Dance Links for November 2023

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Wednesday 01 November, 2023

 

 

Interview - Christopher Marney, AD London City Ballet:  Jann Parry, Gramilano

 

 

Review - Paris Opera Ballet, Piano Concerto in G, In the Night, The Concert, Paris:  John O’Dwyer, Seen and Heard International

 

Reviews - Ballet Nights 2023, Programme 2, London:

Graham Watts, Bachtrack

Maggie Foyer, Critical Dance

 

Reviews - Maud Le Pladec, Twenty Seven Perspectives, London:

Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

Louise Levene, FT (+ news about the reboot of LCB)

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Scott Matthewman, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Hansel and Gretel, Wellington:  Emma Maguire, Wellingtonista

 

Review - Milwaukee Ballet, Dracula, Milwaukee:  John Schneider, Shepherd Express

 

Review - Northern Rascals, Shed, London:  Chris Lilly, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Sankai Juku, Kōsa, New York:  Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review

 

Review - Oregon Ballet Theatre, Swan Lake, Portland:  Amy Leona Havin, Oregon Arts Watch

 

Review - Maria Hassabi, I’ll be your mirror, Hong Kong:  Mabel Liu, South China Morning Post

 

 

Gallery - Drew McOnie, The Nutcracker at the Tuff Nutt Club, London:  Tristram Kenton, Guardian

 

 

Preview Feature - Ballet BC, Bolero X, Vancouver:  Janet Smith, Stir

 

Preview Feature - Sarah Crowell & Keith Hennessy, Tell, San Francisco:  David-Elijah Nahmod, Bay Area Reporter

 

 

Feature - Rafael Bonachela, AD Sydney Dance Company:  Nick Galvin, Sydney Morning Herald

 

Feature - Breakdancers perform for children in war-torn Gaza:  Kaamil Ahmed, Guardian

 

Feature - Lauren Lovette, choreographer:  Susan Reiter, West Side Rag

 

Feature - Deeply Rooted Dance Theater (Chicago):  Irene Hsiao, Chicago Reader

 

Feature - Michelle Dorrance and her Dad:  Sarah Edwards, Indy Week

 

 

News - Australian Success at The Fonteyn Competition 2023:  Staff, Dance Australia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Thursday 02 November, 2023

 

 

Interview - Christopher Marney, AD London City Ballet:  Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack

 

 

Reviews - Northern Ballet, Generations: Three Short Ballets, London:

Zoe Anderson, Independent

Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle

Siobhan Murphy, Stage

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Review - Ballet Black, Pioneers: Then or Now, Nina: By whatever means, Salford:  Mahak Khan, I Love Manchester

 

Review - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Romeo and Juliet, Aberdeen:  Rebecca Buchan, Press and Journal

 

Reviews - Maud Le Pladec, Twenty Seven Perspectives, London:

David Mead, Seeing Dance

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Reviews - Matías Jaime, Malevo, London:

Nicola Claire, Seeing Dance

Maryam Philpott, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Grupo Corpo, Gil Refazendo, Gira, Boston:  Jessica Lockhart, Arts Fuse

 

Reports - Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2023, London:

Jann Parry, Gramilano

Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

 

Review - Sankai Juku, Kōsa, New York:  Caedra Scott-Flaherty, NY Observer

 

Review - Full Circle Dance Company & Ballet Theatre of Maryland, We walk in Moonlight, Owings Mills, Carolyn Kelemen MD Theatre Guide

 

 

Preview Feature - Compagnie Käfig/Le Jardin des Voix, The Fairy Queen, New York:  Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Preview - Rambert, Death Trap double bill, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Ballet West, 60th Anniversary mixed programme inc The Firebird, Salt Lake City:  Mariah Maynes, KSL News Radio

 

 

Video Feature - Fallen Angels Dance Theatre - there’s life after hell:  Nina Nannar, ITV News

 

Audio Feature - Michael Pink, AD Milwaukee Ballet:  Erik Bilstad, WTMJ

 

Feature - Azara Ballet - a new company in Sarasota:  Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald Tribune

 

Feature - Ballet West, (Salt Lake City):  Les Roka, The Utah Review

 

News - AllSaints partners with the Royal Ballet:  Elizabeth Howlett, Drapers

 

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Friday 03 November, 2023

 

 

Review - American Ballet Theatre, Fall Season (3 programmes), New York:  Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Review - Ballett Zürich, Walkways: Infra, Snow Blind, Glass Pieces, Zürich:  Jeanette Anderson, Seeing Dance

 

Reviews - Northern Ballet, Generations: Three Short Ballets, London:

Jann Parry, Gramilano

Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack

Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

 

Review - Sydney Dance Company, Somos, Sydney:  Jason Blake, Limelight

 

Review - Christopher Williams, Jeux, New York:  Candice Thompson, Brooklyn Rail

 

Reviews - Matías Jaime, Malevo, London:

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Franco Milazzo, Broadway World

 

Review - Boris Charmatz, Somnole, New York:  Joel Benjamin, Theater Scene

 

 

Preview - Ballet Black, Pioneers double bill, London:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview - Miami City Ballet, Fall Mix triple bill, Palm Beach:  Donna Murray, Palm Beach Daily News

 

Preview - Rambert, Death Trap double bill, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Alvin Erasga Tolentino, Accumulation, Vancouver:  Emily Lyth, Stir

 

 

Feature - The pleasure and pitfalls of creating ballets based on contemporary literature:  Gavin Larsen, Dance Magazine

 

News - American Ballet Theater returns to China after 10 years:  Simina Mistreanu & Han Guan Ng, AOL

