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Links - Friday 01 March, 2024

 

 

Obituary - Anthony Russell-Roberts CBE, Dance Administrator and Keeper of the Ashton Flame: The Times (+ share)

 

 

Review - San Francisco Ballet, Swan Lake, San Francisco:  Jim Munson, Broadway World

 

Review - American Ballet Theatre, Swan Lake, New York:  Oksana Khadarina, Ballet Herald

 

Reviews - Dimitris Papaioannou, Ink, London:

Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

Zoe Anderson, Independent

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Nicola Claire, Seeing Dance

Siobhan Murphy, Stage

Sara West, Everything Theatre

 

Reviews - Festival of New Choreography, Dark with Excessive Bright, Duets, London:

Alastair Macaulay, Blog

Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Sydney:  Deborah Jones, Follow Spot

 

Review - Houston Ballet, Cinderella, Houston:  Carla Escoda, Bachtrack

 

Review - Carlos Acosta, On Before, Plymouth:  Karen Bussell, British Theatre Guide

 

Review - Wayne McGregor & London Philharmonic Orchestra, A Body for Harnasie, London:  Caroline Roux, FT

 

Review - Sankofa Danzafro, Behind the South: Dances for Manuel, New York:  Marina Kennedy, Broadway World

 

Reviews - Bhangra Nation, Birmingham:

Arifa Akbar, Guardian

Llina Jha & Halima Ahad, Redbrick

 

 

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

 

 

Preview Feature - Ballet BC, NOW double bill, Vancouver:  Janet Smith, Stir

  

Preview - Ballet Ireland, Bold Moves triple bill, Dublin:  Staff, The Gloss

 

Preview - New York’s Flamenco Festival 2024:  Staff, NY Latin Culture Mag

 

 

News - Northern Ballet will launch second installment of Sketches:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

News - Sadler’s Wells has announced 7 new Associate Artists:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

News - Ballet West announces 2024-25 season:  Lawrence A Johnson, Utah Arts Review

 

News - DanceAspen to perform in Colorado Springs:  Jennifer Mulson, The Gazette

 

 

Feature - Mothers risking ‘injury and exhaustion’ with return to dance post-birth:  Georgia Luckhurst, Stage

 

Video Feature - Lauren Anderson, 40 years with Houston Ballet, giving young dancers new opportunities:  Staff, ABC13

 

Feature - Dance your PhD:  Sean Cummings, Science Magazine

 

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Links – Saturday 2 March, 2024

 

Review – Philadelphia Ballet, Giselle, Academy of Music, Philadelphia PA: Ellen Dunkel, The Philadelphia Inquirer

 

Review – Company Wayne McGregor/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, A Body for Harnasie, Katowice, Poland: Caroline Roux, Financial Times

 

Review – Dimitris Papaioannou, Ink, Sadler’s Wells, London:

Louise Levene, Financial Times

Graham Watts, Gramilano

 

 

Preview – Ballet X, Spring Series, Wilma Theater, Philadelphia PA: Rita Charleston, The Philadelphia Tribune

 

Preview – Miami City Ballet, Spring Mix, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami FL: Ashley-Anna Aboreden, Miami New Times

 

Preview – The best theatre to stream this month: Peaky Blinders, Prima Facie and more: Chris Wiegand, The Guardian

 

 

News – Former Ballet BC dancer Kirsten Wicklund to take helm at Ballet Edmonton: Janet Smith, Stir

 

News – Hudson River Museum hosts ballet performances to celebrate start of Women’s History Month: Staff, KULR8

 

News – Ballet West announces 2024/25 lineup featuring classics, new shows: Fresh Living, 2KUTV

 

News – Miami City Ballet Reveals 2024/2025 Season: Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

 

Photo Feature – Philadelphia Ballet, Giselle, Academy of Music, Philadelphia PA: Scott Serio, Broadway World

 

 

Feature – Why Armadillo World Headquarters Became a Hippie Ballet Hub: Rosie Ninesling, Austin Monthly

 

 

And finally…

 

Video – Air India unveils new safety video celebrating Indian dance forms: Mark Caswell, Business Traveller

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Links, Sunday 3 March, 2024

 

Review – Ballet national de Marseille, Roommates, Southbank Centre, London:

Grace Spencer, The Reviews Hub

Marian Kennedy, London Theatre 1

Franco Milazzo, Broadway World

 

Review – Grand Kyiv Ballet, Giselle, Pennsylvania: Staff, Times Leader

 

Review – Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Connecticut: Lara Beckius, Her Campus

 

Review – Regional Area Dance Festival, Wellspring Theater, Kalamazoo, Michigan: Marin Heinritz, Revue West Michigan

 

Preview – Royal Opera House Muscat, La Fille Mal Gardee, Staff, Times of Oman

 

Preview - Ballet Hispanico reflects on changing images of Latin culture in Sarasota program: Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald Tribune

 

Feature - Ingrid Silva: Shattering Ballet Stereotypes, From Rio Slums to Global Stage: Saboor Bayat, BNN

 

Feature - How Brazilian Dancer Ingrid Silva Is Changing the World — Starting with Ballet! (Exclusive): Gillian Telling, People

 

Article - Ukraine's Lviv Opera Ballet Members Flee Amid War, Sparking Debate on Conscription Evasion: Salman Akhtar, BNN

 

Article - 2 yrs on, Ukraine evacuees dance in Japan for peace in motherland: Ko Hirano, The Mainichi

 

Article - Coco Kopelman Reflects on Her Time at the School of American Ballet: "It Was Like a Degas Painting": Isiah Magsino, Town and Country via AOL

 

Feature - Bethany Truax: Vienna Dancer's Decade with Mid-Ohio Valley Ballet and Artistic Future, Muhammed Jawad, BNN

 

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Article - Beyoncé Goes To The Ballet In A Sleek Suit And Oversized Coat: Quincy Legardye, Harper’s Bazaar

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Links - Monday 04 March, 2024

 

 

Review - Sarah Crompton, Observer

Birmingham Royal Ballet, Sleeping Beauty, Birmingham

Dimitris Papaioannou, Ink, London

 

Reviews - Ballet National de Marseilles, Roommates, London:

Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Review - Joffrey Ballet, Studies in Blue (triple bill), Chicago:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Philadelphia Ballet, Giselle, Philadelphia:  Scott Serio, Broadway World

 

Review - Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, New York:  Karen Greenspan, Fjord Review

 

Review - Footnote New Zealand Dance, IYKYK (double bill), Auckland:  Jenny Stevenson, NZ Theatreview

 

Review - Stephen Page, Baleen Moondjan, Adelaide:  Jansson J Antmann, Limelight

 

Review - San Diego Ballet, Many Loves of Don Juan, San Diego:  Kyungmin Min, SD News

 

Review - Extended Play, How to build a universe, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

Preview - Spring seasons, New York:  David Cote, NY Observer

 

Preview Feature - Annapurna Indian Dance Company, A Tree in Time, Huddersfield:  David Barnett, Observer

 

Preview - Korean National Ballet & Universal Ballet both touring their productions of Swan Lake, Korea:  Ayesha Mumtaz, BNN Breaking

 

Preview - City Ballet of San Diego, triple bill, San Diego:  Staff, SD News

 

 

Interview - Leanne Benjamin, AD Queensland Ballet:  Denise Richardson, Dance Australia

 

Looking Back - What was best in Melbourne dance in 2023:  Susan Bendall, Dance Australia

 

 

News - Kim Joo-won appointed AD of Bursan Opera House Ballet:  Shin Min-hee, Korea JoongAng Daily

 

News - Li Cunxin (retired AD Queensland Ballet) pirouettes into property development:  Phil Bartsch, The Urban Developer

 

 

 

 

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Links - Tuesday 05 March, 2024

 

 

Reviews - New York City Ballet, Solitude, Concerto for Two Pianos, New York:

Jennifer Homans, New Yorker

Staff, BNN Breaking

 

Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Sleeping Beauty, Birmingham:  Vikki Jane Vile, Dance for You Magazine

 

Review - Bayerisches Staatsballett, La Bayadere, Munich:  Jeanette Anderson, Seeing Dance

 

Reviews - Ballet National de Marseille, Roommates, London:

Siobhan Murphy, Stage

Debra Craine, Times (share token)

Franco Milazzo, Broadway World

 

Review - Adelaide:  Nicholas Routley, Australian Stage

Stephen Page, Balleen Moondjan

Jacob Boehme, Guuranda

 

Review - Restless Dance Theatre, Private View, Adelaide:  Jansson J Antmann, Limelight

 

Reviews - Extended Play, How to build a universe, London:

Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

Donald Hutera, Stage

 

Review - Grupo Corpo, mixed bill, Aspen:  Saboor Bayat, BNN Breaking

 

Review - 7 Portland dancers, Rejigged, desperately seeking Dorinda, Portland:  Hannah Krafcik, Oregon Arts Watch

 

 

 

Preview Feature - After the flood: Northern Ballet breathes new life into Romeo and Juliet:  Siobhan Murphy, Stage

 

Preview Feature - Marc Brew Dance Company, An Accident / A Life, Glasgow:  Lorna Irvine, Fjord Review

 

Preview - Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, Coppel-i.A, Berkeley:  Bourbiza Mohamed, Tech-Gate

 

Preview - Alberta Ballet, Hansel and Gretel, Calgary:  Eric Volmers, Calgary Herald

