Sophoife Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Links - Monday 1 April 2024 Reviews – Sarah Crompton, Observer English National Ballet, Carmen (Inger), Sadler’s Wells, London Yorke Dance Project, California Connections, Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London Review – Mark Bruce Company, Frankenstein, The Place, London: Nicola Claire, SeeingDance Review – American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, Diana and Acteon / The seasons (extract) / Young and Beautiful / Brief Fling / Flight of the Bumblebee / Rose Adage / Within the Sunset, Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe NM: Michael Wade Simpson, CultureVulture Review – New York City Ballet, Stars and Stripes / Tarantella / Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux / Carnival of the Animals, Lincoln Center, New York NY: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Review – Rome Opera Ballet, Women / Windgames / Playlist (Track 1,2), Costanzi Theatre, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Rome: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Review – Opera Australia, West Side Story, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, Sydney NSW: Deborah Jones, FollowSpot Review – Hong Kong Ballet, Serenade / In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated / Strangelove, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong: Natasha Rogai, South China Morning Post Preview – Roberto Bolle and Friends, Arena di Verona, Italy: Marcadoc – The hills of Venice Preview – Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, To the Point(e), Grimaldi Forum Monaco: Hello Monaco Preview – KVN Dance Company, Coppélia, Towngate Theatre, Basildon and touring, England: YA Reporter, Yellow Advertiser Preview – Nancy Lee, OSMOSi: 422 Unprocessable Entity, Annex, Vancouver BC: Emily Lyth, Stir Preview – Pegasus Contemporary Ballet, Words for a Resonant Space, Kalita Humphreys Theater, Dallas TX: Staff, CultureMap Dallas News – Kozlova Int’l Ballet Competition to Be Held at Kaye Playhouse in April, Charles Jude, former étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet, returns as OPresident of both the classical ballet and contemporary dance juries: Blair Ingenthron, Broadway World Feature – World Ballet Pianist’s Day: Staff, Dance Australia Feature – Lessons in resilience, Steven McRae film ‘A Resilient Man’ aka ‘Dancing into the Light’: Susan Bendall, Dance Australia Paywalled (but you may have access) Obituary – Lorraine Graves, Dance Theater of Harlem principal: Alex Williams, The New York Times Preview – Golden State Ballet, From New York, with Love, Balboa Theatre, San Diego CA: Marcia Luttrell, The San Diego Union-Tribune 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 Links – Tuesday 2 April 2024 We’ve had a long, long weekend, so here’s a nice long collection of (mostly) bite-size pieces Obituary – Lorraine Graves, principal dancer with Dance Theatre of Harlem: Stacy Jackson, Black Enterprise Brian Reese, WRIC ABC 8News Review – Ballet Philippines, Limang Daan, The Theatre at Solaire, Manila, Philippines: Franz Sorilla IV, Tatler Asia Review – Boston Ballet, Cinderella (Ashton), Citizens Bank Opera House, Boston MA: Kinnereth S Din, The Harvard Crimson Review – Justin Peck, Illinoise, Park Avenue Armory, New York NY: Apollinaire Scherr, Fjord Review Review – Opera Australia, West Side Story, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, Sydney NSW: Dr Diana Carroll, ArtsHub Preview – Ballet Arizona, All Balanchine (La Valse / Prodigal Son / Square Dance), Symphony Hall, Phoenix AZ: Staff, Daily Independent Preview - Ballet Hispánico, Mixed programmes selected from Recuerdo de Campo Amor, Con Brazos Abiertos (excerpts), Doña Perón (excerpt), Pas de O’ Farrill duet, Buscando a Juan, House of Mad’moiselle, 18+1, Danse Creole (excerpt), Sombrerisimo, Club Havana (excerpt), New York City Center, New York NY: Staff, Martin Cid Magazine Preview – Colorado Ballet, Ballet MasterWorks 2024: Three Views of a Mountain / Rubies / Boléro (Arai), Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver CO: Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post Preview – Queensland Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scarlett), QPAC, Brisbane QLD: Staff, Australian Arts Review Preview – San Francisco Ballet, Dos Mujeres – Carmen (Smith) and Broken Wings (Ochoa), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco CA: Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News Preview – Sarasota Ballet, Inspirations (The American / Lyric Pieces / Sinfonietta (Ashton): Sarasota Magazine Preview – Ashland Youth Ballet, Peter and the Wolf / The Tale of the Mandarin Duck / Toy Symphony, Paramount Arts Center, Ashland KY: Lee Ward, The Daily Independent via AOL Preview – Ballet Theatre Company, Snow White, Belding Theater, Hartford CT: We-Ha.com Preview – Ballet Victoria, Swan Lake, Royal Theatre, Victoria BC: Sam Duerksen, Monday Magazine Preview – New Jersey Ballet, Works and Process – discussion and demonstrations with Harrison Ball, Lauren Lovette, and Maria Kowroski (new AD), Guggenheim’s Peter B Lewis Theater, New York NY: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World Preview – New Mexico Ballet Company, The Wizard of Oz, Popejoy Hall, Albuquerque NM: Kathaleen Roberts, Albuquerque Journal via AOL Preview – Royal Expressions Contemporary Ballet, The Hair Journey, (beauty, self-love and identity through the lens of Black hair), UNC Greensboro Auditorium, Greensboro NC: Chelsea Floyd, Spectrum News 1 Preview – University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Pickle Pas de Deux, Agnes de Mille Theatre, Winston-Salem NC: UNCSA Preview – Vail Youth Ballet, Spring Showcase, Battle Mountain High School Auditorium, Edwards CO: Staff, Vail Daily News – News of Note: What You Might Have Missed in March 2024, roundup of promotions, appointments, departures, and awards in March 2024: Courtney Escoyne, Dance Magazine Video News – Madison Ballet set to return to Overture Center for season finale: Channel 3000 / News 3 Now via YouTube Video News – Swift Current Ballet Dancer wins national award, Brianna Dash: CTV News Regina Feature – The Artistry of SF Ballet’s ‘Dos Mujeres’ Begins at the Curtain, scenic art and a new curtain for a mixed bill at SF Ballet: Sarah Hotchkiss, KQED Feature – Seeking the light inside, Deborah Brown of Bangarra Dance Theatre: Staff, Dance Australia Feature – In conversation: Gail Mabo on curating and legacy, Dancer cum choreographer cum artist, Gail Mabo turns her hand to curating as a way to share culture: Gina Fairley, ArtsHub Feature – Disrupting Harm in Dance: Candice Thompson, Fjord Review Feature – Exit interview: Tim Newth AM, Tracks Dance Company, From active listening to rethinking what it means to be an Australian artist, Tim Newth reflects on a 35-year practice in the Northern Territory: Richard Watts, ArtsHub Feature – Disney+’s Madu Follows Young Ballet Dancer’s Journey From Nigeria to England: Thomas Ford for Dance Spirit, Pointe Magazine Feature – Asha Ama Bias-Daniels crafts costumes for Cincinnati Ballet’s ‘Mercurial Landscapes’, UC DAAP alumna brings a unique blend of artistry, innovation and cultural heritage to the stage: Samantha Norton, University of Cincinnati Video Feature – Viral ballet dancer Anthony Madu shares unexpected journey in new documentary: Phil Lipof, ABC News via YouTube Video Feature – North Dakota Today – FM Ballet – Alice in Wonderland: Valley News Live via YouTube Book Review – Pilobolus: A Story of Dance and Life, Robert Pranzatelli: Robert Steven Mack, The Arts Fuse Paywalled, but you may have access Review – LA Dance Project, Triade / Moving Parts / Me.You.We.They, Philharmonie, Paris France: Roslyn Sulcas, The New York Times Feature – For 50 Years Ailey II Has Been a Proving Ground, Not Just for Dance: Brian Seibert, The New York Times And…?? ‘Black Swan’ Ending Explained: The Price of Perfection: Ricky Ruszin, Collider 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 I would like to take this opportunity to extend a huge thank you to Blossom and Sophoife for having very kindly offered to help us with the Links. I think you will all agree that they have both settled in beautifully and are doing an awesome job. Thanks as ever to Jan for co-ordinating it all, and to Ian who continues to step unto the breach when needed. Again, huge thanks to all of them. Links – Wednesday, 3rd April 2024 Reviews – English National Ballet, Carmen (Inger) Sadler’s Wells Louise Levene, FT Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk Review – Millepied and Muhly, Partners in Space and Sound, Philarmonie, Paris, NY Times (paywalled) Review – J-Hope, Hope On The Street, Rhian Daly, NME Review – The White Feather: A Persian Ballet (Kennedy Center), Michela Dwyer, Broadway World Review – Ballet Co. Laboratory, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sheila Regan, Star Tribune Preview – San Francisco Ballet, Dos Mujeres, James Ambroff-Tahan, San Francisco Examiner Preview – Ballet Rambert’s Death Trap at The Lowry, Salford, Wolf McFarlane, Manchester Wire Preview – ABT Studio Company to Perform at Joyce Theater, NYC, Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World Preview – KVN Ballet, Coppelia, Basildon, Staff, Yellow Advertiser Preview - Pett/Clausen-Knight, IMAGO at Ballet Nights, A.A. Cristi, Broadway World Preview – The Swans of Harlem: Reclaiming the History of Black Ballet, Staff, Choose Chicago Interview – Amy McEntee, Scottish Ballet, Barry Didcock, The Herald (paywalled) Interview – Boy Blue (Hip Hop), Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Interview – J-Hope Honours His Street Dancing Inspirations in New Documentary Hope On The Street, Joan MacDonald, Forbes Feature – 120th Anniversary of Serge Lifar, Staff, Ukrainian World Congress. Feature – Cleveland Ballet Ends Season With A Fresh Start, Staff, News5 Cleveland Feature – First Modern Ballet Troupe Opens in Kyrgystan, Staff, Aki Press News – Bolshoi Ballet Show to Proceed Under New Title in Seoul, Staff, Korea Times 6 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Links – Thursday, 4th April 2024 Reviews – Northern Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Lyceum Sheffield Clare Jenkins, On Yorkshire Magazine Sheila Stratford, The Reviews Hub Review – ENB, Carmen, Sadler’sWells, Rupert Christiansen, The Spectator Reviews – Mark Bruce Dance Company, Frankenstein, The Place, London Maggie Foyer, Critical Dance Rupert Christiansen, The Spectator Review – Graziano di Prima, Believe, Peacock Theatre, London, Scott Matthewman, The Reviews Hub Review – Beacon Dance, Moving Bodies//Hearts/Minds, Atlanta, Gillian Anne Renault, Arts Atlanta Article – New York City Ballet Announces 75th Anniversary Season, A.A. Cristi, Broadway World. Article - Cleveland Ballet Announces 24/25 Season, Paris Wolfe, Cleveland.Com (7-day free pass) Article – How Orlando Ballet’s Nutcracker Was Lit, Louise Stickland, Live Design, Article – ‘Subject Three’ Dance Belongs