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Links - Monday 01 January, 2024

 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR READERS!

 

 

Roundups -

A Year in Dance - 12 of the best in 2023:  Graham Watts, Gramilano

Best of 2023: Dance, London:  Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk

Dance Diary for December 2023, Australia:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

Stand-out moments, Vancouver:  Various, Stir  (dance mentions throughout)

 

Feature - Julie Felix MBE, dancer & dance educator:  Lisa Letcher, Cornwall Live

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Links - Tuesday 02 January, 2024

 

 

Preview Feature - New Movement Collective, Les Noces - The Departure, London:  Jordan Lian, Seeing Dance

 

Preview - Taki Rua Productions, Hatupatu/Kurungaituku: a forbidden love, NZ tour:  Maryana Garcia, NZ Herald

 

 

Review - Let’s All Dance, The Nutcracker, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

Feature - Steven Knight on the Peaky Blinders ballet (Rambert) and film update:  Michael Hodges, Radio Times

 

Feature - Harvey Littlefield, Scottish Ballet: Elaine Livingstone, Glasgow Live

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Links - Wednesday 03 January, 2024

 

 

Review - Finnish National Ballet, A Christmas Carol, Helsinki:  Robert Tanitch, British Theatre Guide

 

Review - English National Ballet, The Nutcracker, London:  Camila Sayers, Fan Carpet

 

 

News - Korean National Ballet & Universal Ballet unveil new season lineups:  Hwang Dong-hee, Korea Herald

 

 

Preview - Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Deep River, Beaver Creek:  Staff, Vail Daily

 

Preview - Smuin Contemporary Ballet, Celebrating Michael Smuin (mixed programme), San Francisco:  AA Cristi, Broadway World

 

 

Feature - Harper Watters, Houston Ballet:  Marissa DeSantis, Dance Magazine

 

Feature - Karin Stevens Dance (Seattle):  Gemma Alexander, Seattle Times

 

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Links - Thursday 04 January, 2024

 

 

Obituary - Maurice Hines, tap dancer:  Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

 

Review - Philadelphia Ballet, The Nutcracker, Philadelphia:  Sigrid Payne DaVeiga, Critical Dance

 

Review - Czech National Ballet, The Nutcracker - A Christmas Carol, Prague:  Gianmarco Segato, Bachtrack

 

TV Review - Rambert, Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby:  Robert Tanitch, British Theatre Guide

 

 

Preview (with gallery) - Royal Ballet, Manon, London:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Preview - New Movement Collective, Les Noces - The Departure, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Atlanta Ballet, Coco Chanel: The life of a fashion icon, Atlanta:  Larry Felton Johnson, Cobb County Courier

 

Preview - National Ballet of Ukraine, Nadyia Ukraine (mixed programme), on tour in Canada:  Shawn Conner, Vancouver Sun

 

Preview - BalletNext, triple bill, Park City:  Scott Iwasaki, Park Record

 

 

Exhibition Preview - Northern Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Leeds:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

 

Video Feature - Dawn Atkins, Miami City Ballet, talks Dewdrop and Sugarplum:  Staff, CBS12

 

Interview - Joe Powell-Main, choreographer & dancer:  Greg Stewart, Theatre Weekly

 

Documentary Feature - Call Me Dancer:  Sue Weston & Susie Rosenbluth, Jewish Voice & Opinion

 

Feature - Patrick Makuakāne, hula dancer on reinvigorating Hawaii’s traditional dance:  Victoria Namkung, Guardian

 

Feature - The launch of SumRset Contemporary Dance Company in San Antonio:  Nicholas Frank, San Antonio Report

 

News - Christopher Powney to step down as AD of the Royal Ballet School:  Staff, Arts Professional

 

Essay - Dance Math: George Balanchine & Trisha Brown:  Wendy Perron, Blog

 

Feature - Joey Vice, dancer-acrobat:  Jim Gladstone, Bay Area Reporter

 

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Links - Friday 05 January, 2024

 

 

Preview Feature - Alina Cojocaru, La Strada, London:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Preview - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Swan Lake, Seattle:  Staff, South Sound Magazine

 

Preview Feature - National Ballet of Ukraine’s tour to Canada:  Sara Horowitz, Straight

 

Preview Feature - Dance Camera West, Hollywood:  Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review

 

 

Feature - Preserving the passion: Northern Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet:  Lesley Tate, Craven Herald

 

List - The Stage 100 2024: Opera & Dance:  Staff, The Stage

 

Audio Feature - Misty Copeland: Ballet as activism:  Niala Boohoo, Axios

 

Roundup - Miami’s spectacular season of dance in 2023:  Guillermo Perez, Miami New Times

 

Report - 2023 Artistic and Executive compensation report:  Dance Data Project

 

Gallery - Nevada Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker, Las Vegas:  Madeline Carter, Review Journal 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Links - Saturday 06 January, 2024

 

 

Preview - Royal Ballet, Swan Lake, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview Feature - San Francisco Ballet, Mere Mortals, San Francisco:  AA Cristi, Broadway World

