheet

 

News - Jacopo Tissi joins Dutch National Ballet:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

 

 

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Links - Saturay 26 August, 2023

 

 

Tribute - Gus Solomons, dancer, choreographer, educator & critic:  Wendy Perron, Blog

 

 

Feature - Alexei Ratmansky, choreographer:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Review - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, mixed programme:

Donald Hutera, Times (share token)

Vivien Devlin, Edinburgh Guide

 

Review - AWA, Shoot the Cameraman:  Marianna Meloni, Everything Theatre

 

 

Feature - Michelle Rowe, choreographer:  Jana Perković, Saturday Paper

 

Preview Feature - Bandaloop to scale new heights at St Paul’s Cathedral:  Louise Levine, FT

 

Feature - Yin He Dance breathes new life into Chinese tradition:  Dominique Boyd-Riley, Chicago Sun-Times

 

News Feature - Atlanta Ballet’s new hires, promotions show increased focus on diversity:  Cynthia Bond Perry, Arts Atl

 

Preview - Arpino Chicago Centennial Celebration:  Staff, Splash Magazine

 

Preview Feature - PHAME, Stop Making Sense, Portland:  Brett Campbell, Oregon Arts Watch

 

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Links - Sunday 27 August, 2023

 

 

In Conversation - Brandon Lawrence on moving to Zürich:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Interview - Ilter Ibrahimof, Founder & Director of Fall For Dance North (Toronto):  Josephine Minhinnett, Fjord Review

 

Feature - Choreographers make their own kind of administrative dance:  Margaret Fuhrer, NY Times

 

Preview -Jomba! Festival 2023, Durban:  Frank Chemaly, IOL

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Links - Monday 28 August, 2023

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Review - Sarah Crompton, Observer

Solène Weinachter, After All

Mikel Murfi & Finola Cronin, Dances Like a Bomb

École des Sables, The Rite of Spring/Common Ground[s]

 

Review - Solène Weinachter, After All:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

Review - Simon Thacker & Piah Dance, Tandava:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

 

Preview - Paul Taylor Dance Company, various mixed programmes, New York:  Blair Ingenthron, Broadway World

 

Preview - Autumn highlights chosen by Observer critics:  various, Observer (scroll through for dance)

 

 

Feature - The West Yorkshire Chapel that is a wellspring of dance:  Lindsey Winship, Guardian

 

Feature - Ayodele Drum and Dance (Chicago) puts fresh steps into traditional footprints:  Dominique Boyd-Riley, Chicago Sun Times

 

 

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Links - Tuesday 29 August, 2023

 

 

Obituary - Johaar Mosaval, ballet dancer & teacher:  Staff, Telegraph (behind paywall)

 

 

Reviews - Battery Dance Festival, New York:

Part 1:  Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

Part 2:  Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Review - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, 2 programmes:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

Review - Agit Cirk, Insomniac’s Fable:  Marianna Meloni, Everything Theatre

 

 

News - Casting announced for American Ballet Theatre’s Fall (autumn) season:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Preview - Houston Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Neumeier), Tu Tu (mixed programme), Houston:  Staff, En Face Magazine

 

Preview - Bay Area dance in the Fall (autumn):  Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News

 

 

Feature - In Chicago, keeping the heritage of Black Dance moving:  Emma R Cohen, NY Times

 

Feature - The party returns to Koenji in Tokyo:  Matt Schley, Japan Times

 

 

Review - International American Ballet, Timeless Echoes (mixed programme), New York:  Felicitas de la Fare, Broadway World

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Links - Wednesday 30 August, 2023

 

 

Video Feature - Hugo Marchand, Paris Opera Ballet:  Eve Jackson, France 24

 

In Conversation - Marina Harss and Susan Yung discuss Harss’ forthcoming biography of Alexei Ratmansky:  Brooklyn Rail

 

Feature - Remembering and celebrating Gerald Arpino, co-founder Joffrey Ballet:  Lauren Warnecke, Pointe Magazine

 

 

Review - Compagnie Käfig, Pixel, Jacob’s Pillow:  Charles Giuliano, Arts Fuse

 

 

Preview Feature - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, mixed programmes, London:  Kevin Le Gendre, JazzWise

 

Preview - Fall into autumn dance concerts, Bay Area:  Philip Mayard, Bay Area Reporter

 

Preview - Coming up in Portland in September 2023:  Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon Arts Watch

 

Preview - Boston Ballet, Fall Experience (quad bill), Boston:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview - Alonzo King LINES Ballet, mixed programme, San Francisco:  AA Cristi, Broadway World

 

News - Colorado Ballet announces programmes for 2023/24 season:  Staff, Yellow Scene

 

 

Report - The gender distribution of choreographers in the 2022/23 season in the USA:  Dance Data Project

 

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Links - Thursday 31 August, 2023

 

 

Review - Pilobolus, Big Five OH! (mixed programme), New York:  Leigh Witcher, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Battery Dance Festival 2023, New York:  Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review

 

Review - Beach Sessions Dance Series 2023, Beach Birds (Cunningham), New York:  Robert Greskovic, MSN via WSJ

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Review - Alison Ray, The Unknown Soldier:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

 

Book P/review - Jennifer Homans, Mr B: George Balanchine’s 20th Century:  James Steichen, The Nation

 

Preview Feature - Jamiel Devernay-Laurence talks about Ballet Nights, London:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Feature - Tiler Peck, NYCB, on choreographing a piece for Northern Ballet:  Debra Craine, Times (share token)

 

News Features - Drew McOnie on reimagining The Nutcracker:

Chris Wiegand, Guardian

Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Interview - Alexei Ratmansky:  Zuzana Rafajová, Tanecni Aktuality

 

News - Birmingham Royal Ballet uses virtual reality to make dance more accessible:

Jessica Murray, Guardian

Staff, Theatre Weekly

 

Feature - Gian Carlo Perez on leaving Washington Ballet for Houston:  Mary Scott Manning, Washington City Ballet

 

Feature - Shay Latukolan, choreographer:  Steven Vargas, LA Times

 

Feature - Shufflers are doing the Running Man at LA’s iconic places:  Michelle Vartan, LA Times

 

Preview - Latino/a/x Contemporary Dance Festival, Houston:  Natalie De La Garza, Houston Press

 

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