 

Preview - Ballet Jorgen, Anne of Green Gables, St Albert:  Anna Borowiecki, St Albert Gazette

 

Video Preview - Deos Ballet, EMBER Series 24 (quad bill), Grand Rapids:  Chris Bovine, Fox 17

 

Preview - Opus Ballet & Dance Now! share the stage in a mixed programme, Miami:  AA Cristi, Broadway World

 

 

Feature - When scandal hit New York City Ballet:  Debra Craine, Times (share token)

 

Feature - What’s the future for Indigenous Australian dance?:  Steve Dow, Guardian

 

Interview - Gary Avis, Royal Ballet:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Feature - Joseph Walsh, San Francisco Ballet:  Lauren Harvey, Daily Californian

 

Feature - Ukraine War: Kharkiv Opera and Ballet reopens underground:  Sarah Rainsford, BBC News

 

Feature - The costumes of Alice in Wonderland (Wheeldon):  Tiffany Leigh, Forbes

 

News - Carlos Acosta to create new version of The Nutcracker set in Havana:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

News - Joffrey Ballet announces 2024-25 season:  Kyle MacMillan, Chicago Sun Times

 

News - Ballet West announces 2024-25 season:  Ashley Fredde, KSL

 

News - All-Ireland contemporary dance company ‘a new dawn’ for art form:  Emmet Malone, Irish Times

 

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Links - Wednesday 06 March, 2024

 

 

Review - New York City Ballet, three programmes, New York:  Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Review - Finnish National Ballet, Dracula (Pastor), Helsinki:  Maggie Foyer, Bachtrack

 

Review - Ballet National de Marseille, Roommates, London:  Georgia Howlett, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Boston Ballet, Raymonda, Boston:  Sarah Firth, Tufts Daily

 

Review - Extended Play, How to build a universe, London:  Maryam Philpott, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Music from the Sole, I didn’t come to stay, Portland:  Hannah Krafcik, Oregon Arts Watch

 

 

Preview - Royal Ballet, Danses Concertantes, Different Drummer, Requiem, London:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

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

Behind the scenes:  Emily Taliangis, Broadsheet

 

Preview - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Tutus on Tour (mixed programme), Taupõ & Hamilton:  Staff, NZ Herald

 

Preview - Spring dance in Philadelphia:  Saboor Bayat, BNN Breaking News

 

Preview - Milwaukee Ballet, Cinderella, Milwaukee:  Salman Khan, BNN Breaking News

 

 

Video Feature - San Francisco Ballet, Swan Lake, San Francisco:  Staff, KTVU

 

News - National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica to headline Let’s Dance International Frontiers 2024 in Leicester:  Steve Orme, British Theatre Guide

 

News - National Ballet of China’s Red Detachment of Women gets 60th anniversary tour:  Chen Nan, China Daily

 

News - Ukraine slams Bolshoi Ballet tour in Korea:  Lee Hyo-jin, Korea Times

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Links - Thursday 06 March, 2024

 

 

Review - New York City Ballet, The Four Temperaments, Liebeslieder Walzer, New York:  dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Philadelphia Ballet, Giselle, Philadelphia:  Lewis Whittington, Culture Vulture

 

Review - Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre, mixed programme, Atlanta:  Robin Wharton, Arts ATL

 

Review - Andros Zins-Browne, duel.  H, New York:  Elinor Krichmar, Brooklyn Rail

 

Review - Ballet Hispánico, mixed programme, Great Barrington:  Fiona Scruggs, Berkshire Eagle

 

 

Preview - San Francisco Ballet, Dos Mujeres (double bill), San Francisco:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview - Sydney Dance Company, Ascent (double bill), London:  Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Preview - Dance top 5, New York:  Sharon Hoyer, New City Stage

 

Preview - Batsheva Dance Company, Appropriation, Tel Aviv:  Ori Lenkinski, Jerusalem Post

 

Preview - KVN Dance Company, Coppelia, UK Tour:  Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

 

 

Video Report - Grand Kyiv Ballet performs Giselle in Chicago:  Courtney Sink, NBC 5 Chicago

 

News - Iana Salenko, Staatsballett Berlin, becomes “Berlin Chamber Dancer”:  Staff, Dance for You Magazine

 

News - Choreographers And Composers For Mcnicol Ballet Collective's Compositions & Configurations Creative Residency Announced:  AA Cristi, Broadway World

 

Feature - The Work in Progress:  Tess Michaelson, Brooklyn Rail

 

Feature - Beauty of ballet meets power of powwow in Alberta:  Staff, Calgary Herald

 

News - Desertland Entertainment Announces the Inaugural Ballet Championships of America – A New Era in Ballet Competitions:  Staff, Globe and Mail

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Links - Friday 08 March, 2024

 

 

Reviews - Royal Ballet, Swan Lake, London:

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Siobhan Murphy, Stage

Debra Craine, Times (share token)

 

Review - National Ballet of Canada, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Wheeldon), Toronto:  Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

 

Review - Wayne McGregor & London Philharmonic Orchestra, A Body for Harnasie, London:  Daniel Lewis, Times (share token)

 

Review - Shaun Keylock Company, The Age of Influence, Portland:  Amy Leona Havin, Oregon Arts Watch

 

Reviews - Justin Peck, Illinoise, New York:

Gloria Oladipo, Washington

Zachary Stewart, Theater Mania

 

 

Preview Feature - Amanda Morgan (PNB) / The Seattle Project, here because, Seattle:  Rachel Gallagher, Seattle Times

 

Preview - West Australian Ballet, Metamorphosis - Ballet at the Quarry, Perth:  Staff, Limelight

 

Video Preview - Charlotte Ballet, Come to Life, Charlotte:  Staff, WBTV

 

Preview - Brecon Festival Ballet, Swan Lake Act 2 and Tanio’r Ddraig (Fire Up Your Dragon), Brecon:  Staff, Brecon & Radnor Express

 

 

Feature - Dancing through the day in Boston Ballet’s public school initiative:  Arielle Flaherty, Tufts Daily

 

Feature - Lisa Macuja Elizalde (Philippine ballet icon)’s Tik Tok Renaissance:  Pola del Monte, Vogue

 

News - Cincinnati Ballet announces 2024-25 season:  Staff, Cincinnati.com

 

News - Sacramento launches 2nd annual series:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

News - Carlos Acosta announces Nutcracker in Havana (for Acosta Danza):  Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance

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Links – Saturday 9 March 2024

 

Review – Ballet BC, NOW, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver BC: Sara Harowitz, The Straight

 

Review – Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, The Lowry, Salford, Manchester England:

David Cunningham, British Theatre Guide

Helen Jones, The Reviews Hub

 

Review – London Philharmonic Orchestra, Dance Reimagined, Royal Festival Hall, London England: Clive Paget, The Guardian

 

Review – Philadelphia Ballet, Giselle, Academy of Music, Philadelphia PA: Sigrid Payne DaVeiga, CriticalDance

 

Review – Pontus Lidberg, On the Nature of Rabbits, Joyce Theater, New York NY: Joel Benjamin, TheaterScene.net

 

Review – The Royal Ballet, Swan Lake, Royal Opera House, London England:

          Jenny Gilbert, The Arts Desk

          Vikki Jane Vile, Broadway World

Louise Levene, Financial Times

Jonathan Gray, Gramilano

          Joy Sable, The Jewish Chronicle

 

Review – New York City Ballet, Mixed Bill, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London England:

          Louise Levene, Financial Times

          Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian

          Zoe Anderson, The Independent

          Joy Sable, The Jewish Chronicle

          Chris Lilly, The Reviews Hub

          Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

          Marianka Swain, The Telegraph

          Debra Craine, The Times (share token)

 

Review – New York City Ballet, Winter Season, New York NY: Gia Kourlas, The New York Times

 

 

Preview – Ballet Austin, POE / A Tale of Madness, Long Center, Austin TX: London Gibson, ATX Today

 

Preview – GISELLE: REMIX, Pleasance Theatre, London England: Staff Writer, Theatre Weekly

 

Preview – Los Gatos Ballet, Coppélia, Mayer Theatre at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara CA: Patch

 

Preview – Mark Morris Dance Group, The Look of Love, Meany Hall at the University of Washington, Seattle WA: Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times

 

Preview – Northern Ballet, The Tortoise and the Hare, Mansfield Palace Theatre, Mansfield, Notts, England: Steve Eyley, Chad

 

Preview – Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Spring Mix, Benedum Center, Pittsburgh PA: Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview – Richmond Ballet, New Works Festival, Studio Theatre at Richmond Ballet, Richmond VA: Robin Schwartzkopf, RicToday

 

Preview – Rosin Box Project, Empower, Light Box Theater, San Diego CA : Jeff Zevely, CBS8

 

Preview – World Ballet Series/Grand Kyiv Ballet, Swan Lake and Giselle, UIS Performing Arts Center, Springfield IL: Ben Machi, WAND-TV

 

 

News – Mission Dance Company red carpet gala featuring Evelyn Hart, Kelowna, Canada: Kelowna Daily Courier

 

News – Your March Roster Roundup: Dancers and Directors on the Move, Alexander Campbell, Jasmine Jimison and more: Kyra Laubacher, Pointe Magazine

 

News – Performance of Swan Lake Will Be Dedicated to the March 8 Holiday in the Capital, International Women’s Day at Astana Opera, Kazakhstan: Staff, EL.KZ

 

News – Week in Lithuania | Liepa, a ballet dancer, loses Lithuanian citizenship: Staff, Baltic News Network

 

 

Feature – The Lyric Feature, Building a Ballet: The untold tale of the National Ballet Company, Patricia Ryan and Ireland’s National Ballet School and Company: Joanna Marsden, RTÉ

 

 

Video Feature – Lavender’s Dance | Kenyan Ballerina Prepares for Audition to the Royal Ballet Academy [sic]: Voice of America via YouTube

 

Video Feature – Ballet Spartanburg, Suite from Appalachian Spring: WSPA 7News, YouTube

 

 

People – Meet Houston Ballet Soloist Eric Best: Nancy Wozny, Dance Magazine

 

People – Calzedonia Launches ‘Create Your Own Stage’ Campaign Starring Ballerina Isabella Boylston: Hanna Flanagan, Yahoo!Movies

 

People - Jessica Fyfe appointed Principal at Scottish Ballet, Jessica Fyfe, Guest Principal, has accepted a permanent principal contract: Scottish Ballet via Instagram

 

...and on the other side...

