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Links - Friday 01 September, 2023

 

 

Feature - David Dawson on choreographing emotion through dance:  Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack

 

Review - Richmond Ballet, Thrive, Carmina Burana, Wolf Trap, Virginia:  Charles T Downey, Washington Classical Review

 

Review - Upswing Contemporary Dance Company & Unlimited Theatre, Ancient Futures, London:  Tate Miller, Everything Theatre

 

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

 

Report - Dance Diary for August 2023, Australia:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

News - Slow Dancing/NYCB - hyper slow films of NYCB dancers, New York:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

News - American Repertory Ballet announces promotions and new hires for 2023/24: Staff, New Jersey Stage

 

Feature - How, during the cultural revolution, a Chinese ballet film wowed the West after premiering at Venice:  Paul French, South China Morning Post

 

News - Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet performance interrupted by climate change protestors in London:  Chris Lockyer, Sky News

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Links - Saturday 02 September, 2023

 

 

Obituary - Joharr Mosaval, dancer & teacher:  Staff, Times (share token)

Tribute - Chevon Booysen, IOL

 

 

Review - Mark Morris Dance Group, quad bill, New York:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Review - Theatre de la Feuille, Fall and Flow:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

Review - Vertebra, An Ice Thing to Say:  Lucy Ribchester, The List

 

 

Review - Bandaloop, Resurgam, London:  Marianka Swain, Telegraph behind paywall

 

 

Feature - Sasha Waltz’s Dance Company:  Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

 

Feature - The Martha Graham Dance Company turns 100 in 2026:  Steven Vargas, LA Times

 

Preview/Gallery - Scottish Ballet, Twice-Born, on tour in Scotland:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Preview Feature - Turn It Out with Tiler Peck and Friends, on tour in California:  AA Cristi, Broadway World

 

Preview - Kaatsbaan Fall Festival 2023, Tivoli NY:  Sparrow, Chronogram

 

Preview - Fall Preview, New York:  David Cote, NY Observer (scroll down for dance)

 

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Links - Sunday 03 September, 2023

 

 

AudioTalk - David McAllister, retired AD Australian Ballet talks about his new book:  ABC

 

Feature - English National Ballet, The perils and pirouettes of staging a ballet aboard the Queen Mary 2:  Peter Marks, Washington Post

 

Review - Maxine Doyle and Es Devlin, Salamander, Brisbane:  Olivia Stewart, Guardian

 

Preview - Jamiel Devernay-Laurence, Ballet Nights 2023, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

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Links - Monday 04 September, 2023

 

 

Feature - Meet 4 ambitious, passionate dancers shaking up the National Ballet of Canada:  Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

 

Review - Richmond Ballet, Thrive, Carmina Burana, Wolf Trap, Virginia:  Justin Rustie, MD Theatre Guide

 

Review - Ballet Jazz Montréal, Essence (mixed programme), Montreal:  Victor Evlogiev, Wire News

 

Review - Maxine Doyle & Es Devlin, Salamander, Brisbane:  Ruth Ridgway, Limelight

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Links - Tuesday 05 September, 2023

 

 

Review - Mark Morris Dance Group, 2 programmes, New York:  Mindy Aloff, Critical Dance

 

Review - Bangarra Dance Theatre, Yuldea, Brisbane:  Ruth Ridgway, Bachtrack

 

 

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe 2023

 

Review - Solène Weinachter, After All:  Marianna Meloni, Everything Theatre

 

Review - Foster Dance Group, Double Goer:  Marianna Meloni, Everything Theatre

 

 

Review - Sweta Ravisankar, Chakras - The Wheel of Energy, Hillsboro:  Jamuna Chiarini & Brett Campbell, Oregon Arts Watch

 

Review - 2023 Fini Dance Festival & Italian International Dance Awards, New York:  Joel Benjamin, Theater Scene

 

 

Preview - Dance Performances, Festivals and more coming this Fall, New York:  Margaret Fuhrer, NY Times

 

Preview - Eun-Me Ahn Company, Dragons, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Compagnie Marie Chouinard, mixed programme, Aspen:  Jessica Peterson, Aspen Daily News

 

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Links - Wednesday 06 September, 2023

 

 

News - Phoenix Dance Theatre appoints Marcus Jarrell Willis as new artistic director:

Graham Spicer, Gramilano

Gemma Nettle, Stage

 

Feature - Carlos Acosta & Tony Iommi talk about BRB’s Black Sabbath the Ballet, Birmingham:  Michael Hann, Guardian

 

 

Review - Maxine Doyle & Es Devlin, Salamander, Brisbane:

Nick Dent, Brisbane Times

Denise Richardson, Dance Australia

 

 

Feature - Megan Lowe, choreographer:  Lou Fancher, SF Classical Voice

 