Featurette - San Francisco Ballet, Mere Mortals:  Staff, En Face Magazine

 

Preview - United Ukrainian Ballet (with some guest stars), Giselle, Taipei:  Chao Ching-Yu & James Lo, Focus Taiwan

 

Preview - Joffrey Concert Group, mixed programme, New York:  AA Cristi, Broadway World

 

Preview - Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater, The Jungle Book, Deal Park NJ:  AA Cristi, Broadway World

 

 

Feature - They fixed a broken ballet star…:  Sherryn Groch & Nicole Precel, The Age

 

Interview - Misty Copeland is ‘not scared’ to face a career beyond dance:  Jacqueline Schneider, BBC

 

News - New York City Ballet to present 2024 Art Series featuring David Michalek:  Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World

 

News - MorDance Ballet Company moves to Yonkers:  Staff, Yonkers Times

 

Report - Rhythm and movement are connected in the brain:  Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig Van

 

Feature - Scottish Ballet’s adult classes are helping older dancers feel young:  Catriona Stewart, Herald Scotland

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Links - Sunday 07 January, 2024

 

A quiet day for my first Links contribution!

 

Feature - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater:  Codie Steensma, V Magazine

 

Q&A - Carlos Acosta:  Hester Lacey, FT

 

Review – Scottish Ballet:  CinderellaWestEndBestFriend 

 

Feature - Critics' Cultural Choice for 2024 (scroll down for dance): Observer

 

News – Nigel Lythgoe Exits ‘So You Think You Can Dance’:  Tom Murray, Independent

 

Obituary – Tap Dancer Maurice Hines: Kim Willis,  Chicago Sun Times

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Links – Monday 08 January, 2024

 

Article – Varna International Ballet Takes Swan Lake Back to Its Roots: David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Q&A – Tiler Peck,  Gramilano

 

Review – Scottish Ballet:  Cinderella, Edinburgh, Simon Thompson, Seen and Heard International

 

Review – Lia Rodrigues Companhia de Dancas, Encantado, Sydney: Deborah Jones,  Limelight Arts

 

Article – Mere Mortals (Ballet and AI, San Francisco Ballet:):  Daphne Koller,  En Face Magazine

 

Essay – Dancing and Time: Rachel Bespaloff’s Philosophy: Isabel Jacobs, Aeon

 

Article – What US Companies are Paying Their ADs and Executives:  DanceDataProject

 

 

Not strictly dance-related, but relevant to our audience behaviour discussions:

 

Opinion – Obsession With Theatre Etiquette Could Turn Audiences Away: Jessie Thompson, Independent

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Links – Tuesday 09 January, 2024

 

News – Sir Rupert Gavin Named as New ENB Chair:

Mark Kleinman, Sky News

Telegraph Reporters, The Telegraph

 

News – Queen Camilla Joins Weekly Ballet Class with Angela Rippon:  Julia Kuttner, Daily Express

 

Obituary – Joan Acocella, Dance Critic:  NY Times

 

Preview – Northern Ballet: The Tortoise and the Hare, Linbury, Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview – Hip Hop Battle 2024, Stratford, Vera Liber, BritishTheatreGuide

 

News – Rehearsal Controversy at Strictly Come Dancing:

Maanya Sachdeva,  Independent

Katie Archer, Yahoo.

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Links – Wednesday, 10 January, 2024

 

A quiet news day today on the dance front!

 

News – Choreographer Aakash Odedra Works With Care Home Residents: Caroline Butterwick, The Guardian

 

Featurette – How A Dancer’s Moves Transfer to An Animated Character for a Film:  Staff, ITVx

 

Article – Simon Cowell Meets Dancer from America’s Got Talent Whose Op He Paid For:  Staff,  People

 

News – Uttoxeter Morris Dance Group Needs Young Dancers:  Jack Tymon, BBC

 

Feature – Tap, Flamenco and Kathak Converse at the Joyce Theater, NY:  Lauren Wingenroth,  NY Times

 

Feature – Jazz Dance Showcase At The Joyce:  Caedra Scott-Flaherty, NY Observer

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Links – Thursday 11 January, 2024

 

Interview – Alina Cojocaru on Bringing La Strada To The Stage: Louise Levene, FT

 

Featurette – Class War on the Dance Floor: The Saltburn Craze:  Staff, The Guardian

 

Preview – Royal Ballet Announces Details of Festival of Choreography:  Gramilano

 

News – Publisher Prohibits Use of Older Prokofiev Ballet Scores: Norman Lebrecht,  Slipped Disc

 

Preview – Alvin Ailey II Company 50th Anniversary Tour:  Alvin Ailey, EnFace Magazine

 

 

And especially for those about to see ENB’s Giselle, this fascinating essay:

Essay – Giselle and her Problems:  Alastair Macaulay (2002),  Alastairmacaulay.com

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Links - Friday 12 January, 2024

 

 