 

News - The Joffrey Concert Group reveals new choreographers for Creative Movers:  Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World

 

Feature - Ellice Patterson: Through dance, a choreographer with disabilities changes the narrative:  Vanessa Lee, Dorchester Reporter

 

Video Feature - Olivia Book: Ballet West dancer overcomes the odds despite a limb difference:  Carole Mikita, KSTV

 

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Saturday 04 November, 2023

 

 

Obituaries:

Ian Spink, choreographer & dancer:  Kelly Apter, Scotsman

Sir Jon Trimmer KNZM, MBE, RNZB & Australian Ballet:  Jennifer Shennan, ... on dancing

 

 

Review - American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Imperial, The Dream, New York:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Reviews - Paul Taylor Dance Company, New York:

Dreamachine, Eventide, Esplanade:  Mary Cargill, Danceview Times

2 works by Lauren Lovette - Echo, Dreamachine:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

Feature - Lauren Lovette talks about Echo:  Caedra Scott-Flaherty, NY Observer

 

Review - New English Ballet Theatre, Genesis Dance Project and New Works, London:  Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

 

Reviews - Alice Ripoll, Zona Franca, London:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Siobhan Murphy, Stage

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Franco Milazzo, Broadway World

Monica Cox, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Maud Le Pladec, Twenty Seven Perspectives, London:  Graham Watts, Bachtrack

 

Review - Trajal Harrell, Köln Concert, New York:  Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Review - Ballet Collective, The World We Left Behind, New York:  Linda Bodega, Gizmodo

 

 

Report - Works and Process: Dance Theatre of Harlem Diaspora, New York:  Lucy Kudlinski, Columbia Spectator

 

 

Podcast - Ethan Stiefel, AD American Repertory Ballet:  Claudia Lawson, Fjord Review

 

 

Preview Feature - The Mongol Khan, London:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Preview - Cloud Gate Theatre of Taiwan, Lunar Halo, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Korean National Ballet, La Fille Mal Gardée (Ashton), Seoul:  Hwang Dong-hee, Korea Herald

 

 

Feature - Cervilio Amador, AD Cincinnati Ballet:  Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati Business Courier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links - Sunday 5 November, 2023

 

Review - American Ballet Theatre, Single Eye, Depuis le Jour, On the Dnipro, New York: Marina Harss, Fjord Review

 

Review - Northern Ballet, Generations - Joie de Vivre, Adagio Hammerklavier, Intimate Pages, London: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Review - Ballet BC, HERE - Enemy in the Figure, BOLERO X, Little Star, Vancouver: Janet Smith, Stir

 

Review - Via Katlehong, Via Injabulo, London: Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance

 

Catchup Review - New York City Ballet, Concerto Barocco, Orpheus, Symphony in C, New York - October 1: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - New English Ballet Theatre, Genesis Dance Project and New Works, London: John O'Dwyer, Seen and Heard

 

Review - Hubbard Street Dance, Of Peace - Triple Bill, Chicago: Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune

 

Review - Ephrat Asherie Dance, Odeon, Portland: Lindsay Dreyer, Oregon Artswatch

 

Review - Mary-Jane O’Reilly and Company, Ballet Noir, Auckland: Jennifer Shennan, ... on dancing

 

 

Feature - Popcorn and Pliés: Our top 5 haunting ballet movies: Alanna Love, En Face Magazine

 

Feature - Alvin Erasga Tolentino, Accumulation, Vancouver: Mike Usinger, Straight.com

 

News - Casting for The Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake (March-May 2024) announced: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

And:

Meet the Royal Ballet’s sizzling power couple: Jeremy Taylor, Sunday Times (+ share)

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links - Monday 6 November, 2023

 

Review - Northern Ballet, Generations - Joie de Vivre, Adagio Hammerklavier, Intimate Pages, London: Sarah Crompton, The Observer

   Also - Maud Le Pladec, Twenty Seven Perspectives

 

Reviews - Tuff Nutt Jazz Club/Drew McOnie, Nutcracker, London RFH:  (Not your average Nut, it seems!)

Debra Craine, The Times (+ share)

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

David Mead, SeeingDance

 

 

Feature - National Ballet of Canada's Piotr Stanczyk retires this month: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

 

Photo Album - Don Quixote at The Royal Ballet – Nuñez, Muntagirov, Naghdi, Ball: Dasa Wharton, Gramilano

 

Q & A - Rafael Bonachela, AD of Sydney Dance Company: Katie Cunningham, Guardian

 

Q & A - Dani Rowe, new Artistic Director at Oregon Ballet Theater: Staff, En Face Magazine

 

News - Fitting farewell for legendary ballet dancer and actor Sir Jon Trimmer: David Haxton, NZ Herald

 

News - Powwow and ballet classes for Indigenous youth in Edmonton prove 'dance universal language': Toula Mazloum, Edmonton Journal

 

 

 

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links - Tuesday 7 November, 2023

 

Interview - The Royal Ballet's Reece Clarke – Don Q and Me: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Reviews - Tuff Nutt Jazz Club/Drew McOnie, Nutcracker, London RFH:

David Jays, Evening Standard  (and Yahoo! News )

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack

Vera Liber, BTG

Jonathan Gray, Gramilano

India Lawrence, Time Out

 

Review - Hong Kong Ballet, Gala & Great Gatsby, Hong Kong: Kevin Ng, HK Economic Journal

 

Review - Paul Taylor Dance Company, Various Programs, New York:

Brian Seibert, NY Times

Mary Cargill, Danceviewtimes

 

Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Wartime Elegy, The Window, Love and Loss, Seattle: Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times