To The World, Staff, China Daily Interview – Oregon Ballet’s AD Dani Rowe, Geneva Chin, OPB Interview – Composer Kevin Lau on His New Composition for Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig Van Toronto Preview – Scottish Ballet’s Streetcar Named Desire Returns to Sadler’s Wells in May 2024, Theresa Guereiro, Culture Whisper Preview – Sting’s Message in a Bottle Dance Show to Debut in NYC, Karu F. Daniels, Yahoo Finance Preview – FKAtwigs To Perform at Martha Graham Gala, NYC, Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork Preview – White Wave Dance Presents 2024 Dumbo Dance Festival, NYC, Staff, I Love NY.com Preview – Marcat Dance Company, Averno, Lanzarote, Staff, Cact Lanzarote News – Boston Ballet Announces 24/25 Season, Staff, En Face Magazine News – BRB Appoints Claire Dersley Head of Orchestra Operations, Staff, Theatre Weekly Obituary – Mariano Parra, Flamenco & Spanish Dance Maestro, Staff, ExpoFlamenco And to finish: gorgeous photos of Los Angeles Ballet’s Upcoming ‘Next Steps’: Cheryl Mann, Flaunt 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 Links – Friday 5 April 2024 With a huge apology for the lateness! I promise Saturday’s will be a bumper list to make up! Reviews – Rupert Christiansen, The Spectator English National Ballet, Carmen (Inger), Sadler’s Wells Mark Bruce Company, Frankenstein, The Place Review – Scottish Ballet, Swan Lake (Dawson), Theatre Royal, Glasgow Scotland: Mary Brennan, The Herald Lauren Humphreys, The Reviews Hub Review – San Francisco Ballet, NEXT@90, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco CA: Jim Munson, Broadway World Review – Nederlands Dans Theater, N.N.N.N. / The Point Being / Jakie, New York City Center, NY: Gia Kourlas, The New York Times Review – Milwaukee Ballet, Cinderella (Pink), Uihlein Hall, Milwaukee WI: Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (with bonus 24-25 programming) and photos Preview – Korean National Ballet, The Little Mermaid (Neumeier), Seoul Arts Center, S Korea: Hwang Dong-hee, The Korea Herald Preview – Texas Ballet Theater, Beauty and the Beast (Christensen), Dallas and Fort Worth, TX: Stephi Wild, Broadway World News – S.F. Ballet to make Madrid debut this fall: Zara Irshad, San Francisco Chronicle News – There Are So Many Swan Lakes Coming To London This Summer: Lydia Manch, Londonist Feature – Nina Ananiashvili – Her Experiences, and How She Kept Her Georgian Roots as a Bolshoi Ballerina: Shelbi Ankiewicz, Georgia Today Feature – Gagik Tadevosyan: A Grand Pas from Parpi to LA: Artsvi Bakhchinyan, The Armenian Mirror-Spectator Feature – Solo ballet dancer Kuu Sakuragi plumbs emotional depths through dance: Roxanne Ray, International Examiner Feature – Gabriela Hearst Designs Costumes for Arielle Smith’s “Carmen” at the San Francisco Ballet: Ryan Williams with photos by Katie Thompson, Women’s Wear Daily via MSN Video Feature – Austrian ballet dancer enjoys sharing experience with students in China, Vladimir Malakhov appointed director of the Ballet Department of the Beijing Dance Academy: Xinhua (which clearly doesn’t care that Ukraine is not Austria) It's a ballet recording, so... Review – BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Bartók: The Wooden Prince: Andrew Clements, The Guardian 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 This is already pretty bumper!!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 (edited) Links – Saturday 6 April 2024 (I promised you a bumper edition) Review – Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, mixed bill including Dying Swan, Go for Barocco, Swan Lake Act II, The Kennedy Center, Washington DC: Carolyn Kelemen, MD Theatre Guide Review – Paris Opera Ballet, Don Quichotte (Nureyev), livestream from the Opera Bastille, Paris: Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International Review – San Francisco Ballet, Dos Mujeres, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco CA: Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle Review – Guillaume Côté and Robert Lepage, The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark, Elgin Theatre, Toronto ON: Liam Donovan, NEXT Magazine Paula Citron, Ludwig Van Toronto Review – Ayodele Casel, Max Roach 100, Joyce Theater, New York NY: Marina Kennedy, Broadway World Review – Trisha Brown Dance Company, Glacial Decoy / In the Fall / Working Title, Joyce Theater, New York NY: Miranda Stück, Broadway World Review – American Repertory Ballet, Intrare Forma / Sight Line / Wood Work, Kaye Playhouse, New York, NY: Nadia Vostrikov, The Ballet Herald Review – City Ballet of San Diego, Boléro – The Awakening / Morphoses / An American in Paris, Balboa Theatre, San Diego CA: Kyungmin Min, SDNews.com Preview – Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Spring Season 2024, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco CA: James Ambroff-Tahan, San Francisco Examiner Preview – Ballet Hartford, Planets, Hoffman Auditorium, West Hartford CT: Aaron Flaum, Hartford Courant – with 10 photos Preview – Ballet Kelowna, Macbeth, Kelowna Community Theatre, Kelowna BC: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Preview – Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre, Cinderella, River Center Performing Arts Theatre, Baton Rouge LA: Maggie Heyn-Richardson, inRegister Preview – Boulder Ballet, Les Sylphides / Sun and Steel, Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre, Grand Lake CO: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Preview – Cincinnati Ballet, Mercurial Landscapes, Aronoff Center, Cincinnati OH: Amber Jayanth, FOX 19 Preview – Tracy Bonham with Eugene Ballet, Reflections / Slipstream / Tracy Bonham/Suzanne Haag, Midtown Arts Center, Eugene OR: Jean Zondervan, Oregon ArtsWatch Preview – New York City Ballet, 75th Anniversary Spring Season: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Preview – Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, When Time Stands Still / Violin Pas de Deux / Petal / Allegro Brillante, Benedum Center, Pittsburgh PA: Naomi Girson, The Duquesne Duke Preview – The Royal Ballet International Draft Works, Linbury Theatre Royal Opera House, London England: Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper Graham Spicer, Gramilano Stephi Wild, Broadway World Preview – Western Arkansas Ballet, The Wizard of Oz, ArcBest Performing Arts Center, Fort Smith AR: Monica Hooper, Free Weekly News Louisville Ballet Announces 2024-2025 Season: Aria Baci, Leo Weekly Maggie Menderski, Courier-Journal RAD to support more trainee dance teachers: Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Facing apathy from Hungarian State Opera, Hindus to approach Orbán about dropping “La Bayadère”: Staff, India News Calling Pyongyangites pushed to attend Russian ballet performance last month, Officers were mobilized to ensure nobody slept through performance, a source told Daily NK: Jong So Yang, Daily NK Features Azara Ballet Folds Mental and Physical Well-Being Into the Art of Dance, Founders and dancers Kate Flowers and Martin Roosaare lead with a trauma-informed approach in a world often fraught with unrealistic expectations: Kim Doleatto, Sarasota Magazine This New Dance Craze Mixes Two Unlikely Styles Into Something Amazing: Tanya, Shared.com Ballet from Russia with love, Russian School of Ballet in Johannesburg, South Africa: Ian Hughes, The Citizen The curious, unexpected legal issues of professional ballet rehearsals: Jeremy Reynolds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Video – Arts WACH: The king of rock & roll hits the ballet stage, South Carolina Ballet’s Elvis Ballet (Starrett): Brian Mcconchie, WACH FOX 57 Video – Ukrainian ballet dancers helped 300 people evacuate Ukraine, catch them at the Pablo Center April 7th: Eleanor Bland, WEAU 13 News Interviews Video – Grammy-nominated Tracy Bonham unveils new single, talks collaboration with Eugene Ballet: News Staff, 16KMTR Bobby Carter is On Point with Les Ballets Trockadero, for 30 years [the always-fabulous] Bobby Carter [Yuri Smirnov, Olga Supphozova] has been dancing with the all-male ballet comedy troupe, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Doug Rule, Metro Weekly ‘You have an expiration date’: Guillaume Côté on retiring from the National Ballet of Canada: Tom Power, CBC Arts The Final Bow: Twins Jennifer and Alexandra Gibson to retire after 15 years with Alberta Ballet: Eric Volmers, Calgary Herald Video – Madison Ballet AD Ja’Malik and dancer Lauren Thompson, Hallelujah Junction / Agapé / Giselle Act II, Overture Center, Madison WI: Alyssa Rodriguez and Katie Castellano, WMTV15 News Guitarist Paco Peña on flamenco, avoiding the limelight and Jimi Hendrix: Louise Levene, Financial Times Andrew Skeels creates new work with Bayerisches Staatsballett: Jeannette Andersen, SeeingDance Save the Date 5-6 April: Dance Arts, Snow White: The Ballet, Virginia Theatre, Champaign IL: Karidia Shelby, WCIA 5-6 April: Ohio Performing Arts Institute, Pandora’s Box – An Original Ballet: John Legend Theater, Springfield OH: Brett Turner, Springfield News-Sun 6-7 & 10 April: Golden State Ballet, From New York, With Love, Balboa Theatre, San Diego CA and touring to Orange County: There San Diego 7 April: Midcoast Ballet, Coppélia: Midcoast Strong, Rockland ME: Penobscot Bay Pilot 12 April: Mid-Ohio Valley Ballet Company, Cinderella, Marietta High School Auditorium, Marietta OH: The Marietta Times 13 April: South Carolina Ballet, Elvis Ballet, Koger Center for the Arts, University of South Carolina, Columbia SC: Columbia Star 13 April: Southwest Virginia Ballet, Romeo & Juliet, Berglund Performing Arts Theatre, Roanoke VA: Kate Capodanno, WDBJ7 13-14 April: Springfield Youth Performance Group Foundation, Cinderella: Sacred Heart Griffin Auditorium, Springfield IL: Angela Bauer, My Journal-Courier 19-20 April: Ballet Folklórico Imperial, Mexican dance: Santa Maria High School, Santa Maria, CA: Ken Allard, KSBY6 20-21 April: Ballet Palm Beach, Peter Pan & Tinker Bell, Rinker Playhouse, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach FL: Site Staff, Palm Beach Illustrated 20-21 April: Nashville Ballet, Romeo & Juliet, TPAC Jackson Hall, Nashville TN: Cass Teague, Pride Publishing Group 26-27 April: Ozark Ballet Theater, Cinderella, Bentonville West High School, Centerton AR: Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette 26-28 April: City Ballet of Boston, Ballet Banquet: Strand Theatre, Dorchester MA: The Bay State Banner 27 April: Dance Prism Ballet, Puss in Boots, Littleton High School, Littleton MA: Patch 27-28 April: Metropolitan School of the Arts, Coppélia, George Washington National Masonic Memorial, Alexandria VA: Patch Paywalled – but you may have access Review – Ayodele Casel, Max Roach 100, Joyce Theater, New York NY: Brian Seibert, The New York Times Review – Doug Varone, To My Arms / Restore, NYU Skirball, New York NY: Karen Hildebrand, Fjord Review Feature – Washington Ballet Studio Company’s Abigail Brent Shares Her Typical Daily Routine: Linnea Swarting, Pointe Magazine Save The Date – 12-13 April: A Very Queer Ballet (not a love story): New Prospect Theatre, Bellingham WA: Cocoa Laney, Cascadia Daily News Position Vacant The Royal Ballet is looking for an Associate Pianist for 9 months, September 2024 to May 2025: Royal Opera House Edited April 6 by Sophoife Added final link! 