Obituary - John Ashford, ex-Director of The Place & Founder-director of Aerowaves:  Sanjoy Roy, Guardian

 

Tribute - Joan Acocella, dance writer:  Michelle Potter & Jennifer Shannon, ... on dancing

 

 

Review - Scottish Ballet, Cinders!, Edinburgh:  Vivien Devlin, Edinburgh Guide

 

Review - National Ballet of China, The Red Detachment of Women, Hong Kong:  Kevin Ng, HK Economic Journal

 

Review - Estonian National Ballet, The Nutcracker, Timbu-Limbu’s Court and the Snow-Millers, Tallinn:  Stuart Sweeney, Critical Dance

 

Review - International Classic Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker, Sheffield:  Velda Harris, British Theatre Guide

 

 

Preview - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Sleeping Beauty, Birmingham & on tour:  Staff, Theatre Weekly

 

Preview - Company Wayne McGregor, Autobiography, UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey, London:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Preview - Miami International Ballet Competition 2024, Miami:  Staff, Miami's Community News

 

TV Preview - Russell Maliphant Dance Company, Vortex:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

Feature - Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, choreographer:  Lisa Bradshaw, Brussels Times

 

Feature - Jacques Heim, founder & creative director of Diavolo|Architecture in Motion:  Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review

 

News - Yasmine Naghdi & Reece Clarke (Royal Ballet) to appear in gala in Bucharest:  Radu Dumitrescu, Romania Insider

 

Audio Feature - A sensory-friendly Nutcracker at the San Francisco Ballet:  Deepa Fernandes, WBUR

 

Feature - The National Ballet of Ukraine tours Canada:  Kathleen Smith, Pointe Magazine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Links - Saturday 13 January, 2024

 

 

Reviews - English National Ballet, Giselle, London:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

David Jays, Standard

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Alastair Macaulay, Slipped Disc

Siobhan Murphy, Stage

Guillermo Nazara, First Night Magazine

Mark Monahan, Telegraph (behind paywall)

 

Review - Jazz at the Joyce, New York:  Ivy Lin, Bachtrack

 

Review - International Classic Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker, Sheffield:  Sheila Stratford, Reviews Hub

 

 

Physical Theatre Review - Frantic Assembly, Metamorphosis, Bristol:  Joan Phillips, British Theatre Guide

 

 

Preview - Australian Ballet, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Sydney & Melbourne:  Staff, Australian Arts Review

 

Preview - Sao Paolo Dance Company, mixed programme, Southampton:  Kieran James, Eastleigh News

 

Preview - Festival of New Choreography, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, Coppél-i.A., Costa Mesa:  Joshua Wright, Broadway World

 

Preview - Russian Royal Ballet, Swan Lake, Shanghai:  Yang Meiping, Shine

 

 

Tribute - Joan Acocella, dance writer:  Neima Jahromi, New Yorker

 

 

Report - 2023+ Leadership Transitions:  Dance Data Project

 

 

Feature - The Black Choreographers dancing toward justice:  Hannah J Davies, Hyperallergic

 

News - Yuan Yuan Tan to retire from San Francisco Ballet: 

Rachel Howard, SF Chronicle

Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World

 

News - Dani Hernández appointed Director of the National Ballet School of Cuba:  Staff, Escambray

 

 

Book Feature - Tina Pereira (NBoCanada) & Loredana Cunti, Tina Prima Ballerina:  Butterflies dance too:  Rushanthi Kesunathan, Beach Metro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Links - Sunday 14 January, 2024

 

 

Reviews - English National Ballet, Giselle, London:

Vikki Jane Vile, Broadway World

Nicola Claire, Seeing Dance

Debra Craine, Times (share token)

 

Review - West Side Story, Paris:  Patrick Honoré, Broadway World

 

 

Preview Feature - push/Fold & Portland Symphonic Choir, Vespers, Portland:  Alanna Love, En Face Magazine

 

Preview Feature - Tangaj Collective, Romanenjana, BLOT - Body Line of Thought, Vancouver:  Janet Smith, Stir

 

Preview Feature - Out-FRONT! Festival, New York:  Caedra Scott-Flaherty, NY Observer

 

 

Feature - Alina Cojocaru:  Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

 

Feature - Marcelino Sambé, Royal Ballet:  Killian Fox, Guardian

 

Feature - Francesca Hayward, Royal Ballet:  Blanca Schofield, Times (share token)

 

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Links - Monday 15 January, 2024

 

 

Feature - Ballet Dreams vs Reality:  Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

 

 

Reviews - English National Ballet, Giselle, London:

Jann Parry, Gramilano

Stefan Kyriazis, Express

 

Reviews - New Movement Collective, Les Noces - The Departure, London:

David Mead, Seeing Dance

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Review - Mergaliev Classical Ballet, Swan Lake, Richmond:  Tamsin Flower, British Theatre Guide

 

Review - Lisa Fagan & Lena Engelstein, Deepe Darknesse, New York:  Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

 