 

Reviews - New English Ballet Theatre, Genesis Dance Project and New Works, London: 

David Mead, SeeingDance

Graham Watts, Bachtrack

 

Reviews - William Kentridge, Sibyl; Sydney Dance Company, Somos, Sydney: Geraldine Higginson, Dance Australia

 

 

Film Preview - The Red Shoes - Next Step: Kyra Laubacher, Pointe Magazine

 

Previews - Rhiannon Faith, Lay Down Your Burdens, Barbican:

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian  (+ Interview)

 

Preview - Ballet Fantastique, Babes in Toyland: A Holiday Story, Eugene, OR: Staff, En Face Magazine

 

 News - Queensland Ballet AD Li Cunxin highlights lack of Federal Government funding for local arts companies: Staff, Dance Australia

 

 

 

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links - Wednesday 8 November, 2023

 

Reviews - Dance Reflections, Various Programs, New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times

-- Ola Maciejewska, Bombyx Mori: Marina Harss, Fjord Review

 

Reviews - Tuff Nutt Jazz Club/Drew McOnie, Nutcracker, London RFH:

Staff, Theatre & Tonic

Staff, WestEndTheatre

Theo Bosanquet, WhatsOnStage

 Financial Times

 

October Review - Boston Ballet, Bach Cello Suites, Trois Gnossiennes, Form and Gesture, Vertical Road (Reimagined) 2023, Boston: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Tessa Redman, LOVE/LOVE/LOVE/LOVE/LOVE, Auckland: Rose Tapsell, Theatreview

 

Preview -  Jess Curtis/Gravity, Into the Dark, San Francisco: Lou Fancher, SF Classical Voice

 

Preview - Alina Cojocaru presents La Strada: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

News - American Ballet Theater returns to China as US-China ties show signs of improving: Simina Mistreanu, Han Guan Ng, Independent

 

 

And for the record:

King enjoys ballet performance so much ‘he could not stop tapping his feet’: Jacob Phillips, Evening Standard  and elsewhere!

 

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links - Thursday 9 November, 2023

 

Review - Ballett Zürich, Nachtträume, Zürich: Maggie Foyer, Bachtrack

 

Review - Northern Ballet, Beauty and the Beast, Newcastle: Dora Frankel, BTG

 

Review - Rambert, Death Trap Double Bill, Bath: Rupert Christiansen, Spectator

 

Review - Royal Ballet/Hayward & Campbell, The Limit, London - Linbury: Rupert Christiansen, Spectator

 

Review - Bill T. Jones & others, Watch Night, New York: Elisabeth Vincentelli, NY Times

 

 

Interview - BalletBoyz: ‘Short shows without an interval are the best’: Mark Monahan, Telegraph 

 

Interview - Canadian National Ballet Principal Dancer Piotr Stanczyk on retirement: Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig Van

 

Interview - Chelsie Hill, founder of the Rollettes dance team: Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff, NY Times

 

 

Preview - Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Cinderella, Ottawa: Lynn Saxberg, Ottawa Citizen

 

Preview - The San Francisco International Hip Hop DanceFest returns: Charlie Pike, SF Examiner

 

Preview - Stand Up Dance, Anatomalia, Vancouver: Raynee Novak, Straight.com

 

Preview - MimeLondon's first season: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

News - Black ballet dancers to be showcased in online archive: Gemma Nettle, The Stage

 

News - English National Ballet appoints Maria Seletskaja as Musical Director: Florence Lockheart, Classical Music

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links - Friday 10 November, 2023

 

Reviews - BalletBoyz, England on Fire, London:

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

Debra Craine, The Times **

Mark Monahan, Telegraph

Sanjoy Roy, Guardian

Nicola Claire, SeeingDance

Scott Matthewman, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Washington Ballet, Such Sweet Thunder: An evening inspired by William Shakespeare, Washington DC: Richard Selden, The Georgetowner

 

Review - Ballet West, The Firebird (Christensen), Fever Dream, Stars and Stripes, Salt Lake City: Chris Myers, The Utah Review

 

Review - Kyle Marshall Company, Ruin, Alice, Onyx, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Review - Paul Taylor Dance Company, Book of Beasts, Le Sacred du Printemps (The Rehearsal), Black Tuesday, New York: Mary Cargill, Danceviewtimes

 

Review - Sydney Dance Company, Up Close: Somos, Sydney: Deborah Jones, FollowSpot

 

Review - Catherine Tharin Dance, Mixed dance/film bill, New York: Karen Hildebrand, Fjord Review

 

 

Preview - Matthew Bourne/New Adventures, Edward Scissorhands, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - In this new version of The Jungle Book, Mowgli Is a young girl navigating the climate crisis: Kevin Filipski, Playbill

 

Feature - Backstage with RB principals Matthew Ball and Mayara Magri: Marie-Claire Chappet, Tatler

 

Feature - American ballet troupe gives classic performance in Beijing: Chen Nan, China Daily

 

News - Regent’s Park Open Air theatre appoints Drew McOnie as artistic director: 

Chris Wiegand, Guardian

Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

 

** Sorry, the Times share function isn't working for me this morning.

[Ian Macmillan]

Links - Saturday 11 November, 2023

 

Reviews - BalletBoyz, England on Fire, London:

Zoe Anderson, Independent

Sim Dixon, BcForum

Louise Levene, Financial Times

Vera Liber, BTG

Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack

 

Review - Australian Ballet, The Dream, Marguerite and Armand, Sydney: Chantal Nguyen, Sydney Morning Herald

 