 

People – Scottish ballet dancer finds a place to call home in Wellington, Shaun Kelly, dancer with RNZB: Sharon Stephenson, The Post

 

People – Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied are divorced:

          Canadian Press, The Chronicle Journal

          News Editor 2, Indo & NY News & Announces

Madhurima Haque, Stuff.co.NZ

Associated Press, The Washington Post (paywalled)

 

 

…and finally, time for the tissues, folks… Alexander Campbell retirement curtain calls and speeches: @lady emily, YouTube

 

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Links, Sunday 10 March, 2024

 

Review – New York City Ballet, Mixed Bill, Sadlers Wells, London:

Alastair McCauley, Slipped Disc

Nancy Brie, West End Best Friend

Vicki Jane Vile, Broadway World

Charlotte Kasner, Seeing Dance

 

Review – Northern Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Leeds: Christine Goode, On Yorkshire Magazine

 

Review - Wayne McGregor and Ben Cullen Williams, A Body for Harnasie, Royal Festival Hall: Nicola Claire, Seeing Dance

 

Review - American Contemporary Ballet, Jazz Review, Los Angeles: Jillian Verzwyvelt, Ballet Herald

 

Review - Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, Lunar Halo, Taipei: David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Review – Ballet Philippines, Limang Daan, Cultural Centre of the Philippines: Yumi Pascual Paras, Phillipines Star Life

 

Preview – La Scala Ballet returns to China – on tour to Hong Kong and Shanghai: Graham Spicer, Gramillano

 

Article - Dancers get a turn as choreographers in Portland Ballet’s ‘New Works’: Megan Gray, Portland Press Herald

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Links, Monday 11 March, 2024

 

Review – Northern Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Leeds:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Elizabeth Hayward, Always Time for Theatre

 

Review – New York City Ballet, Mixed Bill, Sadler’s Wells, London: John O’Dwyer, Seen and Heard

 

Review - Far from the Norm, Until We Sleep, Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome & Ballet National de Marseille & La(Horde), Roommates, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London: Sarah Crompton, Guardian

 

Review – New York City Ballet, Quadruple Bill: Leigh Witchell, Dance Log NYC

 

Season in review – At City Ballet, 2 sparkling premiers and many moments to remember: Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Preview - Boston Ballet showcases classic ‘Cinderella’: Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald

 

Preview - Foreign travel and fresh repertoire inspire City Ballet’s ‘An American in Paris’: Marcia Lutrell, San Diego Union Tribune

 

Feature - Then & Now: Boston Ballet’s Cinderella: Alanna Love, En Face Magazine

 

Article - La Bayadère: Should it be cancelled? Karen van Ulzen, Dance Australia

 

Article - The ballet world is in transition: are dancers artists or athletes? Sarah Rainsford, BBC News (via Yahoo news)

 

Article - Leading drama, dance schools fight for survival after ‘decade of neglect: Linda Morris, Syndey Morning Herald

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Links, Tuesday 12 March, 2024

 

Review – Royal Ballet, Swan Lake, ROH, London: Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance

 

Review – New York City Ballet, Mixed Bill, Sadlers Wells, London:

Alastair Macauley, AlastairMacauley.com

Bruce Marriott, Lifted Leg

 

Review – New York City Ballet, Copland Dance Episodes, New York, Leigh Witchel, Dance Log NYC

 

Review – Pontus Lidberg, On the Nature of Rabbits, Joyce Theater, New York:

Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

Candace Thompson, Fjord Review

 

Review – Various, Flamenco Festival, New York: Marina Kennedy, Broadway World

 

Review - Arno Schuitemaker, If You Could See Me Now, Janet Smith, Stir

 

Preview - Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company, Solera, Sadlers Wells: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - SF Ballet gears up for first full run of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in nearly 40 years: Garth Grimball, SF Examiner

 

Article – Royal Ballet Principal dancer Francesca Hayward nominated Lead Ambassador of Royal Ballet School’s ATAP: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Feature - Artistry in seven shades of grey, Matthew Lawrence, Dance Australia

 

Feature - Wayne McGregor: ‘People think of me as an outsider, but I’ve never felt like one’: Kat Lister, inews

 

Feature - Yuri Possokhov: A Choreographer of Many Facets, in Movement: Aimee Ts’ao, SF Classical Voice

 

Feature/Preview - SF Ballet soloist Sasha Mukhamedov talks Balanchine, returning to ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: Lauren Harvey, The Daily Californian

 

Article/Preview - Robert Moses’ ‘New Legacies’ takes on the specter of censorship: Mary Carbonara, 48 Hills

 

News - Queen Margrethe to design set for ballet at Copenhagen Tivoli: Staff, The Local DK

 

News - Cincinnati Ballet names new president and CEO: Nikki Kingery, Cincinnati Business Courier

 

 

 

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Links – Wednesday, 13 March 2024

 

Reviews – Royal Ballet, Swan Lake, ROH London :

    Graham Watts, Bachtrack

    Fiona Maclean, London Unattached

 

Review – Pichet Klunchun, Cyber Subin (Taipei):  David Mead, Seeing Dance

 

Review – Alfonso Losa Flamenco Company (Boston) Espacio Creativo, Jessica Lockhart, The Arts Fuse

 

Preview/Interview – Mark Bruce, Frankenstein:  Sanjoy Roy,  The Guardian

 

Preview – YAGP Returns to NY for 25th Anniversary Programs: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance/

 

Preview – 22nd Chicago Flamenco Festival: Staff,  Choose Chicago

 

Preview – Seattle International Dance Festival, Staff,  Seattle Times

 

Preview – Strictly’s Anton du Beke and Giovanni Pernice in Spain: Alicia Liberty, Daily Express

 

News - 2024-2025 Season Announcements:

    Ballet West Announces 2024-2025 Season  En Face Magazine

    Atlanta Ballet Announces 2024-2025 Season En Face Magazine

 

News – Ex Student Reaches Settlement with Hammond After Body Shaming, Hayley Hassall, BBC

 

Article – Learning to Dance in the Bavarian Alps:  Steve King, The Telegraph

 

 

And here’s the feelgood bit at the end:

 

Video – CDK Dance Collective (Netherlands) Somebody That I Used To Know

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Links – Thursday, 14 March 2024

 

Review – Northern Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Leeds Grand Theatre, Geoffrey Mogridge, Wharfedale Observer

 

Review – Dutch National Ballet, Oedipus Rex and Antigone (Amsterdam), Eleanor Knight, Bachtrack

 

Review – NYCB, Mixed Bill, Sadler’s Wells, Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel, Gramilano.

 

Reviews – Sao Paolo Dance Company, Mixed Bill, Lowry Theatre, Salford

   Danielle Roper, Manchester Evening News

   Flo Clifford, Mancunian Matters

 

Review – Sydney Dance Company, Ascent, ROH:  Theresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Review – BalletLORENT, The Velveteen Rabbit, Sadler’s Wells,  Theresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Review – American Contemporary Ballet, Jazz (Los Angeles),  Jillian Verzwyvelt,  Ballet Herald

 

Review – Dimitris Papaioannou, Ink, Sadler’s Wells: David Jays, Evening Standard

 

Obituary – Steve Paxton, Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

 

Feature – Artists or Athletes: Debunking Ballet Myths, Staff, South China Morning Post

 

Feature – Hip Hop and Breakdancing to Feature in Olympics Torch Relay, Olympics News

 

Feature – Chinese Street Dance Kemusan Going Viral:  Staff, China Daily

 

Previews – Ballets for Children at Easter:

Goldilocks – Kenton Theatre, Henley Henley Herald

The Tortoise and the Hare, Mansfield Palace Theatre,  Steve Eyley, Worksop Guardian

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Links – Friday, 15 March 2024

 

Review – Wayne McGregor Company, autobiography, Sadler’s Wells, Alastair Macaulay, Slipped Disc

 

Review – NYCB, Mixed Bill, Sadler’s Wells, Rupert Christiansen, Spectator Australia (paywall)

 

Review – San Francisco Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Balanchine), San Francisco, Jim Munson, Broadway World

 

Review – Houston Ballet, Bespoke, Houston, Adrienne Jones, Paper City Magazine

 

Review – Alberta Ballet, Hansel and Gretel, Calgary, Leonie O’Sullivan, The Gauntlet