Preview - 5 Dance Shows in 2024, Toronto:  Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

 

Preview Feature - DBDT: Encore!, Echoes of Diaspora: A ballet inspired by Afro-Atlantic Histories, Dallas:  Kimberly Richard, NBCDFW

 

 

Feature - Dani Hernández, new Director of the Cuban National Ballet School:  Angel Marqués Dolz, On Cuba

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Links - Tuesday 16 January, 2024

 

 

Reviews - English National Ballet, Giselle, London:

Louise Levine, FT

Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk

Jonathan Gray, Bachtrack

Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle

 

Reviews - New Movement Collective, Les Noces - The Departure, London:

Siobhan Murphy, Stage

Guillermo Nazara, First Night Magazine

 

Review - Faye Driscoll, Weathering, New York:  Erin Bomboy, Bachtrack

 

Review - International Classic Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker, Sheffield:  Phil Turner, Rotherham Advertiser

 

 

Preview - Les SUBS, Pli, Vancouver:  Gail Johnson, Stir

 

 

Feature - Mthuthuzeli November, choreographer:  Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance

 

Blog - I am deaf and I love raves:  Anna Seymour, Guardian

 

Video Feature - Mikaela Santos, Atlanta Ballet:  Lenn Almadin Thornhill, ABS-CBN

 

 

News - Australian Ballet announces 2024 residencies:  Jason Blake, Limelight

 

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Links - Wednesday 17 January, 2024

 

 

Obituary - Anthony Russell-Roberts, former artistic administrator of the Royal Ballet:  Alastair Macaulay, Essays

 

 

Review - English National Ballet, Giselle, London:  Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International

 

Reviews - New Movement Collective, Les Noces - The Departure, London:

Louise Levene, FT

Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

Tamsin Flower, British Theatre Guide

 

Review - Motion/Matter Street dance Festival, New York:  Brian Seibert, NY Times

 

Review - Suresnes Cités Danse, opening weekend, Paris:  Laura Cappelle, FT

 

Review - Sydney Festival 2024, part 1 (various artists), Sydney:  Geraldine Higginson, Dance Australia

 

 

Cinema Preview - Dutch National Ballet, Giselle:  Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International

 

Preview - New York City Ballet, Winter Season 2024:  Staff, City Life

 

Preview - Ballet Nights 4, mixed programme, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Joffrey Ballet, Studies in Blue (triple bill by British choreographers), Chicago:  Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World

 

Preview - T.H.E. Dance Company, Rethinking Co-Existence, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

Interviews - Mark Morris talks about dance, Burt Bacharach & The Look of Love:

Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

Paula Citron, Ludwig Van

 

Video Feature - How diverse is the Berlin Staatsballet ballet company:  Megan Leigh, DW

 

Feature - Nora Kovach, the ballerina who defected from Hungary in 1953:  Charlie Connelly, New European

 

Essay - A faded postcard from Antoinette Sibley:  Alastair Macaulay, Blog

 

Feature - Joe Lanteri, New York City Dance Alliance:  Margaret Fuhrer, NY Times

 

Feature - Audition mix-up bags Mackworth mum role in fairytale ballet:  Will Jefford, BBC

 

Video Feature - Trying out for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet:  Staff, CBC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Links - Thursday 18 January, 2024

 

 

Obituary - Sarah Stackhouse, dancer with Limón Dance Co:  Claudia Bauer, NY Times

 

 

Review - Bayerisches Staatsballett, Onegin, Munich:  Jeanette Andersen, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Mudra Dance Company, Arangetram, Wellington:  Jennifer Shannon, ... on dancing

 

Physical Theatre Reviews - Gecko, Kin, London:

Zoe Anderson, Independent

Arifa Akbar, Guardian

Scott Matthewman, Reviews Hub

 

 

News - Sadler’s Wells reveals new shows for 2024, London:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

News Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake marks 30th anniversary with UK tour:    Georgia Luckhurst, Stage

 

News - New York Theatre Ballet unveils 2024 world premieres, New York:  Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World

 

News - Martha Graham Dance Company presents New@Graham with Jamar Roberts, New York:  AA Cristi, Broadway World

 

News - Royal Ballet School announces new leadership structure:

Georgia Luckhurst, Stage

Staff, Arts Professional

 

News - Royal Academy of Dance announces fund raising campaign to support young dancers taking exams:  Staff, Theatre Weekly

 

 

Preview - Washington Ballet, Jazz Icons; A Fine Romance, Washington:  AA Cristi, Broadway World

 

Preview - Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Star Dust: From Bach to Ballet, Madison:  Staff, Madison 365

 

Preview Feature - Gravity & Other Myths, The Mirror, Vancouver:  Gail Johnson, Stir

 

 

Video Report - National Ballet of Ukraine in Montreal raising awareness and funds:  Gareth Madoc-Jones, Montreal City News

 

Feature - Brett Fukuda reinterprets Balanchine’s Apollo using a female perspective:  Laura Cappelle, Pointe Magazine