Preview Feature - Complexions Contemporary Ballet, mixed programmes, Thousand Oaks & Costa Mesa:  Victoria Looseleaf, SF Classical Voice

 

Preview Feature - Philadelphia Ballet, Carmen (Corella), Philadelphia:  AA Cristi, Broadway World

 

 

Previews:

 

Documentary Preview - Swan Song: National Ballet of Canada’s Swan Lake:  Staff, En Face Magazine

 

Fall Performances, Washington & other cities:  Celia Wren, Washington Post

 

Northern Ballet, Generations: Three Short Ballets, London:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Drew McOnie, The Nutcracker, London:  Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

 

Dance performances you won’t want to miss, Seattle:  Moira Macdonald, Yakima Herald Republic

 

Liberty Hall Museum’s Sixth Dance Festival, Union NJ:  Staff, New Jersey Stage

 

Houston Ballet’s opening performances, Houston:  Chris Becker, Houston City Book

 

American Contemporary Ballet, The Rite, Burlesque, Los Angeles:  Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World

 

 

Feature - How Audrey Hepburn helped the Dutch Resistance during WW2:  Callum Russell, Far Out Magazine

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Links - Thursday 07 September, 2023

 

 

Obituary - Johaar Mosaval, dancer & teacher:  Michael Quinn, Stage

 

 

Reviews - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Contemporary Voices (mixed programme), London:

Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

Sonny Waheed, Reviews Hub

Mark Monahan, Telegraph (behind paywall)

 

Review - Battery Dance Festival, mixed programme, New York:  Leigh Witcher, dancelog.nyc

 

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

 

Review - Rosalind Crisp, The real time it takes, Melbourne:  Gracia Haby, Fjord Review

 

Review - Alexis Blake, Crack Nerve Boogie Swerve, New York:  Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Review - Amelia Butcher, Zenith, Wellington:  Lyne Pringle, NZ Theatreview

 

 

Feature - Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Ballade being revived for the Kaatsbaan Fall Festival:  Hannah Foster, Pointe Magazine

 

Feature - Ronald K Brown, choreographer, on the stroke that nearly killed him:  Kat Lister, The I

 

Feature - Phil Chan, founder Final Bow for Yellowface, on stepping into opera:  Debra Cash, Arts Fuse

 

Documentary Feature - Not Another Ballet Story shines a beacon on how a classical art form…:  Les Rosa, The Utah Review

 

Feature - Chicago’s Harris Theater celebrates 20 years:  Kyle MacMillan, Chicago Sun Times

 

 

Preview - Fall Arts 2023, Portland:  Grant Butler, The Oregonian

 

Preview - Ballet Austin, Hamlet, Austin:  Allison Miller, CBS Austin

 

 

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Links - Friday 08 September, 2023

 

 

Review - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater,  London:

Contemporary Voices:  Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

Modern Masters:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

Two Programmes - Contemporary Voices, Modern Masters:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Review - Compagnie Marie Chouinard, 24 Preludes by Chopin, The Rite of Spring, Santa Fe:  Michael Wade Simpson, Culture Vulture

 

 

Feature - TIFF 2023: Why Karen Kain can thank Kobe Bryant for the stunning new National Ballet (of Canada) doc Swan Song:  Johanna Schneller, Globe and Mail

 

News - Birmingham arts organisations warn of uncertainty following council bankruptcy:  Gemma Nettle, Stage

 

Report - Looking back on the 2022/23 season, New York:  Wendy Perron, Blog

 

News - The Royal Ballet celebrates the life of Bronislava Nijinska with a special day:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

News - The Royal Opera House releases SPOTLIGHT ON… series:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview - Austin Ballet, Hamlet, Austin:  Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman

 

Preview - Roberta Jean, Ways of Being, London:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

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Links - Saturday 09 September, 2023

 

 

Reviews - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, London:

Ailey Classics programme: Jonathan Gray, Gramilano

Modern Masters programme:  Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack

Contemporary Voices and Ailey Classics programmes:  Graham Watts, Bachtrack

 

Review - Sydney Dance Company, Ascent (triple bill), Melbourne:  Philipa Rothfield, Saturday Paper

 

Preview - Joffrey Ballet, Frankenstein (Scarlett), Chicago:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview Feature - Isaac Gasangwa fuses traditional Rwandese dance and modern street style in The African Dream, Vancouver:  Emily Lyth, Stir

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Links - Sunday 10 September, 2023

 

 

New York City Ballet at 75

 

Feature - 3 dancers who were there at the start:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

Feature - The long life and reach of George Balanchine’s Butterflies:  Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

 

Reviews - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, London:

Contemporary Voices:

Anna Pujol Castiblanque, Seeing Dance

Helen Hawkins, Arts Desk

Ailey Classics:  Nicola Claire, Seeing Dance

Ailey Classics & 21st Century Creations:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Review - Northern Ballet, Generations - 3 short ballets, Leeds:  Martin T Brooks, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Houston Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Neumeier), Houston:  Natalie De La Garza, Houston Press

 

Review - West Australian Ballet, echoes of VAN GOGH, Perth:  Rita Clarke, Limelight

 

Documentary Review - Swan Song (about the making of Karen Kain’s Swan Song for NBoCanada):  Daniel Reynolds, Brief Take

 

 

Preview Feature - Pontus Lidberg, lead choreographer, talks about Black Sabbath the Ballet:  Debra Craine, Times (share token)

 

Preview Feature - Tulsa Ballet, Creations in Studio K (mixed programme), Tulsa:  James D Watts Jr, Tulsa World

 

Q&A - Bringing dance history to life - a chat with 3 authors:  Sophie Bress, Fjord Review

 

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Links - Monday 11 September, 2023

 

New York City Ballet at 75

Feature - The Company was in peril. Then came a revival: Javier C Hernandez, NY Times

 

Reviews - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, London:

Contemporary Voices Programme: Sarah Crompton, The Observer.   Anna Selby, The Arbuturian

 Ailey Classics Programme: Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

21st Century Creations: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Reviews - Northern Ballet, Generations Triple Bill, Leeds:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Donald Hutera, The Times (+ share)

 

Review - West Australian Ballet, echoes of VAN GOGH, Perth: Deborah Jones, FollowSpot

 

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

 

Documentary Preview - National Ballet of Canada, Swan Song: Ryan O'Rourke, Collider.  Collider/2

 

Preview - Australian Ballet:  Dancers explore good and evil in ballet’s toughest role: Amanda Dunn, The Age

 

Book Preview - New York City Ballet: Choreography & Couture by Mark Happel, Photography - Pari Dukovic, NY Times

 

Feature - Rocío Molina is the queen of modern flamenco: Bridget Stringer-Holden, Straight.com

 

News - Li Cunxin given the keys of Brisbane: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

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Links - Tuesday 12 September, 2023

 

News - BBC Panorama programme - The dark side  of ballet schools:

Mark Daly, BBC News

Laurence Sleator, The Times (+ share). And lots more on 'body shaming' elsewhere.

And something of an alternative view: Sarah Dunsby, London Loves Business

 

Feature - War fought on a delicate front: Ballet in the Russo-Ukrainian War: Adrienne Chan, Harvard International Review

 

 

Review - Tanztheater Wuppertal, Liberté Cathédrale (Charmatz Premiere), Neviges, Germany: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

 

Review - Houston Ballet, Midsummer Night's Dream (Neumeier), Houston: Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle

 

Review - Estonian National Ballet, Alice in Wonderland (Schiavoni), Tallinn: Stuart Sweeney, Critical Dance

 

Review - Douglas Dunn + Dancers, Garden Party, New York: Erin Bomboy, Bachtrack

 

Review - Welcome to Campfire, The Pigeon and the Mouse, London: Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

 

 

News - Australian Ballet  2024 Season -  Oscar Wilde’s life story and more: 

Nadia Bailey, The Age

Deborah Jones, Limelight

 

News - City Ballet of San Diego 2023-2024 SeasonStaff, Ballet Herald

 

Book Features - The Boy from Kyiv by Marina Harss:

Sophie Bress, NY Observer

Susan Yung, Brooklyn Rail

 

Interview - Korean dancer/choreographer Eun-Me Ahn and Dragons: Sanjoy Roy, Guardian

 

 

And:  Kizomba culture is a life-enhancing expression of Angola’s diaspora: Oliver Basciano, Financial Times

 

1923 Archive - Anna Pavlova delivers grace and humour with a touch of the grotesque: Unattributed, The Times (+ share)

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Links - Wednesday 13 September, 2023

 

Obituary - Johaar Mosaval, Dancer: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

 

Reviews - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre:

 All programmes, London: Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

In a Sentimental Mood, Dancing Spirit: Vera Liber, BTG

21st Century Creations: Jann Parry, Gramilano

 

Review - West Australian Ballet, echoes of VAN GOGH, Perth: Isabelle Leclezio, Dance Australia

 

Report - Paris: Théâtre de la Ville gears up for reopening with outdoor dance festival: Laura Cappelle, Financial Times

 

Report - Shanghai Ballet returns to Amsterdam with new take on Swan LakeStaff, CGTN

 

 

Preview - Ballet National de Marseille/(La) Horde, Dance Reflections, New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Preview - Ballet Nights Premiere to feature 3 Royal Ballet stars, London: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

Audio Feature - Ballet Brothers, Isaac and Esteban Hernandez: Elizabeth Loewenthal Torres, Latino USA

