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Links - Sunday 01 October, 2023

 

 

Obituary - Rudy Perez, choreographer:  Deborah Rankin, LA Times

 

 

Review - Ballet Nights 2023, Programme 1, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Review - Fall for Dance 2023, Programme 1, New York:  Marina Kennedy, Broadway World

 

Review - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Romeo and Juliet, Glasgow:  W Hamilton, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Stephanie Mohr/Aurélia Thierrée/Fukiko Takase, The Yellow Wallpaper, London:  Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

 

Review - Rocio Molina, Caída del Cielo, Vancouver:  Janet Smith, Stir

 

 

Preview - Philadelphia Ballet, Carmen (Corella - world premiere), Philadelphia:  Kyra Laubacher, Pointe Magazine

 

Preview - Birmingham Royal Ballet, mixed programme, Orlando:  Brooke Savage, Click Orlando

 

Preview - Chitresh Das Dance, Invoking the River, San Francisco:  Mary Carbonara, 48 Hills

 

 

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

 

News - Northern Ballet’s decision to cut live music:

Nathan Hyde, Yorkshire Post

Staff, Musicians' Union

 

Feature - How a former Salvation Army soup kitchen became Toronto’s most vibrant hub for dance:  Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

 

News Feature - American Ballet Theatre ‘excited’ about return to China in November:  Laura Zhou, South China Morning Post

 

Feature - Rosalind Crisp, choreographer & collaborative artist:  Gracia Haby, Fjord Review

 

Interview - Sean Dorsey, choreographer:  Marke B, 48 Hills

 

Interview - Director Chelsea McMullan talks about documentary Swan Song:  Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig Van

 

 

 

 

 

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Links - Monday 02 October, 2023

 

 

Reviews - Royal Ballet, Don Quixote, London:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Review - Sarah Crompton, Observer

Birmingham Royal Ballet, Black Sabbath - The Ballet, Birmingham

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

 

Review - Fall for Dance 2023, New York:  Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Reviews - Ballet Nights 2023, Programme 1, London:

David Mead, Seeing Dance

John O’Dwyer, Seen and Heard International

Chris Omaweng, London Theatre 1

Amber Woodward, The Spy in the Stalls

 

Review - Queensland Ballet, Strictly Gershwin, Brisbane:  Suzannah Conway, Arts Hub

 

Review - Kyiv City Ballet, mixed programme, London:  Vikki Jane Vile, Bachtrack

 

Review - Melbourne Academy of Arts & Australian National Youth Ballet, The Nutcracker, Melbourne:  Stephanie Glickman, Australian Stage

 

 

Preview Feature - In the Studio with NW Dance Project, Portland:  Bob Hicks, Oregon Arts Watch

 

Preview Feature - Sheena Chundi & Deepa P Mani, Touch, Melbourne:  Broadsheet

 

 

News - Li Cun Xin promotes two dancers on stage at Queensland Ballet:  Staff, Australian Arts Review

 

News - National Ballet of Ukraine to tour to 10 cities in Canada:  Anthony Bonaparte, The Suburban

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Links - Tuesday 03 October, 2023

 

 

Obituary - Rudy Perez, choreographer:  Wendy Perron, Blog

 

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Bourrée Fantasque, Anon, Slaughter on 10th Avenue, New York:  Mary Cargill, Danceview Times

 

Reviews - Royal Ballet, Don Quixote, London:

Siobhan Murphy, Stage

Gary Naylor, Broadway World

Debra Craine, Times (share token)

 

Review - San Francisco Ballet, Next@90 Festival programme 3, San Francisco:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Reviews - Fall for Dance 2023:

Nadia Vostrikov, Ballet Herald

Programme 1, New York:  Joel Benjamin, Theater Scene

 

Review - Ballet Nights 2023, Programme 1, London:  Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack

 

Review - Queensland Ballet, Strictly Gershwin (Deane), Brisbane:  Denise Richardson, Dance Australia

 

Review - Smuin Contemporary Ballet, triple bill, San Francisco:  Woody Weingarten, Local News Matters

 

Review - Derby Festé 2023, Derby:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Zhou Liya & Han Zhen, Mulan, Washington:  Mary Lincer, Broadway World

 

Reviews - Why Not Theatre, The Mahabharata, London:

Arifa Akbar, Guardian

Chris Lilly, Reviews Hub

 

Documentary Review - Swan Song (about NB Canada’s Swan Lake):  Andrew Parker, The Gate

 

 

Video Preview - Philadelphia Ballet, Carmen, Philadelphia:  Karen Rogers, 6 ABC

 

Preview - Oregon Ballet Theatre, Swan Lake (Stowell), Portland:  Staff, En Face Magazine

 

 

Interview - Ty King-Wall, new AD Royal New Zealand Ballet:  Leila Lois, Dance Australia

 

Interview - Stanford Makishi, AD Fall for Dance:  Thomas Baker, En Face Magazine

 

News - Empire State Building to be lit in honour of New York City Ballet’s 75th Anniversary:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Opinion - An unconventional prescription for an invisible epidemic:  Steven Melendez, Kake

 

Feature - Laura Griffiths, Australian Ballet:  Amy Hume, Midland Express

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Links - Wednesday 4 October, 2023

 

Feature - Allegra Kent conjures ‘messages from the air, the atmosphere’: Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Interview - Alexander Campbell on The Limit – a new work for The Royal Ballet: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

 

Reviews - Royal Ballet, Don Quixote, London:

Louise Levene, Financial Times

Vikki Jane Vile, Bachtrack

 

Reviews - Ballet Nights 2023, Programme 1, London:

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

Vera Liber, BTG

 

Review - Matthew Bourne/ New Adventures, Romeo and Juliet, Glasgow & London:

Lorna Irvine, Fjord Review

George Kan, Brooklyn Rail

 

Review - New York City Ballet at 75, Week 2 4-Bill, New York: Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review

 

Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Black Sabbath - The Ballet, Birmingham: Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine

 

Review - Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, Liberté Cathédrale, Velbert: Amit Noy, Brooklyn Rail