 

Review – Carolina Ballet, The Little Mermaid, Raleigh, Megan Eesley, The Sea Hawk/

 

Feature – Czech National Ballet, La Fille mal gardee, Muscat, Staff, Muscat Daily

 

Featurette/Video - Wayne McGregor/Ben Cullen Williams, A Body for Harnasie, Festival Hall, David Stock, New Scientist

 

InterviewKateryna Kukhar and Oleksander Stoianov of Grand Kyiv Ballet, Caedra Scott-Flaherty, Pointe Magazine

 

InterviewDaniel Reca of Sao Paolo Dance Company, Lottie Hood, Press and Journal

 

Interview – Simon Thew, New Music Director/Chief Conductor of Houston Ballet, Miranda Keating, Broadway World

 

Preview Ballet Rambert in Aberdeen, Death Trap, David Porter, Grampian Online

 

PreviewHofesh Schechter, Double Murder, Shanghai, Zhang KunChina Daily

 

PreviewTucson Ballet Closes Season with The New and The Old, Staff, Arizona Daily Star

 

NewsAmerican Ballet Theater Names Barry Hughson as Exec Director, StaffNew York Times (paywall)

 

NewsBallet Theater of Maryland Announces 2024-2025 Season, Staff, MD Theatre Guide

 

NewsSalford Boy One of Only 12 Male Applicants Offered a Place at the RBS (coached by ex-RB dancer Tierney Heap), Paige Oldfield, Manchester Evening News

 

ArticleTop 12 Ballet Films, Leah Marilla Thomas, Cosmopolitan

 

 

And the feelgood bit at the end…it’s never too late to learn something new!  Wishing you all a lovely weekend:)

 

 Article/Video90 Year-Old in Edinburgh Care Home Learns To Tap Dance, Daniel Lovatt,  Edinburgh Evening News

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Links – Saturday, 16 March 2024

 

Preview – Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Sadler’s Wells, London England: Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper

 

Review – Boston Ballet, Cinderella, Citizens Bank Opera House, Boston MA: Jeffrey Gantz, Boston Globe

 

Review – Justin Peck, Illinoise, Park Avenue Armory, New York NY: Gia Kourlas, The New York Times

 

Review – Northern Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds England: Yvette Huddleston, The Yorkshire Post

 

Review – Oakland Ballet, Dancing Moons Festival, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, San Francisco CA: Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle

 

Review – Philadelphia Ballet, Dance Masterpieces (Ailey/Forsythe/Tharp), Academy of Music, Philadelphia PA: Ellen Dunkel, The Philadelphia Inquirer

 

Review – Rinde Eckert, Risa Jaroslow, Margaret Jenkins, Jon Kinzel and Vicky ShickUnstill Life, Arts on Site, New York NY and touring to Oakland CA: Karen Hildebrand, Fjord Review

 

Review – San Francisco Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco CA: Katie Sweeney, The Bold Italic

 

Review – São Paulo Dance Company, Mixed Bill, The Lowry, Manchester England: Amy Evans, Salford Now

 

Review – The Seattle Project and Velocity Dance Center, here because, 12 Avenue Arts, Seattle WA: Rich Smith, The Stranger

 

Review – Vincent Dance Theatre, Play, Corn Exchange, Brighton England: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian

 

 

Preview – Alberta Ballet, Hansel and Gretel, Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton AB: Eric Volmers, Edmonton Journal

 

Preview – American Contemporary Ballet, ACB Jazz, Bank of America Plaza, Los Angeles CA: Maria Kyriakos, Flaunt

 

Preview – American Repertory Ballet, Of Swans and Variants, McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton NJ: New Jersey Stage

 

Preview – American Repertory Ballet, Elevate, Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, New York NY: Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview – Ballet Manila opens 26th season with ‘Le Corsaire’, Aliw Theater, Manila, Philippines: Marge C. Enriquez, Lifestyle.INQ

 

Preview – Ballet Next, The Best of Sleeping Beauty, accessible performance, Jim Santy Auditorium, Park City, UT: Scott Iwasaki, ParkRecord.com

 

Preview – Dance Now! Miami and Opus Ballet Dance, mixed bill, Miami Theater Center, Miami FL: Artburst Miami, Miami New Times

 

Preview – Georgia Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, Marietta GA: Rohit Mehta, Hoodline

 

Preview – Joburg Ballet brings global talent to KKNK stage, Scar/City, Oudtshoorn, South Africa: Bernelee Vollmer, Sunday Tribune

 

Preview – Lafayette Ballet Theatre, Coppélia, Heymann Center, Lafayette LA: Taylor Trache, KADN News 15

 

Preview – Les Étoiles gala in Rome – the ‘Gala of Inclusivity’ with international stars of dance: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Preview – New York City Ballet, Masters at Work: Balanchine + Robbins, Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Chicago IL: Kyle MacMillan, Chicago Sun-Times

 

 

News – Akram Khan returns to London stage to perform in Sadler’s Wells season: Matthew Hemley, The Stage

 

News – Barry Hughson Will Join American Ballet Theatre:

Stephi Wild, Broadway World

Staff, En Face Magazine

 

News – Medford native promoted to Soloist at the American Ballet Theatre, Jake Roxander, ABT: KOBI-TV NBC5 via YouTube

 

News – Sewell Ballet to take the stage in Sun Valley for the first time, Sun Valley resident sponsors performance so viewers can attend for free: Raiza Giorgi, Idaho Mountain Express

 

News – Svetlana Zakharova’s performances in Seoul cancelled:

Staff, Philippine News Agency

Reuters, via devdiscourse

Jung Juwoen, Maeil Business Newspaper via papago

Park Ga-young, The Korea Herald

 

News – Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition to Return to The Kaye Playhouse: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World

 

 

Video Feature – Ballet Spartanburg, Suite from Appalachian Spring: Hayley Spitler, FOX Carolina

 

Video Feature – Chicago Repertory Ballet engaging community: WGN News via YouTube

 

Video Feature – Sacramento Ballet, Visions: Good Day Sacramento, CBS News

 

Video Feature – Twin Cities Ballet, The Wall, Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul MN: CBS News Minnesota

 

Video Feature – Youth America Grand Prix preliminary rounds, Carmel IN:

 WTHR via YouTube

John Doran, WTHR

 

 

Feature – Former Queensland ballet dancer switches career to invest in cattle farming in Noosa, Alison Russell: Robert Burgin, ABC Sunshine Coast

 

Feature – Emma Portner Brings the Work That Kept Her in the Dance World to National Ballet of Canada: Lauren Wingenroth, Dance Magazine

 

Feature – 9 Black women who made history in the world of dance: Kay Wicker, Yahoo! News

 

Feature – Anna Benna Sims: American Ballet Theatre’s first African-American ballerina: Jannette J. Witmyer, AFRO News

 

Feature – Music Puzzles at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Mona Butler, music librarian: Staff, En Face Magazine

 

Feature - Dances with wolves: A Tel Aviv choreographer forces audiences to face Oct. 7’s horrors: Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel

 

Feature – How This New York City It-Girl Ballerina Preps For The Stage [am I allowed an eyeroll on this one – ed], Violetta Komyshan, Connecticut Ballet: Rachel Lapidos, Bustle

 

 

2024-2025 Season Announcements

 

BalletMet, Dracula, The Nutcracker, West Side Story, Sleeping Beauty, Black Voices mixed bill: En Face Magazine

 

The Joffrey Ballet, Atonement, The Nutcracker, Golden Hour, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: En Face Magazine

 

Kansas City Ballet, ALICE (in wonderland), Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, mixed bills, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City MO: A.A. Cristi, Broadway World

 

Philadelphia Ballet, Le Corsaire, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Boléro with Dance Card and Stanton Welch world première, La Sylphide with Études, 60th Anniversary Fall Gala: En Face Magazine

 

 

Paywalled (but you might have access)

 

Review – Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Birmingham Hippodrome and touring: Rupert Christiansen, The Spectator

 

Review – New York City Ballet, Mixed Bill, Sadler’s Wells, London England: Rupert Christiansen, The Spectator

 

 

Preview – Ballet Ireland, Bold Moves 2024: ‘The way dancers come together – it’s all about human connection’, The Irish Times

 

 

Feelgood Factor

 

Philomath native spreads her love of dance through operation of local studio: Brad Fuqua, Philomath News

 

Cameroonian dancer’s romance with Chinese teacher sparks cultural blending: Arison Tamfu, Wang Ze, Xinhua News

 

Jennifer Garner Shares 34-Year Throwback to When She Was Teen Ballerina: ‘Take a Time Machine’: Tommy McArdle, Yahoo!Movies

 

Senior Center offers members ballet workshops through BalletNext: Park Record Staff, ParkRecord.com

 

When Jackie Kennedy Interviewed My Mom for Her Column, Yvonne Chouteau, Ballets Russes: Sylvie McNamara, Washingtonian

 

 

 

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Links, Sunday 17 March, 2024

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Mixed Bill, Sadler’s Wells, London: Joy Waterside, Everything Theatre

 

Review - Company Wayne McGregor,  UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey, Sadler’s Wells, London: Adam Stevenson, The Reviews Hub

 

Review – Company Wayne McGregor, Autobiography (v95): Maggie Foyer, Critical Dance

 

Review – San Francisco Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, San Francisco War Memorial Opera House: Toba Singer, Culture Vulture

 

Review – Ballet X, Spring Series, Wilma Theatre, Philadelphia, Lewis Whittington, Culture Vulture

 

Review – Australian Ballet, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Melbourne, Paul Selar, Arts Review

 

Preview – Joburg Ballet brings global talent to KKNK stage: Bernerlee Volmer, IOL

 

Article – Royal Opera House launches Chance to Dance in Bradford: Emma Clayton, Telegraph & Argus

 

Article - Going Dutch: A trio of Canadian women notch dance milestones in the Netherlands: Rebecca Ritzel, Globe & Mail

 

Article - Svetlana Zakharova performances in South Korea are cancelled: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Feature - Misty Copeland: A life in motion: Staff, Afro.com

 

And paying it forward….