Review - Kyle Marshall Company, Ruin, Alice, Onyx, New York: Carla Escoda, Bachtrack

 

Review - Ballett Zürich, Nachtträume, Zürich: Jeannette Andersen, SeeingDance

 

Reviews - Ballet West, The Firebird (Christensen), Fever Dream, Stars and Stripes, Salt Lake City:

Sophie Bress, Fjord Review

Dean Speer, Critical Dance

 

October Review - New York City Ballet, Serenade, Orpheus, Theme and Variations, New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Akram Khan Company, Jungle Book, Chicago: Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune

 

Review - Michelle Ellsworth & Others, Evidence of Labor and the Post-Verbal Social Network, New York: Siobhan Burke, NY Times

 

 

Exhibition - The Red Shoes: Beyond the Mirror, BFI, London: Charlotte Kasner, SeeingDance

 

Photo Album - 27 rare vintage photos of the New York City Ballet: Brittany Natale, Veranda

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links - Sunday 12 November, 2023

 

Feature - Hear the dance: Audio Description comes of age: Siobhan Burke, NY Times

 

Review - Tuff Nutt Jazz Club/Drew McOnie, Nutcracker, London RFH: Zuzanna Lachendro, New Statesman

 

Review -  Volksoper & Staatsballett, Vienna, Iolanta and The Nutcracker: Colin Davison, BTG

 

Preview - The Jazz Continuum explores Black social dance — from past to present: Celia Wren, Washington Post

 

 

 

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Monday 13 November, 2023

 

 

Review - London & Bath:  Sarah Crompton, Observer

BalletBoyz, England on Fire

Rambert, Death Trap (double bill)

 

Review - Norwegian National Ballet, mixed programme, Oslo:  Jonathan Gray, BachTrack

 

Review - Pam Tanowitz, Song of Songs, New York:  Marina Kennedy, Broadway World

 

Review - Tuff Nutt Jazz Club/Drew McOnie, Nutcracker, London:  Aliya Al-Hassan, Broadway World

 

Review - Clod Ensemble, The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, London:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Review - Kyle Marshall Choreography, Ruin, Alice, Onyx, New York:  Marina Kennedy, Broadway World

 

Review - ProArteDanza, Night Shadows, Toronto:  Paula Citron, Ludwig Van

 

Review - Malavika Sarrukai, Anubandh Connectedness, Washington:  Rachael F Goldberg, Broadway World

 

Review - Paco Ziel, Bernardo Alvarado Roja, Siam Obregón, Flesh and Sound, Montréal:  Philip Szporer, Dance Current

 

 

Book Review - Sarah Woodcock, Dynamo: Michael Somes - A Life in the Royal Ballet:  Charlotte Kasner, Seeing Dance

 

 

 

 

Preview - English National Ballet, Giselle (Skeaping), London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Sarasota Ballet, Dante Sonata, Company B, The Art of War, Sarasota:  Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald Tribune

 

Preview - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Edward Scissorhands, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Ballet Nights 2023, Programme 3 - A Grand Finale, London:  Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

 

Preview - Where to see The Nutcracker in Chicago this year:  Mary Houlihan, Chicago Sun-Times

 

 

Feature - Jessica McCann, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, coming back with a new hip:  Jeremy Reynolds, Pittsburgh Post Gazette

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Tuesday 14 November, 2023

 

 

Obituary - Ian Spink, co-founder Second Stride, choreographer, dancer:  Sanjoy Roy, Guardian

 

Obituary - Kevin Lynne, choreographer:  Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

In Memoriam - Delores Browne, ballerina:  Joselli Deans, Dance Magazine

 

 

Reviews - Australian Ballet, Marguerite and Armand, The Dream, Sydney:

Deborah Jones, Limelight

Geraldine Higginson, Dance Australia

 

Review - Royal Swedish Ballet, Le Corsaire, Stockholm:  Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Paul Taylor Dance Company, Somewhere in the Middle, Eventide, Esplanade, New York:  Mary Cargill, Dancview Times

 

Review - National Ballet of Canada, Passion, Emma Bovary, Toronto:  Rebecca Ritzel, Globe and Mail

 

Review - Compagnie Marie Chouinard, Radical Vitality, Milan:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Film Review - Yorke Dance Project, Sea of Troubles:  Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

 

 

Preview Feature - Helen Pickett talks about creating Emma Bovary for NB Canada:  Kathleen Smith, Pointe Magazine

 

Preview Feature - Limón Dance Company, Women’s Stories, New York:  Karen Greenspan, Fjord Review

 

Preview - Royal Ballet, Manon, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Joffrey Ballet, The Nutcracker, Chicago:  Candace Jordan, Chicago Star

 

Preview - Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Cinderella (Smeulders), Pittsburgh:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

 

Gallery - The Red Shoes: behind the scenes in pictures:  various photographers/ITV,BFI National Archive, Guardian

 

 

Podcast - Evie Ferris, an indigenous dancer with Australian Ballet and The Wiggles:  Claudia Lawson, Fjord Review

 

 

Feature - Hear the dance: audio description comes of age:  Siobhan Burke, NY Times

 

Feature - Azara Ballet, a new ballet company in Sarasota:  Monica Roman Gagnier, Sarasota Observer

 

Feature - Hysteria or Healing? Examining the power of the shaking body:  Rachel Sherman, NY Times

 

 

News - KVN Dance Company to tour Coppelia in UK in Spring 2024:  Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

 

News - Lisa Pavane to step down as Director of Australian Ballet School:  Staff, Dance Australia

 

 

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Wednesday 15 November, 2023

 

 