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 (edited) Links, Sunday 7 April, 2024 Review – Royal Ballet, Macmillan Celebrated, Royal Opera House, London: Jenny Gilbert, The Arts Desk Review - Choreographers! Enough with the reworkings of Carmen and Frankenstein: Rupert Christiansen, Spectator Mark Bruce, Frankenstein, The Place, London English National Ballet, Carmen, Sadlers Wells, London Review – balletLORENT, The Velveteen Rabbit, Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadlers Wells: Nicola Claire, Seeing Dance Review – Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Classical Programme, Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington DC: Emily Berger, Broadway World Review – Ballet Kelowna, Macbeth, Kelowna Daily Courier Feature - How to Integrate Acting Skills Into Dance: Sophie Bress, Dance Magazine Feature - Justin Peck on ‘Illinoise,’ Spielberg, Dance, and His Movie Directing Debut: Tim Teeman, The Daily Beast Obituary - Eleanor Fazan: choreographer who played key role in Beyond the Fringe: Alasdair Steven, The Herald News- Tickets for National Ballet of Cuba sold out in Spain: Staff, Prensa Latina English Edition News - San Francisco Ballet Names Associate Artistic Director and Director of Artist Development: Courtesy of SF Ballet, En Face And finally, covering the continued debate on ticket prices:- Feature - Brian Cox: ‘I can’t afford $110 each for one night at the theatre’: Charlotte O’Sullivan, Independent Edited April 8 by Sim Corrected the date 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 (edited) Links, Monday 8 April, 2024 Review – Royal Ballet, Swan Lake/Macmillan Celebrated: Sarah Crompton, Observer Review – balletLORENT, The Velveteen Rabbit, Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadlers Wells: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Review – Kidd Pivot, Assembly Hall, Sadlers Wells: Grace Times, Yahoo Finance Review – Scottish Ballet, Swan Lake, Glasgow: Mark Brown, The National Review - Chou Kuan-Jou, Tomato, Taipei: Helen Davidson, Guardian Review – San Francisco Ballet, Dos Mujeres, San Francisco: Jim Munson, Broadway World Toba Singer, Culture Vulture Review – National Ballet of Canada, Alice in Wonderland, Toronto: Denise Sum, Danceview Times Review - Taiwan Aboriginal Culture Foundation & Neo-Classic Performing Arts Foundation, Palamal: Fire Festival,Taiwan Traditional Theatre Center, Taipei, David Mead, Seeing Dance Preview - Lone Star Ballet concludes season with Shakespearian comedy: Brianna Maestas, Amarillo Globe News via AOL Preview - Colorado Ballet's jazzy work about mountain climbing: Marc Shulgold, Denver Gazette Feature - Young Nigerian lives dream of being a ballet dancer: Staff, Malay Mail Feature - Metamorphosis celebrates 30 years of dance: Staff, Trinidad and Tobago Newsday New season announcement - Ballet Arizona in Phoenix announces 2024-25 season lineup: Staff, Daily Independent New season announcement - Sarasota Ballet plans two world premieres and three company debuts in new season: Jay Handelman, San Francisco Herald Tribune Edited April 8 by Sim Corrected the date 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Links, Tuesday 9 April, 2024 Review - Scottish Ballet, Swan Lake, Glasgow Bruce Marriott, Lifted Leg Vivien Devlin, Edinburgh Guide Review - Ballet Am Rhein, Mixed Bill, Dusseldorf: Vikki Jane Vile, Bachtrack Review - NDT, Mixed Bill, New York: Erin Bomboy, Bachtrack Nadia Vostrikov, Ballet Herald Review – Dutch National Ballet, Dancing Dutch, Amsterdam: Vikki Jane Vile, Bachtrack Review - Milwaukee Ballet, Cinderella: John Schneider, Shepherd Express Preview – American Ballet Theatre, Woolf Works, New York: Kyra Laubacher, Pointe Magazine Graham Spicer, Gramilano Preview – State Ballet of Georgia, Swan Lake, London: Staff, Martin CID Preview - Korean National Ballet, Season:Spring, London Hwang Dong-hee, Korean Herald Feature – Gabriela Hearst debuts sustainable costumes for San Francisco Ballet’s ‘Carmen’: Jennifer Braun, Fashion Network Feature - Love is in the air at the Royal Ballet: Meet the four ballerinas preparing to waltz down the aisle this summer: Astrid Joss, Tatler Article - Francesca Hayward becomes lead ambassador of the Royal Ballet School's affiliate training and assessment programme: Staff, London Post If there are any horror film fans out there… Film review - ABIGAIL trailer: Don't let the tutu fool you: Shelagh Rowan Legg, Screen Anarchy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Links – Wednesday, 10th April 2024 Review – ENB, Carmen, Sadler’s Wells, Camila Sayers, The Fan Carpet Preview – Ballet Black, Heroes, Theresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview – Miro Magloire’s Chamber Ballet Returns to Mark Morris Dance Center, Stephi Wild, Broadway World Preview – Los Angeles Ballet Will Honor Kris Bowers at 2024 Gala, Stephi Wild, Broadway World Preview – Carolina Ballet to Present The Pirate and the Princess, Staff, Greenville Journal Article – London City Ballet Returns After 30 Years, Georgia Luckhurst, The Stage (paywall) Interview – Nikisha Fogo of San Francisco Ballet, Senior Staff, The Daily Californian News – Welsh Dancer to Represent GB at Cecchetti Competition, Rhianne Talling, Yahoo News Video – Closing the Generation Gap With Dance (Sadler’s Wells Company of Elders and ZooNation) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68732484 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Links – Thursday, 11 April 2024 Review – Australian Ballet, Carmen (Inger), Sydney Opera House, Jansson J. Antmann,Limelight Review – Ballet Oregon, Mixed Bill, Portland, Amy Leona Havin, Oregon Arts Watch Review – Chou Kuan-Jou, Tomato, Taipei, Helen Davidson, The Guardian Review – Ballet Embody, Dance Mosaic, Synergy Space, Maryland, Justin Rustle, MD Theatre Guide Review – Astana Opera Ballet Company, Dreams Come True Gala, Aibarshyn Akhmetkali, The Astana Times Preview – Northern Ballet, Three Short Ballets, Staff, Gramilano Preview – Dance Theater of Harlem Celebrates 55th Anniversary at City Center, NYC, Zita Allen, New Amsterdam News Preview – Grand Kyiv Ballet, Giselle, Los Angeles, Staff, Beverly Press Preview – Joffrey Ballet to Give Free Show in Chicago in June, Stephi Wild, Broadway World Preview – International Ballet Company, Mixed Bill, Majorca, Majorca Daily Bulletin Preview Video - South Carolina Ballet, The Elvis Ballet, Koger Center, Intisar Faulkner, WISTV Article - They Said Ballet Isn’t for Men, Anthony Madu, Newsweek Article – Why Natalie Portman’s Portrayal in Black Swan Still Angers Dancers, Neville Naidoo, Movie Web News – Sarasota Ballet’s New Season Announcement, Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald Tribune Feature – Adult Ballet Intensive Courses (USA), Lindsay Martell, Pointe Magazine Feature – Study Shows Music and Dance Help Alleviate Parkinson’s Symptoms, Staff, Times of India Finally, the feelgood bit at the end: News/Video – Youcef Belouazani Wins Under 19 Irish Dancing World Championship, Belfast Live 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Links – Friday, 12 April 2024 Reviews The Australian Ballet, Carmen (Inger), Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW: Gina Fairley, ArtsHub Annabelle Drumm, Sydney Arts Guide Natasha Ciesielski, Scoop San Francisco Ballet, Dos Mujeres, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CA: Charles Lewis III, 48hills National Ballet of Canada, UtopiVerse / Islands / Suite en Blanc, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON: Denise Sum, danceviewtimes The Royal Ballet, MacMillan Celebrated – Danses concertantes, Different Drummer, Requiem, Royal Opera House, London England: Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International The Royal Ballet International Draft Works, Linbury Theatre Royal Opera House, London England: Matthew Paluch, Broadway World Amanda Jennings, Bachtrack Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper Max Roach 100, Joyce Theatre, New York NY: Marina Harss, Dancing Around Alvin Ailey II, Mixed Bill, Joyce Theatre, New York NY: Lord Strum, Broadway World NW Dance Project, Secret Stories, Newmark Theatre, Portland OR: Hannah Krafcik, Oregon ArtsWatch Oregon Ballet Theatre, Wooden Dimes, Newmark Theatre, Portland OR: Dean Speer, CriticalDance Previews Dance//Novella, Night is the Mother, The Dance Centre at Scotiabank Dance Centre, Vancouver BC: Stir dani tirrell, Leviticus or Love and to walk amongst HUMANS, Moore Theatre, Seattle WA: Marcie Sillman, The Seattle Times Dorrance Dance, SOUNDspace, Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver BC: Janet Smith, Stir News Oregon Ballet Theater 2024-2025 Season: via En Face Magazine Dancer James Yoichi Moore preparing to jeté off PNB stage: Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times 2024 Green Room Awards (Victoria, Australia) Australian Stage Features March Madness – Dance Blooms in NYC: Wendy Perron Interviews Lorin Latarro, Broadway choreographer: Caedra Scott-Flaherty, Observer Dance Lydia Abarca and Karen Valby, The Swans of Harlem (Pantheon, 2024): Phoebe Roberts, The Brooklyn Rail Paywalled, but you may have access News – Downtown Los Angeles Places Another Big Bet on the Arts, The pandemic was tough on city centers and cultural institutions. What does that mean for Los Angeles, whose downtown depends on the arts?: Robin Pogrebin, The New York Times 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Links – Saturday 13 April 2024 Reviews American Ballet Theatre, Woolf Works, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA: Writer, T2Online.com The Australian Ballet, Carmen (Inger), Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW: Katie Lawrence, Bachtrack Dance Theater of Harlem, Nyman String Quartet No. 2 / Pas de Dix / Take Me With You / Blake Works IV (The Barre Project), New York City Center, New York NY: Gia Kourlas, The New York Times Elixir Festival: Mixed Bill, common ground[s] / Minutes around late afternoon / White Hare, Sadler’s Wells, London England: Louise Levene, Financial Times Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Richard Maguire, The Reviews Hub Sanjoy Roy, The Guardian Elixir Festival: Mohamed Toukabri, The Power (of) The Fragile, Sadler’s Wells, London England: Matthew Paluch, Broadway World Grace Spencer, The Reviews Hub Max Roach 100, The Joyce Theatre, New York NY: Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review Megan Williams Dance Projects & Eve Beglarian, Smile, though your heart is aching, Mark Morris Dance Center, James and Martha Duffy Performance Space, New York NY: Kristen Hedberg, CriticalDance Nederlands Dans Theater, N.N.N.N. / The Point Being / Jakie, New York City Center, New York