Article - Professional ballerina teaches Renton youth: Bailey Josie, Renton Reporter

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Links - Monday 18 March, 2024

 

 

Review - London:  Sarah Crompton, Observer

Company Wayne McGregor, Autobiography (v95 and v96)

New York City Ballet, quad bill

 

Review - San Francisco Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, San Francisco:  Charles Lewis lll, 48 Hills

 

Reviews - Company Wayne McGregor, London:

UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey:  Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

Autobiography (v95):  Graham Watts, Bachtrack

Autobiography:  Nicola Claire, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Melbourne:  Savannah Indigo, Arts Hub

 

Review - Sao Paolo Dance Company, triple bill, Wolverhampton:  Alison Brinkworth, Birmingham Live

 

Review - 92NY 150 years celebration, New York:  Caedra Scott-Flaherty, NY Observer

 

Review - Belle - A Performance of Air, Wellington:  Jennifer Shannon, ... on dancing

 

Review - The Farm, Stunt Double, Canberra:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

 

Review - Deos Contemporary Ballet, Ember 24, Grand Rapids:  Marin Heinritz, Revue WM

 

 

Preview - Top 10 dance picks for Spring, San Diego:  Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union Tribune

 

 

Roundup - Best in Queensland dance in 2023:  Denise Richardson, Dance Australia

 

Q&A - National Ballet of Canada star Guillaume Côté finds new freedom in X (Dix):  Janet Smith, Stir

 

Feature - Reka Gyulai is enjoying her transformation into choreographer:  Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union Tribune

 

Feature - The St Pat’s Dancers of Newfoundland:  Ryan Bradshaw, Dance Current

 

Feature - NJK Co’s Kaguwa in Tokyo:  Donican Lam, Japan Times

 

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Links, Tuesday 19 March, 2024

 

Review – Ballet Icons Gala, London Coliseum:

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Amanda Jennings, Bachtrack

Charlotte Kasner, Seeing Dance

 

Review – Paris Opera Ballet, La Fille Mal Gardee, Opera Garnier, Paris: John O’Dwyer, Seen and Heard International

 

Review – La Scala Ballet, Le Corsaire, Hong Kong:

Kevin Ng, Hong Kong Economic Journal

Natasha Rogai, South China Morning Post

 

Review – Norwegian Ballet, Vildanden (The Wild Duck), National Opera House, Oslo: Graham Watts: Gramilano

 

Review – New York City Ballet, Quadruple Bill: Leigh Witchel, Dance Log NYC

 

Review – Boston Ballet, The Winter Experience, Citizens’ Opera House, Boston:

Nubya Filho, Her Campus

Selorna A. Ackuayi, Harvard Crimson

 

Review – Adelaide Festival: Maggie Tonkin, Dance Australia

Restless Dance Theatre, Private View

Streb Extreme Action, Time Machine

 

Preview - Video: Trailer For NYC Ballet's 2024 Spring Performance THE FUTURE: Joshua Wright, Broadway World

 

Preview - New Jersey Ballet to Celebrate 65th Anniversary Season with World Premiere of Lauren Lovette's "Jewel Box" at NJPAC: Staff, New Jersey Stage

 

Preview - Ballet Theatre of Maryland Will Perform SLEEPING BEAUTY Next Month: Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview – Ballet Austin Gets Macabre for Stephen Mills’ POE / A Tale of Madness

Kyra Laubacher, Pointe Magazine

And for the video trailer: TL Stanley, Ad Week

 

Article - Q&A: Misty Copeland on Ushering in the Next Generation of BIPOC Ballerinas: Eva Crouse,  Worth Magazine

 

News - Misty Copeland to speak in upcoming McFadden Memorial Lecture: Chloe McGowan, Indianapolis Recorder

 

Article - How Artists are Keeping Mountains of Dead Pointe Shoes Out of Landfills: Haley Hilton, Dance Magazine

 

Article - Marcella Hymowitz And Dennis Basso On Style, Ballet And The YAGP Gala: Nadja Sajev, Forbes

 

Article - Government to review Arts Council England to ensure "creative excellence": Georgia Luckhurst, The Stage

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Links - Wednesday 20 March, 2024

 

 

Review - Paris Opera Ballet, La Fille Mal Gardée, Paris:  Jonathan Gray, Bachtrack

 

Review - San Francisco:  Heather Desaulniers, Critical Dance

San Francisco Ballet, British Icons

San Francisco Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Joffrey Ballet, Anna Karenina

 

Review - San Francisco Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, San Francisco:  Esther Huang, Daily Californian

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Melbourne:  Alex First, J-Wire

 

Reviews - Pacific Northwest Ballet, One Thousand Pieces, Seattle:

Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times

Rich Smith, The Stranger

 

Review - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, mixed programme, Portland:  Amy Leona Havin, Oregon Arts Watch

 

Review - Norwegian National Ballet, The Wild Duck, Oslo:  Maggie Foyer, Bachtrack

 

Review - Ballet Icons Gala 2024, London:  Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

 

Review - Company Wayne McGregor, UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey, London:  Dean Wood, Everything Theatre

 

Review - Doug Varone and Dancers, To My Arms/Restore, Purchase:  Carla Escoda, Bachtrack

 

Review/Feature - Tero Saarinen, Macbeth, Helsinki:  Chris Wiegand, Guardian

 

 

Preview Feature - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, mixed programme, Los Angeles:  Victoria Looseleaf, San Francisco Classical Voice

 

Previous Feature - Atlanta Ballet, Querencia (Masero), Atlanta:  Robin Wharton, ArtsATL

 

Preview - Spring dance, Portland:  Grant Butler, The Oregonian

 

Preview - Nevada Dance Company, Artistry in Motion, Carson City & Reno:  Staff, Carson Now

 

Preview - Chattanooga Ballet, Sleeping Beauty + new work, Chattanooga:  Karlene Claridy, The Pulse

 

 

Feature - So you think you can choreograph:  Sophie Bress, Fjord Review

 

Feature - Constance Devernay, Ballet Nights & ex-Scottish Ballet details lifelong struggle with asthma:  Joanne Fowler, Yahoo Lifestyle

 

Feature - Arlene Phillips, choreographer, at 80:  Emine Saner, Guardian

 

 

News - Rome Opera Ballet to perform in Dubai:  Anupriya Mishra, Curly Tales

 

News - Justin Peck/Sufjan Stevens Illinoise transferring to Broadway:  David Gordon, Theater Mania

 

News - Ballet Ireland accused of ‘dragging art into politics’:  Staff, The Journal

 

News - Liverpool: Dance in motion as new culture funding awarded:  Staff, Liverpool Express

 

 

 

 

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Links - Thursday 21 March, 2024

 

 

Obituary - Steve Paxton, Experimental choreographer & dancer:  Michael Quinn, Stage

 

 

Review - Australian Ballet, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Melbourne:  Stephanie Glickman, Australian Stage 

 

Review - Company Wayne McGregor, UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey, London:  Franco Milazzo, Broadway World

 

Review - Joffrey Ballet, Anna Karenina, Berkeley:  Lauren Harvey, Daily Californian

 

Review - China Oriental Performing Arts Group & Meishan Song and Dance Theatre, Dongpo: Life in Poems, New York:  Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Review - Justin Peck, Illinoise, New York:  Lora Strum, Broadway World

 

 

Book Review - Deborah Jowitt, Errand into the Maze: The Life and Works of Martha Graham:  Elizabeth Zimmer, Village Voice

 

 

Film Review - Akeim Toussaint Buck, Displaced, Dunedin:  Ellen Murray, NZ Theatreview

 

 

Preview - La Scala Ballet, Giselle, Shanghai:  Zhang Kun, China Daily

 

Preview - Hong Kong Ballet, The Rule Breakers (triple bill), Hong Kong:  Zabrina Lo, Tatler Asia

 

Preview - Shechter ll, From England With Love, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Preview - Ballet BC, Take Form (mixed programme), Vancouver:  Kristi Alexandra, Straight

 

Video Preview - Orlando Ballet's 'Director's Choice' highlights Celtic heritage:  Staff, Spot on Florida

 

Preview - Ballet Austin, POE / A Tale of Madness, Austin:  Ryan Anderson, Hoodline

 

 

Feature - William Yong: Meet the first Asian choreographer commissioned for the National Ballet of Canada's main stage:  Mary Wiens & Muriel Draaisma, CBC

 

Audio Feature - Emma Portner, choreographer:  Tom Power, CBC

 

Podcast - Phil Chan & Doug Fullerton:  Gino Diminish, Indianna Daily Student

 

 