Review - National Ballet of Canada, Emma Bovary, Passions, Toronto:  Paula Citron, Ludwig Van

 

Review - Australasian Dance Collective, Halcyon, Brisbane:  Denise Richardson, Dance Australia

 

Review - City Contemporary Dance Company, Stream of Dust, Hong Kong:  Natasha Rogai, South China Morning Post

 

Review - Gravity, Into the Dark, San Francisco:  Nicole Gluckstern, 48 Hills

 

 

Film Review - Powell & Pressburger, The Red Shoes (re-mastered):  Charlotte Kasner, Seeing Dance

 

Film Review - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, The Red Shoes:  Charlotte Kasner, Seeing Dance

 

 

Review/Feature - Bandaloop perform on Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco:  Royvi Hernandez, Oakland North

 

 

 

Preview - Queensland Ballet, Love & Legacy: Celebrating Li Cunxin, Brisbane:  Staff, In Queensland

 

Previews - New York City Ballet makes Sadler’s Wells debut in March 2024, London:

Stephi Wild, Broadway World

Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Preview - National Ballet of Canada, Onegin, Toronto:  Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig Van

 

Preview - Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Dream On (mixed programme), New York:  Caedra  Scott-Flaherty, NY Observer

 

Preview Feature - Emmanuel Gat, LoveTrain2020, London:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Preview Feature - Stand Up Dance, Anatomalia: anatomy + anomaly + femalia, Vancouver:  Janet Smith, Stir

 

Preview - Works and Process Series Spring 2024, New York:  Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World

 

Video Preview - Ballet West, The Nutcracker, Salt Lake City:  Kari, KUTV

 

 

Feature - Notable Dance Books of 2023:  Wendy Perron, Blog

 

Featurette - Pioneering Women of Ailey:  Staff, En Face Magazine

 

Feature - Amalia Schelhorn talks about saving the last dance for the trees:  Patricia Lane, National Observer

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Thursday 16 November, 2023

 

 

Review - Ballett am Rhein, Giselle, Düsseldorf:  Vikki Jane Vile, Bachtrack

 

Reviews - Van Huynh Company, Re:Birth, London:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

 

Cinema Stream Review - Royal Ballet, Don Quixote, London:  Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International

 

 

Previews - American Ballet Theatre, New York:

2024 Summer Season at the Met:  Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World

Woolf Works:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Preview - Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, Lunar Halo, London:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

 

News - Royal New Zealand Ballet announces 2024 season:  Staff, Stuff

 

News - Royal Ballet to perform at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2024:  Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World

 

 

Podcast - John Lam, Boston Ballet:  Claudia Lawson, Fjord Review

 

 

Opinion - Choreographing a new era of leaders?:  David Benedict, Stage

 

 

Feature - Ivo Dimchev, choreographer, performance artist, singer:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

 

Report - Dance Data Project, 2023 Largest 75 US Contemporary and Modern Dance Companies:   Dance Data Project

 

 

’Tis the season…

 

Preview - Scottish Dance Theatre, Pirates!, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Previews - Where to see the Nutcracker in:

Seattle:  Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times

Southern California:  Jeffrey Miller, San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Denver:  Toni Tresca, West Word

 

Preview - Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater, The Polar Express, Deal, NJ:  Staff, NJ Stage

 

Preview - Ballet Fantastique, Babes in Toyland, Eugene:  Staff, En Face Magazine

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Friday 17 November, 2023

 

 

Obituary - Joan Jara, British dancer who fought for justice in Chile:  Staff, Telegraph

 

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Concerto Barocco, Prodigal Son, Symphony in C, New York:  Leigh Wtichel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Paul Taylor Dance Company, 4 programmes, New York:  Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Marguerite and Armand, The Dream, Sydney:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Hansel and Gretel, Palmerston North:  Jennifer Shannon, ... on dancing

 

 

News - Valery Gergiev to run both Bolshoi and Mariinsky Theatres:

Tom Parfitt, Times share token

Debra Craine, Times share token

 

News - Robert Battle resigns as AD of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater:  Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

 

Preview - Ockham’s Razor, Tess, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Gibney Company, mixed programme, Victoria:  Mike Devlin, Times Colonist

 

Preview - National Ballet of China, Ode to Joy, Beijing:  Chen Nan, China Daily

 

 

Feature - Suzanne Farrell (ex-NYCB) reflects on her career:  Anna Prentiss, Jamie Rager, Jasmine Hur, FSU News

 

Video Feature - Ballet West dancers always aware of potential for injuries:  Emma Benson, KSL TV

 

Dance-related feature - Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes:  Joshua Barone, NY Times

 

 

’Tis the season…

 

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

 

Preview - BalletMet, The Nutcracker, Columbus:  Staff, En Face Magazine

 

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Saturday 18 November, 2023

 

 

Obituary - Joan Jara, British dancer who fought for justice in Chile:  Staff, Morning Star

 

 

Review - Ballet Black, Pioneers: Then or Now, Nina: By Whatever Means, London:  Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

 

Review - Hong Kong Ballet, The Great Gatsby, Hong Kong:  Chitralekha Basu, China Daily

 

Reviews - Akram Khan Company, The Jungle Book Reimagined, New York:

Brian Seibert, NY Times

Lora Strum, Broadway World

 

Review - Sokolow Theater/Dance Ensemble, In the Eye of a Dream, New York:  Caedra Flaherty-Scott, NY Observer

 

Review - Ballet Theatre UK, The Wizard of Oz, Leamington Spa, Seeing Dance

 

 

Preview - Seeta Patel, The Rite of Spring, UK Tour:  Pooja Shrivastava, Eastern Eye

