Jan McNulty Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Links - Wednesday 01 May, 2024 Interview - Kevin O’Hare, Director of the Royal Ballet, talks about the the company’s new name and new season 2024-2025: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Interview - Alex Beard, MD Royal Opera House, on why he’s changing the Royal Opera House’s name and other issues: Richard Morrison, Times (share token) News - Royal Ballet 2024-25 season announced and change of name for Royal Opera House: Nick Clark, Standard Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Elle Muir, Independent Katie Chambers, Stage Kyle Macdonald, Classic FM Anita Singh, Telegraph (paywalled) Review - Pett | Clausen-Knight, Imago, London: Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Review - Joffrey Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Chicago: Sharon Hoyer, New City Stage Review - Dance Theatre of Harlem, mixed programme, New York: Susan Yung, Brooklyn Rail Reviews - KVN Dance Company, Coppelia, London: Anna Pujol Castiblanque, Seeing Dance Andrei-Alexandru Mihail, Everything Theatre Review - La Scala, Gala Fracci, Milan: Alessandro Bizzotto, Dance for You Magazine Review - BodyVox, Beautiful Everything, Beaverton (Oregon); Lindsay Dreyer, Oregon Artswatch Film Report - John Neumeier/Hamburg Ballet, Dona Nobis Pacem; Documentary - The Life and Work of John Neumeier: Jennifer Shannon, ... on dancing Preview/Interview - Amy Hall Garner makes her choreographic debut at New York City Ballet: Kyra Laubacher, Pointe Magazine Interview - Matthew Bourne talks Romeo and Juliet: Park Jin-Hai, Korea Times Dance Diary - April 2024, Australia: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing News - New moves at Queensland Ballet: Staff, Dance Australia News - Smuin Contemporary Ballet announces 2024-25 season: Rachel Howard, MSN via SF Chronicle News from Ballet Edmonton: New AD Kirsten Wicklund: Angela Johnston, Edmonton Journal Outgoing AD Wen Wei Wang and the final programme of the season: Angela Johnston, Edmonton Journal News - Northern Ballet will premiere new (children’s) ballet Hansel and Gretel next year: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Conversation - Dancing inside and outside the box: Nell Breyer & Emily Coates, Brooklyn Rail 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 (edited) Links – Thursday 2 May, 2024 Reviews United Kingdom: Rupert Christiansen, The Spectator Hofesh Schechter, From England with Love, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London Black Dancers in Ballet, Clore Studio, Royal Opera House, London (Insights on YouTube) Andrée Bernard, What (is) a Woman, Arcola Theatre, London: Matthew Paluch, Gramilano ROOTS, (Overseas) / Is Any Body Home? (Lam), Streatham Space Project, London: Richard Maguire, The Reviews Hub Europe: Staatsballett Berlin, Overture (Morau) / Angels’ Atlas (Pite), Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin Germany: Katja Vaghi, Bachtrack Badisches Staatsballet, Strings/Jumps (Grosse Fugue (van Manen), Requiem for a Rose (Lopez Ochoa), Water Me (November), Staatstheater, Karlsruhe Germany: Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance United States of America: Dance Theatre of Harlem, Return (Garland) / Take Me With You (Bondara) / Pas de Dix (Balanchine) / Blake Works IV (Forsythe) New York City Center, New York NY: Susan Yung, The Brooklyn Rail Youth America Grand Prix, 25th Anniversary Gala Performance, New York City Center, New York NY: Josephine Minhinnett, Fjord Review (paywalled) Jerry Hochman, CriticalDance Australia/New Zealand: Canberra Theatre Centre New Works/Australian Dance Party, Co_Lab:24 (Plevey/Black/Lane/Voorhoeve/Ahmad/Haynes), Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra ACT: Michelle Potter, …on dancing Bill Stephens, Australian Arts Review Royal New Zealand Ballet, Swan Lake (Kerr), St James Theatre, Wellington, and touring: Lyne Pringle, The Post Asia: University of Taipei, BodyWave including Shattered Moon (Shimazaki), Metropolitan Hall, Taipei: David Mead, SeeingDance Previews North America: ZooNation, Message in a Bottle, New York City Center, New York NY: Javier C Hernández, The New York Times (paywalled) Northwest Ballet Company, Alice in Wonderland (Roth), Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts, Bigfork MT: Staff, Daily Inter Lake Ballet Arizona, All Balanchine (La Valse / Prodigal Son / Square Dance), Symphony Hall, Phoenix AZ: Ivana Morales, Patch.com Staff, Fabulous Arizona Ballet Kelowna, Macbeth (Pires), Kelowna Community Theatre, Kelowna BC: Staff, Castanet.net Sydney Morton, Global News Canada Australia: DUTI Dance Company, None Of Us (Mizyed), Lennox Theatre, Sydney NSW: Staff, Dance Australia Elsewhere: Moscow Ballet La Classique, Swan Lake, Red Theatre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Anjali Sunsoa, Harper’s Bazaar Video Preview United States of America: Oakland Ballet, Lustig Live, Laney College, Oakland CA: Staff, ABC7 News Bay Area via YouTube News Injury costs San Francisco Ballet its high-profile ‘Swan Lake’ guest star: Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle Es Devlin: Social media helps dancers reach all areas of the globe: Katie Chambers, The Stage Royal Opera House name change: Norman Lebrecht, SlippedDisc Staff, The Violin Channel English Youth Ballet, Swan Lake, casting news: Bradford: Felicity Macnamara, Telegraph & Argus Blackburn: Peter Magill, Lancashire Telegraph Ilkley: Staff, Rombalds Radio City Center Ballet celebrates 25 years: Alex Hanson, Valley News Canterbury ballet dancer ‘over the moon’ after big win on world stage: Sasha Watson, Star News New Zealand Features ‘I don’t know if my body can do this’: does A Chorus Line still ring true for dancers?: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian Dance Makers Collective Forges Ahead: Staff, Dance Australia Stephanie Lake’s electric circle with Australian Ballet: Liz Hobday, Newcastle Herald Video Feature ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ follows life of Houston Ballet’s first Asian dancer, Li Cunxin: Shern-Min Chow, KHOU-11 Edited May 2 by Sophoife 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) Links – Friday 3 May, 2024 Reviews UK and Europe: Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty (Wright), Sadler’s Wells, London: Joy Sable, The Jewish Chronicle Boy Blue, Cycles (Sandy/Hackett/Asante), Barbican, London: Zoe Anderson, The Independent (paywalled) Debra Craine, The Times (paywalled) Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper Michael Higgs, The Upcoming Louise Levene, Financial Times Maryam Philpott, The Reviews Hub Sanjoy Roy, The Guardian Marianka Swain, The Telegraph (paywalled) Estonian National Ballet, Carnival of the Animals (Kesler), Estonia Opera House, Tallinn: Stuart Sweeney, CriticalDance Northern Ballet, Romeo and Juliet (Gable/Moricone), Theatre Royal, Nottingham: Fionn Burrows, Newark Advertiser Elliot Jones, All Things Theatre Pett|Clausen-Knight, IMAGO, Lanterns Studio Theatre, London: Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance The Museum of Colour, A Very British Rhythm, digital exhibition: Flynn Hallman, The Reviews Hub USA: Sydney Dance Company, Impermanence (Bonachela), Kennedy Center, Washington DC: Justin Rustle, MD Theatre Guide ZooNation, Message in a Bottle (Prince), New York City Center, New York NY: Brian Seibert, The New York Times (paywalled) BodyVox/Imani Winds, Beautiful Everything, Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Portland OR: Lindsay Dreyer, Oregon ArtsWatch All Arts 2024 Dance Film Festival, dance documentaries on Katy Pyle, Ayodele Casel, Raja Feather Kelly, streaming: Marina Harss, Dancing Around AU/NZ: Royal New Zealand Ballet, Swan Lake (Kerr), St James Theatre, Wellington and touring to Auckland, Napier, Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill, New Zealand: Jennifer Shennan, …on dancing Greer Robertson, Theatre Review NZ Jack Yan, Lucire BlakDance reviewed by Dr Jonathan W. Marshall, Limelight Gary Lang NT Dance Company, The Other Side of Me (Lang), State Theatre Centre, Perth WA Karul Projects, Silence (Kelly), His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth, WA News Ballet dancer follows in sister’s footsteps and leaps into spot at Royal Ballet School, Charlie Waller of Edinburgh Dance Academy: Noticeboard, In Your Area UK English Youth Ballet, Swan Lake, casting news: Halifax: Ben Garner, Halifax Courier Ilkley: Claire Lomax, Ilkley Gazette Keighley: Alistair Shand, Keighley News Irish National Youth Ballet, Coppélia, casting news: Mullingar: Topic.ie Wicklow: Myles Buchanan, Irish Independent Dance is the condensation of national identity: dance representatives celebrated International Dance Day: photos by Hayk Manukyan, ArmenPress Mary Jennings new executive director of Grand Rapids Ballet: Lindsay Hoffman, FOX17 Garrett Neese, The Daily Mining Gazette Royal Academy of Dance expands its popular Silver Swans programme for older learners: Staff Writer, Theatre Weekly Ballet Quad Cities receives anonymous $100,000 private gift: Jorge Brizuela, WQAD8 Artists and scholars explore future of dance art in Shanghai: Xu Wei, Shanghai Daily News of Note: What You Might Have Missed in April 2024: Courtney Escoyne, Dance Magazine Spring in Their Step: Notable Dance (April/May 2024), Pacific Northwest region: Chase D. Anderson, NW Theatre Previews USA: Atlanta Ballet, Liquid Motion – Nighthawks (Schreier) / Yellow (Nuñes), Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta GA: Cynthia Perry, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Ballet Fantastique, Alice in Wonderland (Marisa/Bontrager), Natrona County High School, Casper WY: Rhonda Schulte, Oil City News Indianapolis Ballet, Romeo and Juliet (Webre), Clowes Memorial Hall, Indianapolis IN: Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar Orlando Ballet, Casanova (Tindall), Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando FL: Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel (may be paywalled) Praize Productions RIZE Dance Company, Black Love Reigns Supreme, Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, Chicago IL: D’onminique Ndosi Mapula Riley, See Chicago Dance Rockbridge Ballet, Welcome to the Jungle, Gillis Theater, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington VA: Staff, The News-Gazette Smuin Contemporary Ballet, Tupelo Tornado (Ochoa) / Broken Open (Seiwert) / Untwine (Wall) / Starshadows (Smuin), Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco and touring CA: Aimée Ts’ao, The Mercury News Tacoma City Ballet, Storybook Ballet Theatre, Theatre on the Square, Tacoma WA: Hailee Wickersham, South Sound Magazine Washington Ballet, Mixed programmes, FREE at CityCenterDC, Washington DC: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World Elsewhere: Astana Ballet, Serenade (Balanchine) / Language of Love (Avakhri), Astana Ballet Theatre, Astana, Kazakhstan: Staff, DKN World News Ballet Manila, Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang, Aliw Theatre, Pasay City, Philippines: Angela Nicole Guiral, Tatler Asia Video Previews Connecticut Ballet, Alice in Wonderland (Raphael), The Bushnell, Hartford, and The Palace, Stamford CT: FOX61 New Orleans Ballet Theatre, DRACULA (Halkowich), Illustrious Orpheum Theatre, New Orleans LA: NOLA Now Texas Ballet Theater, Beauty and the Beast (Christensen), Winspear Opera House, Dallas/Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth TX: Jane McGarry, WFAA Photo Preview Indianapolis Ballet, Romeo and Juliet (Webre), Clowes Memorial Hall, Indianapolis IN: Joe Timmerman, IndyStar Interviews Elroy Fillis-Bell, CEO Joburg Ballet: Africa Center, Atlantic Council Paula Nuñez, Tampa City Ballet: Joshua Wright, Broadway World Daniel Riley, Australian Dance Theatre: Johnny von Einem, InDaily Mikaela Santos, Atlanta Ballet: Cynthia Bond Perry, Pointe Magazine James Whiteside, ABT principal and choreographer: Christina Pandolfi, Broadway World Features Black youths being pushed away from arts, says Britain’s first black ballerina, Julie Felix MBE, Dance Theatre of Harlem soloist, teacher: PA News Agency, Barry and District News Royal Ballet and Dance Theatre of Harlem look at Black Dancers in Ballet: Lydia Wharf, Gramilano Pancaking shoes: Ballet dancers search for dancewear to match their skin tone, For many dance studios, teachers have required dancers to only wear pink ballet tights regardless of their skin tone: Nathaly Suquinagua, Billy Penn at WHYY On Point: Martha Graham’s Perfect Partnership with Isamu Noguchi, The choreographer’s centenary season features a focus on her many collaborations with the iconic Japanese-American polymath: Marina Harss, Frieze New York A pioneering ballet dancer finds renewed purpose in life’s second act, George Lee, first NYCB Asian dancer: Lourdes Trimidal for Desert Companion, KNPR Radio New VR Technique Enhances Dance Learning: Amanda Alvarez/Aalto University, Neuroscience News Kim Jones Designs Costume for ‘The Afternoon of a Faun’ at Charleston Festival, the Royal