News - San Francisco Ballet names Associate Artistic Director & Director of Artist Development:  Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

News - Under Rubble Of War, Children Twirl In Tutus In Ukraine Bomb Shelter Ballet:  Staff, Strat News Global

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Links - Friday 22 March, 2024

 

 

Reviews - Royal Ballet, Danses Concertantes, Different Drummer, Requiem, London:

Louise Levene, FT

Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Debra Craine, Times (share token)

Nicola Rayner, Stage

Marianka Swain, MSN via Telegraph (behind paywall)

 

Reviews - Crystal Pite & Jonathan Young / Kidd Pivot, Assembly Hall, London:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Bruce Marriott, Lifted Leg

Charlotte Kasner, Seeing Dance

Siobhan Murphy, Stage

Mark Monahan, Telegraph (behind paywall)

 

Review - New York City Ballet, mixed programme, Chicago:  Kyle MacMillan, Chicago Sun Times

 

Review - National Ballet of Canada, UtopiVerse, islands, Suite en Blanc, Toronto:  Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

Feature - William Yong, choreographer of UtopiVerse:  Osobe Waberi, Now Toronto

 

Review - Joffrey Ballet, Anna Karenina, Berkeley:  David E Moreno, Culture Vulture

 

Review - Company Wayne McGregor, UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey, London:  Anna Pujol Castiblanque, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Ballet Icons Gala 2024, London:  Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International

 

Review - 92NY 150th Anniversary Gala, New York:  Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review

 

Review Feature - Justin Peck, Illinoise, New York:

Caedra Scott-Flaherty, NY Observer

Victor Gluck, Theater Scene

 

Review - San Francisco Ballet, Mere Mortals, San Francisco:  Jack Marquez, Splash Magazine

 

 

Preview Feature - Yorke Dance Project, California Connections: Three Pioneering Women, London:  Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle

 

Preview Feature - Grand Kyiv Ballet, Giselle, Wichita:  Jedd Beaudoin, KMUW

 

 

Feature - Leanne Benjamin, AD Queensland Ballet:  Phil Brown, In Qld

 

News - Pam Tanowitz, choreographer, to receive 2024 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award:  Staff, Berkshire Eagle

 

Video Feature - Philadelphia Ballet helping to inspire young choreographers:  Jennaphr Frederick, Fox 24

 

Feature - The Burkina Faso dance school opening doors for young talent:  Élia Borrás, Guardian

 

Feature - Sunny Choi brings break-dancing to the Olympics:  Katja Vujić, MSN

 

 

 

 

 

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Links – Saturday 23 March 2024

 

Review – Australasian Dance Collective, THREE, Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane Queensland: Deborah Jones, FollowSpot

 

Review – Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Theatre Royal, Plymouth England: Cathryn Macey, Plymouth Herald

 

Review – Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young / Kidd Pivot, Assembly Hall, Sadler’s Wells, London England:

Debra Craine, The Times

Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper

David Jays, The Standard

Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

 

Review – National Ballet of Canada, UtopiVerse/islands/Suite en Blanc, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto ON:

Rebecca Ritzel, The Globe and Mail

Paula Citron, Ludwig Van

 

Review – New York City Ballet, Serenade/In the Night/The Four Temperaments, Harris Theater, Chicago IL: Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune

 

Review – The Royal Ballet, Danses Concertantes/Different Drummer/Requiem, Royal Opera House, London England: Jonathan Gray, Gramilano

 

Review – Yorke Dance Project, California Connections: Three Pioneering Women, Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London England:

Jonathan Gray, Gramilano

Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack

Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian

 

Review – Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Dichotomy of a Journey/Nevermore/Dear Frankie, and Coltrane’s Favorite Things/Aguas Que Van, Quieren Volver/return to patience, The Joyce Theater, New York NY: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance

 

Review – Opera Australia/Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, West Side Story (Jerome Robbins choreography), Mrs Macquarie’s Point, Sydney NSW:

Jo Litson, Limelight

Cassie Tongue, The Guardian

 

Photo Review – Columbia City Ballet, Snow White, Cole Auditorium, Hamlet NC: Betty Gallo McIntyre, The Richmond Observer

 

 

 

Preview – Ballet Austin, POE, A Tale of Madness, The Long Center, Austin TX: Caitlin Sims, Dance Magazine

 

Preview – Ballet Spartanburg/Martha Graham Dance Company, Suite from Appalachian Spring, Chapman Cultural Center, Spartanburg SC: Mark Poff, ABC 13 News

 

Preview – Ballet Tucson, Spring Concert, Leo Rich Theater, Tucson AZ: Frances Hildegarde LaBianca, Arizona Sonoran News via Tucson.com

 

Preview – Charleston Ballet, Homegrown, Charleston Coliseum Theater, Charleston WVA: Kennie Bass, WCHS

 

Preview – Dance Theatre of Harlem, 55th Anniversary Season: A Celebration of Artistry and Innovation: Harlem World Magazine

 

Preview – Grand Rapids Ballet, Jumpstart 2024, Peter Martin Wege Theatre, Grand Rapids MI: Grand Haven Tribune

 

Preview – Harlow Ballet, Coppélia, Harlow Playhouse, Harlow England: YourHarlow.com

 

Preview – Lake Area Ballet Theatre, Alice in Wonderland, Lake Charles Event Center Rosa Hart Theatre, Lake Charles LA: Rita Lebleu, American Press

 

Preview – National Ballet of Cuba, Giselle, Sala Avellaneda, National Theater, Havana Cuba: Radio Cadena Agramonte

 

Preview – Youth America Grand Prix Gala, Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow: Best of 25 Years, David H Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York NY: City Guide New York

 

 

 

News – Israeli choreographer expresses sadness over Ballet Ireland axing, Ohad Naharin says cancellation ‘does nothing to help reduce the suffering of people in our region’: Conor Pope, The Irish Times

 

News – Bomb shelter doubles as ballet studio in Ukraine during war: Hurriyet Daily News and others

 

News – Fairy-Tale Ballet Honors Young Dancer’s Life: ‘Beauty Will Save the World’, ballet honouring Rafaella Stroik to premiere: Alyssa Murphy, National Catholic Register

 

News – Italy welcomes important figures of Cuban ballet, Viengsay Valdes and Anyelo Montero to perform in a gala: Beatriz Montes de Oca, Radio Habana Cuba

 

News – Misty Copeland Recalls Working with ‘Down to Earth’ Taylor Swift: ‘Incredible’: Ingrid Vasquez, Yahoo!Lifestyle

 

News – Dancing twins heading to Prague with Team Canada, Ten-year-old twins heading for Czechia: Brian Thompson, The Brantford Expositor

 

News – UA Sophomore advances in television dance competition, Sophomore at University of Arizona makes it past audition round to compete in Fox’s ‘So You Think You Can Dance’: Alex Dowd, KGUN 9 Tucson

 

 

 

Feature – Why we’re all dancing to Carmen’s tune, You can’t get away from Carmen this year – and now Bizet’s heroine is conquering the dance stage too. Carlos Acosta and Johan Inger talk to Debra Craine about their new takes on the gypsy libertine: Debra Craine, The Times

 

Feature – Mark Morris with Caedra Scott-Flaherty, Ten dancers, five chairs, five pillows, and seven musicians: a conversation on the choreographer's latest work: Caedra Scott-Flaherty, The Brooklyn Rail

 

Feature – What it takes to go from tin shed dance classes to performing for 3,000 people, Opera Australia’s West Side Story, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: Chantal Nguyen, The Age

 

Feature – How Artists are Keeping Mountains of Dead Pointe Shoes Out of Landfill: Haley Hilton, Pointe Magazine

 

Feature – Some arts nonprofits look to expand their real estate footprint: Trina Mannino, Marketplace

 

 

 

Video Feature – Grand Kyiv Ballet dancers discuss war in Ukraine ahead of Grand Ole Opry performance: NewsChannel 5 via YouTube

 

Video Feature – Mobile Ballet under the Civic Center spotlights one last time, Mobile Civic Center to be demolished:

WKRG via YouTube

Ashlyn Mitchell, Fox 10 News

 

 

 

Paywalled (but you may have access)

 

Review – Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young / Kidd Pivot, Assembly Hall, Sadler’s Wells, London England: Zoe Anderson, The Independent

 

Review – Mark Morris Group, The Look of Love, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York NY: Gia Kourlas, The New York Times

 

 

News – Female Choreographers take center stage at Dallas’ Avant Chamber Ballet: Manuel Mendoza, The Dallas Morning News

 

News – Andrea Stock’s decision to swap ballet for rugby is paying off: Sean Holland, The Southern Star

 

 

Feature – ‘I Love to Be a Beginner’: Emma Portner’s Busy Ballet Era: Margaret Fuhrer, The New York Times

 

 

And in the social pages...