 

Review - Stephanie Mohr/Aurélia Thierrée/Fukiko Takase, The Yellow Wallpaper, London: Rachel Nouchi, BTG

 

Review - Matthew Lutz-Kinoy: Filling Station, Ballet at the Pump, New York: Susan Yung, Brooklyn Rail

 

Review - Charleen Chidiac, Charade, New York: Anya Bernstein, Brooklyn Rail

 

Stream Review - Australian Ballet, Swan Lake, Melbourne: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

 

 

Preview - Ballet BC, HERE - Bolero X, Enemy in the Figure, Vancouver: Raynee Novak, Straight.com

 

Preview - Let's All Dance, Sleeping Beauty, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Book Review - Rudolf Nureyev As I Remember Him by Patricia Boccadoro: Vera Liber, BTG

 

Feature - The best Ballet-centric movies ever made: Soniya Hinduja, Movieweb

 

News - Birmingham Royal Ballet announces BRB2’s 2024 UK Tour: Staff, Theatre Weekly

 

News - Sydney Dance Company announces 2024 season: Maddy Briggs, Limelight

 

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Links - Thursday 05 October, 2023

 

 

Review - Ballet Nights 2023, Programme 1, London:  Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk

 

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

Velda Harris, British Theatre Guide

Sarah Crabtree, The Star

Clare Jenkins, On Yorkshire Magazine

 

Review - Arpino Chicago Centennial Celebration, Chicago:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Ailey 2, mixed programme inc. Revelations, Birmingham:  John Kennedy, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Olivier Tarpaga, Once the dust settles, the flowers bloom, New York:  Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Review - Dance at Melbourne Fringe, Melbourne:  Andrew Fuhrmann, The Age

Gemma + Molly, Lush

Deepa Mani and Sheena Chundee, Touch

 

 

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

 

Preview - New works, mostly by women, dominate the Canadian dance landscape this fall, Canada: Rebecca Ritzel, Globe and Mail

 

Preview - Royal Ballet, Winter Season 23/24, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Oregon Ballet Theatre, Swan Lake (Stowell), Portland:  Martha Ullman West, Oregon Arts Watch

 

Preview - Cork City Ballet, Swan Lake (30th Anniversary Celebration), Cork:  Sara Rountree, Cork Beo

 

 

Book Feature - Marina Harss, The Boy from Kyiv:  Martha Anne Tolle, Pointe Magazine

 

Feature - Ballet on the road:  what goes into a regional ballet tour (Australian Ballet):  Ava Cadee, Arts Hub

 

Feature - Frances Rings, AD Bangarra Dance Theatre on creating Yuldea:  Karl Quinn, The Age

 

Feature - Afro-Dabke, where Palestine and Cameroon meet to dance:  Zena Al Tahhan, Al Jazeera

 

Feature - DamaDamTal & Elitsa Ganeva on their production Dream and Redeem:  Alex Ehrenreich, Japan Times

 

Podcast - Comfort Eating with Shirley Ballas:  Grace Dent, Guardian

 

Gallery - The London ballet school breaking racial barriers:  Alishia Abodunde, Guardian via Reuters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Links - Friday 06 October, 2023

 

 

Review - Royal Ballet, Don Quixote, London:  Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk

 

Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Black Sabbath the Ballet, Birmingham:  Douglas Schulz, The Conversation

 

Reviews - Kate Prince/ZooNation, Message in a Bottle, London:

David Jays, Standard

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Jane Darcy, Reviews Hub

 

Reviews - Ailey 2, mixed programme inc. Revelations, Birmingham:

David Mead, Seeing Dance

Alison Brinkworth, Birmingham Mail

 

Review - Queensland Ballet, Strictly Gershwin (Deane), Brisbane:  Mitch Broom, Q News

 

Review - Olivier Tarpaga, Once the dust settles, the flowers bloom, New York:  Carla Escoda, Bachtrack

 

Review - Tavaziva Dance, Boy’s Khaya, London:  Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Linda Austin, 3 miles of possible (mile 3), Portland:  Amy Leona Havin, Oregon Arts Watch

 

 

Preview Feature - Sting was moved to tears as he watched his songs come to life (Message in a Bottle), Sydney:  John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald

 

Book Feature - Marina Harss, The Boy from Kyiv:  Faye Arthurs, Dance Magazine

 

Feature - Wubkje Kuindersma on creating Echoes of Van Gogh for West Australian Ballet:  Staff, Have A Go News

 

Interview - Aditi Mangaldas, choreographer:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

 

News - World Ballet Day 2023:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World; Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

News - Northern Ballet: Musicians protest about planned cuts:  Matthew Hemley, Stage

 

News - Opera Ballet Vlaanderen will do away with hierarchy and seasonal contracts:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Links - Saturday 07 October, 2023

 

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Gala 2023 (Who Cares?, Glass Pieces) plus a couple of other performances, New York:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Reviews - Royal Ballet, Don Quixote, London:

Jann Parry, Gramilano

Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle

 

Reviews - Michael Keegan-Dolan/Teaċ Dam, MÁM, London:

Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Siobhan Murphy, Stage

 

Review - Fall for Dance 2023, Programme 3, New York:  Joel Benjamin, Theater Scene

 

Review - Queensland Ballet, Strictly Gershwin (Deane), Brisbane:  Madelyn Cupe, Fjord Review

 

Documentary Review - David Petersen, LIFT:  Arimeta Drop, Vanity Fair

 

 

Preview - Company MEK, Father Politics, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Wisper

 

 

Gallery - Boston Ballet, Fall Experience (mixed programme), Boston:  Addison Y Liu, Harvard Crimson

 

Feature - Dancers and video game characters merge in the Uncanny Valley:  Margaret Fuhrer, NY Times

 

 

News - Northern Ballet Sinfonia members launch campaign to keep the company’s music live:  Florence Lockheart, Classical Music

 

News - Cuban National Ballet starts celebrations for its 75th anniversary:  Staff, Cuba News

 

 

Fashion Gallery - Inside New York City Ballet’s star-studded Fall Gala, New York:  Marissa DeSantis, NY Observer