Ballet principal dancer Reece Clarke will wear the outfit for a nine-minute solo dance performance on May 21 (with photos by Andrej Uspenski): Tianwei Zhang, Women’s Wear Daily Baku Choreographic Academy holds huge celebration of dance art: Laman Ismayilova, Azernews Hop it, Shakespeare – 8 adaptations that beat the Bard’s original, as three new adaptations open in the West End, we count down the greatest takes on his work: Marianka Swain, The Telegraph (paywalled) Video Features Teaching from a war zone at The Russian Ballet Academy, Konstantin Zubach: WMUR-TV via YouTube Nine-year-old ballet prodigy sets his sights on the Big Apple: Today Show Australia via YouTube Kenny’s on his toes learning about City Ballet of Cleveland: Kenny Crumpton, FOX 8 News Cleveland via YouTube Minnesotan Michael Cain partners with Boston Ballet: CBS News Minnesota Book Review The Swans of Harlem, Karen Valby: Terri Schlichenmeyer, North Dallas Gazette Music Review Dance!, Daniel Hope (violin), Zürcher Kammerorchester: Michael Quinn, Limelight Essay? Review? The Dante Project at the Paris Opera Ballet: Moving across Media: Tatiana Senkevitch, The Massachusetts Review The Social Pages New York City Ballet Spring Gala: Andy Kropa, Clinton Herald, Goshen News Carly Johnson, The Daily Mail Houston Ballet fundraiser: Joel Luke, CultureMap Houston In Case We/You Missed It Reviews UK: Ballet Black, If At First (Laplane) / The Waiting Game (November), Oxford Playhouse, Oxford: Ella Thornburn, A Young(ish) Perspective Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty (Wright), Sadler’s Wells, London: Tabitha James, A Young(ish) Perspective USA: dani tirrell, Leviticus or Love and to walk amongst HUMANS (Book I), Moore Theatre, Seattle WA: Chase D. Anderson, NW Theatre Pacific Northwest Ballet, The Seasons’ Canon (Pite), McCaw Hall, Seattle WA: Chase D. Anderson, NW Theatre Noche Flamenca, Searching for Goya, Joyce Theater, New York NY: Robert Greskovic, The Wall Street Journal (paywalled) Adelaide Festival: Akram Khan Company, Jungle Book Reimagined: Katherine Tamiko Arguile, In Review Australian Dance Theatre, Marrow: Megan Koch, In Review Stephen Page, Baleen Moondjan: Katherine Tamiko Arguile, In Review Restless Dance Theatre, Private View: David Washington, In Review Edited May 3 by Sophoife 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 (edited) Links – Saturday 4 May, 2024 May the Fourth be with you all Reviews UK: Boy Blue, Cycles, Barbican, London: Franco Milazzo, Broadway World Tom Dale Company, SURGE / SUB:VERSION, Newcastle and touring to Leicester: Dora Frankel, British Theatre Guide USA: Ballet Arkansas, Bravo – world premiere (Tsai Hsi Hung) / world premiere (Kache) / world premiere (Fothergill) / Galanteries (Bintley), Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock AR: Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Democrat Gazette (paywalled) Ballet Hispánico, House of Mad’moiselle (Ochoa) / 18 + 1 (Sansano) / Buscando a Juan (Vilaro), New York City Center, New York NY: Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review Moveius Contemporary Ballet, Glacier: A Climate Change Ballet, National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC: Jessica Ackerman, The Eagle New York City Ballet, All Balanchine – Bourrée Fantasque / The Steadfast Tin Soldier / Errante / Symphony in C, New York City Center, New York NY: Kasey Broekema, The Ballet Herald New York City Ballet, Gala Programme – Rubies (Balanchine) / Dig the Say (J. Peck) / Underneath, There is Light (Garner), New York City Center, New York NY: Marina Harss, Dancing Around Alastair Macaulay, Financial Times (may be paywalled) Brian Seibert, The New York Times (paywalled) Australia: The Australian Ballet, Études (Lander) / Circle Electric (Lake), Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW: Deborah Jones, Limelight Previews UK: Ballet Black, Heroes – The Waiting Game (November) / If At First (Laplane), Barbican, London: Staff, ArtsHub Australia: The Australian Ballet, Études (Lander) / Circle Electric (Lake), Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW: Staff, Australian Arts Review Gitika Garg, Broadsheet North America: Ballet BC, For Ever – Untitled / SWAY / Chamber (all Walerski), Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver BC: Janet Smith, Stir Kansas City Ballet, Jewels (Balanchine), Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kansas City MO: Patrick Neas, The Kansas City Star via AOL Oklahoma City Ballet, Shorts – Fancy Free (Robbins) / Carmina Burana (Jolicoeur-Nye), Cacti (Ekman), Civic Center Music Hall, Oklahoma City OK: Lillie-Beth Brinkman, The Journal-Record Smuin Contemporary Ballet, Dance Series 2 – Broken Open (Seiwert) / Untwine (Wall) / Tupelo Tornado (Ochoa) / Starshadows (Smuin), San Francisco and touring CA: James Ambroff-Tahan, Piedmont Exedra Tulsa Ballet, Signature Series – Roman Holiday (Cannito) / Dancing In The Streets (Bergasse) / Celestial Bodies (McNicol), Lorton Performance Center, Tulsa OK: James D. Watts Jr., Tulsa World (paywalled) News At Chanel Haute Couture, Ballet Was the Star: Joanna Fox, Elle Canada Ballet twins to retire after a decade and a half, Alberta Ballet: Teri Fikowski, CTV Calgary Budding ballet stars, Alina Cojocaru in Taipei: Staff, Taipei Times Chris Pine, Hollywood star and “ballet boy”: Declan Gallagher, Men’s Journal Julie Jordan, People Meg Walters, InStyle English Youth Ballet, Swan Lake, casting news: Kildwick: Daryl Ames, Craven Herald & Pioneer ‘It felt really scary’ – 14-year-old Nigerian ballet sensation on learning he’s largely blind in one eye: Stephen Nartey, Face2Face Africa ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ Li Cunxin Returns to Houston, Reunites With Charles Foster and Ben Stevenson: Staff, Asia Society Texas Misty Copeland and Stevie Wonder receive the Peabody Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Music and Dance: Graham Spicer, Gramilano OU ballet senior finds confidence in brown pointe shoes, earns place in Dance Theatre of Harlem: Shelby Emery, OU Daily Queen Camilla is the new Patron of the Royal Academy of Dance: Staff, Ballet News Staff Writer, Theatre Weekly Staff, WestEndTheatre RAD Silver Swans new programme: Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Photo Feature Alberta Ballet puts a wrap on a year of great change: Staff, Calgary Herald Video News/Features The Swans of Harlem by Karen Valby: Jessi Mitchell, CBS News New York Ballet Hartford welcomes new artistic director: Ann Nyberg, WTNH News8 via YouTube