 

Interview - Stephanie Lake, choreographers:  Staff, Australian Arts Review

 

 

German Interview - Shale Wagman, Bayerisches Staatsballett:  Staff, Süddeutsche

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Links - Friday 19 January, 2024

 

 

Reviews - Royal Ballet, Manon, London:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Zoe Anderson, Independent

David Jays, Standard

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Mark Monahan, Yahoo via Telegraph

 

Review - English National Ballet, Giselle, London:  Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

 

Review - Ronald K Brown/EVIDENCE, Walking out of the dark, Torch, New York:  Kirsten Evans, Broadway World

 

Review - Ballet Theatre Queensland, The Sleeping Beauty, Brisbane:  Olivia Stewart, Limelight

 

 

Physical Theatre Review - Gecko, Kin, London:  Howard Loxton, British Theatre Guide

 

 

News - Russell Maliphant: broadcasts of productions are ‘vital’ for access:  Georgia Luckhurst, Stage

 

News - London City Ballet returns to Sadler’s Wells in September:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

News - Prix de Lausanne 2024:  Alessandra Ferri to receive Lifetime Achievement Award 2024:  Staff, Dance for You Magazine

 

 

Preview - Dance for Ukraine Gala, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview Feature - Empower in Motion - a Ballet inclusive fundraising gala, London:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview Feature - Milwaukee Ballet’s Second Company, Momentum, Milwaukee:  John Schneider, Shepherd Express

 

 

 

 

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Links - Saturday 20 January, 2024

 

 

Obituary - Maxine Mahon, founder California Ballet:  Pam Kragen, Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union Tribune

 

 

Reviews - Royal Ballet, Manon, London:

Jonathan Gray, Bachtrack

Siobhan Murphy, Stage

Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

Debra Craine, Times (share token)

 

Reviews - Ronald K Brown/EVIDENCE, Walking Out the Dark, Torch, New York:

Ivy Lin, Bachtrack

Joel Benjamin, Theaterscene

 

 

Physical Theatre Review - Gecko, Kin, London:  Georgia Howlett, Seeing Dance

 

 

Preview - Scottish Ballet, Cinders!, Inverness & Aberdeen:  David Pollock, Press and Journal

 

 

News - Alonzo King LINES Ballet reveals programming for Spring 2024 season:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Video Report - Dancing for democracy: National Ballet of Ukraine performs in Montreal:  Gloria Henriquez, Global News

 

Video Report - 2 dancers and a cellist perform by a glacier in Davos:  Staff, ABS-CBN via Reuters

 

Preview Feature - Choreographers Alonzo King and  Helen Pickett bring ballet rooted in human connections to Boston stages:  Katherine Abbott, Boston Globe

 

 

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Links - Sunday 21 January, 2024

 

 

Review - Royal Ballet, Manon, London:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Film Review - Sue Healey & Collaborators, On View: Icons:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

 

Preview - Sarasota Ballet, Celebrating Graziano, Sarasota:  Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald Tribune

 

Preview - Smuin Contemporary Ballet, Celebrating Michael Smuin, San Francisco Ballet:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview - Atlanta Ballet, Coco Chanel: The Life of a Fashion Icon, Atlanta:  Keith Loria, Encore Atlanta

 

 

Feature - India Bradley, New York City Ballet:  Iman N Milner, Girls United

 

Feature - Russell Maliphant, choreographer:  Tamsin Flower, British Theatre Guide

 

Feature - Dr L’Antoinette Stines, Jamaican dancer & choreographer:  Melissa Noel, Essence

 

Documentary Feature - Call Me Dancer:  Simi Horowitz, Forward

 

Feature with dance interest - The Jewish contribution to the history of shoes:  Anthea Gerrie, Jewish Chronicle

 

Feature with dance interest - Dior pays homage to ballet icon Nureyev:  Daphné Rousseau, Yahoo

 

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Links – Monday, 22 January, 2024

 

Review – Royal Ballet, Manon:  Matthew Paluch,  Gramilano

 

News – Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands at Sadlers Wells Disrupted by Protestors: Georgia Luckhurst,  The Stage

 

Article – Martin Howland Runs Free Ballet Classes in Leeds To Encourage Inclusion: Jacob Tomlinson, BBC

 

Blog – Ruth Leon Recommends New Mats Ek Film Starring Sylvie Guillem and Akram Khan’s Giselle: Slipped Disc

 

Review – ENB Giselle and New Movement Collective’s Les Noces – The Departure, London, Sarah Crompton, The Guardian

 

Review – Strictly Come Dancing Tour 2024:  Holly Williams, The Telegraph

 

Interview – Johannes Radebe of Strictly Fame on How He Fought The Bullies: Emine Saner,  The Guardian.