Tiler Peck (NYCB) gets ready for the evening:  Camille Freestone, Coveteur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Links - Sunday 8 October, 2023

 

Interview - Wayne McGregor: I was a disco dancer who’d never had a ballet lesson: Alice Thomson, The Times (+ share)

 

Feature - Danny Boyle, on bringing a hip-hop The Matrix to Manchester: Debra Craine, The Times (+ share)

 

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Balanchine 4-Bill, New York: Mary Cargill, Danceviewtimes

 

Review - Martha Graham Dance Company, Graham 100 Mixed Bill, Los Angeles: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review

 

Review - New York City Center, Fall for Dance Festival, Program 1: New York: Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review

 

Review - Boston Ballet, Fall Experience (mixed programme), Boston: Jeffrey Gantz, Boston Globe

 

Review - Kate Prince/ZooNation, Message in a Bottle, London: Vera Liber, BTG

 

Reviews -  Melbourne Fringe 2023: Andrew Fuhrmann, The Age

 

Review - Bangarra Dance Theatre, Yuldea, Stephanie Glickman, Australian Stage

 

 

Preview - Flyaway Productions/Jo Kreiter, If I Give You My Sorrows, San Francisco: Anita Katz, SF Examiner

 

News - Boston Ballet highlights old, new & reinvented works for new season: Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald

 

News - Vancouver,  Fall arts picks: dance: Sara Horowitz, Straight.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Links - Monday 9 October, 2023

 

Review - Royal Ballet, Don Quixote, London: Sarah Crompton, The Observer

 

 

Review - New York City Center, Fall for Dance Festival, Programs 1 & 2: New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Reviews - Kate Prince/ZooNation, Message in a Bottle, London:

Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

Nicola Claire, SeeingDance

 

Reviews - Dance Umbrella, Change Tempo: Girl's Notes, Comme Un Symbole; London Battle:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Review - Katherina Radeva/Liz Aggiss, Rachel Krishche & Lucy Suggate: 40/40, Manchester: David Cunningham, BTG

 

Review - American Contemporary Ballet, The Rite Showing with Burlesque, Los Angeles: Jillian Verzwyvelt, Ballet Herald

 

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Links - Tuesday 10 October, 2023

 

Review - Kate Prince/ZooNation, Message in a Bottle, London: Graham Watts, Bachtrack

 

Review - Czech National Ballet, Beyond Vibrations: Moving Rooms, Frank Bridge Variations, Fly Paper Bird, Prague: Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack

 

Review - Philadelphia Ballet, Carmen (Corella), Philadelphia: Camille Bacon-Smith, Broad Street Review

 

Review - Dance Umbrella, Change Tempo: Girl's Notes, Comme Un Symbole, London: Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

 

 

Interview - Misty Copeland's dedication to inclusion spans many projects: Brooke Lefferts, Independent

 

News - Ballet Nights comes to Lanterns Studio Theatre this month: Stephi Wild, BWW UK

 

News - Stuttgart Ballet’s Creations XIII-XV to showcase 3 World Premieres: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

News - Hope springs online in unique collaboration: Jason Blake, Limelight

 

News - Classic Chinese novel adapted into a ballet production: Chen Nan, China Daily

 

News - Master Hula teacher Patrick Makuakāne receives MacArthur Award: Janos Gereben, SF Classical Voice

 

 

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Links - Wednesday 11 October, 2023

 

Feature - Balanchine Blue: The Empire State Building will honour 'City Ballet at 75’ tonight:

Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

Chava Pearl Lansky, Pointe Magazine

 

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

Ivy Lin, Bachtrack

Marina Harss, Fjord Review

 

Review /Photo Album - La Scala Ballet, Swan Lake (Smirnova & Tissi), Milan: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Review - Bangarra Dance Theatre, Yuldea, Melbourne: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review. (Unrestricted)

 

Review - Melbourne Fringe/Bass Fam Collective, Matador sabor de amor, Melbourne: Stephanie Glickman, Australian Stage

 

Review - Taranaki Dance Trust, Contentedness, Equilibrium, New Plymouth, NZ: Cameron McHugh, Theatreview

 

Preview - Via Injabulo at Dance Umbrella, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

Interview - Akram Khan: Innocence, animals & a fight to save the planet - Jungle Book reimagined  hits Canadian Stage: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

 

Interview - Rafael Bonachela on SDC’s 2024 Season, Somos and touring in Spain: Staff, Dance Australia

 

Feature - Crystal Pite’s Kidd Pivot back with Assembly Hall, another world premiere: Sara Harowitz, Straight.com

 

Feature - Former Northern Ballet dancer Jayne Regan Pink now sprinkles 'fairy dust' on Milwaukee theatre: Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

 

Feature - Breakers grapple with Hip-Hop’s big Olympic moment: Jonathan Abrams, NY TImes

 

 

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Links - Thursday 12 October, 2023

 

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

Various Programmes, Alastair Macaulay, Financial Times

Balanchine Triple Bill, Mary Cargill, Danceviewtimes

Other Balanchine, Robert Greskovic, Wall St Journal

 

Reviews - Fall for Dance 2023, Program 5, New York:

Marina Harss, Fjord Review (Unrestricted)

Joel Benjamin, Theaterscene

 

Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Petite Mort, Sechs Tanze, Seattle: Nadia Vostrikov, Ballet Herald

 

Review - James Wilton Dance, Lore, London: Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

 

Review - Teaċ Daṁsa/Michael Keegan-Dolan, MÁM, London: Graham Watts, Bachtrack

 

Review - Co3 Contemporary Dance Australia, Architect of the Invisible, Perth: Rita Clarke, Limelight

 

 

Preview - World Ballet Day 2023, Streaming: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Maud Le Pladec, Twenty-Seven Perspectives, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

News - Birmingham Repertory Theatre, The Snowman 2023 (26th Year), Peacock Theatre, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

And:

Thailand’s breakdancing team confronts hair loss at the Asian Games: Rebecca Ratcliffe, Guardian