 

Feature - In Fort Worth, celebrating the ballet legend Ben Stevenson: Jerome Weeks, KERA News

 

News - Ty King-Wall is to be Royal New Zealand Ballet’s next artistic director: Deborah Jones, FollowSpot

 

News - Birmingham Royal Ballet comes to Orlando: Stephi Wild, BWW Orlando

 

Book Review - Dance Cultures Around the World: Editors - Lynn E. Frederiksen & Shih-Ming Li Chang: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

And on a matter of current interest:

40 ways The Royal Ballet School has enhanced student experience over the past decade: Staff, European Business Review

 

 

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Links - Thursday 14 September, 2023

 

Feature - Filling Station: Finding ‘Ghost Collaborators’ for an All-American Ballet: Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Feature - ‘It’s not exactly Swan Lake, is it?’: inside the making of the Black Sabbath ballet: Neil McCormick, Telegraph

 

Reviews - Rupert Christiansen, Spectator

Northern Ballet, Generations Triple BillLeeds

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, First programme, London

 

News - Northern Ballet announces a Beauty & the Beast  tour: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

News - National Ballet of Canada - Piotr Stanczyk to take a final bow in PassionStaff, Ballet Herald

 

 

News - Ty King-Wall is to be Royal New Zealand Ballet’s next artistic director:

Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

Maddy Briggs, Limelight

Andre Chumko, Stuff.co

 

Preview - Sam Steiner/Kristen McNally/Francesca Hayward/Alexander Campbell - The Limit, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Book Preview - New York City Ballet: Choreography & Couture by Mark Happel, Photography - Pari Dukovic: Landon Peoples, Elle

 

 

And then:

‘Just jump on the spot if you can’t keep up’: my 90 minutes of ballet for beginners: Jennifer Wong, Guardian

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Links - Friday 15 September, 2023

 

Review - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre: 13 September Programme, London: G J Dowler, Classical Source

 

Review - The 10th Hong Kong Tap Festival: Natasha Rogai, SCMP

 

Review - Ambiguous Dance Company, Rhythm of Human, London: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Preview - New York City Ballet's 75th Anniversary Season: Caedra Scott-Flaherty, NY Observer

 

Preview - Pam Tanowitz & David Lang, Song of Songs, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Documentary Review - Lift : The choreography of mentoring young talents: Claire Shaffer, NY Times

 

News - Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands embarks on six-month UK tour: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

 

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Links - Saturday 16 September, 2023

 

Obituaries - Erik Aschengreen, historian and critic who illuminated Danish dance: 

Alastair Macaulay, NY Times

Marina Harss, Gramilano

 

 

Interview - Meet Aaron Watkin, British ballet’s new champion: Debra Craine, The Times (+ share)

 

Interview -  Julie Kent opens up on helping to lead Houston Ballet: Adrienne Jones, Paper City Magazine

 

 

Reviews - Ambiguous Dance Company, Rhythm of Human, London:

Louise Levene, Financial Times

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Review - Matthew Bourne/New Adventures, Romeo and Juliet, Bradford: James Ballands, BTG

 

Review - Australasian Dance Collective/Maxine Doyle, Salamander, Brisbane: Deborah Jones, FollowSpot

 

 

News - Vogue World to donate £2m to London-based arts organisations, including the Royal Ballet & Rambert: Nadia Khomami, Guardian

 

Surprise News - San Francisco Ballet to do Nutcracker at Christmas: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

News - Kansas City Ballet to stage N American premiere of Jekyll & HydeStaff, Ballet Herald

 

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Links - Sunday 17 September, 2023

 

News - World premiere of film of Kenneth MacMillan’s Sea of TroublesGraham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Feature - Memento: A riveting Holocaust story unlike any other ballet: Uriel Peizer, Jerusalem Post

 

Book Reviews - Ballet Confidential and Soar, by David McAllister: Jennifer Shennan, ... on dancing

 

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Links - Monday 18 September, 2023

 

 

New York City Ballet at 75

 

Feature - Original Cast Members talk about their experiences making Jewels:  Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

 

 

Review - Royal Danish Ballet, Scottish Symphony, La Sylphide, Copenhagen:  Eva Kistrup, Copenhagen Report for Danceview Times

 

Review - London:  Sarah Crompton, Observer

Dancing City Festival

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Dancing Spirit, In a Sentimental Mood

 

Review - Ambiguous Dance Company, Rhythm of Human, London:  Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

 

Review - Royal Czech Ballet, Sleeping Beauty, Canberra:  Staff, CBR City News

 

Review - Welcome to Campfire, The Pigeon and the Mouse, London:  Guillermo Nazara, First Night Magazine

 

Exhibition Review - Border Crossings: Exile and American Modern Dance 1900 – 1955, New York:  Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review