Charlotte Ballet: Dancers share their experiences: Jamie Boll, WBTV3 Shall We Dance in Russia? | Emily Abrom the first American Ballerina at the Novosibirsk theater: Voice of America via YouTube Interview Gion Treichler: Mastery in Motion: Jon Stojan, Cultr The Social Pages New York City Ballet 2024 Spring Gala (photos by Getty Images): Catherine Kallon, Red Carpet Fashion Awards Carly Johnson, Daily Mail OKC Ballet Supporters Fill Omni For Coastal Cruise Gala: Staff, OKC Friday (“the newspaper for Oklahoma’s trendsetters”) Edited May 4 by Sophoife 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Links: Sunday 5 May, 2024 Review - Royal Ballet, The Winter’s Tale, ROH, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Mark Monaghan, Telegraph (paywall) Review - Minnesota Dance Theatre, Mixed Bill, Southern Theatre, Twin Cities. Minnesota: Ron Hubbard, Twin Cities Pioneer Press Review - Ruth Fingeret Presents, Asylum: Richard Cotter: Sydney Review Preview - Maliphant, Clarke and Dior honour iconic dancer: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview - Watch an Excerpt from Kyle Abraham’s Love Letter at NYCB: Blair Ingenthron, Broadway World Interview - Maguy Marin, choreographer: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Feature - How a pioneering dancer was hiding in plain sight at a blackjack table: Christopher Lawrence, Los Angeles Review Journal News - Queen Camilla becomes Patron at the Royal Academy of Dance: Graham Spicer, Gramilano 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Links, Monday 6 May 2024 Review – Royal Ballet, The Winter’s Tale, ROH, London: Debra Craine, Times (share token) Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance Jonathan Gray, Gramilano Review – Boy Blue, Cycles, Barbican, London: Nicola Clare, Seeing Dance Review - New Chamber Ballet, Secret Place, Mark Morris Dance Center, Brooklyn: Leigh Witchell, Dance Log NYC Review – Gauthier Dance/Dance Theaterhaus Stuttgart, Swan Lakes/Minus 16, Toronto, Ilana Lucas, Broadway World Preview – Kate Prince Company, Message in a Bottle, New York: Lara Strum, Broadway World Preview –Zfin Malta/Ballet D’Jerri, Geographers of Solitude, Malta: Staff, Danza Magazine Preview – West Australian Ballet, State: Contemporary Vision: Staff, Have A Go News Preview – From Peasant Prince to Mao’s Last Dancer (play) – Staff, Blue Mountain Gazette Feature - Fallen Angels Dance Theatre gives recovering addicts hope: Kate Houghton, Cheshire Life Feature - Why choreographer Choo-San Goh is so important to the Singapore Ballet: Ethan Kan, Tatler Asia And finally, who knew there was actually a Bangor Ballet? News – Ballet Bangor rehearses for Enchante: A Royal Garden Party: Staff, WABI 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Links, Tuesday 7 May 2024 Review – San Francisco Ballet, Swan Lake, San Francisco: Matthew Paluch, Gramilano Review – Annie Hanauer Dance, A Space for All our Tomorrows, The Place, London: Nicola Clare, Seeing Dance Review – Alonzo King Lines, Deep River, Santa Barbara: Leslie Dinaberg, Santa Barbara Independent Review - Columbia Ballet Collaborative, Balanchine’s Serenade And Five New Works: Avery Baumel, Columbia Student News Review – AusDANCE Act, Hillscape (film), Canberra International Music Festival, Michelle Potter Preview – State Street Ballet, Other Voices, Santa Barbara: Riley Burke, Santa Barbara Independent Preview- Ballet Manilla, Reimagining Filipino fables: Antonio de los Reyes, Malaya Business Insight New Season Announcement - Alberta Ballet to offer two world premieres as part of 2024/2025 season: Eric Volmers, Calgary Herald Feature - Inside Yuan Yuan Tan’s Final Performance with San Francisco Ballet: Cailin Sims, Dance Magazine Feature – Dancing around the horrors of war, AP, The Star Article - $50k fellowship brings trans choreographer Sean Dorsey ‘ability to provide for my future’: Lou Fancher, 48 Hills Article - Ravi masters Paris performance: Heather Wood, Royal Gazette Article - Three things I love: West Australian Ballet principal dancer Oscar Valdés: Oscar Valdes, The Age Article – Over 50s ballet: Late bloomers dancing up a storm: Rebecca Mauger, New Zealand Herald 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 8 Author Share Posted May 8 Links - Wednesday 08 May, 2024 Reviews - New York City Ballet, Spring Gala, New York: Mary Cargill, Danceview Times Ivy Lin, Bachtrack Caedra Scott-Flaherty, NY Observer Review - New York City Ballet, Bourrée Fantasque, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Errante, Symphony in C, New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Reviews - Royal Ballet, The Winter’s Tale, London: Louise Levene, FT Amanda Jennings, Bachtrack Franco Milazzo, Broadway World Siobhan Murphy, Stage Reviews - Australian Ballet, Études, Circle Electric, Sydney: Geraldine Higginson, Dance Australia Virginia Balfour, Arts Hub Review - Ballet of the National Theatre of Brno, Coco Chanel, Brno: Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack Review - Ballet West, Blake Works 1, Red Angels, The Green Table, Salt Lake City: Dean Speer, Critical Dance Review - Kate Prince Company, Message in a Bottle, New York: Erin Bomboy, Bachtrack Review - Breakin’ Convention 2024, London: Scott Matthewman, Reviews Hub Gallery - Factory International, The Accountants, Manchester: Tristram Kenton, Guardian Preview Feature - State Ballet of Georgia, Swan Lake, London: Graham Watts, A Youngish Perspective Preview - Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Spring Celebration (mixed bill), Dallas: Nada J Ruddock & Leigh Hopkins, NBC DFW Preview Feature - Atlanta Ballet, Nighthawks (Schreier, world prem), Atlanta: Gillian Anne Renault, Arts ATL Interview - Claudia Schreier, Choreographer in Residence @ Atlanta Ballet: Sammie Purcell, Rough Draft Video Preview - Oklahoma City Ballet, Shorts (triple bill), Oklahoma City: Kayla Lyons, OKC Fox Preview - Zaccho Dance Theatre, The People’s Palace, San Francisco: Mary Carbonara, 48 Hills Preview - Fujiwara Dance Inventions, Eunoia, Vancouver: Janet Smith, Stir Audio Feature - Li Cunxin, Mao’s Last Dancer, recalls his career with Houston Ballet: Garrett Bohlmann, Houston Public Media Video Feature - One family’s legacy continues with show at Philadelphia Ballet: Staff, NBC10 Philadelphia News - Robert de Warren, choreographer, director & designer, honoured at Kennedy Center: Graham Spencer, Gramilano News - Central New York Ballet secures permanent home in Syracuse: Emma Misiaszek, CNY Central Interview - Sung Im Her, Korean dancer & choreographer: Sanjoy Roy, Guardian Feature - Imani Sailers, Nashville Ballet: Autumn Simone Monaghan, My IU Video Feature - Britain’s oldest dancer who is ‘always up for fun’ turns 103: Jessica Martin, Glasgow World 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 Links - Thursday 09 May, 2024 Reviews - Royal Ballet, The Winter’s Tale, London: Rupert Christiansen, Spectator (includes Blue Boy, Cycles) Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle Fátima Nóllen-Reardon, The Tablet Feature - Lauren Cuthbertson, Royal Ballet, talks about The Winter’s Tale: Marie-Claire Chappet, Harper's Bazaar Photo Essay - How the ROH’s The Winter’s Tale evolved from rehearsals to the stage: Mark Field, Hunger Magazine Review - Australian Ballet, Études, Circle Electric, Sydney: Katie Lawrence, Bachtrack Review - Carlos Acosta, On Before, Birmingham: David Mead, Seeing Dance Review - Phoenix Dance Theatre, Requiem, Cloudburst, Terms of Agreement, York: John Deery, Reviews Hub Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Swan Lake, Wellington: Deborah Jones, Follow Spot Review - San Francisco Ballet, Mere Mortals, San Francisco: Dakota German, Stanford Daily Reviews - National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica, mixed programme, Leicester: Bruce Marriott, Lifted Leg Chris Omaweng, London Theatre 1 Reviews - Breakin’ Convention 2024, London: Nicola Rayner, Stage Tamsin Flower, British Theatre Guide Reviews - Factory International, The Accountants, Manchester: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian David Cunningham, British Theatre Guide Review - ABT Studio Company, mixed programme, New York: Christina Pandolfi, Broadway World Review - Want to Dance Festival, Taipei: David Mead, Seeing Dance Preview - English National Ballet, Swan Lake (in the round), London: Caitlin Odell, Secret London Preview - Ballet Black, Heroes (double bill), Birmingham: Deborah Hardiman, Express & Star Preview - Universal Ballet, Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan), Seoul: Hwang Dong-hee, Korea Herald Preview - Sacramento Ballet, Innovations (mixed programme inc Balanchine’s Apollo), Sacramento: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World Preview Feature - Grand Kyiv Ballet, Forest Song, Don Quixote, Albury: Jodie Bruton, Border Mail Preview - Newport Contemporary Ballet, Frames of Mind, Providence: Christian Winthrop, Newport Buzz News - English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer 2024 to be streamed: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Feature - Is ballet bad for body image?: Pirkko Markula PhD, Psychology Today Video News - Twin Alberta Ballet dancers retire after 15 years with company: Teri Fikowski, CTV News Feature - Silent Disco: why dancing in sync brings us closer together: Joshua S Bamford, The Conversation 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 (edited) Links – Friday 10 May, 2024 Reviews The Australian Ballet, Études (Lander) / Circle Electric (Lake), Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW: Chantal Nguyen, The Sydney Morning Herald (scroll down) Factory International, The Accountants (Lewis/Dumasia/Xie Xin), Aviva Studios, Manchester England: Jo Beggs, The Reviews Hub Karul Projects, SILENCE (Kelly), His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth WA and Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW: Nanci Nott, ArtsHub Deborah Jones, FollowSpot M. Collective, Embodied (Mirage (Masukawa) / The Presence of the Past (Steele-Prior), Dancehouse, Melbourne Victoria: Jessi Ryan, ArtsHub Royal New Zealand Ballet, Swan Lake (Kerr), Auckland and touring, New Zealand: Emma Gleason, The New Zealand Herald Shanti Mathias, The Spinoff Sharing Dances, Verses (Friend) / TRANSMISSONS (Friend) / Untitled Solo Dance 2023/2024 (Niederhauser), Performance Works NW||Linda Austin Dance, Portland OR: Amy Leona Havin, Oregon Arts Watch Simone Mousset, The Passion of Andrea 2, The Place, London and touring to Edinburgh: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian Youth Ballet Ensemble Taiwan x BAOTanz, Ankh (Chen Wei-ning) / Reflection (Fang Yi-Ru), Shuiyuan Theater, Taipei: David Mead, SeeingDance Previews The Australian Ballet, Études (Lander) / Circle Electric (Lake), Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW: Liz Hobday, The Canberra Times Ballet Manila, Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang, Aliw Theatre, Pasay City, Philippines: Anna Cerezo, ABS-CBN News Cairo Opera Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty (Petipa), Cairo Opera House, Cairo Egypt: Ati Metwaly, Ahram Online Cape Town City Ballet, I GOT RHYTHM (Nixon), Artscape Opera House, Cape Town South Africa: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Indianapolis Ballet, Romeo and Juliet (Webre), Clowes Memorial Hall, Indianapolis IN: Rita Kohn, Nuvo Joffrey Ballet, Anna Karenina (Possokhov), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles CA: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Northern Ballet, Beauty and the Beast (Nixon), Leeds Grand Theatre and touring, England: A.A. Cristi, Broadway World Oklahoma City Ballet, Shorts – Fancy Free (Robbins), Carmina Burana (Jolicoeur-Nye), Cacti (Ekman), Civic Center Music Hall, Oklahoma City OK: Brandy McDonnell, The Oklahoman Pittsburgh Ballet, Cinderella (Smeulders), Benedum Center, Pittsburgh PA: Karen Dacko, NEXT Pittsburgh Princess Johnson/Royal Expressions, The Hair Journey (Johnson), Reynolds Place Theatre, Winston-Salem NC: Nancy McLaughlin, Winston-Salem Journal Universal Ballet Company with guests Seo Hee and Daniel Camargo, Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan), Universal Art Center, Seoul South Korea: Park Jin-Hai, The Korea Times News Louisville Ballet unveils healing garden to help ease anxieties from Old National Bank shooting: Ana Rocio Álvarez Bríñez, Louisville Courier Journal Khyati Patel, Spectrum News 1 Miami Ballet Can Unionize, NLRB Official Says: Emily Brill, Law360.com (paywalled) Royal Ballet School welcomes new governors: Sarah Dorfman, Edward Watson, Alistair Summers: Staff, Arts Professional His Majesty King Charles III announced as Patron of the Royal Opera House: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Staff Writer, Theatre Weekly Queensland Ballet flips Yatala land parcel in $12.6m mega deal: The Courier Mail (paywalled) Talented Tipperary dancers shine in Irish National Youth Ballet’s production of Coppélia: Staff, Tipperary Live Culture Minister donates traditional stage clothes to “Royal