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Links - Friday 13 October, 2023

 

Feature & Reviews - David Lang & Pam Tanowitz, Song of Songs, London:

David Lang, Arts Desk

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Debra Craine, The Times  (+ Share)

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Tour Review - Ailey 2, Enemy in the Figure, Freedom Series, The Hunt, Revelations, Norwich: Graham Watts, Bachtrack

 

Review - New York City Ballet at 75, New York: Bourée Fantasque, Agon, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue: Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review

 

Review - James Wilton Dance, Lore, London: Nicola Claire, SeeingDance

 

Review - Ballet West, The Firebird, Fever Dream, Stars and Stripes, Salt Lake City: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

Review - Ars Nova/National Black Theater, (pray), New York: Maya Phillips, NY Times

 

Review- Ann Carlson/inkBoat, These Are the Ones We Fell Among, Los Angeles: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review

 

Review - Dance Umbrella/Ioanna Paraskevopoulou, MOS, London: Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

 

Review - Melbourne Fringe/Behjamin Hurley, Dunes Rolling Down Dunes: Andrew Fuhrmann, The Age

 

 

Film Preview - Yorke Dance Project, Sea of Troubles, London: Teresa Guerreiro, 

 

News - Birmingham Royal Ballet's Nutcracker to open on 17 November: Staff, Theatre Weekly

 

And:

How did the Mariinsky Theater and Ballet survive the Nazi siege of Leningrad?  Anna Galayda, Russia Beyond

 

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Links - Saturday 14 October, 2023

 

Feature/Interview - William Bracewell, the Royal Ballet’s hottest new star: Debra Craine, Edit/The Times + share

 

Feature -  Meet Matthew Ball and Mayara Magri as they take up the leads in Don Quixote this autumn: Marie-Claire Chappet, Tatler

 

Gallery - Dancing dreams: 25 stunning scenes from 25 years at Sadler’s Wells: Tristram Kenton, Guardian

 

 

Reviews - David Lang & Pam Tanowitz, Song of Songs, London:

Alastair Macaulay, Slipped Disc

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

 

Review - Royal Ballet, Don Quixote, London: Will Stone, Morning Star

 

Tour Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Black Sabbath - The Ballet, Plymouth: William Telford, Plymouth Live. And a word from Sharon Osbourne, Yahoo!

 

Review - Joffrey Ballet, Frankenstein (Scarlett), Chicago:

Candace Jordan, Chicago Star

Kyle MacMillan, Chicago Sun-Times

Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune

 

Stream Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Petite Mort: Rachel Howard, Fjord Review

 

Review - Dance Umbrella/Ioanna Paraskevopoulou, MOS, London: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Review - Christopher Williams, Reimagining Diaghilev - Jeux, A Child's Tale, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Review - Cardell Dance Theater, Disposable Bodies, Philadelphia: Merilyn Jackson, Fjord Review

 

Review - QL2 Dance, Chaos 2023/Yummy, Canberra: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

 

Preview - Yorke Dance Project, California Connections: Three Pioneering Women, Leeds/Touring: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Preview - Kansas City Ballet to premiere a Jekyll and Hyde by Val Caniparoli: Julie Denesha, KCUR

 

News - Royal New Zealand Ballet 2024 Season: Staff, Ballet Herald

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Links - Sunday 15 October, 2023

 

 

Feature - Irina Kolpakova, ABT’s principal répétiteur, “Ballet thrives on live coaching”:  Elizabeth Kendall, NY Times

 

 

Review - New York City Ballet, 75th Anniversary Season: Concerto Barocco, Orpheus, Symphony in C, New York:  Carla Escoda, Bachtrack

 

Reviews - David Lang & Pam Tanowitz, Song of Songs, London:

Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Ballet Met, Nine Sinatra Songs, Vespers, The Times Are Racing, Columbus:  Peter Tonguette, Columbus Dispatch

 

Reviews - Ioanna Paraskevopoulou, MOS, London:

Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

Dulcie Godfrey, Reviews Hub

 

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

 

Review - J Neve Harrington, Some Times, London:  Dean Wood, Everything Theatre

 

Review - Oklahoma City Ballet, Hamlet, Oklahoma City:  Adrienne Proctor, OKC Free Press

 

Review - Ballet Edmonton, Ouvrir (triple bill), Edmonton:  Angela Johnston, Edmonton Journal

 

 

Film Review - Yorke Dance Project, Sea of Troubles:  Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

 

 

News - NutcrackAR - Birmingham Royal Ballet’s augmented reality Nutcracker:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

 

Preview Feature - Choreographer Gemma Bond talks about creating Panoramic Score for Sarasota Ballet, Sarasota:  Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald Tribune

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Links - Monday 16 October, 2023

 

 

Obituary - Rudy Perez, a pioneer of post-modern dance:  Penelope Green, NY Times

 

 

Feature - Lauren Cuthbertson How I became Jacqueline du Pré for the Royal Ballet:  David Jays, Times share token

 

Feature - Francesca Hayward I’d like to be Director of the Royal Ballet some day:  Sarah Bailey, Telegraph behind paywall

 

 

Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, 70th Anniversary: Platinum mixed programme, Wellington:  Lyne Pringle, The Post

 

Review - David Lang & Pam Tanowitz, Song of Songs, London:  Sarah Crompton, Observer

 

Review - Ailey 2, mixed programme, Salford:  Jo Beggs, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Joffrey Ballet, Frankenstein (Scarlett), Chicago:  Kathy D Hey, Third Coast Review

 

Reviews - Aditi Mangaldas, Forbidden, London:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Kansas City Ballet, Jekyll and Hyde (Caniparoli), Kansas City:  Kelly Luck, Broadway World

 

 

Book Review - David McAllister, Ballet Confidential:  Leila Lois, Arts Hub

 

 

Preview Feature - Opera with Dance: Houston Grand Opera, Intelligence:  Javier C Hernández, NY Times

 

 

Feature - Ushering Ballet BC into the future:  Sara Harowitz, Straight

 

Feature - Hope Boykin, AD HopeBoykinDance:  Margaret Fuhrer, NY Times

 