 

 

News - Australian Ballet launches 2024 season:  Staff, Dance Australia

 

Background Features - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Black Sabbath The Ballet, Birmingham: 

Asmita Sarkar, Birmingham World

Lisa O’Brien, Express and Star

 

Preview Feature - Alleluia Panis, AD Kularts talks about her new work Nursing these wounds, San Francisco:  Mary Carbonara, 48 Hills

 

Preview - Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, Vancouver:  Janet Smith, Stir

 

Interview - Russell Janzen, retiring principal NYCB:  Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel, Gramilano

 

Feature - Pacific Northwest Ballet’s new guard brings diversity centre stage:  Marcie Tillman, Crosscut

 

Feature - Francesca Hayward (Royal Ballet) shares her top tips for Fashion Week:  Jessica Davis, Harper's Bazaar

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Links - Tuesday 19 September, 2023

 

 

Video Feature - Li Cun Xin on retiring as AD Queensland ballet:  Staff, ABC News

 

Late Review from March - National Ballet of Canada, Anima Animus, Concerto, Angels’ Atlas, New York:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Cincinnati Ballet, 60th Anniversary Season mixed programme, Cincinnati:  David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer

 

Reviews - Royal Czech Ballet, Sleeping Beauty, Canberra:

Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

Bill Stephens OAM, Australian Arts Review

 

Review - serpentwithfeet, Heart of Brick, New York:  Carla Escoda, Bachtrack

 

Review - Circa, Eternity, Brisbane:  Robert Veel, Limelight

 

Streamed Review - Vienna State Ballet, Don Quixote (Nureyev):  Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International

 

Preview - Australian Ballet, Swan Lake, Melbourne & on tour:  Staff, Australian Arts Review

 

Preview Feature - BodyVox at 26, Portland:  Bob Hicks, Oregon Arts Watch

 

Preview - Ballet Hispánico, Doña Perón, Edmonton:  Eric Volmer’s, Edmonton Journal

 

Film Preview - Yorke Dance Project, Sea of Troubles (MacMillan), London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

News - Richmond Ballet’s AD Stoner Winslet stepping down and Ma Cong appointed:  Colleen Curran, Richmond Times-Dispatch

 

Book Feature - A look at 3 books that explore dance life:  Elizabeth Zimmer, Village Voice

 

Feature - Dumb Instrument Dance rejects ageism:  Emily Lyth, Stir

 

Featurette - Graduate story: Lachlan Monaghan (BRB):  Staff, Dance Australia

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Links - Wednesday 20 September, 2023

 

 

Reviews - Australian Ballet, Swan Lake, Melbourne:

Rhys Ryan, Limelight

Tim Byrne, Guardian

Yvette Grant, The Conversation

Alex First, J-Wire

 

Review - Atlanta Ballet, La Sylphide (Kobborg), Atlanta:  Gillian Anne Renault, Arts Atl

 

 

Feature - At New York City Ballet’s 75th birthday bash, a mingling of old and new:  Julia Jacobs, NY Times

 

Interview - Li Cun Xin, retiring AD Queensland Ballet:  Suzannah Conway, Arts Hub

 

Feature - Andrea Miller asks why don’t we know more about Bronislava Nijinska?:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

 

Preview - Dance in Fall 2023, Washington & DC area:  André Hereford, Metro Weekly

 

Preview - New English Ballet Theatre, The Genesis Dance Project, Hornchurch & London:  AA Cristi, Broadway World

 

Preview - Houston Ballet, Tu Tu mixed programme, Houston:  Margaret Downing, Houston Press

 

Preview - Sean Dorsey Dance, The Lost Art of Dreaming, San Francisco:  David-Elijah Nahmod, Bay Area Reporter 

 

Preview - Tala Lee-Turton, Parler Femme, Barnsley:  Staff, Yorkshire Post

 

Preview - Paula Quintana, Las Alegrías, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

Report - Petipa Heritage Foundation Awards 2023, San Francisco:  Kyra Launcher, Pointe Magazine

 

News - Dancers’ proposal aims to limit time talent is put on unpaid ‘standby’:  Giverny Masso, Stage

 

Feature - Stephanie Powell, dancer & teacher:  Tess Kazenoff, Long Beach Business Journal

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Links - Thursday 21 September, 2023

 

 

Review - New York City Ballet, NYCB at 75: Jewels, New York:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Swan Lake, Melbourne:  Savannah Indigo, Arts Hub

 

Review - Ailey 2, mixed programme, Canterbury:  Nicola Rayner, Stage

 

Review - Smuin Contemporary Ballet, Dance Series 1, Walnut Creek:  Heather Desaulniers, Critical Dance

 

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

Dominic Corr, Reviews Hub

Simon Thompson, Seen and Heard International

 