National Ballet”, the Georgian Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, Thea Tsulukiani, gave traditional stage clothes to A(A)IP “Royal National Ballet”: Zurab Kvaratskhelia, Georgia Online Features From the footy field to the stage for this Indigenous dancer: Chantal Nguyen, The Sydney Morning Herald Ballet RI Inspires Youth Through Innovative Library Workshops, hands-on workshops feature age-appropriate movement, storytelling, and craft activities: Jenna Kaplan, Providence Online Talia Ryder Goes to a Punishing Ballet School in ‘The American’ Trailer, re-branding of the Joy Womack “biopic” Joika: Alex Billington, First Showing.Net Audio Feature Spotlight: Orlando Ballet’s 50th Anniversary Season Ends with Lavish “Casanova” (Tindall) : Nicole Darden Creston, Central Florida Public Media via YouTube The Social Pages AMREF Health Africa Host Annual 2024 ArtBall at Industria: Danielle Niecey, The Knockturnal Houston’s Top Chefs Partner Up With Elegant Ballet Dancers On an Unforgettable Dinner – Unexpected Dream Teams Cook, raising the barre to new culinary heights: Shelby Hodge with photos by Melissa Taylor, Paper City Magazine At NYCB’s Spring Gala, Two Premieres and a Classic Bloomed: Caedra Scott-Flaherty, The Observer Edited May 10 by Sophoife 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Links – Saturday 11 May 2024 Reviews Boston Ballet, Spring Experience – Blake Works III (The Barre Project) (Forsythe) / Bella Figura (Kylián) / The Space Between (Ossola), Citizens Bank Opera House, Boston MA: Jeffrey Gantz, The Boston Globe (may be paywalled) Gibney Company, Bach Duet (Tharp) / The Fugue (Tharp) / A Measurable Existence (Yue Yin) / Remains (Spivey & Theberge), The Joyce Theater, New York NY: Brian Seibert, The New York Times Philadelphia Ballet, The Dream (Ashton) / Prodigal Son (Balanchine), Academy of Music, Philadelphia PA: Ellen Dunkel, The Philadelphia Inquirer Rambert, Analogue (Johnson), Stone Nest, London England: Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance Siobhan Murphy, The Stage (paywalled) Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack Royal Ballet, The Winter’s Tale (Wheeldon), Royal Opera House, London England: Jenny Gilbert, The Arts Desk Royal New Zealand Ballet, Swan Lake (Kerr), touring New Zealand: Jenny Stevenson, Theatre Review NZ Preview Ballet Arizona, The Four Seasons (Andersen), Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix AZ: Staff, Phoenix Independent Milwaukee Ballet, MKE Mix – Nadir (van Bommel) / New Work (Lamb) / Soir Bleu (Saunders), Pabst Theater, Milwaukee WI: John Schneider, Shepherd Express Oklahoma City Ballet, SHORTS – Fancy Free (Robbins), Carmina Burana (Jolicoeur-Nye), Cacti (Ekman), Civic Center Music Hall, Oklahoma City OK: Adrienne Proctor, Oklahoma City Free Press News The Paul Taylor Dance Company Revisits Its Radical Roots in a One-Night-Only Performance: Chava Pearl Lansky, Dance Magazine English Youth Ballet, Swan Lake, casting news: Rossendale: Yasmin Al-Najar, LancsLive Arts United, Fort Wayne Ballet also moving items ahead of renovations: Corey McMaken, The Journal Gazette Canyon Concert Ballet Launches 45th Season: Staff, North Forty News Diablo Ballet 2024-25 Season: A.A. Cristi, Broadway World Birmingham Royal Ballet’s BRB2 returns to Northampton on second UK tour: Amanda Howson, Northampton Chronicle A romping good time at International Day of Dance: Riley Fontana, Hometown Weekly Alberta Ballet’s final bow of the season: Jaclyn Kucey, Global News Canada Royal Winnipeg Ballet to premiere its first ballet by an Indigenous choreographer: APTN News via YouTube Lake Tahoe Dance Collective Presents The 12th Annual Lake Tahoe Dance Festival July 23-26, 2024: Stage Buddy Pegasus Contemporary Ballet will change how you view ballet: Jenny Anchondo, Inside DFW Obituary Gayle McKinney-Griffith, founding member of Dance Theatre of Harlem: Alex Williams, The New York Times (paywalled) Interviews The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings powerful ballets to NJPAC on Mother’s Day weekend, AD Matthew Rushing and choreographer Amy Hall Garner: Doug Doyle, WBGO [video] Joseph Sissens, Royal Ballet: Barry Pierce, Hero Magazine Eduardo Vilaro, AD Ballet Hispánico: Randy Cohen, WAMC Northeast Public Radio [audio] Benjamin Millepied on queering Romeo and Juliet: ‘In France they called me woke’: Dee Jefferson, The Guardian Features A Master of ‘Subtle Dazzle’ and a Quiet Force in Downtown Dance, Carol Mullins, who has been lighting boundary-pushing shows at Danspace Project since the 1970s, will be honored at its 50th anniversary: Brian Seibert, The New York Times (paywalled) What Does ‘Post-Emerging’ Look Like in Today’s Dance Landscape? Fresh Tracks, at New York Live Arts, showcases early-career dance makers. This year’s talented crop wonders about next steps: Siobhan Burke, The New York Times (paywalled) Why a New York choreographer moved his dance company to Dallas, Gregory Dolbashian and the DASH Ensemble have become formidable players on the Dallas dance scene: Manuel Mendoza, The Dallas Morning News ‘Double Husky’ John Lam is retiring from Boston Ballet. He’ll be busier than ever, the 20-year ballet veteran has balanced fatherhood, college and the grueling demands of life as an elite professional dancer. Northeastern has helped him do it – and prepare for his next chapter: Schuyler Velasco, NGN Magazine ‘I was drunk on power’: How this artist channelled his Pentecostal youth for a powerful new work: Homo Pentecostus, Joel Bray, choreographer, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne Victoria: John Bailey, The Age 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted Sunday at 07:54 Share Posted Sunday at 07:54 Links, Sunday 12 May 2024 Review – Ballet BC, FOR EVER, Vancouver: Janet Smith, Stir Review – Strictly The Professionals, UK Tour: Marianka Swain, Telegraph Review – Boston Ballet, Triple Bill: Blake Works III, Bella Figura, The Space Between, Boston: Jeffrey Gantz, Boston Globe via Microsoft (repeat link from yesterday, no paywall) Review – LA Dance Project, Spring Dances, Los Angeles: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review Preview – La Scala Ballet, La Bayadere, Milan: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Preview – Australian Ballet, Etudes/Circle Electric, Sydney Opera House: Staff, Limelight News - No Contract, No Pirouettes — Ballet Dancers Are Organizing for Labor Rights: Naomi LaChance, Truthout Video Feature – Dance Europe meets Paris Opera Ballet’s new Premier