 

News - Sarah Jessica Parker produces Front Row, a documentary following the United Ukrainian Ballet:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Links - Tuesday 17 October, 2023

 

 

Obituary - Nicholas Dromgoole, dance critic:  Staff, Telegraph

 

 

Feature - Alexei Ratmansky, choreographer:  Alice Robb, New Republic

 

 

Reviews - David Lang & Pam Tanowitz, Song of Songs, London:

Louise Levine, FT

Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk

Rachel Nouchi, British Theatre Guide

 

Review - Fall for Dance, Programs 4 and 5, New York:  Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Review - Norwegian National Ballet, Nothing Personal, Oslo:  Graham Watts, Bachtrack

 

Reviews - Royal New Zealand Ballet, 70th Anniversary: Platinum mixed programme, Wellington:

Jennifer Shannon, ... on dancing

Dr Ian Lochhead, NZ Theatreview

 

Review - Boston Ballet, Fall Experience (mixed programme), Boston:  Selorna A Ackuayi, Harvard Crimson

 

Reviews - Kansas City Ballet, Jekyll and Hyde, Kansas City:

Hilary Stroh, Bachtrack

Libby Hanssen, KC Studio

Emily Jacobs, The Pitch

 

Review - Co3, Architect of the Invisible, Perth:  Jonathan W Marshall, Dance Australia

 

Review - Dance at the Melbourne Fringe, Melbourne:  Leila Lois, Dance Australia

 

 

Preview Feature - Carlos Acosta & Tony Iommi on Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Black Sabbath - The Ballet, London:  Tim Bano, Standard

 

Preview Feature - Miami City Ballet, Sea Changes, Miami:  Rebecca Kleinamn, Miami Herald

 

Preview - Darren Patton & Patrick Williams, Island Movements, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Scimm.Dance, Mechorstra, Melbourne:  Staff, Dance Australia

 

Preview - Queensland Ballet Academy, Soiree, Melbourne:  Phil Brown, In Queensland

 

 

 

Feature - Tiler Peck, New York City Ballet:  Laura Schreffler, Haute Living

 

Feature - Phil Chan, co-founder Final Bow for Yellow Face, choreographer & more:  Summer Z Sun, Harvard Crimson

 

Feature - In Concert Street Dance, everything old is new again:  Caedra Scott-Flaherty, NY Observer

 

Featurette - Christian Burse, dancer at Complexions Contemporary Ballet:  Haley Hilton, Dance Magazine

 

News - Verb Ballets changes its name to Ohio Contemporary Ballet:  Paris Wolfe, Cleveland.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Links - Wednesday 18 October, 2023

 

 

Obituary - Libby Christie, lately Executive Director at Australian Ballet:  Jason Blake, Limelight

 

 

Review - New York City Ballet, 75th Anniversary Season: Concerto Barocco, The Prodigal Son, Symphony in C, New York:  Ivy Lin, Bachtrack

 

Review - Hungarian National Ballet, Spartacus (Seregi), Budapest:  Graham Watts, Bachtrack

 

Review - Ballet am Rhein, Rubies, Visions Fugitives, Enemy in the Figure, Dusseldorf:  Vikki Jane Vile, Bachtrack

 

Streamed Review - Dance Umbrella Festival 2023, Digital Programme:  Helen Tope, Reviews Hub

 

 

Preview Feature - Francesca Hayward & Alexander Campbell (Royal Ballet), The Limit, London:  David Jays, Guardian

 

Preview - Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, The Lady of the Camellias, Montreal:  Staff, Actual News Magazine

 

Preview - The Mongol Khan, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

Feature - Christian Spuck, AD Staatsballett Berlin:  Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

 

Feature - Julie Kent and Stanton Welch talk about their new Co-directorship at Houston Ballet:  Nancy Wozny, Pointe Magazine

 

News - Niquelle LaTouche to run Sadler’s Wells’ hip-hop theatre school:  Gemma Nettle, Stage

 

Feature - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Black Sabbath The Ballet:  Chloe Govan, Express

 

 

 

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Links - Thursday 19 October, 2023

 

 

Review - Rupert Christiansen, Spectator

Birmingham Royal Ballet, Black Sabbath - The Ballet, Plymouth

Royal Ballet, Don Quixote, London

 

Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Black Sabbath - The Ballet, London:  Dave Morgan, BalletCo

 

Reviews - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Romeo & Juliet, Wolverhampton:

Stephanie Balloo, Birmingham Mail

Alison Norton, Shropshire Star

 

Review - London:  Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

Pocket Collective, The Lion’s Den

Louise Orwin, Famehungry

 

Review - Malpaso Dance Company, Floor…y ando, La Ultima Cancion, A Dancing Island, New York:  Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Review - Ballet Arkansas, Wonderland: Alice’s Epic Adventure, Little Rock:  Theresa Bertram, Broadway World

 

 

Preview Feature - Kidd Pivot, Assembly Hall, Vancouver:  Janet Smith, Stir

 

Preview - American Ballet Theatre, Fall 2023 Season, New York:  Caedra Scott-Flaherty, NY Observer

 

Preview - Dance Reflections Festival 2023, New York:  Jen Peters, Dance Magazine

 

Preview - Boston Ballet, The Nutcracker (Nissinen), Boston:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview - Miami City Ballet, 2023/24 season, Miami:  JW Arnold, Out SFL

 

Preview - Ballet West, Dracula (Stevenson), Salt Lake City:  Scott Renshaw, City Weekly

 

Preview - Fouad Boussouf, Näss, Toronto:  Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig Van

 

 

Feature - Susan Jaffe is ready to bring the American Ballet Theatre into a new era:  Isiah Magsino, Town and Country Magazine

 

Feature - How American Ballet Theatre creates its world-class dancers:  Claudia Bauer, Playbill

 

Feature - Remembering Douglas Wright:  Jennifer Shannon, ... on dancing

 

Feature - The passion of Adèle Haenel, an artist of fierce political conviction:  Elisabeth Vincentelli, NY Times

 