 

Preview - Varna International Ballet, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, UK Tour:  Steve Orem, British Theatre Guide

 

 

Feature - South Tyneside Silver Swans take to the stage:  Katie Coles, ITV

 

Feature - With her Dad, Ben Vereen, by her side, Karon Davis turns to dance:  Aruna D’Souza, NY Times

 

 

 

’Tis the season…

 

Preview - Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, The Nutcracker featuring special guests, Pittsburgh:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Feature - Milwaukee dancer to feature in Chicago’s Art Deco Nutcracker:  Jason Lee, CBS 58

[Ian Macmillan]

Links - Sunday 19 November, 2023

 

Review - Mosaic International Dance Festival, Royal Ballet Star, Nureyev – Legend and Legacy, Dubai: Graham Watts, Gramilano

 

Review - BalletBoyz, England on Fire, London: Rupert Christiansen, Spectator

 

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

 

Review - Van Huynh Company, Re:Birth, London: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Review - Abby Z and the New Utility, Radioactive Practice, Portland: Amy Leona Havin, Oregon Artswatch

 

News - Ballet fans queue for the queue after Bolshoi computer meltdown: Maxim Tucker, The Times (+ share)

 

 

'Tis the season ...

Review - West Australian Ballet, The Nutcracker, Perth: Sarah Green, Australian Stage

 

Review - Tuff Nutt Jazz Club, Nutcracker, London: Sarah Crompton, Observer

 

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links - Monday 20 November, 2023

 

Reviews - The Royal Ballet, The Dante Project, London:

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Debra Craine, The Times (+ share)

 

Review - Ballet Black, Nina: By Whatever Means, London: Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel, Gramilano

 

Review - Emanuel Gat Dance, LoveTrain2020, London: Vera Liber, BTG

 

Reviews - Birmingham Rep, The Snowman, London:

Nicola Claire, SeeingDance

Jane Darcy, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Dance Reflections, "takemehome", New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

 

Feature - Derek Hough, America’s Ballroom Ambassador, hits the road: Brian Schaefer, NY Times

 

Interview - Australian Ballet Principal, Benedicte Bemet: Susan Bendall, Dance Australia

 

Interview - Ex-Bangarra Choreographer Stephen Page: Jane Albert, Limelight

 

News - West Australian Ballet announces 2024 season: Staff, Dance Australia

 

News - Vancouver’s Boom Box company forced to postpone shows: Sara Horowitz, Straight.com

 

 

 

Edited November 20, 2023 by Ian Macmillan
Correction required + applied

[Ian Macmillan]

Links - Tuesday 21 November, 2023

 

Reviews - The Royal Ballet, The Dante Project, London:

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

David Jays, Standard

 

Review - Sarasota Ballet, The Art of War, Dante Sonata, Company B, Sarasota: Marina Harss, Fjord Review

 

Reviews - Akram Khan Company, Jungle Book Reimagined, New York:

Brian Seibert, NY Times

Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Review - Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Ballad Unto, Love Fear Loss, Regardless, For Crying Out Loud, New York: Carla Escoda, Bachtrack

 

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

 

 

Feature - Celebrating ‘The Red Shoes’ – the film and the exhibition: Jann Parry, Gramilano

 

Feature - Love, heartbreak, death: National Ballet of Canada dancers prepare for a career-defining Onegin: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

 

Interview - Ayelen Parolin masters the choreography of comedy: Chris Wiegand, Guardian

 

News - Royal Ballet to visit Jacob's Pillow next year: Karen Campbell, Boston Globe

 

 

'Tis almost the season ...

Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker, Birmingham: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Puzzle - Put your best foot forward and try to solve this dance-themed crossword puzzle: Oregon Artswatch.  Direct Link

 

[Ian Macmillan]

Links - Wednesday 22 November, 2023

 

Obituary - Joan Jara, dancer and activist: Nick Caistor, Guardian

 

 

Feature - Mayara Magri’s intellect, resolve, and versatility have powered her high-flying career: Kyra Laubacher, Dance Magazine

 

Review - Sarasota Ballet, The Art of War, Dante Sonata, Company B, Sarasota: Graham Watts, Bachtrack

 

Review - Northern Ballet, Beauty and the Beast, Norwich: Lu Greer, Reviews Hub

 

October Review - American Ballet Theatre, Piano Concerto No. 1, Petite Mort, Études, New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Shaun Keylock Company, Fall Fête Mixed Bill, Portland: Amy Leona Havin, Oregon Artswatch

 

Reviews - The Mongol Khan, London:

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

Arifa Akbar, Guardian

Debra Craine, The Times (+ share)

Marianka Swain, Telegraph

Nick Curtis, Standard

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Charlotte Kasner, SeeingDance

Gary Naylor, Arts Desk

 

 

News - Birmingham Royal Ballet appoints Rachael Magson as new Director Of Development: Staff, Theatre Weekly

 

News - AI as part of dance creation: Garth Grimball, SF Examiner

 

Review - Motionhouse, Starchitects Save Santa! , Birmingham: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

And the prize for all-time weirdness goes to:

 Recoil Performance Group, MASS-bloom explorations, Melbourne: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review

[Ian Macmillan]

Links - Thursday 23 November, 2023

 

Review - Doug Varone and Dancers, Mixed Bill, Philadelphia: Merilyn Jackson, Fjord Review

 

Review - L.A. Dance Project, Gala Performance, Los Angeles: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review

 

Reviews - The Mongol Khan, London:

Howard Loxton, BTG

Rupert Christiansen, Spectator (+ Royal Ballet Dante Project)

 

Preview (March 2024) - New York City Ballet, Mixed Bill, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - New York City Ballet, Copland Dance Episodes, New York: Mindy Aloff, Playbill

 

Preview - National Ballet of China, 6th China International Ballet Season, Beijing: Chen Nan, China Daily

 

 

Feature - How Ballet Nights is blazing a trail at Lanterns Studio Theatre: Jon Massey, Wharf Life

 

News - American Ballet Theatre 2024 Summer Season: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

Interview - Contemporary dancer Louise Lecavalier: Rebecca Ritzel, Globe and Mail

 

Interview - Karon Davis and her Beauty Must Suffer  dance exhibition in New York: Olivia Manno, Dance Magazine

 

 

 

'Tis almost the season ...