Review - Emma Broad, Evie Logan, Lulu Qiu, Our Jurisdiction, Auckland:  Teianna Chenkovich, NZ Theatreview

 

 

Preview - Kidd Pivot/Theatre Hybrid, Assembly Hall (world premiere), Vancouver:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview - American Repertory Ballet, Elevate (triple bill), New Brunswick:  Staff, New Jersey Stage

 

Preview - Alice Ripoll, Zona Franca, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Love Rocks, Aspen:  Kimberley Nicoletti, Aspen Times

 

Preview - New Works Festival, Vancouver:  Janet Smith, Stir

 

Film Preview - Misty Copeland & Leyla Fayyaz, Flower:  Emily Wilson, 48 Hills

 

 

Feature - On retiring from New York City Ballet, Russell Janzen:  NY Times

 

Feature - Melissa Barak, AD Los Angeles Ballet:  Steven Vargas, LA Times

 

Feature - Trajal Harrell, choreographer:  Laura Cappelle, NY Times

 

Feature - Moral dilemmas of working in dance in today’s Russia:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

News - Lise Houlton retires as AD Minnesota Dance Theatre:  Sheila Regan, Star Tribune

 

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Links - Friday 22 September, 2023

 

 

Obituary - Laura Bleiberg, dance writer:  Staff, Culture OC

 

 

Review - New York City Ballet, NYCB at 75: Jewels, New York:  Ivy Lin, Bachtrack

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Swan Lake, Melbourne:  Paul Solar, Australian Arts Review

 

Reviews - Eun-Me Ahn Company, Dragons, London:

Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

David Mead, Seeing Dance

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Siobhan Murphy, Stage

 

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

 

Review - New Zealand Opera & Black Grace, (m)Orpheus, Wellington:  Jennifer Shannon, ... on dancing

 

 

Preview - Gerald Arpino (co-founder Joffrey Ballet) Centennial Celebration, Chicago:  Kyle MacMillan, Chicago Sun Times

 

Preview - Royal Opera House, Rhythm in Resilience Festival, London:  Staff, London Post

 

Preview - Northern Ballet, The Nutcracker (Nixon), Leeds:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview - Miami City Ballet, 23/24 season, Miami:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview - Joffrey Ballet, Frankenstein (Scarlett), Chicago:  Staff, En Face Magazine

 

Preview - Los Angeles Ballet, 23/24 season, Los Angeles:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview - San Francisco Dance Film Festival, San Francisco:  Anita Katz, SF Examiner

 

 

Feature - How New York City Ballet is celebrating its 75th anniversary:  Charles Isherwood, Playbill

 

Feature - Fallen Angels Dance Theatre:  Matthew Dougherty, Chester Standard

 

Film Feature - The Red Shoes has several unfashionable lessons for us today:  Robin Ashenden, Spectator

 

Feature - Pilates and Strength and Conditioning at the Royal Ballet School:  Steven Jenkins, Feast

 

Audio Interview - Graham Lustig, AD Oakland Ballet, talks about his sights and sounds recommendations:  Jeneé Darden, KALW

 

 

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Links - Saturday 23 September, 2023

 

 

Reviews - Louise Levine, FT

Northern Ballet, Generations (triple bill), Leeds

English National Ballet, Our Voices (triple bill), London

 

Reviews - English National Ballet, Our Voices (triple bill), London:

Jonathan Gray, Bachtrack

Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

David Mead, Seeing Dance

David Jays, Standard

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Debra Craine, Times (share token)

Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

Siobhan Murphy, Stage

Mark Monahan, Telegraph (behind paywall)

 

Review - Scottish Ballet, Twice Born (double bill), Glasgow:  Mary Brennan, Herald Scotland

 

Review - Paris Opera Ballet, Gala Performance, Paris:  Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

Feature - Lily Templeton, WWD

 

Review - Houston Ballet, Tu Tu triple bill (inc Delmira), Houston:  Margaret Downing, Houston Press

 

 

Preview - The Royal Ballet celebrates Bronislava Nijinska with Insight Day, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Fall for Dance North 2023, Toronto:  Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

 

Preview - Ballet Met, Nine Sinatra Songs, The Times Are Racing, Vespers, Columbus:  Staff, En Face Magazine

 

 

Feature - Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, choreographer, talks about creating Delmira for Houston Ballet and more:  Adrienne Jones, Paper City

 

Interview - Chris Fonseca, dancer & choreographer:  Sasha Mistlin, Guardian

 

Feature - Rocío Molina, flamenco innovator:  Janet Smith, Stir

 

Feature - Misty Copeland talks about making the film Flower:  Cristina Cuomo, The Purist

 

News - Jodie Gates departs Cincinnati Ballet after only 13 months as AD:  Nikki Kingery, Cincinnati Business Journal