Feature - Amy Fabris-Shi, co-founder Zy Dance Studio in Shanghai:  Yang Di, Shine

 

Opinion - My ballet journey began when I was 53…:  Debbie Lustig, Guardian

 

 

 

 

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Links - Friday 20 October, 2023

 

 

Obituary - Nicholas Dromgoole, dance critic:  Staff, Times (share token)

 

 

Review - American Ballet Theater, Piano Concerto No 1, Petite Mort, Études, New York:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

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

Zoe Anderson, Independent

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Leonie Cooper, Time Out

Chris Lilly, Reviews Hub

Alice Cope, Broadway World

 

Reviews - Danny Boyle/Boy Blue, Free Your Mind, Manchester:

Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Matt Barton, FT

David Chadderton, British Theatre Guide

Nicola Rayner, Stage

 

Review - Philadelphia Ballet, Carmen (Corella), Philadelphia:  Merilyn Jackson, Fjord Review

 

Review - Pilobolus, re:CREATION, Portland:  Amy Leona Havin, Oregon Arts Watch

 

Review - HopeBoykinDance, States of Hope, New York:  Carla Escoda, Bachtrack

 

Review - Bijayini Satpathy, Abhipsaa, New York:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

 

Book Review - John Cranko:  Jeanette Andersen, Seeing Dance

Curated by Stuttgart Ballet, John Cranko: Tanzvisionär

Ashley Killar, Cranko: The man and his choreography

 

 

Preview Feature - DanceLive Festival 2023, Honouring Ian Spink, Aberdeen:  Matthew Hawkins, Morning Star

 

Preview - Béjart Ballet Lausanne, double bill, Shanghai:  Ma Due, Shine

 

Preview - Dance Reflections Festival 2023, New York:  Andrea Whittle, W Magazine

 

 

Interview - Valentino Zucchetti, Royal Ballet:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Podcast - Talking Pointes: Shaun Parker, founder and AD of Shaun Parker Dance:  Claudia Lawson, Fjord Review

 

Feature - Tracks Dance Company - Professional ballet dancers bucking trends by returning to the Australian stage decades after retiring, Darwin:  ABC

 

Gallery - Grand Kyiv Ballet, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Indianapolis:  Phil Taylor, Nuvo

 

Feature - Kara Skrubis dances with a prosthetic leg:  Kelly Burch, Insider

 

Feature - Dartmouth Dance Ensemble:  Maria Healing, The Dartmouth

 

 

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Links - Saturday 21 October, 2023

 

 

Feature - Mayara Magri (Royal Ballet) - creating Jacqueline;  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

Review - Danny Boyle/Boy Blue, Free Your Mind, Manchester:  Debra Craine, Times (share token)

 

Reviews - English National Ballet, Giselle (Khan), Manchester:

David Cunningham, British Theatre Guide

Daisy Dewsnap, RGR

Michael Green, Cheshire Live

 

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

Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel, Gramilano

Ian Winwood, Kerrang!

Poppy Burton, Far Out Magazine

 

Roundup Review - Melbourne Fringe 2023, dance, Melbourne:  several writers, The Age

 

Review - Gregory Maqoma & Thuthuka Sisibi, Broken Chord, New York:  Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Review - House of Flamenka, London:  Dulcie Godfrey, Reviews Hub

 

 

Preview Feature - Michael Keegan-Dolan & Rachel Poirier, How to be a dancer in 72000 easy lessons, New York:  Marina Harss, NY Times

 

Preview Feature - New English Ballet Theatre, The Genesis Project, London:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

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

 

Preview - Malevo, Argentine malambo, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Cutlure Whisper

 

Preview - Eugene Ballet, The Snow Queen, Eugene:  Jean Zondervan, Oregon Arts Watch

 

Preview - New Vision Arts Festival, Hong Kong:  Staff, South China Morning Post (scroll down)

 

 

Feature - Belfast’s dynamic DIY dance scene:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Feature - Serge Laurent, Van Clef & Arpels, talks about the Dance Reflections Festival:  Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review

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Links - Sunday 22 October, 2023

 

Feature - Powell and Pressburger's The Red Shoes - art and nothing but: Hugh Barnes, Arts Desk

 

Feature - Rachid Ouramdane: Pushing the body to extremes to find serenity: Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

 

Review - Royal Ballet, Anemoi, The Cellist, London: Marianka Swain, Telegraph

 

Review - Sarasota Ballet, Varii Capricci, Panoramic Score, Salute, Sarasota: Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

 

Review - Danny Boyle/Boy Blue, Free Your Mind, Manchester: Fran Yeoman, The i

 

Review - House of Flamenka, London: Lisa Clark, Express

 

Report - Trolley Dances/Various Companies, San Francisco: Garth Grimball, SF Examiner

 

 

Preview - Ballet West, Dracula, Salt Lake City: Eva Terry, Deseret News

 

News - Hungarian National Ballet to join World Ballet Day for the first time: Staff, Hungary Today

 

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Links -Monday 23 October, 2023

 

Obituary - Jack Anderson, longtime Dance Critic for The New York Times: Alex Traub, NY Times

 

 

Reviews - Royal Ballet, Anemoi, The Cellist, London:

Jann Parry, Gramilano

Debra Craine, The Times (+ share)

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Review - Danny Boyle/Boy Blue, Free Your Mind, Manchester: Sarah Crompton, Observer

 

 

Review - English National Ballet, Giselle (Khan), Manchester: Aayushchadha, Mancunion

 

Review - Scottish Ballet, Schachmatt, Twice Born, Edinburgh: Vivien Devlin, Edinburgh Guide

 

Review -  Lingalayam & TaikOz, Chi Udaka, Sydney: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

 

News - Queensland Ballet announces 2024 season: 

Maddy Briggs, Limelight

Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

Preview - Mikko Nissinen’s Nutcracker returns to Boston: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

Preview - Fouad Boussouf: Näss, mixes Arab and Western culture: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

 

Feature - Cameron Flynn to return to Aberdeen with Bourne Romeo & Juliet: Neil Drysdale, Press and Journal