Preview - Holiday Season with Ballet Stars, Miami: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

News - It’s Nutcracker season in Philly: Ellen Dunkel, Philadelphia Inquirer

[Ian Macmillan]

Links - Friday 24 November, 2023

 

Reviews - Rambert, Death Trap: Cerberus, Goat, London:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Debra Craine, The Times (+ share)

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

Vera Liber, BTG

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Review - Paul Taylor Dance Company, Esplanade, Mercuric Tidings, Cloven Kingdom & others, New York: Alastair Macaulay, Financial Times

 

Video Preview - Australian Ballet, Swan Lake: Emily Ackew, ABC News

 

 

News - São Paulo Dance Company to tour UK and Ireland with triple bill: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

News - Australasian Dance Collective and BlakDance announce First Collective Residencies: Jason Blake, Limelight

 

Feature - Amy Harris retires from Australian Ballet: Chantal Nguyen, Sydney Morning Herald

 

 

'Tis almost the season ...

Feature - New York City Ballet: Tales of the Nutcracker Kids: Gia Kourlas & OK McCausland, NY Times

[Ian Macmillan]

Links - Saturday 25 November, 2023

 

 

Review - The Royal Ballet, The Dante Project, London: Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle

 

Reviews - Rambert, Death Trap: Cerberus, Goat, London:

Graham Watts, Bachtrack

Grace Spencer, Reviews Hub

 

Reviews - Rhiannon Faith Company, Lay Down Your Burdens, London:

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

Sonny Waheed, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Sadler's Wells Young Associates, Mixed Bill, Maryam Philpott, Reviews Hub

 

Tour Review - Ockham’s Razor, Tess, Great Malvern: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Review - National Ballet of Canada, Onegin, Toronto: Rebecca Ritzel, Globe and Mail

 

News - 3 Pacific Northwest Ballet Dancers Promoted: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

 

'Tis almost the season ...

Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Hansel and Gretel, Christchurch: Dr Ian Lochhead, Theatreview

 

Report - Hong Kong Ballet, The Nutcracker: Staff, Ballet Herald

 

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Sunday 26 November, 2023

 

 

Preview Feature - École des Sables/Pina Bausch Foundation, The Rite of Spring, common ground[s], New York:  Marina Harss, NY Times

 

 

Review - Ballet Nights 2023, Programme 3, London:  Chris Omaweng, London Theatre 1

 

Review - Rambert, Death Trap: Cerberus, Goat, London:  Alice Cope, Broadway Wolrld

 

Review - Rhiannon Faith Company, Lay down your burdens, London:  Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

 

Review - The Mongol Khan, London:  Guillermo Nazara, First Night Magazine

 

Review - Company MEK, Father Politics, London:  Mary Pollard, Everything Theatre

 

Review - Sadler’s Wells Young Associates, mixed bill, London:  Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

 

 

Podcast - Dana Stephenson, newly retired from Australian Ballet:  Claudia Lawson, Fjord Review/Talking Pointes

 

 

 

’Tis nearly the season…

 

Review - Birmingham Rep, The Snowman, London:  Lily Middleton, Everything Theatre

 

Review - Houston Ballet, The Nutcracker, Houston:  Natalie de la Garza, Houston Press

 

Review - Ballet West, The Nutcracker, Washington:  Roger Catiln, Broadway World

 

Interview - Edwaard Liang talks about Ballet Met’s Nutcracker:  Paul Batterson, Broadway World

 

Interview - Bengt Jorgen talks about Ballet Jorgen’s Nutcracker:  Gary Smith, Hamilton Spectator

 

Preview - Australian Ballet School, Possum Magic the Ballet, Melbourne:  Staff, Australian Arts Review

 

Preview - Dance Patrelle, The Yorkville Nutcracker, New York:  Staff, City Life

 

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Monday 27 November, 2023

 

 

Review - London:  Sarah Crompton, Observer

Royal Ballet, The Dante Project

Rhiannon Faith Company, Lay down your burdens

 

Review - Complexions Contemporary Ballet, 2 programmes, New York:  Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Review - Rhiannon Faith Company, Lay down your burdens, London:  Graham Watts, Gramilano

 

Review - Company Mek, Father Politics, London:  Nicola Claire, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Tanzkomplizen, Ich Kann’s Nicht Lassen, Berlin:  Veronica Posth, Seeing Dance

 

 

Feature - Cheng Tsung-lung, AD Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan:  Debra Craine, Times (share token)

 

News Feature - Amy Harris retires from Australian Ballet:  Staff, Arts Hub

 

Feature - Body Shaming and Ballet:  Karen van Ulzen, Dance Australia

 

 

Preview - Mzansi Ballet, The Queen Show, Johannesburg:  Blair Ingenthron, Broadway World

 

Preview - Varna International Ballet & Orchestra, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nottingham:  Steve Eyley, Worksop Guardian