NY: Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review Nadia Vostrikov, The Ballet Herald Scottish Ballet, Swan Lake (Dawson), Theatre Royal, Glasgow Scotland: Lorna Irvine, Fjord Review Anarchy Dance Theatre, Second Body, The Coronet Theatre, London England: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian Ballet Quad Cities, Dorothy Goes to Oz / Snow White, Adler Theatre, Davenport IA: Jonathan Turner, OurQCNews Previews American Ballet Theatre, Woolf Works, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa CA: Christopher Smith, The Orange County Register American Repertory Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Stiefel), New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, New Brunswick NJ: AA Cristi, Broadway World Ballet BC, For Ever (Chamber / SWAY / New Creation, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver BC: Joanne McGowan, Vancouver Sun Grand Kyiv Ballet, Giselle: Cheyenne Civic Center, Cheyenne WY: Grace Swanke, Wyoming News Now Wilshire Ebell Theater, Los Angeles CA: Beverly Press Park Labrea News Johnstown Concert Ballet, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pasquerilla PAC, Richland Township, PA: Kelly Urban, The Tribune-Democrat National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kyrgyzstan, Masterpieces of World Ballet, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Staff, AKIpress Northern Ballet, Tortoise and the Hare, Palace Theatre, Mansfield Notts: Steve Eyley, Worksop Guardian Russian State Ballet, The Nutcracker, Shanghai Center Theatre, Shanghai China: Xu Wei, Shine News American Ballet Theatre 2024 Summer Season: Ballet Herald News Desk, The Ballet Herald Ballet hails the return of water to Rome’s ancient Caracalla baths, Aterballetto at the Terme di Caracalla, Rome Italy: Giulia Segreti, Reuters London City Ballet inaugural season dancers and tour announced: Ballet Herald News Desk, The Ballet Herald Sarasota Ballet 2024-2025 Season: Staff, Sarasota Magazine Features Gilbert Bolden III Isn’t Afraid of Camp: Emily Leibert, The Cut After Trisha Brown: Karen Hildebrand, Fjord Review Partners in the Arts: How an Atlanta Ballet couple makes room for baby in their pas de deux, Emily Carrico and Sergio Masero: Cynthia Bond Perry, ArtsATL A Dance Through Dusty Time: The Choreographic Bite of Beth Gill: Gia Kourlas, The New York Times Interview with choreographer Carlos Pons Guerra: dance is an inherently queer art: Paul Arrowsmith, Gramilano Liam Hutt’s bold journey: A new era for ballet: Sasha Hartzell, UNCSA News Moving On: Nashville Ballet Explores the Changing Language of Ballet, Talking to artistic director and CEO Nick Mullikin about how a classic art form continues to evolve: Amy Stumpfl, Nashville Scene What’s in your Bay, SF Ballet artistic director Tamara Rojo?: Gail Goldberg, 7x7.com Photo Features American Ballet Theatre celebrates North American première of Wayne McGregor’s Woolf Works, photos by Fabrizio Ferri, Emma Zordan: Nicole Rosky, Broadway World Short Previews Ballet Arizona Studio Company, Showcase (Verzola, Haskins, Duran), Dorrance Theatre, Phoenix AZ: Staff, Queen Creek Sun Times Ballet Palm Beach, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, Rinker Playhouse, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach FL: Site Staff, Jupiter Magazine Cleveland Ballet, Sleeping Beauty, Connor Palace, Cleveland OH: Paris Wolfe, cleveland.com Complexions Contemporary Ballet/Howard University, Take Flight, Ira Aldridge Theater, Cramton Auditorium, Howard University, Washington DC: Misha Cornelius, The Dig Concert Ballet of Virginia, Frankenstein, JR Tucker High School, Henrico VA: Staff, Henrico Citizen First State Ballet Theatre, The Sleeping Beauty, Copeland Hall at The Grand, Wilmington DE: Karl Lengel, Delaware Public Media Fort Wayne Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Arts United Centre, Fort Wayne IN: Corey McMaken, The Journal Gazette Greater Buffalo Youth Ballet, Cinderella, Flickinger PAC, Nichols School, Buffalo NY: Jaurdyn Johnson, 7WKBW Buffalo International Ballet Company, Gala of Soloists, Mallorca, Spain: Staff, Majorca Daily Bulletin Latin Ballet of Virginia, Marcel Marceau: A Silent Hero, Weinstein JCC, Richmond VA: Staff, Henrico Citizen Los Angeles Ballet, Firebird (Possokhov) / Serenade (Balanchine), The Pasadena Civic, Pasadena CA: LA Downtown News Monterey County Dance Theatre Student Company, Giselle, Robert Stanton Theater, King City CA: Ryan Cronk, Salinas Valley Tribune San Martín Contemporary Ballet, The gestures of salt / The echo of hands, Teatro Regio, Córdoba Argentina: Charles Hurd, News Rebeat Texas Ballet Theater, Dance at the Modern: Ode, Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth TX: James Russel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram David Seeley, Dallas Innovates Tupelo Ballet, Cinderella, Tupelo Civic Auditorium, Tupelo MS: Blake Alsup, Daily Journal Video Previews Bristol Ballet, Pas de Derby, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Chris McIntosh, WJHL Carolina Ballet, Giselle, Township Auditorium, Columbia SC: Steven Fulton, WIS10 NIU’s Ballet Folklórico Aztlán, Esencia De México, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL: Isabel Tapia, WNIJ Hola South Carolina Ballet, The Elvis Ballet, Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia SC: Chris Brathwaite, News 19 WLTX Intisar Faulkner, WIS10TV Southwest Virginia Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Berglund Center Performing Arts, Roanoke VA: Kimberly McBroom, WDBJ7 Competition News 10-year-old ballet prodigy from Hawaii shines on national stage, Youth America Grand Prix finals in New York: HNN Staff, Hawaii News Now 6th-grader wins big at Berlin International Dance Festival: Hiroshi Miura, The Asahi Shimbun Ballet dancer Charlie-Beth Smith to perform in USA, Cecchetti International Classical Ballet Competition: Rhianne Talling, South Wales Argus Paywalled, but you may have access Review – Elixir Festival: Mixed Bill, common ground[s] / Minutes around late afternoon / White Hare, Sadler’s Wells, London England: Nicola Rayner, The Stage Review – West Australian Ballet, La Bayadère (Horsman), His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth WA: Melinda Webster, The West Australian Preview – West Australian Ballet, La Bayadère (Horsman), His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth WA: Tanya MacNaughton, The West Australian Feature – Houston Ballet principal dancer presents Houston debut of Skylar Campbell Dance Collective, Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle Feature - Why Jill Ogai is thrilled to be on Sydney Opera House stage with Australian Ballet, For the Australian Ballet’s principal ballerina Jill Ogai, playing the seductive lead of Carmen in the new Opera House production is a full circle moment: Lisa Mayoh, The Daily Telegraph Feature – Odesa’s Stanislav Skrinnik, ballet dancer by night and weapons manufacturer by day: Emmanuel Grynszpan, Le Monde Preview – Midwest Regional Ballet, Beauty and the Beast, Memorial Auditorium: Aaron Pyle, The Morning Sun And finally… Ski Ballet Makes (Another) Comeback at Verbier, Switzerland, Ski ballet was a dazzling display of finesse, control, and extreme skiing in a new way – until it stopped abruptly in the early 2000’s. Now, it’s back: Ella Boyd, Powder 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Links, Sunday 14 April 2024 Review - Aakash Odedra & Aditi Mangaldas, Mehek, Sadlers Wells, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Bruce Marriott, Lifted Leg Review - KVN Dance Company, Coppelia, Chesham: Bruce Marriott, Lifted Leg Review – Dance Theatre of Harlem, Nyman String Quartet No. 2/Take Me with You/Balanchine Pas de Six/Blake Works IV: The Barre Project: Kasey Broekema, Ballet Herald Review – American Ballet Theatre, Woolf Works, New York: Jillian Verzwyvelt, Ballet Herald Review – Philadanco, Roots & Reflections (Director’s Choice), Philadelphia: Ellen Dunkell, Philadelphia Inquirer Review – West Australian Ballet, La Bayadere, Perth: Rita Clarke, Limelight Preview – Carlos Acosta, On Before, Sarasota: Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald Tribune Feature - The Youth America Grand Prix: ‘It was amazing to be on the stage’: Magee Hickey, WPIX NYC via MSN News - Benesh Movement Notation to train young dancers in Frederick Ashton’s repertoire: Graham Spicer, Gramilano 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Links – Monday 15 April 2024 Review - Elixir Festival, Triple Bill, Sadlers Wells: Sarah Crompton, Observer Review- Patrick Bone & Molly McGeachin, Giselle Remix, The Pleasance, London: Terry Eastman, London Theatre 1 Review- Anarchy Dance Theatre, Second Body, Coronet Theatre, London: Nicola Claire, Seeing Dance Review- Matthew Bourne, Edward Scissorhands, Bradford: James Ballands, British Theatre Guide Review- Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Ottowa: Courtney Castellino, Broadway World Review- Madison Ballet, Timeless, Madison, Wisconsin: Dan Van Note, Cap Times Review- Benjamin Millepied & Alexander Theraud, Unstill Life, Los Angeles: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review Review- Toronto Dance Theatre, Spring Double Bill, Toronto: Ilana Lucas, Broadway World Review- 10th Alembic Artists Residency Cohort, Performance Works North West, Oregon: Hannah Krafcik, Oregon Arts Watch Review- Philadelphia Ballet, Bailando con Maria, Philadelphia: Cindy Moukaro, Etownian Review - National Taichung University of Sport, Dance Department, Graduation Performance: David Mead, Seeing Dance Article- Why using dance to help with MS is an inspiration for us all: Staff, The Scotsman Article- Why Misty Copeland says this dance competition helps students thrive: Alex Ross, People via Yahoo News Article - Ballet star and survivor Steven McRae says dance must change: Eric Randolph, Fox 41 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 (edited) Links – Tuesday 16 April 2024 Review - Zoonation Youth/Company of Elders, The Exchange, Lilian Baylis Studio, London: Nicola Claire, Seeing Dance Review- Acogny & Malou/ Louise Lecavalier,/Ben Duke, Elixir Festival, London: Graham Watts Gramilano Review- Patrick Bone & Molly McGeachin, Giselle Remix, The Pleasance, London: Frank Milazzo, Broadway World Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, The Seasons’ Canon, Seattle: Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times Review - Queensland Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Brisbane: Ruth Ridgeway, Bachtrack Review- Hong Kong Dance Company, The Legend of Lanling, Hong Kong: Natasha Rogail, South China Morning Post Preview- Rambert/ Jill Johnson, Analogue, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview - American Repertory Ballet to present a Midsummer Night’s Dream: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World Preview- Carlos Acosta performs in the US for two nights only: Carrie Seidman, Pointe Magazine Preview - Oakland Ballet Company to Celebrate Graham Lustig With Lustig LIVE! Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World Preview - Ballet & Billy: Festival Ballet Albuquerque brings the New Mexico outlaw's story to the stage: Adrian Gomez, Albuquerque Journal Preview - “Despertares” Returns to Revolutionize Ballet in Mexico: Staff, Latin American Post Season Preview – Chicago’s National Landmark Auditorium Theatre 24/25 Season: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World Season Preview - New York City Ballet’s 2024-25 season to include world premieres by Justin Peck, Camilo Quan and Alexei Ratmansky: Natan Zamansky, Playbill Season Preview- New York City Ballet unveils 2024-25 season featuring 58 ballets: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World Feature - Yasmine Naghdi: Why is dance being cancelled in schools? Debra Craine, The Times (share token) Feature- Ballet star and survivor Steven McRae says dance must change: Mohammad Ali, Urdu Point Feature - Quantum Leaps: Balletina and Quantum Physicist Merritt Moore connects humans and machines: Nina Pasquini, Harvard Magazine Feature - Much loved ballet Swan Lake lures back RZNB dancer: Rose Treadwell, The Post News- Elmhurst Ballet Company will perform MODE in Birmingham and London: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide News- Bolshoi dancers’ Seoul show cancelled amid global cancellations of Russian arts: Yonhap, Korean Herald News- How an American ballerina is helping MS research in Scotland: Staff, BBC News News - Ballet Hawaii Welcomes Richard Vida as Executive Director: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World Edited April 16 by Blossom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Links - Wednesday 17 April, 2024 Review - Aakash Odedra & Aditi Mangaldas, Mehek, London: Louise Levene, FT Reviews - Australian Ballet, Carmen (Inger), Sydney: Deborah Jones, Follow Spot Geraldine Higginson, Dance Australia Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, The Seasons’ Canon, Seattle: Melody Datz Hansen, Broadway World Reviews - Queensland Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Brisbane: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Denise Richardson, Dance Australia Review - West Australian Ballet, La Bayadère, Perth: Deborah Jones, Follow Spot Review - Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Snow White, Ottawa: Courtney Castelino, Broadway World Review - International Draft Works, London: Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance Review - Elixir Festival, triple bill, London: Graham Watts, Gramilano Preview - Martha Graham Dance Company, American Legacies (mixed programme), New York: Caedra Scott-Flaherty, NY Observer Preview - Ballet BC, For Ever (mixed programme), Vancouver: Staff, Stir Preview - The Australian Ballet School presents its 60th anniversary showcase, Sydney: Staff, Aussie Theatre Preview - Jefferson Dancers, Annual Spring Concert, Portland: Jean Zondervan, Oregon Arts Watch Feature - Cathy Marston, AD Zürich Ballet, talks about her new ballet Atonement: Laura Cappelle, FT Feature - Why are we still watching La Bayadère: Jo Pickup, Arts Hub Feature - Hay as happiness, beauty and freedom at Joffrey production of 'Midsummer Night's Dream’: Neil Steinberg, Chicago Sun Times Feature - Ballerina graduates from University of Alabama: Tehreem Khan, UAB News - Lynne Charles to lead English National Ballet School: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Stephi Wild, Broadway World Georgia Luckhurst, Stage 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Links - Thursday 18 April, 2024 Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, The Seasons’ Canon, Seattle: Rich Smith, The Stranger Review - Aakash Odedra & Aditi Mangaldas, Mehek, London: Rachel Nouchi, Britihsh Theatre Guide Review - Hong Kong Dance Company, The Legend of Lanling, Hong Kong: Natasha Rogai, South China Morning Post News - San Francisco Ballet reveals 2024-25 season: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Stephi Wild, Broadway World Preview - Northern Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview - BRB2, Carlos Acosta’s Classical Selection, UK Tour: Staff, Theatre Weekly Preview Feature - Southern California Ballet, Coppelia, San Diego: Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union Tribune Gallery - Ballet Theatre of Maryland, Sleeping Beauty rehearsal, Annapolis: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Interview - Eric Gauthier, AD Gauthier Dance ahead of his company’s visit to Toronto: Staff, Ludwig Van In Conversation - Maria Khoreva, Mariinsky Ballet, Part 2: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance Book Feature - The Swans of Harlem highlights 5 pioneering Dance Theater of Harlem ballerinas: Martha Anne Toll, Pointe Magazine Featurette - Ava May Llewellyn, Birmingham Royal Ballet: Chloe Harcombe, BBC News - Anjali Dance Company announces choreographer Gary Clarke as Company Champion: Steve Orme, British Theatre Guide News - Aspen Santa Fe Ballet announces summer season: Staff, Aspen Times News - Hundreds of ballet dancers go on tippy toes simultaneously to break Guinness World Record at NYC’s Plaza Hotel: Georgett Roberts & Natalie O’Neill, NY Post 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 (edited) Links – Friday 19 April, 2024 Review – Sarah Aitken, Make Your Life Count, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth WA: Wolfgang von Flugelhorn, ArtsHub Review – The Australian Ballet, Carmen (Inger), Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW: Chantal Nguyen, The Sydney Morning Herald (scroll down) Michelle Potter, …on dancing Review – Elixir Festival: Dance On Ensemble, London Story / never ending (Story), Sadler’s Wells, London England: Matthew Paluch, Broadway World Review – KVN Dance Company, Coppélia, Towngate Theatre, Basildon England and touring: Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International Review – Paco Peña, Solera, Sadler’s Wells, London England: Charlotte Kasner, SeeingDance Alice Kennedy, The Reviews Hub Review – Queensland Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scarlett), Playhouse Theatre QPAC, Brisbane Australia: Michele-Rose Boylan, Australian Arts Review Deborah Jones, FollowSpot Review – Rambert, Death Trap, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Wales: Beth Steer, The Reviews Hub Review – West Australian Ballet, La Bayadere (Horsman), His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth WA: “the reviewer wishes to remain anonymous due to the controversy around cultural appropriation in this production”, ArtsHub Film Review – Abigail, ballet vampire horror-comedy Tara Brady, The Irish Times Julian Malandruccolo, Keith Loves Movies Shelagh Rowan-Legg, Screen Anarchy Preview – Ballet Cymru, Romeo and Juliet, Torch Theatre, Milford Haven Wales: Elizabeth Birt, Milford Mercury Preview – Compagnie Maguy Marin, May B., Sadler’s Wells, London England: David Mead, SeeingDance Preview – Miami City Ballet, Swan Lake (Ratmansky), touring to Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, FL: Christine DiMattei, WLRN South Florida Preview – Peoria Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Five Points Washington, Washington IL: Jody Holtz, WCBU Preview – Sarasota Cuban Ballet School/Carlos Acosta, On Before, Sarasota Opera House, Sarasota FL: Dylan Campbell, SRQ Magazine Preview – Schuylkill Ballet Theatre, A Tale of a Frozen Heart, Zwerling Auditorium, Schuylkill Haven PA: Hyun Soo Lee, Republican Herald Preview – Scottish Ballet, Swan Lake (Dawson), touring: STV News via YouTube Preview – Youth America Grand Prix, Stars of Today meet Stars of Tomorrow, David H Koch Theater Lincoln Center, New York NY: Staff, City Guide NY News – Posthumous tribute to Ramona de Sáa of Cuba’s National Ballet: Staff, Prensa Latina News – English National Ballet School appoints new Artistic Director: Arts People, Arts Professional News – Guinness World Record Dancers En Pointe: Siena Linton, Classic FM Morning Show, Fox5 Atlanta Precious Fondren, Gothamist Guy Lane, Guardian News – Sara Mearns to guest with National Ballet of Canada in Jewels, Toronto ON: Stephi Wild, Broadway World News – National Dance Awards 2023 nominations announced: David Mead, SeeingDance Graham Spicer, Gramilano News – La Scala names its new rehearsal studio the Carla Fracci Sala: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Interview – Eun-Me Ahn: Phoebe Roberts, The Brooklyn Rail Profile – Eric Best, Houston Ballet soloist: Nancy Wozny for Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit Feature – Resonant Rituals: Martha Graham’s Rite Forty Years After its Debut: Hannah Chang Foster, The Brooklyn Rail Link of the Week – 1990 Royal Ballet School Documentary: “A Place to Dance”: Bruce Marriott, LiftedLeg Edited April 19 by Sophoife Formatting 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 Links – Saturday 20 April 2024 Reviews Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol England: Paul Wright, Bristol 24/7 Elixir Festival: Company of Elders & ZooNation Youth Company, The Exchange, Sadler’s Wells, London England: Monica Cox, The Reviews Hub Elixir Festival: Dance On Ensemble, London Story / never ending (Story), Sadler’s Wells, London England: Maryam Philpott, The Reviews Hub Staff, Everything Theatre Hofesh Schechter II, From England with Love, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London England: Tamsin Flower, British Theatre Guide Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper Richard Maguire, The Reviews Hub Mark Monahan, The Telegraph Matthew Paluch, Gramilano Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian New Adventures, Edward Scissorhands, Theatre Royal, Norwich England and touring: Lu Greer, The Reviews Hub Pacific Northwest Ballet, Sweet Fields / The Calling / The Seasons’ Canon, McCaw Hall, Seattle WA: Rich Smith, The Stranger Paco Peña, Solera, Sadler’s Wells, London England: Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Mary Pollard, Everything Theatre Rambert/Théatre de la Ville, Death Trap (Cerberus / Goat), The Lowry, Salford, England: Jo Beggs, The Reviews Hub David Cunningham, British Theatre Guide San Francisco Ballet, Mere Mortals, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco CA: Saul Sugarman, The Bold Italic Scottish Ballet, Swan Lake (Dawson), HM Theatre, Aberdeen Scotland: Rebecca Buchan, The Press and Journal West Australian Ballet, La Bayadère, His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth WA: Graeme Watson, Out in Perth Previews Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, summer season: Staff Report, The Aspen Times Astana Opera, La Bayadère, Astana Opera House Grand Hall, Astana Kazakhstan: Staff, EL.KZ Atlantic Ballet of Canada, Piaf, Moncton and Fredericton, Canada: Kate Barrio, Telegraph-Journal Ballet Arts, Beauty and the Beast, Carl Perkins Civic Center, Jackson TN: Staff, WBBJTV Ballet Hispanico, Buscando a Juan / House of Mad’moiselle / 18+1, New York City Center, New York NY: Zita Allen, Amsterdam News Ballet Idaho, Carmen / Walking Mad, The Morrison Center, Boise