 

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Links - Sunday 24 September, 2023

 

Feature - Ballet v machismo: Latin American dancers challenging old-fashioned ideas of manhood: Naomi Larsson Piñeda, Guardian

 

Reviews - English National Ballet, Our Voices (triple bill), London:

Toby White, The Arbuturian

John O'Dwyer, Seen and Heard

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Swan Lake, Melbourne: Deborah Jones, FollowSpot

 

Reviews - Scottish Ballet, Twice Born Double Bill, Glasgow:

Mark Brown, The National

Lorna Irvine, Fjord Review

 

Review - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, 21st Century Creations Quad Bill, London: Sara Veale, Fjord Review

 

Review - Court Theatre, Dance Nation, Christchurch: Ruth Agnew, Theatreview

 

Review - Matthew Lutz-Kinoy: Filling Station, Ballet at the Pump, New York: Robert Greskovic, Wall St Journal

 

Archive (Feb 2023) - San Francisco Ballet, Kin, Gateway to the Sun, Violin Concerto, San Francisco: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

News - Dynamo – biography of The Royal Ballet star Michael Somes by Sarah Woodcock: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Documentary Review - Lift : a triumphant tale at the Ballet: Joey Moser, Awards Daily

 

 

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Links - Monday 25 September, 2023

 

Review - Arpino Chicago Centennial Celebration/Joffrey Ballet, Chicago: Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune

 

Review - Wanjiru Kamuyu, A disguised welcome, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Archive Pt 2 (Feb 2023) - San Francisco Ballet, Emergence, The Queen's Daughter, BOLERO, San Francisco: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

News - Los Angeles Ballet 2023-24 Season: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

Report - Tony Iommi makes surprise appearance on stage at BLACK SABBATH ballet premiere: Staff, Blabbermouth.net

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Links - Tuesday 26 September, 2023

 

Feature - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Black Sabbath: The Ballet, Birmingham: Alex Marshall, NY Times

 

Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Petite Mort, Sechs Tänze, Cacti, Seattle: Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times

 

Reviews - New York City Ballet, NYCB at 75: Jewels, New York:

Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

Mary Cargill, Danceviewtimes

 

Review - China National Opera and Dance Drama, Tide of Era, Hong Kong: Natasha Rogai, SCMP

 

Review -  Marrugeku,  Jurrungu Ngan-ga [Straight Talk]', Perth, WA: Jonathan W Marshall, Dance Australia

 

Preview - BalletBoyz, England on Fire, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Aditi Mangaldas, Forbidden, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

Feature - Get to know Washington Ballet’s Acting Artistic Director Trinidad Vives: Staff, En Face Magazine

 

News - Royal Ballet to perform The Cellist and Anemoi  this Autumn: Stephi Wild, BWW UK Regional

 

News - Dutch National Ballet’s Giselle opens next month: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

News - Northern Ballet’s Nutcracker returns to Leeds: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

News - Dance writer Luke Jennings on body shaming at UK’s top ballet schools: Graham Spicer, Gramilano 

 

News - Misty Copeland wants Apple to add diverse pointe-shoe emojis. She has a good reason: Alexandra Del Rosario, LA Times

 

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Links - Wednesday, 27 September, 2023

 

Preview - Martha Graham Dance Company, Centennial Celebration begins (with a new Rodeo): Victoria Looseleaf, SF Classical Voice

 

Review - New York City Ballet, NYCB at 75: Jewels, New York: Marina Harss, Fjord Review (Unrestricted)

  - News item - Nancy Chen, CBS News

 

Reviews - Scottish Ballet, Twice Born Double Bill, Glasgow:

Kelly Apter, Scotsman

Fergus Morgan, The Stage

 

Reviews - The Lyon Dance Biennial: 

Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

Laura Cappelle, Financial Times

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Swan Lake, Melbourne: Karen Van Ulzen, Dance Australia

 

Preview -  McOnie Company, Nutcracker, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Feature - Ray Johnson’s elusive dream: ‘I want to dance’: Jenny Harris, NY Times

 

 

News - National Ballet of Ukraine announces Canadian tour: Sara Harowitz, Straight.com

 

News - New York City Ballet - a new book to mark its 75th Anniversary: Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD

 

News - The Youth America Grand Prix has come to Sydney: Karen Van Ulzen, Dance Australia

 

Photo Album - Birmingham Royal Ballet: World premiere Black Sabbath – The Ballet: Johan Persson, Gramilano

 

And:

‘Quite a surprise’: Angela Rippon stuns viewers and experts with Strictly splits: Rachel Hall, Guardian

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Links - Thursday 28 September, 2023

 

Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Black Sabbath - The Ballet, Birmingham: Mark Monahan, Telegraph

 