 

 

’Tis nearly the season…

 

Student Review - Boston Ballet, The Nutcracker, Boston:  Riley Price, Her Campus

 

Review - Sioux City Symphony Orchestra with dancers & acrobats, Nutcracker: The Magical Christmas Ballet, Sioux City:  Bruce Miller, Sioux City Journal

 

Preview - Where to see the Nutcracker in Korea:  Hwang Dong-hee, Korea Herald

 

 

 

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Tuesday 28 November, 2023

 

 

Review - National Ballet of Canada, Onegin, Toronto:  Gianmarco Segato, Bachtrack

 

Reviews - Royal Ballet, The Dante Project, London:

David Nice, Arts Desk

Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel, Gramilano

Sam L, Medium

 

Review - London:  Louise Levene, FT

Royal Ballet, The Dante Project

Rambert, Death Trap: Cerberus, Goat

 

Reviews - Ballet Nights 2023, Programme 3, London:

Charlotte Kasner, Seeing Dance

Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack

John O’Dwyer, Seen and Heard International

Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

 

Review - QL2 Dance 2023, Hot to Trot (mixed programme), Canberra:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

 

News - Rémy Fichet assumes directorship of the Leipzig Ballet in 2024/25:  Staff, Dance For You Magazine

 

 

’Tis nearly the season…

 

Preview - Scottish Ballet, Cinders!, on tour in Scotland & Newcastle:  Rosie Morton, Scottish Field

 

Feature - Mira Nadon, NYCB, on dancing SugarPlum at Inland Pacific Ballet Company:  Isabel Ravenna, LA Times/High School Times

 

Video Preview - Philadelphia Ballet, The Nutcracker, Philadelphia:  Karen Rogers, 6 ABC

 

Feature - Joffrey Ballet costume crew stands ready to fix any rips in The Nutcracker:  Stefano Esposito, Chicago Sun Times

 

Review - Boston Ballet, The Nutcracker, Boston:  Jeffrey Gantz, Boston Globe

 

Review - Ballet West, The Nutcracker, Washington:  Charles T Downey, Washington Classical Review

 

Review - Theresa Heskins/New Vic Theatre, The Nutcracker: A Christmas Fairytale, Newcastle Under Lyme:  Chris Bartlett, Stage

 

Review - Maine State Ballet, The Nutcracker, Portland:  Steve Feeney, Press Herald

 

Preview - Orlando Ballet, The Nutcracker, Orlando:  Matthew Moyer, Orlando Weekly

 

Preview - Festival Ballet Theatre (and special guests), The Nutcracker, Irvine CA;  AA Cristi, Broadway World

 

Preview - Arts Umbrella Dance Company, Mixed Nuts, Vancouver:  Staff, Stir

 

Q&A - Tyler Donatelli, Houston Ballet, talks SugarPlum:  Staff, Houston Culture Map

 

Featurette - The Nutcracker unwrapped:  Alanna Love, En Face Magazine

 

 

 

 

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Wednesday 29 November, 2023

 

 

 

Review - Cannes Dance Festival, Cannes:  Laura Cappelle, FT

Ballet Biarritz, Les Saisons

Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar, Into the Hairy

 

Review - Royal Ballet, The Dante Project, London:  Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack

 

Review - Ballet Nights 2023, Programme 3, London:  Lucy Carter, Everything Theatre

 

Feature - Robert Battle had a wide vision of what Alvin Ailey could be:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Preview - December Dance Watch, Portland:  Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon Arts Watch

 

News - New York City Ballet and Musicians Union reach contract deal:  AA Cristi, Broadway World

 

 

’Tis nearly the season…

 

Review - American Contemporary Ballet, The Nutcracker Suite, Los Angeles:  Jill Verzwyvelt, Ballet Herald

 

Gallery - Milwaukee Ballet’s new Nutcracker costumes and set:  Staff, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

 

Feature/Preview - 50 fun facts about The Nutcracker and where to see it in Minnesota:  Sheila Regan, Star Tribune

 

News - Royal Opera House puts on first relaxed performance of The Nutcracker:  Staff, London Post

 

Video Preview - New York Theatre Ballet, Once upon a ballet, Norwich (NY):  Staff, WBNG

 

Feature - From the titular Nutcracker to the Cavalier and Mouse King, one male dancer portrays them all:  Isabella Rolz, MOCO 360

 

 

 

 

[Jan McNulty]

Links - Thursday 30 November, 2023

 

 

Feature - Sangeun Lee & Gareth Haw, English National Ballet:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Feature - Giulia Tonelli, Zurich Ballet talks about motherhood and dancing:  Barbara Seiler, Radiowise UK

 

Reviews - Royal Ballet, The Dante Project, London:

Rachel Nouchi, British Theatre Guide

Sophie New, AnOther Magazine

 

Review - Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born, Adaku Part 1, New York:  Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

 

Preview - Varna International Ballet, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Sheffield:  Staff, The Star

 

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

 

 

’Tis nearly the season…

 

Gallery - Northern Ballet, The Nutcracker, Leeds:  Staff, National Review

 

Preview Feature - Six decades of The Nutcracker at Ballet Austin, Austin:  Richard Whittaker, Austin Chronicle

 

Preview - José Mateo Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker, Dorchester:  Cassidy McNeeley, Dorchester Reporter

 

Preview - Toronto International Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker, Toronto:  Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World

 

Listing - Where to see The Nutcracker in Los Angeles:  Steven Vargas, LA Times (scroll down)

 

Preview - Where to see The Nutcracker in California:  Staff, California.com (scroll down)