ID: Staff, KTVB7 Grand Kyiv Ballet, Swan Lake, The Newmark Theatre, Portland OR: Staff, KATU2 ABC Inland Pacific Ballet, Cinderella, Lewis Family Playhouse, Rancho Cucamonga CA: A.A. Cristi with photos by E.Y. Yanagi, Broadway World Joffrey Ballet, Midsummer Night’s Dream (Ekman), Lyric Opera House, Chicago IL: Neil Steinberg, Chicago Sun-Times Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Mixed bill, Tennessee Williams Theatre, Key West FL: Keys Weekly Luxembourg Ballet, Peer Gynt, CAPE, Ettelbruck Luxembourg: Staff, Delano Nashville Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Tennessee Performing Arts Center Jackson Hall, Nashville TN: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World Ozark Ballet Theater, Cinderella, Bentonville West PAC, Centerton AR: Monica Hooper, The Free Weekly Pacific Festival Ballet, Noah’s Ark, Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks CA: Staff, Simi Valley Acorn Queer the Ballet, Dream of a Common Language, Baruch Performing Arts Center, New York NY: Music MCM, Martin Cid Magazine Smuin Contemporary Ballet, Tupelo Tornado / Broken Open / Untwine / Starshadows, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco CA: Staff, San Francisco Bay Times Texas Ballet Theater, Beauty and the Beast, Dallas and Fort Worth TX: Staff, FTWToday James Wolburg/Alonso Vásquez, Swan Lake, ACT2PV, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: Victor Espindola, Out & About Puerto Vallarta News Ramona de Saá has died, legendary Cuban ballet teacher: President of Cuba’s tribute: Staff, Prensa Latina and Cuban News Agency Carlos Acosta and Acosta Dance tribute: Ed Newman, Radio Habana Cuba Ballet Cymru programme supporting children with arthritis: Elizabeth Birt, South Wales Argus Chloe Seaton, ITV News Surgery posed a threat to his career. Now, this Nashville Ballet dancer returns to the stage: Forrest Sanders, News Channel 5 Nashville Venezuelan Ballerina, works at gas station, providing for her family: Jacquelyn Kisic, WINK News National Theatre to adapt Noel Streatfeild’s Ballet Shoes, Olivier Theatre, London England: Andrew Gans, Playbill Matthew Hemley, The Stage (paywalled) Stephi Wild, Broadway World Alex Wood, WhatsOnStage Staff Writer, Theatre Weekly News Desk, West End Best Friend World record number of dancers en pointe, Plaza Hotel, New York NY: The Associated Press, ABC News Staff, Hawaii News Now James Barron, The New York Times (paywalled) Features/Interviews Lady Camden aka Rex Wheeler, drag queen ballerina: Jan Wahl, San Francisco Bay Times Seth Collier, dancing from Australia to L.A.: Haley Hilton, Dance Spirit This major champion used ballet to get better at golf. Here’s how dance can benefit your game, too: Keely Levins, Australian Golf Digest Abigail Ending Explained: A Bloody Ballet Where Death Is A Divertissement: BJ Colangelo, Slash Film Where you can take adult ballet classes with Allison DeBona and Rex Tilton (formerly of Ballet West) in Salt Lake City, Utah: Cassidy Swain, ABC4 Good Things Utah The Social Pages Fashion Favorites Came Together For YAGP’s 25th Anniversary Gala: Freya Drohan, Vogue Swiss Fashion House Turns a Stunning River Oaks Manse Into a Grand Fashion Stage to Salute a Houston Ballet Power Woman – Akris and Jul[i]e Kent Fit Together, A Party With a Purpose: Shelby Hodge with photos by Miroma Photography, Paper City And because it's Saturday… Bolshoi Ballet: Standing at The Beeches Stud: Leo Powell, The Irish Field Or if horses under the bonnet are more your jam, Citroën Nods to Annoying Construction Delays with an Epic Ice Ballet: BETC Paris, Little Black Book Paywalled, but you may have access Reviews Dance Theatre of Harlem, Nyman String Quartet #2 / Pas de Dix / Blake Works IV, New York City Center, New York NY: Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review Martha Graham Dance Company, American Legacies, New York City Center, New York NY: Siobhan Burke, The New York Times Repertory Dance Theatre, Gamut: Hallelujah Junction / Marimba / Solfège, Jeanne Wagner Theatre at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City UT: Sophie Bress. Fjord Review Sydney Dance Company, ab [intra], The Joyce Theater, New York, NY: Brian Seibert, The New York Times News Mariinsky Dancers Barred From Youth Ballet Gala in New York, Two dancers from the Russian company were set to perform at a benefit for a prestigious competition for young dancers, but they were sidelined after protests by pro-Ukrainian activists: Javier C. Hernández, The New York Times Book Reviews Errand into the Maze: The Life and Works of Martha Graham by Deborah Jowitt, reviewed by Marina Harss, The New York Review (paywalled, but free to register to read) Candice Thompson, Fjord Review Features/Interviews Loving Him Meant Facing My Greatest Fear, Living with a disability, I shielded myself from dance. Then I met him: Chloé Cooper Jones, The New York Times Magazine FKA twigs Dances Martha Graham: ‘This Is Art in Its Truest Form’: Gia Kourlas: The New York Times 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 Links – Sunday 21 April, 2024 Review - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Me, Myself and You / Solo / Following the Subtle Current Upstream / Century, Auditorium Theatre, Chicago IL: Kyle MacMillan, The Chicago Sun-Times Review - The Falling Company, Family Room, Scotiabank Dance Centre, Vancouver BC: Emily Lyth, Stir Review - Hofesh Schechter II, From England with Love, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London England: Siobhan Murphy, The Stage (paywalled) Review - Hung Dance, Birdy, The Coronet Theatre, London England: Matthew Paluch, Gramilano Review - Mark Morris Dance Group, Via Dolorosa, Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley, San Francisco CA: Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle Review - Sydney Dance Company, ab[intra], Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland OR: Amy Leona Havin, Oregon ArtsWatch News - Yamada Yuna wins YAGP classical girls 9-11 category: Staff, The Japan Times Staff, NHK World Staff, Nippon.com News - Ukrainian protests against participation of Mariinsky Ballet dancers in YAGP gala: Staff, The Odessa Journal Alisa Melik-Adamian, NikVesti News - Prima Ballerina raises $1.2 million for Main Intelligence Directorate Officers, Katerina Khanyukova: Staff, The Odessa Journal News - High Scorers Awards Ceremony 2023, The Russian School of Ballet and Dancing of the Russian Centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka: Staff, Sunday Observer Preview - Alabama River Region Ballet, Sleeping Beauty, Davis Theater, Montgomery AL: Staff, The Montgomery Independent Preview - BalletMet, Romeo and Juliet (Liang), focus on retiring dancer Caitlin Valentine, Ohio Theatre, Columbus OH: Bram Fulk, 10WBNS Preview - Béjart Ballet Lausanne, 7 danses grecques / Adage pour deux / The Firebird / Boléro, National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing, and Jiangsu Centre for the Performing Arts, Nanjing, China: Staff, China.org.cn Huaxia, Xinhua News Sumaira FH, urduPoint (no, I don't know why either) Preview - Samsung Performing Arts Theater, International Dance Day Fest tribute to Jean-Georges Noverre, including folk dances, Ballet Manila and Ballet Philippines, Hong Kong Ballet, Galaw Co. Dance Theatre, etc. etc., Manila, Philippines: Staff, The Manila Times Feature - Breaker Rachael Gunn: ‘We are essentially being used to up the Olympic ratings’, B-Girl Raygun knows breaking’s ‘rawness’ will be lost in Paris, but the Australian community is ready for the sport to be legitimised: Jack Snape, The Guardian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 (edited) Links – Monday 22 April 2024 United Kingdom Reviews – Sarah Crompton, Observer Hofesh Schechter II, From England With Love, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London The Royal Ballet International Draft Works, Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London Review – Aakash Odedra and Aditi Mangaldas, Mehek, Sadler’s Wells, London: Stuart Sweeney, CriticalDance Review – Elixir Festival – Charlotta Öfverholm / Susan Kempster, In a Cage of Light / Mother, Sadler’s Wells, London: Graham Watts, Gramilano Review – Lîla Dance, Fault Lines, The Place, London: Nicola Claire, SeeingDance North America Review – Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company, Seeds of Toil: Three Asian American Stories of Resilience and Resistance, Kennedy Center, Washington DC: Emily Berger, Broadway World Review – Sydney Dance Company, ab[intra], The Joyce Theater, New York NY: Jerry Hochman, CriticalDance Preview – Ballet Arizona, All Balanchine (Prodigal Son / Square Dance / La Valse), Symphony Hall and The Four Seasons, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix AZ: Laura Latzko, The Entertainer! Magazine Preview – Ballets Jazz Montreal, Essence: We Can’t Forget About What’s His Name / Ten Duets on a Theme of Rescue / Les Chambres des Jacques, Port Theatre, Nanaimo BC: Nanaimo Staff, Nanaimo News Bulletin Preview – Gauthier Dance, Swan Lakes / Minus 16, Grand Théâtre de Québec, Québec City and Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montréal, QC: Nisan 22, Actual News Magazine Asia Preview with photos – Béjart Ballet Lausanne, 7 danses grecques / Adage pour deux / The Firebird / Boléro, National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing, and Jiangsu Centre for the Performing Arts, Nanjing, China: Chen Nan, ChinaDaily News Megan Connelly new artistic director and head of school for the Australian Ballet School: Richard Watts, ArtsHub (scroll down) Russia pushes back against cancellations of ballet shows in Seoul: Kim Joo-heon, AJU Press Features How the first black classical ballet company ‘shocked the world’, Karen Valby’s The Swans of Harlem tells the story of a trail-blazing New York ballet company, through the lives of five dancers: Marianka Swain, The Telegraph ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to be final production for BalletMet’s artistic director, Next weekend, BalletMet’s season-finale performances of “Romeo and Juliet” to feature one departing artistic director, one retiring ballerina and two star-crossed lovers: Peter Tonguette, The Columbus Dispatch She’s taught dance for decades. Now, her beloved west-end class helps students with vision loss feel like they belong: ‘It’s been so heart-opening’, Allison Beula has learned the life-changing potential of accessible programming — and her Vibe-Balance dance class has become the event her students build their week around: Andrew Joe Potter, Toronto Star ‘Never too late’: Grannies of Grant Avenue Follies dance onto the airwaves, PBS highlights the Chinatown-based cabaret troupe of 11 spirited grandmothers keeping local history alive: Dorothy O’Donnell, 48hills The young New Plymouth ballerina pirouetting toward a bright future: Matthew Rilkoff, Stuff NZ ‘I want to show more crotch!’ Sean Bankhead on his raunchy dances for Beyoncé, Cardi B, Lil Nas X and more: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian Audio Feature You can expect more than Swan Lake from the new Australian Ballet Resident Choreographer Stephanie Lake: Kathryn Robinson, presenter/Clare O’Halloran, producer, ABC Radio News Photo Feature Edwaard Liang at BalletMet through the years: Courtney Hergesheimer, Tim Johnson and Adam Cairns, The Columbus Dispatch The Social Pages Los Angeles Ballet Fundraising Gala Blair Ingenthron with photos by Shutterstock for Los Angeles Ballet, Broadway World Staff, Michael Fairman TV Edited April 22 by Sophoife 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 Links – Tuesday 23 April, 2024 Reviews Aakash Odedra and Aditi Mangaldas, Mehek, Sadler’s Wells, London: Grace Times, City A.M. Ballet West / Repertory Dance Theatre / Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Alchemy (Coppélia / Passengers / The Parable), Kingsbury Hall, Salt Lake City UT: Haley Freeman, Daily Utah Chronicle Hung Dance, Birdy, Coronet Theatre, London: Louise Levene, Financial Times Martha Graham Dance Company, American Legacies, New York City Center, New York NY: Siobhan Burke, The New York Times (paywall has been dropped) Ivy Lin, Bachtrack Vanemuine Theatre Ballet Company, Ash White, Tartu, Estonia: Maggie Foyer, Bachtrack West Australian Ballet, La Bayadère (Horsman), His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth WA: Isabelle Leclezio, Dance Australia Xi’An Acrobatic Troupe, Swan Lake, Royal Opera House, Oman: Wang Xuejing, Zhang Zhuoya, CGTN Previews Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Mixed programme, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville TN: Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean via AOL Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles and Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar, Mixed programme, Midwest Trust Center, Overland Park KS: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Ballet Hispánico, The Quinceañera Gala, New York City Center, New York NY: Music MCM, Martin Cid Magazine International Ballet, Swan Lake, Peace Center Concert Hall, Greenville NC: Kathy Laughlin, Greenville News Northern Ballet, Romeo and Juliet (Gable/Moricone), Theatre Royal, Nottingham: Fionn Burriows, Newark Advertiser Tampa City Ballet, If I Cry, Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa FL: Sofía Ravazzoni, Tampa Beacon Obituary Dieter Graefe: Graham Spicer, Gramilano News Youth America Grand Prix results Chch girl, 14, wins world’s biggest ballet competition: Lisa Davies, 1News NZ Overview: Amy Brandt, Pointe Magazine Nashville Ballet 2024-25 Season Announcement: Stephi Wild, Broadway World EIN Presswire, Fox8 News Features Artist Profile: Dr. Merritt A. Moore ’10-’11 on Art, Science, and Saying ‘Yes’ to Both: Marin E. Gray and Hannah M. Wilkoff, The Harvard Crimson Dance moves: Amy Seiwert on becoming the new artistic director of Smuin Contemporary Ballet: Philip Mayard, The Bay Area Reporter Herts dance teacher’s fundraiser in memory of talented uncle: Noticeboard, In Your Area Bishop’s Stortford, Herts “It is possible!” – The Royal Ballet’s Emerging Choreographer Joseph Toonga on piqués and popping: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Tutu, Bloody Tutu: Another Dangerous Ballerina Hits the Screen, Abigail: Margaret Fuhrer, The New York Times What Real Dancers Think of Balletcore: Gavin Larsen, Dance Magazine 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted Wednesday at 07:25 Share Posted Wednesday at 07:25 Links - Wednesday 24 April, 2024 Obituary - Bill Atkinson, dancer & teacher: Sarah Hodges, People Newspapers Review - Carlos Acosta, On Before, Sarasota: Carrie Seidman, Fjord Review Review - Estonian National Ballet, Anna Karenina, Tallinn: Maggie Foyer, Bachtrack Review - Ballet West, Blake Works 1, Red Angels, The Green Table, Salt Lake City: Les Roka, The Utah Review Review - Hwa Gang Dance Troupe, Twilight Whispers, Taipei: David Mead, Seeing Dance Interview - Jonzi D, Founder and Artistic Director of Breakin’ Convention: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Reports - YAGP’s 25th Anniversary Gala, New York: Caedra Scott-Flaherty, NY Observer Staff, Harlem World Magazine Report - Colorado Ballet, 63rd Anniversary Season at The One Gala including Bolero, Denver: Joanne Davidson, Colorado Ballet Preview Feature - Liam Mower performs Edward Scissorhands in his home town, Hull: Deborah Hall, Hull Daily Mail Preview Feature - Sarasota Ballet, Lyric Pieces (Lang) (+ The American, Sinfonietta), Sarasota: Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald Tribune Preview - New Jersey Ballet, triple bill, Newark: Staff, New Jersey Stage Preview - Dance Week 2024: AusDance ACT, Week 1, Canberra: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Video Preview - Grand Rapids Ballet, Serenade, In the Upper Room, Grand Rapids: Staff, YouTube Preview - American Repertory Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, New Brunswick: Staff, Bucks County Herald Preview - International Dance Day Festival, Manila: Ricky Toledo, Chito Vijandre, Philstar Brief Preview - Gauthier Danse, Swan Lakes, Minus 16, Montreal: Staff, Montreal Online Report - Dance Data Project, Women-founded US ballet and classically-based companies 2024: Staff, Dance Data Project Report - Research from the Royal Ballet School: Finding the optimal strength training frequency for adolescent dancers: Danielle Trigg, Business Cheshire Featurette - Ballet instructor from Cuba helps train ‘Next Generation’ dancers: Mark Wilson, Fox 13 News 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted Thursday at 06:59 Share Posted Thursday at 06:59 Links - Thursday 25 April, 2024 Interview - Cathy Marston, AD Zurich Ballet, ahead of the world premiere of Atonement: Emily May, Pointe Magazine Review - Polish National Ballet, Pinokio, Warsaw: Graham Watts, Bachtrack Preview - Northern Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, London: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Preview/Feature - Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Deep River, Santa Barbara: Callie Fausey, Santa Barbara Independent Preview/Feature - Royal Winnipeg Ballet, T’el, Winnipeg: Temur Durrani, Globe and Mail Preview - Let’s All Dance, Goldilocks The Ballet, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper News - American Ballet Theatre announces Spring Gala: Ballet Brilliance, New York: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World News - The Australian Ballet on tour, Australia: Staff, Limelight News - Rome Opera Ballet to visit Paris, Dubai, Barcelona & Liège: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Feature - Evelyn Robinson, Charlotte Ballet, on learning Swan Lake for the first time: Virginia Brown, AOL via Charlotte Observer Feature - How breakdancing became the latest Olympic sport: Mikhail Batuev, The Conversation Feature - Vietnamese contemporary ballet celebrates Europe Day: Staff, Vietnamnet Season Announcement - A Twyla Tharp world premiere is part of Northrop's 2024-25 dance season, Minneapolis: Sheila Regan, Star Tribune Historic Essay from 2022 - The late Liam Scarlett’s Swan Lake and the Royal Ballet’s loss of direction: Alastair Macaulay, Blog 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted Friday at 07:37 Share Posted Friday at 07:37 Links - Friday 26 April, 2024 Review - New York City Ballet, Bourrée Fantasque, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Errante, Symphony in C, New York: Mary Cargill, Danceview Times Review - Paris Opera Ballet, Don Quixote, Paris: Joy Wang XY, Seeing Dance Reviews - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Sleeping Beauty, London: Matthew Paluch, Broadway World Scott Matthewman, Reviews Hub Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Guillermo Nazara, First Night Magazine Debra Craine, Times (share token) Mark Monahan, Telegraph (paywalled) Reviews - KVN Dance Company, Coppelia, London: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Sim Dixon, BalletCo Flynn Hallman, Reviews Hub Chris Abbott, West End Best Friend Review - Rambert, Death Trap (double bill), Newcastle: Dora Frankel, British Theatre Guide Review - San Francisco Ballet, Next@90 Curtain Call, San Francisco: Dr Tiffany Caesar, SF Bay View Review - Jefferson Dancers, Annual Spring Concert, Portland: Hannah Krafcik, Oregon Arts Watch Video Preview - Royal Winnipeg Ballet, T’el, Winnipeg: Staff, APT News Video Preview - Grand Kyiv Ballet, Giselle, Washington: Staff, Fox 13 Preview - First City Young Company, Breathe Dance, Saint John: Ryan Bradshaw, The Dance Current Feature - Stanislav Olshanskyi, Ukrainian dancer in Miami City Ballet: Marina Harss, NY Times News - Washington Ballet announces 2024-25 season: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World Featurette - Kyle Davis and Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan (PNB) Bring Ballet to Green Bay (Wisconsin): Kyra Laubacher, Pointe Magazine Dancer Spotlight - Destiny Wimpye, Pacific Northwest Ballet: Gigi Berardi, Dance Magazine 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted Saturday at 08:13 Author Share Posted Saturday at 08:13 Links – Saturday 27 April, 2024 Reviews United Kingdom: Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Sadler’s Wells, London Stefan Kyriazis, The Daily Express Louise Levene, Financial Times Bruce Marriott, LiftedLeg Rambert, Death Trap (Cerberus / Goat), Theatre Royal, Newcastle: Jonathan Cash, The Reviews Hub Ray Young, OUT, Sadler’s Wells, London: Monica Cox, The Reviews Hub Royal Ballet, Swan Lake (Scarlett), Royal Opera House, London: Rachel Nouchi, British Theatre Guide Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International Europe: Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, To the Point(e): Within the Golden Hour / Autodance / Vers un pays sage, Grimaldi Forum, Salle des Princes, Monte-Carlo: Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack Peeping Tom, Triptych, National Theatre, Munich Germany: Jeannette Andersen, SeeingDance United States: Ballet Hispánico, Buscando a Juan / House of Mad’moiselle / 18 + 1, New York City Center, New York NY: Baila Eve Zisman, UInterview Boston Ballet, Kingdom of the Shades / Carmen (Elo), Citizens Bank Opera House, Boston MA: Jeffrey Gantz, The Boston Globe Joffrey Ballet, Midsummer Night’s Dream (Ekman), Lyric Opera House, Chicago IL: Kyle MacMillan, Chicago Sun-Times Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune Justin Peck/Sufjan Stevens, Illinoise, St James Theatre, New York NY: Charles McNulty, The Los Angeles Times New York City Ballet, Errante / The Steadfast Tin Soldier / Bourrée Fantasque / Symphony in C, New York City Center, New York NY: Marina Harss, Dancing Around Australia: MADE (Mature Artists Dance Experience), To Carry/To Hold, Theatre Royal, Hobart Tasmania: Lesley Graham, ArtsHub Asia: Philippine Ballet Theatre, Music in Motion (Vinta / Tribute to Jose Mari Chan / Serye at Sayaw), touring Northern Mindanao, Philippines: Mike Baños, Rappler Tussock Dance Theater, Eclipse, Shuiyuan Theater, Taipei: David