Reviews - Kyiv City Ballet, A Tribute to Peace Mixed Bill, London:

Debra Craine, The Times (+ share)

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Tour Reviews - Ailey 2, Enemy in the Figure, Freedom Series, The Hunt, Revelations, Canterbury & Plymouth:

Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk

Karen Bussell, BTG

 

Review - English National Ballet, Our Voices (triple bill), London: Rupert Christiansen, Spectator

 

Review - New York City Ballet, NYCB at 75: Jewels, New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc/2

 

Reviews - Stephanie Mohr/Aurélia Thierrée/Fukiko Takase, The Yellow Wallpaper, London:

Chris Wiegand, Guardian

Charlotte Kasner, SeeingDance

Anya Ryan, The Stage

 

Review - Akeim Toussiant Buck/Crystal Zillwood, Souls and Cells, London: Nicola Claire, SeeingDance

 

Review - Petipa Awards Gala, San Francisco: Margaret Willis, Bachtrack

 

 

Interview - Alejanro Cerruda, AD of Charlotte Ballet, Brad Wheeler, Globe & Mail

 

News - Scottish Ballet has gender-swapping new Cinderella: Catriona Stewart, Herald.  + Scotsman

 

News - October DanceWatch: White Bird fête, Swan Lake, butoh, flamenco & more: Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon Artswatch

 

News - New York City Ballet's orchestra is unhappy: 

Haley Brown, NY Post

Joshua Wright, BWW

 

Book Review - Dynamo, Michael Somes – A life in the Royal Ballet by Sarah Woodcock: Jann Parry, Gramilano

 

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Links - Friday 29 September, 2023

 

Reviews - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Black Sabbath - The Ballet, Birmingham: 

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Debra Craine, The Times (+ share)

Louise Levene, Financial Times

Diane Parkes, WhatsOnStage

David Jays, Evening Standard

Guy Oddy, Arts Desk

Alison Brinkworth, Birmingham Live

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

David Mead, SeeingDance

John Kennedy, Reviews Hub

Fionnuala Bourke, Yahooo!News

Alison Norton, Express & Star

Rachel Louise Martin, West End, Best Friend

Rich Hobson, LouderSound

 

Reviews - New York City Ballet, Balanchine 4-Bill, New York:

Ivy Lin, Bachtrack

Mary Cargill, Danceviewtimes

 

Review - New York City Ballet, NYCB at 75: Jewels, New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Swan Lake, Melbourne: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review

 

Review - BalletX, Credo, Honey, Exalt, New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Review - Queensland Ballet and collaborators, Strictly Gershwin, Brisbane: Michelle Potter, ... 0n dancing

 

Review - Matthew Bourne/New Adventures, Romeo and Juliet, Glasgow: Mary Brennan, Herald

 

Review - Stephanie Mohr/Aurélia Thierrée/Fukiko Takase, The Yellow Wallpaper, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Review - Compañía Rocío Molina, Fallen From Heaven (Caída del Cielo), Vancouver: Howard Harowitz, Straight.com

 

 

News - Royal Academy of Dance acquires Dancing Times photographic archive: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

News - Septime Webre’s The Great Gatsby Returns to Hong Kong: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

Q&A - Misty Copeland &  Babatunji Johnson on a new dance film, FlowerToba Singer, Culture Vulture

 

News - Orchestras in danger: 

Royal Opera House: The Stage

Northern Ballet: Slipped Disc

 

And:

Picture Essay - Go Team Sharkie!: Scotland’s disco lassies: Giulia Frigieri, Guardian

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Links - Saturday, 30 September, 2023

 

Reviews - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Black Sabbath - The Ballet, Birmingham: 

Graham Watts, Bachtrack

Youssra Al-Hajji, Redbrick

 

Review - BalletX, Credo, Exalt, Honey, New York: Carla Escoda, Bachtrack

 

Reviews - Kyiv City Ballet, A Tribute to Peace Mixed Bill, London:

Rachel Nouchi, BTG

David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Review - English National Ballet, Our Voices (triple bill), London: Sara Veale, Fjord Review

 

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Swan Lake, Melbourne: Stephanie Glickman, Australian Stage

 

Review - Smaïl Kanouté, Never Twenty-One, New York: Marina Harss, Fjord Review

 

Review - Solène Weinachter: After All, London: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Preview - Emanuel Gat Dance, LoveTrain2020, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

Interview - Pam Tanowitz, Choreographer: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

News - Scottish Ballet’s pirouette turns Cinderella into a man: Jeremy Watson, The Times (+ share)

 

News - Northern Ballet announce UK tour of Tortoise & the HareStephanie Bateman, Doncaster Free Press

 

News - NYCB  Principal Dancer Russell Janzen bids farewell after 16 years: Terry Trucco, Playbill

 

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