 

SF Ballet Auxiliary Provisional Luncheon Highlights Women’s History Month: Drew Altizer, Nob Hill Gazette

 

 

 

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Links, Sunday 24 March, 2024

 

Review – Yorke Dance Project, California Connections, Linbury Theatre, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

Review – Marc Brew, Accident, a Life, Tramway, Glasgow: Mark Brown, Telegraph

 

Review, Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre, Program B: Century, Dancing Spirit, Revelations, Jillian Verzwyvelt, Ballet Herald

 

Review – American Contemporary Ballet, Jazz, Los Angeles, Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review

 

Review – Alberta Ballet, Hansel and Gretel, Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium: Angela Johnston, Edmonton Journal

 

Preview – Why we’re all dancing to Carmen’s tune, Debra Craine, The Times

 

Preview - How Do You Solve a Problem Like ‘Bayadère’? Send In the Cowboys: Marina Harss, New York Times (paywall)

 

Preview - It's ladies' night at Avant Chamber Ballet's Women's Choreography Project: Kimberly Richard, NBC DFW

 

Film Preview - ‘Madu’ captures dizzying journey of viral dance star, Stephen Shaefer, Boston Herald

 

Book Review - Osiel Gouneo, Black Romeo, a biography, Jeanette Andersen, Seeing Dance

 

Article - Misty Copeland reflects on the ‘generational trauma’ felt by Black ballet dancers, Matt Marshall, CNN

 

Article – The Dance Data Project, Judy Carmack Bross, Classic Chicago Magazine

 

Article - What it takes to go from tin shed dance classes to performing for 3000 people, Chantal Nguyen, Brisbane Times

 

And finally…

Article - The truth about ticket prices — is greed killing the West End? Dominic Maxwell, The Times (paywall)

 

 

 

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Links - Monday 25 March, 2024

 

 

Review - Crystal Pite & Jonathan Young / Kidd Pivot, Assembly Hall, London:  Sarah Crompton, Observer

 

Review - Royal Ballet, Danses Concertantes, Different Drummer, Requiem, London:

Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance

Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

 

Review - National Ballet of Canada, UtopiVerse, Islands, Suite en Blanc, Toronto:  Gianmarco Segato, Bachtrack

 

Review - Kansas City Ballet, New Moves (quad bill), Kansas City:  Hilary Stroh, Bachtrack

 

Review - Grand Rapids Ballet, Jumpstart 2024, Grand Rapids:  Marin Heinritz, Revue

 

Review - ThisIsPopBaby, Wake, Dublin:  David Nice, Arts Desk

 

 

Preview - Joburg Ballet, Salomé, The Void, Azul, Oudtshoorn:  Staff, Artslink

 

 

Featurette - Eleonora Abbagnato, AD Rome Opera Ballet:  Staff, Il Messaggero

 

Feature - Anya Alindada, Filipina graduate from ENB School:  Ysa Abad, Rappler

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Links, Tuesday 26 March, 2024

 

Review – Kidd Pivot, Assembly Hall: Stuart Sweeney, Critical Dance

 

Review – Synchopation, Bridewell Theatre, London: Nicola Clare, Seeing Dance

 

Review – Hong Kong Ballet, Rule Breakers: Kevin Ng, Seeing Dance

 

Review – Shanghai Ballet, A Sigh of Love: Natasha Rogai, South China Morning Post

 

Review – Australasian Dance Collective, Three, Denise Richardson, Dance Australia

 

Preview – Dance at Norfolk and Norwich Festival, Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

 

Preview - Boston Ballet Brings 4 Magical Experiences To Spring Set List: Ameera Hammouda, Boston Uncovered

 

Preview - American Ballet Theatre to Present 2024 Spring Gala: Ballet Brilliance in May: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World

 

Preview - 5 dance performances to see in San Diego this spring: Julia Dixon Evans, KPBS

 

Preview - Jacobs School’s ‘Star on the Rise: La Bayadère ... Reimagined!’ replaces caricature with character: Julia Hodson, News at Indiana University

 

Feature/Video – Watch the solo of ‘Solitude’: Gia Kourlas & Stephan Alessi, New York Times

 

Feature - A Second Act for Ballet in Iran: Brian Seibert, New York Times

 

Feature - Backhausdance Does Orange County Proud: Victoria Looseleaf, Classical Voice

 

Article - How Swan Lake became a cultural phenomenon: Zuzana Lachendro, New Statesman

 

Article - Passing the torch: Three Sacramento arts organizations navigate leadership transitions: Jessica Laskey, Capradio via Solving Sacramento

 

News - Jersey's national dance company Ballet d'Jèrri celebrate first birthday: Katya Fowler, ITVX

 

Article – Contemporary dance is aging well but it’s ready for new ideas: Grace Times, Yahoo via City AM

 

Article - Misty Copeland Reflects On The ‘Generational Trauma’ Felt by Black Ballet Dancers: Matt Marshall, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint via CNN

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Links - Wednesday 27 March, 2024

 

 

Review - New York City Ballet, Opus 19/The Dreamer, Solitude, Symphony in Three Movements, New York:  Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc

 

Review - Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, PUUR, Ghent:  Graham Watts, Bachtrack

 

Review - Mark Bruce Company, Frankenstein, Ipswich:  Louise Levine, FT

 

Review - Boston Ballet, Cinderella, Boston:  Jennifer May, Tufts Daily

 

Review - Yorke Dance Project, California Connections: Three Pioneering Women, London:  Rachel Nouchi, British Theatre Guide

 

Reviews - Sydney Dance Company, Ascent. London:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Amanda Jennings, Bachtrack

Nicola Rayner, Stage

 

Review - Black Grace, Paradise Rumour, Wellington:  Jennifer Shannon, ... on dancing

 

Review - Los Angeles Ballet, Next Steps (mixed programme), Santa Monica:  Jillian Verzwyvelt, Ballet Herald

 

Reviews - China Oriental Performing Arts Group & Meishan Song and Dance Theatre, Dongpo: Life in Poems, New York:

Joel Benjamin, Theaterscene

Wendy Perron, Blog

 

Review - Justin Peck, Illinoise, New York:  Ethan Eisner, Tufts Daily

 

Review - West Side Story, Sydney:  Rebecca Whitton, Australian Stage

 

 

Preview - Pett | Clausen-Knight, Imago, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Feature - Pett | Clausen-Knight talk Imago:  Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance

 

Preview - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, mixed programme, Berkeley:  Lou Fancher, 48 Hills

Feature - Chalvar Monteiro, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater:  Jim Provenzano, Bay Area Reporter

 

Preview - Ballet Arizona, Contemporary Moves, Phoenix:  Staff, Queen Creek Sun Times

 

Preview - Ballet of Bordeaux National Ballet, La Sylphide, Don Quichotte Act 3, Shanghai, Shine

 

Preview - Phil Chan & Doug Fullington, Star on the Rise: La Bayadere … Reimagined, Bloomington:  Vaishnavi Banali, IDS News

 

Feature - Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, choreographer:  Aimée Ts’ao, San Francisco Classical Voice

 

News - National Ballet of Canada tours to Paris in October 2024:  Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig Van

 

News - New Jersey Ballet celebrates 65th anniversary:  AA Cristi, Broadway World

 

Feature - Ioanna Avraam, Vienna State Ballet:  Sara Douedari, Cyprus Mail

 

Audio Feature - West African dance & hip-hop play a key role in the revamped Juilliard track:  Staff, WFDD

 

Feature - An Su-yeon, Korean National Ballet, to dance Odette/Odile in Swan Lake:  Hwang Dong-Hee, Korea Herald

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Links - Thursday 28 March, 2024

 

 

Reviews - Mark Bruce Company, Frankenstein, London:

Matthew Paluch, Gramilano

Bruce Marriott, Lifted Leg

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Siobhan Murphy, Stage

 

Review - London:  Rupert Christiansen, Spectator

Royal Ballet, Danses Concertantes, Different Drummer, Requiem

Crystal Pite & Jonathan Young / Kidd Pivot, Assembly Hall

 

Review - National Ballet of Canada, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Toronto:  Denise Sum, Danceview Times

 

Reviews - Mark Morris Dance Group, The Look of Love, New York:

Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review

Joel Benjamin, Theaterscene

 

Review - Sydney Dance Company, Ascent, London:  Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Shanghai Ballet, Sigh of Love, Hong Kong:  Kevin Ng, HK Economic Journal

 

Review - Atlanta Ballet, mixed programme, Atlanta:  George Staib, Arts ATL

 

Review - Tulsa Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Tulsa:  James D Watts Jr, Tulsa World

 

Review - Los Angeles Ballet, Next Steps (triple bill), Los Angeles:  Tom Teicholz, Forbes

 

Review - Ballet Austin, POE / A Tale of Madness, Austin:  Cat McCarry, Austin Chronicle

 

 

Preview Feature - Sarasota Ballet, Portraits of Expression (mixed programme), Sarasota:  Monica Roman Gagnier, Your Observer

 

Preview Feature - Alana Griffith and Parker Brasser-Vos, Milwaukee Ballet, talk Cinderella:  John Schneider, Shepherd Express

 

Video Preview - Grand Kyiv Ballet, Giselle, Indianapolis:  Divine Triplett, Wish TV

 

Preview - KVN Dance Company, Coppelia, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

 

 

Feature - Disrupting harm in dance:  Candice Thompson, Fjord Review

 

News - Bleuenn Battistoni promoted to Étoile at Paris Opera Ballet:  Mary Tyson, Paris Beacon

 

Feature - Lisa Yntema, founder Dance Data Project:  Judy Carmack Bross, Classic Chicago Magazine

 

Feature - West African dance and hip-hop play a key role in a revamped Juilliard track:  Michael Martin, Olivia Hampton, Ana Perez, NPR

 

Video Feature - Researchers in Fort Worth are studying female ballet dancer health:  Noelle Walker, NBCDFW

 