 

Video – Voguing Dance Craze Making a Comeback in Asia: Bryan Wood, South China Morning Post

 

Review – Mudra Dance Company, Arangetram Indian Dance, Wellington: Jennifer Shennan,  Michelle Potter On Dance

 

Feature – Ballet Fantastique, Cinderella, A Rock Opera Ballet,  En Face Magazine

 

  

And to end: in tribute to the recently deceased dance writer and critic Joan Acocella, a repost:

 

Profile – How Ballet Saved Baryshnikov: Joan Acocella, 1998:  The New Yorker

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Links – Tuesday, 23 January 2024

 

Review – Royal Ballet, Manon:

Louise Levene, Financial Times

Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk

 

Preview – Yuan Yuan Tan Will Bow Out as Marguerite:  Staff, Ballet Herald

 

News – Viviana Durante Resigns as AD of ENBS:  Staff, Dance for You Magazine

 

Feature – Johannes Radebe on How Strictly Changed His Life: Roisin O’Connor,  Independent.

 

Broadcast Interview – Dancer and Choreographer Jacque Pritz Explores Grief & Varying Views of Life and Death: Staff, WABE Radio, Atlanta

 

Review – Argentinian Male Troupe Malevo Makes Australian Debut:  Melbourne, Geraldine Higginson, Dance Australia

 

Review – Momix, Alice, Boston:  Debra Cash,  The Arts Fuse

 

And now for something completely different:

Video – Pooja Pant Kathak: How to Cook Daal Using Kathak Moves and Beats, Scroll India

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Links – Wednesday, 24th January 2024

 

Review – Ballett Zurich, Timekeepers:  Maggie Foyer, Bachtrack

 

Review – Marrugeku, Mutiara, Sydney Festival:  Katie Lawrence, Bachtrack

 

Review – Ashwini Ramaswamy, Let The Crows Come, Boston: Jessica Lockhart, Arts Fuse

 

Article – Dancing May Be Better for Weight Loss Than Other Forms of Exercise: Robby Berman, Medical News Today

 

Article – Chanel Confirms Ballet As Inspiration for Their Catwalk Show in Paris

Jess Carter-Morley,  The Guardian

Thomas Adamson,   The Independent.

 

Preview – Empower in Motion Gala for Children With Disabilities, Sadlers Wells:  Theresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview – Victorian State Ballet in 2024:  Staff,  Dance Australia

 

News – Christopher Powney Steps Down as AD of The Royal Ballet School:  Staff, Dance for You

 

News – Viviana Durante Steps Down As AD of ENBS:  Gramilano

 

Feature – Young People Savour Beauty of Chinese Dance Dramas:  Xinhua China

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Links – Thursday, 25th January 2024

 

 

Obituaries – Emma Gladstone, Former Artistic Director of Dance Umbrella:

 

Chris Weigand,      The Guardian

Norman Lebrecht,  Slipped Disc

Laura Harding,       Independent

 

Preview – Dutch National Ballet, Giselle (in cinemas):  Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International

 

Interview – Robert Carter of The Trocks:  Jim Provenzano, Bay Area Reporter

 

Article – Alessandra Ferri to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Prix de Lausanne: Staff,  Dance for You Magazine

 

Article – Tests Confirm Multiple Medical Benefits of Dancing:  Andy Corbley, Good News Network

 

News – Woman Jailed in Italy for Defaming Rome Opera Ballet Director Eleonora Abbagnato:   Gramilano

 

And finally, to make you smile:

Northampton Dancer with Down’s Syndrome Wows Social Media: Shivani Choudhary,  BBC

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Links – Friday, 26th January 2024

 

Review – AC Workshop, La Strada, Sadlers Wells:  David Jays, Evening Standard

 

Review – Royal Ballet, Manon:  Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle

 

Review – New York City Ballet, Robbins Mixed Bill:  Carla Escoda, Bachtrack

 

Review – Staatsballett Berlin, Madame Bovary, Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance

 

Review – push/Fold Dance Company with Portland Symphonic Choir, Vespers, Portland, Oregon:  Lindsay Dreyer, Oregon Arts Watch

 

Review – GoteborgOperans Danskompanie, Skid/Saaba, Sydney Festival: Katie Lawrence,  Bachtrack

 

Review – Wency Lam, Dear Adult:  The Place, London, Adam Stevenson, The Reviews Hub

 

Feature – Christopher Wheeldon, The Universalist (mostly analysis of Like Water for Chocolate):  Laura Quinton,  NY Review

 

Obituary – Emma Gladstone:  Laura Harding, AoL

 

Feature – The History of the Tutu:  Alanna Love, En Face Magazine

 

Feature – Young Ukrainian Sisters Wow UK Ballroom Scene:  Shanequa, BBC

 

News – UK Ballet Dancer Dies After Eating Mis-labelled Cookie in the USA:  Chloe Kim, BBC

 

 

And to finish:

Interview - Jennifer Grey’s Secrets from the Dirty Dancing Film:  Gabrielle Chung, E-News

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Links – Saturday, 27th January 2024

 

Reviews – AC Workshop, La Strada, Sadler’s Wells, London

 

Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Mark Monahan, The Telegraph  (behind paywall)