 

 

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Links - Tuesday 24 October, 2023

 

Reviews - Royal Ballet, Anemoi, The Cellist, London: 

Graham Watts, Bachtrack

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

Louise Levene, Financial Times

 

Review - RB/Francesca Hayward & Alexander Campbell, The Limit, London, Linbury: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Review - American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Imperial, The Dream, New York: Ivy Lin, Bachtrack

 

Review - American Ballet Theater, Piano Concerto No 1, Petite Mort, Études, New York:

Ivy Lin, Bachtrack

Marina Harss, Fjord Review

 

Review - Ballet National de Marseille, Room with a View, New York: Erin Bomboy, Bachtrack

 

Reviews - Lyon Opera Ballet, Dance I, II, III, New York:

Marina Kennedy, BWW Dance

Mimi Liu, Ballet Herald

 

Review - BalletX, Eros and Psyche, Siete, Exalt, Philadelphia: Melissa Strong, Broad Street Review

 

Review - Gregory Maqoma, Broken Chord, New York: Marina Harss, Fjord Review

 

Review - Bijayini Satpathy, Abhipsaa - A Seeking, New York: Karen Greenspan, Fjord Review

 

Review - Chameckilerner (Rosane Chamecki & Andrea Lerner), Aging Prelude, New York: Siobhan Burke, NY Times

 

 

Feature - Uncovering Petipa: Matthew Lawrence, Dance Australia

 

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

 

Interview - Marina Harss on Alexei Ratmansky, The Boy from KyivAlanna Love, En Face Magazine

 

Interview - Marc Happel on creating the book New York City Ballet: Choreography & Couture: Marissa DeSantis, Dance Magazine

 

News - Australian Conductor for the Houston Ballet: Jason Blake, Limelight

 

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Links - Wednesday 25 October, 2023

 

Review - A varied London Season, Black Sabbath, ENB Triple, Don Q, Song of Songs, Dance Umbrella: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

 

Reviews - RB/Francesca Hayward & Alexander Campbell, The Limit, London, Linbury:

Zoe Anderson, Independent

Mark Monahan, Telegraph

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

Louise Levene, Financial Times

Debra Craine, The Times (+ share)

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Review - Royal Ballet, Anemoi, The Cellist, London: Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk

 

Review - Stuttgart Ballet, Romeo and Juliet (Cranko), Stuttgart: Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Five Programmes, New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Reviews - HopeBoykinDance, States of Hope, New York:

Karen Hildebrand, Fjord Review

Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

Joel Benjamin, Theaterscene

 

Review - Hofesh Shechter Company, Double Murder - Clowns, The Fix, Hong Kong: Natasha Rogai, SCMP

 

Review - Dances with Ligeti, Hear Eyes Move, St Andrews: Kelly Apter, The List

 

 

Feature - Choreographer Akram Khan reimagines a Rudyard Kipling classic: Aimée Ts'ao, SF Classical Voice

 

News - Birmingham Royal Ballet's The Sleeping Beauty to tour UK in Spring 2024: Stephi Wild, BWW UK

 

News - Alessandra Ferri named next Director of Vienna State Ballet: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

News - Edwaard Liang appointed Artistic Director of Washington Ballet:

Brian Seibert, NY Times

Thomas Floyd, Washington Post

 

Report - After a long intermission, a new act for a flagship Paris Theatre: Laura Cappelle, NY Times

 

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Links - Thursday 26 October, 2023

 

Tour Review - Ailey 2, Enemy in the Figure, Freedom Series, The Hunt, Revelations, Newcastle: Dora Frankel, BTG

 

Review - RB/Francesca Hayward & Alexander Campbell, The Limit, London, Linbury: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Review - Scottish Ballet, Schachmatt, Twice Born, Edinburgh: Therese Walsh, The Student

 

Review - Queensland Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scarlett), Canberra: Michelle Potter, ... 0n dancing

 

 

Reviews - American Ballet Theater, Piano Concerto No 1, Petite Mort, Études, New York:

Nadia Vostrikov, Ballet Herald

Robert Greskovic, Wall St Journal

 

Review - Ballet National de Marseille, Room with a View, New York: Joel Benjamin, TheaterScene

 

Review - Sankai Juku, Kosa, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

 

News - Australian Ballet names Stephanie Lake its new Resident Choreographer:

Deborah Jones, FollowSpot

Jason Blake, Limelight

 

News - Three exciting new dance works for your L.A. weekend: Steven Vargas, LA Times

 

 

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Links - Friday 27 October, 2023

 

Reviews - Royal Ballet, Anemoi, The Cellist, London: 

Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle

Mark Ronan, The Article

 

Reviews - RB/Francesca Hayward & Alexander Campbell, The Limit, London, Linbury: 

Graham Watts, Bachtrack

Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle

Jann Parry, Gramilano

 

Review - Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, New Ballet mécanique, Half Life, Ghent: Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack

 

Review - Bayerisches Staatsballett, Alice in Wonderland (Wheeldon), Munich: Jeannette Andersen, SeeingDance

 

Review - Compagnie Nacera Belaza, L’Onde (The Wave), Los Angeles: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review

 

Review - Sadler’s Wells & Universal Music UK/Kate Prince, Message in a Bottle, Sydney: Richard Cotter, Australian Stage

 

 

Feature - How the American Ballet Theatre Orchestra works with dancers to create magic: Steve Smith, Playbill

 

Preview - Black British Ballet, Island Movements, London ROH: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Dance Umbrella/Via Katlehong Dance, Via Injabulo, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

News - Olga Smirnova and Jacopo Tissi coming to a cinema near you: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

And:

‘Don’t scratch the floor’: Australian breakers battle for Olympic spots: Jack Snape, Guardian

 

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Links - Saturday 28 October, 2023

 

Feature - Alessandra Ferri’s Next Act: Running the Vienna State Ballet: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

 

Interview - Li Cunxin: ‘I wake up, and I’m looking at the sky thinking, why am I here? Lucy Clark, Guardian

 