Danseuse, Ines Mackintosh: Dance Europe Article – How Jack Murphy helps actors move with intention on Bridgerton: Stav Ziv, Dance Magazine And finally…Hot on the heels of last night’s Eurovision Feature – What it’s like to choreograph for Eurovision – Rebecca J Ritzel, Dance Magazine 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted Monday at 06:34 Share Posted Monday at 06:34 Links, Monday 13th May 2024 Review – Royal Ballet, Winter’s Tale, London: Sarah Crompton, Observer Review – Ballet Central, Mixed Bill, Sadlers Wells, London: Bruce Marriott, Lifted Leg Review - Ballets Jazz Montréal, Dance Me – Music by Leonard Cohen, Beverley Hills, Jane Rosenberg, Seen and Heard International Review – New Zealand School of Dance, Liminal, New Zealand: Jennifer Shennan, Michelle Potter on Dancing Preview – Capetown Ballet, I’ve Got Rhythm, South Africa: Khumalo Lubanzi, News Invasion 24 Preview – Dancing on the Edge Festival, Vancouver: Gail Johnson, Stir Feature – Dance Locker: Melissa Hamilton: David Mead, Seeing Dance News - John Lam to retire from role as Boston Ballet Principal Dancer: Akemi Tamanaha, AsAm News Interview – Words of wisdom with John Christophe Maillot: Staff, Hello Monaco 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted Tuesday at 06:36 Share Posted Tuesday at 06:36 Links - Tuesday 14 May, 2024 Review – Royal Ballet, Swan Lake, ROH London: Amanda Jennings, Bachtrack Review – Carla Fracci Gala, La Scala, Milan: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Review – Dance Theatre of Harlem, Take Me With You/Reckoner/ Blake Works IV/N.N.N.N: Leigh Witchel, Dance Log NYC Review – Twin Cities Ballet, Coppelia in Paris, Minnesota: Sheila Regan, Star Tribune Review – Australian Ballet School, 60th Anniversary Showcase, Sydney: Michelle Potter, Michelle Potter on Dancing Review – Ballet Opera National de Bordeaux, La Sylphide/Don Quixote Act III, Shanghai: Staff, Xinhua.net Preview – Female Choreographers of Pacific Northwest, Mixed Bill: Portland, Oregon: Elisabeth Whelan, Oregon Arts Watch Preview – WA Ballet, Contemporary Programme, Perth: Staff, Dance Australia Screening Preview – Kate Prince Company, Message in a Bottle, Cinemas nationwide: Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance Article - Dancer Ashley Bouder has always loved ballet, but can it ever truly love her back? April Daniels Hussar, Romper Article – Mikhail Baryshnikov on Keeping His ‘Little Dream’ Alive for New Performers: Shivani Vora, Barron’s Penta Article – John Lam retires from ballet: Jennifer Heimlich, Pointe Magazine Video article – Filmmaker Jennifer Lin focuses documentary lens on the arts: Natalie Jason, 6 ABC Careers after ballet: Article- Ballet dancer stretches herself into honors student, community leader: Mark Harper, Daytona Beach News Journal Article - Class of ’24: Ballerina’s Career Takes a Turn to Nursing: Alice Berry, University of Virginia Today 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted Wednesday at 07:21 Author Share Posted Wednesday at 07:21 Links - Wednesday 15 May, 2024 Obituary - Margaret Williams, Director who brought contemporary dance to mainstream British TV audiences: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Review - Bayerisches Staatsballett, triple bill, Munich: Jeannette Anderson, Seeing Dance Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Swan Lake, Wellington: Jennifer Shennan, ... on dancing Review - Staatsballett Berlin, Next Generation (mixed programme of new choreography), Berlin: Katja Vaghi, Bachtrack Review - Oklahoma City Ballet, Fancy Free, Carmina Burana, Cacti, Oklahoma City: Lillie-Beth Brinkman, Journal Record Review - Elmhurst Ballet Company, Mode (mixed programme), London: Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Review - Australian Ballet School, 60th Anniversary Showcase, Sydney: Geraldine Higginson, Dance Australia Review - Kate Prince, Message in a Bottle, New York: Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review Review - Jody Oberfelder, And Then, Now, New York: Candice Thompson, Fjord Review Reviews - Igor x Moreno, Karrasekare, London: Siobhan Murphy, Stage Maryam Philpott, Reviews Hub Review - Sara Juli, Naughty Bits, Portland, Maine: Jessica Lockhart, Arts Fuse Documentary Preview - Dance Revolutionaries, a film celebrating Robert Cohan and Kenneth MacMillan in cinemas: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Preview - Hong Kong Ballet, Swan Lake (Possokhov), Hong Kong: Zabrina Lo, Tatler Asia Preview - Festival of Korean Dance, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview - Summer Dance, New York & Jacob’s Pillow: Marina Harss, New Yorker (scroll down) Preview - Gandini Juggling, Smashed Reprise, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview - Milwaukee Ballet, MKE Mix (triple bill choreographed by women), Milwaukee: Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Preview - Ballet West, Choreographic Festival, Salt Lake City: Mariah Haynes, KSL News Radio Preview - Orlando Ballet, Casanova (Tindall), Orlando: Matthew Moyer, Orlando Weekly Preview Feature - Two Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre dancers perform onstage with their daughters in Cinderella, Pittsburgh: Alexis Papalia, Trib Live News/Preview - Lake Tahoe Dance Collective to host 12th Annual Lake Tahoe Dance Festival, Lake Tahoe: Staff, Sierra Sun Opinion - How the Northern Ballet's empty orchestra pit perfectly sums up UK's arts crisis: Naomi Pohl, Big Issue News - The Lady Sarah Chatto revealed as President of the Royal Ballet: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Feature - Yolanda Correa, Cuban principal at Norwegian National Ballet: Sergio Murguia, On Cuba News Video Feature - In Kenya deaf ballerina beats all odds: Staff, WION News Feature - Astoria Arts and Movement Center: Historic Odd Fellows Building becomes a center for dance and community: Lori Tobias, Oregon Arts Watch 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted yesterday at 07:25 Author Share Posted yesterday at 07:25 Links - Thursday 16 May, 2024 Reviews - New York City Ballet, New York: 3 programmes: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance Dances at a Gathering, Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet: Mary Cargill, Danceview Times Reviews - Northern Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Norwich: Sarah Hardy, Lynn News Derin Clark, Eastern Daily Press Preview - London: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Review - Kansas City Ballet, Jewels, Kansas City: Hilary