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

Guillermo Nazara, First Night Magazine

 

Film Review – On View: Icons, Sydney Festival, Michelle Potter, Michelle Potter on Dancing

 

Preview – Royal Ballet, Swan Lake,  Gramilano

 

Reviews – Compagnie Herve Koubi, Soul Invictus, Joyce Theater, NY

NY Times (behind paywall)

Karen Greenspan, Fjord Review

 

News – James Yoichi Moore Retires from Pacific Northwest Ballet After 20 Years: Staff,  Ballet Herald

 

Article – Ballet Brought Me Back to My Body:  Soraya Roberts,  Defector

  

More on the tragic death of Orla Baxendale, who died in the US after eating a mislabelled cookie:

Staff, ITV

Lydia Chantler-Hicks, Evening Standard

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Links - Sunday 28 January 2024

 

 

Reviews – AC Workshop, La Strada, Sadler’s Wells, London

David Mead - Seeing Dance

Jann Parry - Gramilano

Chris Lily – Reviews Hub

John O’Dwyer – Seen and Heard

 

Review – Compagnie Herve Koubi, Soul Invictus, Joyce Theatre, New York

Faye Arthurs - Fjord Review (behind paywall)

 

Reviews – San Francisco Ballet,  Mere Mortals, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco

Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle

James Ambroff-Tahan - Piedmont Exedra

 

News – Sarasota Ballet …Marks 10 Years of Varied Dances by Graziano – Carrie Seidman, Herald Tribune

 

News – Worcester Theatre Hosts Hundreds of Young Dancers for Ballet Auditions (YAGP) – Bailey Allen, Boston Globe

 

Feature – The Choreographer Wore Pointe Shoes – Brian Seibert, New York Times (behind paywall)

 

Feature – Why Performing Swan Lake is Notoriously Difficult – Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times

 

 

Feature – The Jungle Book Reimagined: How an Eight Year Old Girl Helped Reinvent a Classic – Dee Jefferson, Guardian

 

Feature – How Elroy Fillis-Bell is Leading Joburg Ballet into the Light – Aspasia Karras, South Africa Times

 

Obituary - Bene Arnold, First Mistress of Ballet West Dies at 88

Jordan Miller , Salt Lake City Tribune

Stephen Romney, Fox 13 Now

 

Preview – Stars of Spanish Ballet Come to Rome - Staff, Gramilano

 

Preview - Tallahassee Ballet Presents Intimate Valentine to Dance Lovers -  Cynthia Hollis, Tallahassee Democrat

 

Preview- Central Indiana Dance Ensemble Prepares for Ballet Alliance Festival in Spokane Wash – Staff, Hamilton County Reporter

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Links - Monday 29 January 2024

 

Reviews - AC Workshop, La Strada, Sadler’s Wells, London

Graham Watts, Bachtrack

Debra Craine, The Times (paywall)

 

Reviews - Various, Resolution Festival of New Choreography, The Place, London - Sarah Crompton, Guardian

 

Reviews - La Scala Ballet, Coppelia, La Scala, Milan- Graham Spicer, Gramilano 

 

Reviews - NYCB, Robbins x Three, Lincoln Center, Mary Cargill, Dance View Times

 

Preview - Watch the Prix de Lausanne Live! - Staff, Dance Australia

 

Preview - Trocks are Ready to Pirouette Their Way into San Diego on 50th Anniversary Tour - Pam Kragel, San Diego Union Tribune

 

Preview - Ballets with a Twist at the Opera House - The Clinton Chronicle (myclintonnews.com) Staff, Clinton Chronicle

 

Preview - Waterbury Theater Welcomes Open World Dance Cinderella (with Misty Copeland)  - Staff, The Register Citizen

 

News - ROH Muscat Audience Thrilled to Watch Raymonda Ballet - Staff, Times of Oman

 

News - Doyelstown’s Documentary Film Maker Jennifer Lin tells story of Refugee George Lee Turned Ballet Prodigy - Marion Callahan,  Bucks County Herald 

 

Article - Ruth Leon Recommends - Spitfire, an Advertisement Divertissement - Norman Lebrecht, Slipped Disc

 

Article - Is Toronto’s Theatre Sector on the Brink of Crisis? - Joshua Chong, Toronto Star

 

Book Review  - Errand into the Maze - The Life and Works of Martha Graham - Alexandra Jacobs, NY Times (paywall)

 

Features - Misty Copeland is Stepping Beyond Ballet (beauty feature) - Gaby Ulubay, Marie Claire

 

Obituaries - Longtime PNB Lighting Designer Dies at 74 - Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

 

And finally… unfortunately not amusing, but one for fans of the Audience Behaviour thread…

Article - Horror as ballet fan repeatedly punched in face and left with broken eye socket in row over talking during Swan Lake - Richard Moriarty, The Sun 

 

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Links - Tuesday 30 January, 2024

 

 

 

Review - AC Workshop, La Strada, London:  Louise Levene, FT

 