Book Excerpt - Mr B: George Balanchine's 20th Century: Jennifer Homans, Literary Hub

 

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Swan Lake, Brisbane: Ruth Ridgway, Bachtrack

 

Review - Lyon Opera Ballet, Dance I, II, III, New York: Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review

 

Reviews - Ballet National de Marseille/(La) Horde, Room with a View, New York:

Candice Thompson, Fjord Review

Siobhan Burke, NY Times. (+ second program)

 

Review - Kidd Pivot/Crystal Pite, Assembly Hall, Vancouver: Sara Harowitz, Straight.com

 

Review - New York City Ballet, 2 Programs - 26 September & 3 October, New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Florence Peake, Factual Actual, Edinburgh: Róisín O'Brien, Fjord Review

 

 

Photo Feature - English National Ballet at Bristol Hippodrome, Mark Taylor; Photos - Laurent Liotardo, Bristol World

 

News - Cuba's National Ballet celebrates 75th anniversary: Anett Rios & Alien Fernandez, Reuters

 

News - Stuttgart Ballet’s Mackenzie Brown is promoted to Principal: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Preview - V'ni Dansi, Louis Riel Day Celebration, Vancouver: Sara Harowitz, Straight.com

 

And:

Iraqi dancer Leezan Salam's journey to preserve ballet in a conservative culture: Maan Jalal, Aymen Al-Ameri, The National News

 

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Links - Sunday 29 October, 2023

 

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Bourrée Fantasque, Agon, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, New York:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Royal Ballet/Francesca Hayward & Alexander Campbell, The LIMIT, London:  Alexander Cohen, Broadway World

 

Review - Royal Ballet, Anemoi, The Cellist, London:  Christiana Rose, Broadway World

 

Reviews - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Hansel and Gretel, Wellington:

Lyne Pringle, The Post

Helen Balfour, NZ Theatreview

 

Review - HopeBoykinDance, States of Hope, New York:  Christiana Stuck, Broadway World

 

Streamed Review - Bayerisches Staatsballett Munich, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland:  Julia Sumzina, La Notte Magazine

 

Review - Via Katlehong, Via Injabulo (double bill), London:  Maryam Philpott, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Projekt Team, Ko Au: Malosi, Hastings:  Rosheen Fitzgerald, NZ Theatreview

 

 

Feature - Marina Harss talks about writing The Boy from Kyiv:  Martha Ullman West, Oregon Arts Watch

 

Video Feature - Loren Walton of Ballet West talks about getting back on stage after serious illness:  Olga Delauz, Alyssa Lapertosa, Joanne Aran, Ivan Pereira, ABC

 

Feature - This Black-owned ballet school empowers young dancers:  Rebecca Wright & Alishia Abodunde, CNN

 

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Links - Monday 30 October, 2023

 

 

Obituary - Sir Jon Trimmer KNZM, MBE, RNZB & Australian Ballet:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Apollo, La Sonnambula, Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No 2, New York:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Imperial, The Dream, New York:  Mary Cargill, Danceview Times

 

Review - Royal Ballet, The Cellist, The Limit, London:  Sarah Crompton, Observer

 

Review - Ballet Nights 2023, Programme 2, London:  Chris Omaweng, London Theatre 1

 

Streamed Review - Bayerisches Staatsballett Munich, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland:  Jeanette Andersen, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Via Katlehong, Via Injabulo (double bill), London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

Preview Feature - Tiler Peck and Friends, Turn It Out, San Diego:  Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union Tribune

 

Preview - Royal Ballet, The Dante Project, London:  Staff, London Post

 

Preview - Sukanya Burman Dance, The Bayadere, New York:  Michael Zabrodsky, Post-Journal

 

 

Video Feature - Celebrating 75 years of New York City Ballet:  Frank Dilemma, Spectrum News

 

Feature - Fallen Angels: how dance saved the addicted:  David Jays, Times (share token)

 

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Links - Tuesday 31 October, 2023

 

 

News - London City Ballet is reborn with Christopher Marney as AD:

Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

David Mead, Seeing Dance

Gemma Nettle, Stage

Nick Clark, Standard

Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

News - McNicol Ballet Collective creative residency callout:

Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

News - Royal Academy of Dance announces Fonteyn Competition 2023 winners:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

News - Sadler’s Wells launches 2024 programme:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

 

Review - American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Imperial, The Dream, New York:  Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Reviews - Ballet Nights 2023, Programme 2, London:

Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack

David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Francesca Hayward & Alexander Campbell/Royal Ballet, The Limit, London:  Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk

 

Review - Kidd Pivot/Crystal Pite, Assembly Hall, Vancouver:  Janet Smith, Stir

 

Review - Queensland Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scarlett), Canberra:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

Review - Akram Khan Company, Jungle Book Reimagined, San Francisco:  Victoria Looseleaf, San Francisco Classical Voice

 

Reviews - Via Katlehong, Via Injabulo, London:

Debra Craine, Times (share token)

Siobhan Murphy, Stage

Guillermo Nazara, First Night Magazine

 

Review - Mary Jane O’Reilly, Ballet Noir, Auckland:  Teianna Chenkovich, NZ Theatreview

 

Review - Telling the Windrush story, Island Movements, London:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Northern Rascals, Shed, London:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Review - AUSTI. Dance & Physical Theatre, triple bill, Wollongong:  Geraldine Higginson, Dance Australia

 

Review - Florence Peake, Factual Actual, Edinburgh:  Róisín O’Brien, Fjord Review

 

 

Preview - What’s On in November, Portland:  Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon Arts Watch

 

Preview - Pegasus Contemporary Ballet, The Perspective Project, Dallas:  Staff, Culture Map

 

Preview - Grand Kyiv Ballet, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Seattle:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

 

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

 

Feature - Ricky Hu, Hong Kong Ballet’s choreographer in residence:  Natasha Rogai, South China Morning Post

 

Feature - Maria Kowroski, AD New Jersey Ballet:  Sharon Waters, NJ Monthly

 

Feature - Yvonne Montoya, choreographer:  Sophie Press, Fjord Review

 

 

 

 

 

 

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