Mead, SeeingDance Previews Grand Kyiv Ballet, Giselle, Seattle WA and touring: Amity Addrisi, KING 5 Seattle via YouTube Little Pear Garden Dance Company, Tales of Goddess and a Painter / Chinese Opera Rainbow Pass / Nine-Tailed Fox, Betty Oliphant Theatre, Toronto ON: Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig Van Toronto Peoria Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Five Points Theatre, Washington IL: Sela Estill, 25 News Now ZooNation, Message in a Bottle, New York City Center, New York NY: Staff, theatermania via YouTube News American Repertory Ballet/Princeton Ballet School Celebrate 70th Anniversary at Platinum Jubilee Gala: EIN PressWire Austin ballet company gets its groove on with beginner-friendly world dance week: Brianna Caleri, CultureMap Austin Ballet Arizona names Daniela Cardim as new artistic director: Staff Reports, Arizona Digital Free Press Ballet Hispánico’s Quinceañera Gala Raised More Than $1.3 Million: Lilli Stein, Patch Choreography Contest dedicated to Fernando Alonso begins in Camagüey: PL, Radio Cadena Agramonte IAA Premiers Kathak Ballet “Satrangi Re…Shades of Love”: Staff, Indo American News Russian Institute of Theatre Arts Organizes School of Classical Dance in Senegal: Staff, MenaFN Vancouver’s New Works and The Dance Centre take part in nation-wide residency exchange in integrated dance and disability arts: Gail Johnson, Stir Features How a new San Francisco Ballet director turned an opera house into a house party: Julie Zigoris, The San Francisco Standard Ten years of interviewing Royal Ballet dancers, designers, choreographers, ballet masters and its director: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Benjamin Millepied on Sergei Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet: Neha Kale, The Saturday Paper Carshalton dad joins daughters’ ballet class for charity: Ezekiel Bertrand, Your Local Guardian Meet SF Ballet’s Hernández Brothers: James Ambroff-Tahan, Nob Hill Gazette Paywalled, but you may have access Reviews Ballet Hispánico, Buscando a Juan / House of Mad’moiselle / 18 + 1, New York City Center, New York NY: Gia Kourlas, The New York Times Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Sadler’s Wells, London: Siobhan Murphy, The Stage Martha Graham Dance Company, Rodeo / We the People / Cave, New York City Center, New York NY: Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review New York City Ballet, Errante / The Steadfast Tin Soldier / Bourrée Fantasque / Symphony in C, New York City Center, New York NY: Gia Kourlas, The New York Times Noche Flamenca, Searching for Goya, The Joyce Theatre, New York NY: Brian Seibert, The New York Times Feature Royal Danish Ballet Merges Past With Present: Lucy Van Cleef, Pointe Magazine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted yesterday at 07:18 Author Share Posted yesterday at 07:18 (edited) Links – Sunday 28 April, 2024 Reviews United Kingdom: Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty (Wright), Sadler’s Wells, London: Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide John O’Dwyer, Seen and Heard International Pett|Clausen-Knight, IMAGO, Lanterns Studio Theatre, Canary Wharf London: Matthew Paluch, Gramilano Chris Omaweng, LondonTheatre1 Ray Young, OUT, Sadler’s Wells, London: Sara West, Everything Theatre United States of America: Carolina Ballet, The Four Temperaments / Signs / Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2, Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh NC: Megan Eesley, The Seahawk Previews United Kingdom: National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica, Mixed Programme, Curve Theatre, Leicester: Staff: The Jamaica Gleaner Northern Ballet, Romeo and Juliet (Gable/Moricone), Theatre Royal, Nottingham: Staff, LeftLion (scroll down) North America: Alberta Ballet, Der Wolf (Runacre-Temple) / The Rite of Spring (Fonte), Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary / Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton, AB: Eric Volmers, Calgary Herald Ballet Folklórico Mexicano de Georgetown, Plaza Hoya: Noche de los Animales, Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, Washington DC: Sofia Kemeny, The Georgetown Voice Valley Dance Ensemble, Forces, Ellen Eccles Theatre, Logan UT: Charlie Schill, Cache Valley Daily Europe: Irish National Youth Ballet, Coppélia, Samuel Beckett Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin Ireland: Donard McCabe, LouthLive powered by the Dundalk Democrat Teatro San Carlo, Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan), Teatro San Carlo, Naples Italy: Staff, Il Mattino Australia: LA Dance Project, Romeo and Juliet Suite (Millepied), Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW: Staff, Australian Arts Review News Black Sabbath Ballet announces international dates after huge success of UK run: Stef Lach, Metal Hammer Family member establishes fund at The Shelby Foundation in loving memory of her cousin, Betty Crall: Staff, Mansfield News Journal Wonderbound’s indie-music collaborations are a whole new arts genre | John Moore, Gasoline Lollipops frontman partners with Garrett Ammon for a new musical ballet take on ‘Sam and Delilah’: John Moore, The Denver Gazette Obituary Nancy Sulik, dance teacher: Nadya Garcia, KIII-TV Features She broke racial barriers as a Vegas showgirl. At 97, she’s still dancing. Anna Bailey was the first Black woman to integrate an all-White chorus line on the Strip – and helped transform the city during the struggle for civil rights: Amanda Fortini, The Washington Post (provide email address and free to read) ‘I love feeling comfortable’: What you’ll never see this ballerina wearing, Benedicte Bemet, principal artist, The Australian Ballet: Georgie Gordon, The Sydney Morning Herald Ballet with a view: New Brunswick’s summertime hot ticket is an open-air performance right by the ocean, Atlantic Ballet Atlantique Canada, Ballet by the Ocean, travel feature, Grande-Digue NB: Gabby Peyton, The Toronto Star Photo Feature An annual concert of students of the School of Russian Classical Ballet in Delhi: Press service, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Video Feature Georgian National Ballet dazzles in dance performance in Bosnia: Staff, Associated Press via YouTube The Social Pages Art of the dance: ‘Venetian Masquerade’ gala boosts local ballet company and school: Shannon Donnelly with photos by CAPEHART, Palm Beach Daily News Paywalled, but you may have access Book Review The Swans of Harlem, Karen Valby: Danyel Smith, The New York Times Oof, I’m old! Go-go goddess Toni Basil at 80: ‘Most dancers are stoned out of their minds on serotonin’, The star choreographer on boxing with Bowie, bopping with Elvis, breaking out with Mickey – and the Manson murders: Helen Brown, The Telegraph Edited yesterday at 07:19 by Sophoife Formatting 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted 14 hours ago Author Share Posted 14 hours ago Links – Monday 29 April, 2024 Reviews United Kingdom: Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty (Wright), Sadler’s Wells, London: Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance Brecon Festival Ballet, Swan Lake Act II / Tanio’r Ddraig, Theatr Brycheniog, Brecon, Powys, Wales: Daryl Griffith, Brecon & Radnor Express The Pleasance, Patrick Bone and The Project People, GISELLE: REMIX, The Pleasance Theatre, London: Matthew Paluch, Gramilano United States of America: Ballet Theatre of Maryland, The Sleeping Beauty (Kelsch after Petipa), Maryland Hall, Annapolis MD: Carolyn Kelemen, MD Theatre Guide Boston Ballet, The Kingdom of the Shades / Carmen (Elo), Citizens Bank Opera House, Boston MA: Jennifer May, The Tufts Daily Joffrey Ballet, Midsummer Night’s Dream (Ekman), Lyric Opera House, Chicago IL: Tina St. Angelo Wetzel, Broadway World Sydney Dance Company, Impermanence, Kennedy Center, Washington DC: Tavish Young, Broadway World Asia: TAI Body Theater, Sym-Body, Experimental Theater, National Theater, Taipei: David Mead, SeeingDance Previews Australia: The Australian Ballet, Études / Circle Electric, Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW: Gideon Cohen, Broadsheet South Africa: Cape Ballet Africa, Mixed programme, The Baxter, Cape Town, South Africa: Staff Reporter, IOL Cape Times Cape Town City Ballet, I Got Rhythm (Nixon), Artscape Opera House, Cape Town, South Africa: Blair Ingenthron, Broadway World United States of America: Ballet Pensacola, The Sleeping Beauty (Candreva), Saenger Theatre, Pensacola FL: Text preview Kalyn Wolfe, Pensacola News Journal Photo preview Tony Giberson, Pensacola News Journal The Portland Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Clifford), Lincoln Hall, Portland OR: John Baker, The Canby Herald News Leanne Benjamin brings home Aussie talent: Alison McWhinney to join Queensland Ballet: Staff, Australian Arts Review Black Sabbath: The Ballet international tour dates announced: Staff, BraveWords Features Orlando Ballet announces 2024-25 season, retains Jorden Morris for 3 more years: Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel San Diego-centric ‘Giselle’ ballet inspired by Mexican culture: Marcia Luttrell, The San Diego Union-Tribune Mississippi Legends: David Keary, AD of Ballet Mississippi: Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune Dance Interview: Matthew Rushing, Interim Artistic Director, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Robert Israel, The Arts Fuse Women in action films have the same backstory. Not for Elisabeth Moss. As a veteran spy in The Veil, the 41-year-old star of Mad Men and The Handmaid’s Tale shuns the trope of the wounded woman: Michael Idato, The Sydney Morning Herald International Dance Day Celebrating International Dance Day 2024 with Indonesia’s Beautiful Dances: Fidyanita S, Social EXpat International Dance Day: Dancing for fun is a journey: Kathy Bosman, Northglen News (South Africa) International Dance Day 2024: 7 Popular Dance Forms Around The World: Alice Mary Topno, Herzindagi.com International Dance Day 2024 Celebrated Annually on April 29th: Sumit Arora, Adda 24/7 Ballet dances in Tartous province in the occasional of International Dance Day: Fedaa al-Rahai, Syrian Arab News Agency Celebrating International Dance Day: History and Significance: Simran Jeet, NewsBytes The Social Pages American Repertory Ballet|Princeton Ballet School Celebrated 70th Anniversary at Platinum Jubilee Gala: Staff, New Jersey Stage Save the Date 27 April & 4 May: Ballet Tucson, Springtime Swing, La Encantada, Tucson AZ: Denise Utter, Patch 1 June: The Victorian State Ballet, Swan Lake, Beminneit, Cowes Victoria: Sentinel-Times Paywalled, but you may have access Review – Pacific Northwest Ballet, Sweet Fields / The Calling / The Seasons’ Canon, streaming: Rachel Howard, Fjord Review Feature – How Charlotte Ballet and a new dancer tackle the demanding ‘Swan Lake’ for the first time: Virginia Brown, The Charlotte Observer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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