News - Ohad Naharin, choreographer, expresses sadness over Ballet Ireland axing:  Conor Pope, Irish Times

 

 

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Links - Friday 29 March, 2024

 

Reviews - English National Ballet, Carmen (Inger), London:

Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Debra Craine, The Times (+ share)

Zoe Anderson, Independent

Siobhan Murphy, The Stage

Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle

Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack

Mark Monahan, Telegraph

David Jays, Evening Standard

Monica Cox, Reviews Hub

 

Review - Paris Opera Ballet, La Fille Mal Gardée, Paris: Joy Wang X Y, Seeing Dance

 

Review - Trisha Brown Dance Company, In The Fall, Glacial Decoy, Working Title, New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times

 

Review - Hubbard Street Dance, Two Bills, New York: Robert Greskovic, Wall St Journal

 

Review - Côté Danse, X (Dix), Vancouver: Sara Horowitz, Straight.com

 

Review - Crows Feet Dance Collective, Woman Life Freedom, Wellington: Jennifer Shennan, ... on dancing

 

Preview - National Ballet of Canada, Hamlet: Prince of Denmark (Lepage & Côté), Toronto: Rebecca Ritzel, Globe and Mail

 

 

News - Casting for Royal Ballet Ashton Triple Bill: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

News - Dance in Edinburgh International Festival 2024: Programme

 

Diary - April Dancewatch, Portland, OR: Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon Artswatch

 

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Links – Saturday 30 March, 2024

 

Review – Birmingham Royal Ballet, Tchaikovsky Classics, Symphony Hall, Birmingham England: Maria Cusine, Express & Star.com

 

Review – English National Ballet, Carmen (Inger), Sadler’s Wells, London England:

Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide

Matthew Paluch, Broadway World

          Jess Gonzalez, Everything Theatre

Guillermo Nazara, First Night Magazine

Charlotte Kasner, SeeingDance

 

Review – Mark Bruce Company, Liberation Day / Frankenstein, The Place, London England:

Tamsin Flower, British Theatre Guide

John O’Dwyer, Seen and Heard International

 

Review – Pacific Northwest Ballet, Bacchus / One Thousand Pieces, digital stream: Cherilyn J. Lee, Ballet Herald

 

Review – Royal Danish Ballet, Giant Steps (Balanchine/Elo/Lander), Royal Theater Old Stage, Copenhagen Denmark: Eva Kistrup, DanceviewTimes

 

Review – Opera Australia, West Side Story, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, NSW: Chantal Nguyen, The Saturday Paper

 

 

Preview – Ballet West, Beauty and the Beast, Eccles Center, Park City UT: Scott Iwasaki, Park Record

 

Preview – Grand Kyiv Ballet, Swan Lake, Newmark Theatre, Portland OR: Stephi Wild, Broadway World

 

Preview – Sarasota Ballet, Emeralds / Who Cares? / Las Hermanas, Sarasota Opera House, Sarasota FL: Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

 

Preview – Moveius Contemporary Ballet, Glacier: A Climate Change Ballet, Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution

 

Preview – The top 10 ballet and dance shows to book tickets for in spring 2024, New Adventures, Elixir Festival, Hofesh Shechter, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet x 2, Breakin’ Convention, Scottish Ballet, Northern Ballet, English National Ballet: Mark Monahan, The Telegraph

 

Preview – Five things to do in Scotland this week: from Swan Lake to Lulu: Ashley Davies, The Times

 

 

Video Preview – Fort Wayne Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Auer Center for Arts and Culture, Fort Wayne, IN: Mariah Edmonds, 21AliveNews

 

Video Preview – Louisville Ballet, 502, WHAS11 ABC

 

 

News/Obituary – Imogen Kinchin, New Adventures executive director: Theo Bosanquet, WhatsOnStage

 

News – Mwldan Theatre to screen Kenneth MacMillan’s Royal Ballet: Elizabeth Birt, Tivy-Side Advertiser

 

News/Feature – Anthony Madu, Nigerian ballet student and subject of Disney+ documentary, now at Elmhurst Ballet School

          Debbie Elliott, NPR via WSHU

          Leslie Fauvel, KULR8 among many, many other links to the same story

          Amber Gibson, List23.com

          Kriti Mehrotra, TheCinemaholic

 

 

Feature – Dance History Presentation: Ashton, de Mille, and Tudor – Oh My: Jerry Hochman, CriticalDance

 

Feature – Turning Hamlet into Dance Theatre – An Interview with Guillaume Côté: Paula Citron, LudwigVan Toronto 

 

Feature – Finding a new balance in Vienna: Alessandra Ferri: Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack

 

Feature – Chrissa Keramidas, the Greek-born girl who made history at the Australian Ballet: Zoe Thomaidou, Neos Kosmos

 

Feature - Choreographers Sophie Dow And Malgorzata Nowacka-May Talk About Chimera Project Dance Theatre’s Unclearing Double Bill: Anya Wassenberg, LudwigVan Toronto

 

Feature – Seattle dance group launches new international exchange program: Gemma Alexander, The Seattle Times

 

Feature – The ballet by Ensor: ‘La Gamme d’Amour’: Guillaume De Grieve, Bozar

 

Feature – What Does “Broadway Choreography” Mean Today?: Jennifer Heimlich, Dance Magazine

 

Feature – ‘Project Runway’ designer brings vibrant couture to Cincinnati Ballet: Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati Business Courier via Local12

 

Feature – American Ballet Theatre’s Virginia Lensi Shares Her Allergy-Friendly Oat Pancakes: Chava Pearl Lansky, Dance Magazine

 

 

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Review – San Francisco Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco CA: Rachel Howard, Fjord Review

 

Review – Lacina Coulibaly, Until the Lion Tells the Story, New York Live Arts, New York NY: Siobhan Burke, The New York Times

 

Review – Baye & Asa, 4|2|3, Jerome Robbins Theater, Baryshnikov Arts Center, New York NY: Brian Seibert, The New York Times

 

 

News/Feature – Anthony Madu, Nigerian ballet student and subject of Disney+ documentary, now at Elmhurst Ballet School

          The Rogersville Review

          Watauga Democrat

 

News/Obituary – Imogen Kinchin, New Adventures executive director: Matthew Hemley, The Stage

 

 

And finally, awww…

 

Dad and daughter take dance class together in sweet video: Shafiq Najib/Evan Wyno, Good Morning America

 

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Links – Sunday 31 March 2024

 

Review – Focus Dance Company, Mixed bill, Festival Theater, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan: David Mead, SeeingDance

 

Review – ODC/Dance, Program A, Blue Shield of California Theater, San Francisco CA: Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle

 

Review – Punyah Dance Company, Sanjeevini, Apollo Amphitheatre, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad India: Anna Rao Gangavalli, The Hans India

 

 

Preview – Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida, Spring Ballet Gala, Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, Aventura FL: The Miami Times

 

Preview – Ballet Mississippi, 60th Anniversary Spring Festival, Thalia Mara Hall, Jackson MS: Jennifer Thomas, The Northside Sun

 

Preview – Ballet West, Love and War, Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City UT: ParkRecord.com

 

Preview – BalletX, Mixed bill (Tiler Peck/Justin Peck/Roberts/Archibald), Dennis C Moss Cultural Arts Center, Miami FL: Miami’s Community News

 

Preview – Golden State Ballet, From New York, With Love (mixed bill): Balboa Theatre, San Diego CA: San Diego Reader

 

Preview – Louisville Ballet, Triple Take (mixed bill): Breya Jones, Louisville Public Media

 

Preview – Madison Ballet, Timeless, Capitol Theater, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison WI : Akhilesh Peddi, The Badger Herald

 

Preview – Universal Ballet, Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan) featuring See Heo and Daniel Camargo of ABT, Seoul Arts Center Opera Theater, Seoul South Korea. New Adventures, Romeo and Juliet (Bourne), LG Arts Center, Seoul South Korea. Hwang Dong-hee, The Korea Herald

 

 

News – Anastasis Ballet Company Auditions for 2024-2025 Season, 29 April 2024, Dublin CA: Patch.com

 

 

Feature – Tiler Peck: where are all the female ballet choreographers?: Rachel Nouchi, British Theatre Guide

 

Feature – Wayne McGregor presents Venice’s Biennale Danza 2024 – We Humans: Graham Spicer, Gramilano

 

Feature – Researchers in Fort Worth are studying female ballet dancer health: Noelle Walker, 5NBC Dallas via MSN.com

 

Feature – Tauranga ballerina’s legacy, 78yo taking ballet lessons in memory of her late daughter: Georgia Minkhorst, Sun Live

 

Feature – Allison Baden-Clay’s daughters honour mum in first public appearance, scholarship to Queensland Ballet Dance Academy in memory of mother: Yahoo7News

 

Feature – Building interracial bridges through dance, Dayton Ballet and Dayton Contemporary Dance Company: Meredith Moss, Dayton Daily News

 

Feature – Midland Festival Ballet unveils iconic costumes: Staff, Midland Reporter-Telegram

 

Feature – Nigerian ballet dancer Anthony Madu went viral for dancing in the rain. What came next was a story of resilience: Liz Calvario, TODAY.com

 

Feature – Quintet of local dancers to represent England in global dance competition, girls from the Isle of Wight to Global Dance Open Finals: James Rann, Island Echo

 

 

Video Feature – Nevada Dance Company, Artistry in Motion: 2 News Nevada

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