Stroh, Bachtrack Review - Brighton Festival, Brighton: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Stopgap, Lived Fiction Lila Dance, Fault Lines Film Review - James Napier Robertson, Joika (biopic about Joy Womack): Graeme Tuckett, Stuff Preview - Ashton Celebrated – The Royal Ballet celebrates Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton, London: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Stephi Wild, Broadway World Preview - Washington Ballet, Beyond Boundaries (mixed programme), Washington: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Video Preview - Milwaukee Ballet, MKE Mix, Milwaukee: Newsroom, CBS 58 Preview - Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Deep River, Washington: Staff, The Georgetown Dish News - Australian Ballet counters body stereotypes in the media: Audio Report: Staff, ABC Sian Cain, Guardian Jason Blake, Limelight Staff, Australian Arts Review Sawaibah Hanifie, 7 News News - Ballet BC announces 2024-25 season, Vancouver: Gail Johnson, Stir Emma Shular, Straight News - New Jersey Performing Arts Center Announces 2024-25 Season of Dance, Newark: Staff, New Jersey Stage Feature - Christopher Charles McDaniel blazes his own path at the School of American Ballet (SAB): Avichai Scher, Pointe Magazine Feature - Samara Merrick - A day in the life of the Australian Ballet dancer: Staff, Fashion Journal Fashion Features: Inside American Ballet Theatre’s Stylish Spring Gala: Freya Drohan, Vogue Ballerina Isabella Boylston Transformed Into a ‘Intergalactic Cinderella’ for the ABT Gala: Kristen Tauer, WWD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago Links – Friday 17 May, 2024 Reviews Atlanta Ballet, Liquid Motion – Yellow (Nunes) / Nighthawks (Schreier), Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta GA: Robin Wharton, ArtsATL Ballet Black, Heroes – If At First (Laplane) / The Waiting Game (November), The Barbican, London: Debra Craine, The Times (paywalled) Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper David Jays, The Standard Chris Lilly, The Reviews Hub Bruce Marriott, LiftedLeg Siobhan Murphy, The Stage (paywalled) BRB2, Carlos Acosta’s Classical Selection, Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, England (and touring to Poole, Northampton, Canterbury, Peterborough): David Mead, SeeingDance Joel Bray, Homo Pentecostus, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne Victoria: Andrew Fuhrmann, The Sydney Morning Herald (scroll down) Kate Mulqueen, ArtsHub Guy Webster, Limelight MorDance, On The Waterfront / Depths Entangled / Echoes of Silence (all McEwen), New York Live Arts, New York NY: Jerry Hochman, CriticalDance Parsons Dance, Juke (Roberts) / Takademe (Battle) / The Shape of Us (Parsons) / Thick As Thieves (Saunders) / Caught (Parsons) / Whirlaway (Parsons), The Joyce Theater, New York NY: Gia Kourlas, The New York Times (paywalled) News Australian Ballet blasts newspaper review for describing dancers as ‘unusually thin’, Company’s artistic director David Hallberg says he was ‘shocked’ by critic’s review and that critique of dancers’ bodies is ‘not acceptable’: Monique Friedlander, Daily Mail Australia Patricia Karvelas, ABC Radio National Breakfast (6-minute listen) Michael Rowland, ABC Newsradio (4’26” listen) Michael Rowland, ABC News Breakfast (5-minute watch) Tom Sacre, 7News via YouTube (1’40” watch) Alison Xiao, ABC Newsradio PM (5-minute listen) Royal Conservatoire of Scotland honorary doctorates summer 2024, including Akram Khan: Josh Carmichael, The Herald Scotland The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Presents New Exhibition on The Joffrey Ballet: A.A. Cristi, Broadway World Queensland Ballet moves one step closer to realising Three Sites: One Vision: Staff, Australian Arts Review Liaoning dancers to attend ‘Ballet Oscars’ in Moscow: Chen Nan, China Daily BAAND Together Dance Festival 2024 Brings Alvin Ailey, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Hispánico, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and New York City Ballet to Summer For the City at Lincoln Center: Staff, New York Latin Culture Magazine Alice Reyes’s ‘Carmina Burana’ returns in June alongside the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra and the Philippine Madrigal Singers: Gabriel Bohol, Tatler Asia Lady Sarah Chatto becomes Royal Ballet President: Staff, Arts Professional London’s Royal Opera House is changing its name and chasing a Netflix series, The institution will now be known as the Royal Ballet and Opera in a rebrand that aims to raise box office revenue for ballet productions and attract business sponsors: Bloomberg, Business Post Ireland Previews Ballet Nights, New Voices, Ministry of Sound, London: Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper Ballet Victoria, Swan Lake, Royal Theatre, Victoria BC: Sam Duerksen, Victoria News Carolina Ballet, Cinderella, Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh NC: Jenna Rae Gaertner, Spectrum News 1 Youth Ballet West, Swan Lake / Connections, Town Hall Theatre, Galway City, Ireland: Staff, Connacht Tribune Season Announcements John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, including Laboratory Dance Project, Acosta Danza, American Ballet Theatre, BalletX, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, Akram Khan, and more: News Desk, MD Theatre Guide Massey Theatre, including Ballet Jörgen Sleeping Beauty (Jörgen), New Westminster BC, Canada: Gail Johnson, Create a Stir Features Pioneering Women, Martha Graham Company Studio Series, Appalachian Spring: Karen Hildebrand, Fjord Review [Photo Album] The Sarasota Ballet at The Royal Opera House to celebrate Sir Frederick Ashton: Graham Spicer with photos by Frank Atura and Leslie Spatt, Gramilano Embracing challenge, dancer Nathan Bear is one of the rising stars at Arts Umbrella Season Finale, The scholarship-winning Cree, Okanagan and Laichwiltach artist is making his ancestors proud, performing alongside works by the likes of Crystal Pite, Marco Goecke and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui: Janet Smith, Create a Stir Dance Companies and Real Estate Developers Partner on New Spaces: Lauren Warnecke, Dance Magazine Rio Ferdinand: ‘Ballet helped me become a top footballer’: Elisabeth Perlman, The Times (paywalled) The Social Pages American Ballet Theatre Spring Gala: Marissa DeSantis, NY Observer Staff, Harlem World Magazine Tom Olson, Globe Echo 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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