Review – San Francisco Ballet, Mere Mortals, San Francisco

Terez Rose, Bachtrack

Charles Lewis III, 48 Hills

Lauren Harvey, Daily Californian

 

Review – Ballet am Rhein, A Kiss to the World, Dusseldorf, Vicki Jane Vile , Bachtrack

 

Review – Various, Sydney Festival Part 2, Sydney, Staff, Dance Australia

 

Preview - English National Ballet, My first ballet: Swan Lake, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview  - Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Bowie Meets Ballet and More - JT Newman,  Chicago Reader

 

Preview - Ukrainian Ballet to Perform in Winnipeg,  Kayla Rosen Winnipeg CTV News

 

Preview – Flamenco Festival New York Returns, PR Newswire, Street Insider

 

Preview – Ballet West Swan Lake, The Place, Fox 13 News

 

Interview - Tamara Rojo, AD San Francisco Ballet:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Opinion – Giselle we Have a Problem, Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

 

News - Washington Ballet’s Nutcracker earns the company $3.4m:  Mary Scott Manning, Washington City Paper

 

News – Russian Mayor Orders Quote from Mikhail Barishnikov on Choreography School Wall to be Replaced by Words of a True Patriot, Staff, Medusa

 

News – Groups Partner on Dance Course in Nigeria, Staff, The Nation

 

Feature - Who is Natalie Portman’s Husband Benjamin Millepied? Randee Dawn, Today

 

Feature – Meet the 18 Americans Competing at the 2024 Prix de Lausanne, Kyra Laubacher, Pointe Magazine

 

Feature - Pioneering Juggler Sean Gandini Reflects on How the Spirit of Pina Bausch Has Infiltrated His Work, Sean Gandini, Arts Desk

 

Feature - Caitlyn Mendicino, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s beekeeping ballerina:  Karen Dacko, Pittsburgh Magazine

 

Feature - The story behind Van Cleef & Arpels’ Lady Arpels Casse-Noisette:  Staff, Savoir Flair

 

Feature – A New Start: After 60 I learned to Tango, Ammar Kalia, Guardian

 

To finish, one for the animal lovers out there.

Article – Ballet Dancers Pair Up with Shelter Dogs and Cats to Get them Adopted, Margherita Cole, My Modern Met

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Links - Wednesday 31 January, 2024

 

 

Obituaries - Chita Rivera, Broadway Star:

Gia Kourlas, NY Times

Charles McNulty, LA Times

Chris Wiegand, Guardian

Mark Kennedy, Chicago Sun-Times

Gallery - Chita Rivera - a life in pictures:  Various, Guardian

 

Obituary - Bené Arnold, First Ballet Mistress at Ballet West:  Staff, The U

 

 

Review - San Francisco Ballet, Mere Mortals, San Francisco:  Jim Munson, Broadway World

 

Review - Royal Ballet, Manon, London:  Vikki Jane Vile, Dance for You Magazine

 

Review - Northern Ballet, Tortoise and the Hare, London:  Siobhan Murphy, Stage

 

Review - Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca, Searching for Goya, New York:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Works & Process, three performances, New York:  Karen Greenspan, Fjord Review

 

Review - Les Ballet de Trockadero de Monte Carlo, triple bill, Berkeley:  Lauren Harvey, The Daily Californian

 

Review - Dancenorth, Wayfinder; Marrugeku, Mutiara, Sydney:  Deborah Jones, Followspot

 

Review - Diversity, Supernova, Northampton:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Review - Anthony Williams, Urban Nutcracker, Boston:  Alisa S Regassa, Harvard Crimson

 

Review - Malevo, Melbourne:  Stephanie Glickman, Australian Stage

 

 

Stream Review - Bejart Ballet Lausanne & Tokyo Ballet, The Ninth Symphony:  Robert Tanitch, British Theatre Guide

 

 

Report - Dance Diary January 2024, Australia:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

Report - Dance Watch looking back at December & January & forward to February, Portland:  Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon Arts Watch

 

 

Preview - Carlos Acosta, On Before, Plymouth:  Annette Belcher, Plymouth Herald

 

Preview - Ballet Hispánico, triple bill, New York:  Staff, NY Latin Culture Magazine

 

Preview - Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, To the Point(e) (triple bill), Monaco:  Paul Brault, Monaco Tribune

 

Preview - Iconique Gala featuring Xander Parish, The Bahamas:  Staff, The Tribune

 

 

News - Tiler Peck choreographs her first work for New York City Ballet:  Marina Harss, Dance Magazine

 

News - Horror as violence erupts at Swan Lake performance at Manchester Opera House:  James Holt, Manchester Evening News

 

 

Feature - Choreographer Helen Pickett talks about Emma Bovary, her first commission for National Ballet of Canada:  Lynn Saxberg, Ottawa Citizen

 

Feature - A ballet, tap and heels dancer each share their profound relationships with their signature shoe:  Haley Hilton, Dance Magazine

 

 

 

 

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