Sophoife Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 (edited) Links – Saturday 1 June, 2024 Reviews Northern Ballet, Romeo and Juliet (Gable/Moricone), Sadler’s Wells, London and touring: Maggie Foyer, CriticalDance Bruce Marriott, LiftedLeg Sydney Dance Company, momenta, Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney NSW: Claudia Lawson, Fjord Review (paywalled) West Australian Ballet, STATE: Contemporary Vision: Nothing Twice (Bondara) / CARNIVALE.6 (Hill) / mattering (O’Hara), Heath Ledger Theatre, State Theatre Centre of WA, Perth WA: Melinda Webster, The West Australian (paywalled) New York City Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Balanchine), Lincoln Center, New York NY: Mary Cargill, danceviewtimes Smuin Contemporary Ballet, Dance Series 2: Ochoa/Smuin/Seiwert/Wall, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek CA: Rachel Howard, Fjord Review (paywalled) Previews Victorian State Ballet, Swan Lake (Sierra after Petipa), Berninneit Arts Centre, Cowes Vic: Michael Giles, Sentinel-Times National Ballet of Canada, Don Quixote (Acosta), Four Seasons Centre, Toronto ON: Staff, Ludwig Van National Ballet of Canada, Jewels (Balanchine), Four Seasons Centre, Toronto ON: Staff, Ludwig Van Ballet Central, Coppélia Act III (Ramirez after Petipa) / Stay On It (Cunningham) / Night Flight v2.0 (Bolton) / I Think We’re On Different Planets (Davidson), Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford: Paul Coates, Farnham Herald KVN Dance Company, Coppélia (Cunningham), Lancaster Grand: Michelle Blade, Lancaster Guardian News National Ballet of China/Peking Opera, various HD recordings, touring London, Edinburgh, Cambridge, Liverpool and more: China Daily Family of ‘beautiful’ ballet dancer who died from allergic reaction sues ‘callous’ supermarket over cookie sale: Tim Hanlon & Jon Macpherson, LancsLive Richmond Ballet announces 2024-25 season with multiple Virginia, world premieres in its lineup: Ryan Nadeau, ABC8 News 100 young dancers wanted for prestigious ballet production at Wolverhampton’s Grand Theatre: Oprah Flash, BBC News West Midlands Lauren Hill, Express and Star Casting announced for The Royal Ballet’s run of Cinderella this Christmas, Fumi Kaneko and William Bracewell for the cinema relay: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Berlin Phil Comes Out For Northern Ballet: Norman Lebrecht, Slippedisc Birthdays on Sunday 2 June Carlos Acosta (51), Michael Clark (62): The Times Video Feature Flipping the Script: First all Asian-American ballet company prepares for second season: Joe Fryer, NBC News Features His pas de deux from ‘Don Quixote’ kicked off his illustrious dance career. Now Carlos Acosta is bringing his version of the ballet to Toronto, the man once dubbed “the flying Cuban” has freshened up the dance-filled ballet based on the 17th-century Miguel de Cervantes novel: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Peter Ottmann Talks About 48 Years With The National Ballet & His Grand Finale As Don Quixote: Paula Citron, Ludwig Van Arlene Phillips: I’m still in love with dance at 81. I have to do it: Alice Thomson and Rachel Sylvester, The Times (+ share) No one can survive alone: Ballerina with Stage 4 cancer inspires new generation of dancers: Abby Zimardi, The Baltimore Banner Trailblazer, Caretaker: Richmond Ballet’s Stoner Winslett Reflects on her 44-Year Directorship: Hannah Foster, Pointe Magazine Bishop’s Stortford ballerina dances with Ballet Central on UK tour as she prepares to launch professional career: Hollie Ryder, Bishop’s Stortford Independent Chicago choreographer and teacher Randy Duncan marks 30 years of leading young talents into their next moves: Selena Fragassi, Chicago Sun-Times Simone Biles’ Unexpected Trust In French Ballet Dancer Levelled Up Her Paris Olympics 2024 Chances and not to mention her husband, the choreographer himself…a pas de trois of pieces from the same outlet, each a little bit different: Christaline Meyers, Essentially Sports Maleehah Shakeel, Essentially Sports Disita Sikdar, Essentially Sports Design Army celebrates Hong Kong Ballet’s 45th Anniversary with universal language of dance: Staff, Adobo Magazine Hong Kong Ballet Gets an Alien Invasion in Stunning New Ad: T.L. Stanley, AdWeek Hong Kong Ballet Fuses Classical Dance With Modern Vibes, movement as a universal language: Shahnaz Mahmud, MUSE by CLIOS What the…? Ballerina has crowd gripping their seats as she attempts to walk across glass bottles, America’s Got Talent competitor Ashlee Montague: Jake Manning, See it Live Edited June 1 by Ian Macmillan Times link edited 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Links – Sunday 2 June, 2024 Review – Gandini’s Juggling, Smashed, Peacock Theatre, London: Charlotte Kasner, Seeing Dance Bruce Marriott, Lifted Leg Review – Festival of Korean Dance, Check, The Place, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Review – Sarasota Ballet, The American, Lyric Pieces, Sinfonietta, Sarasota Opera House, Sarasota, FL: Leigh Witchel, Dance Log NYC Preview – Summer 2024 Dance Performances, USA: Staff, Chronogram Preview – Pacific Northwest Ballet, Coppelia, Seattle: David Turner, Seattle’s Child Preview – National Ballet of Canada/Alberta Ballet/Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Don Quixote, Canada: Rebecca Ritzel, The Globe and Mail Article - Manuel Legris and Dominique Meyer – the Frenchmen are not welcome to remain at La Scala: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Article - How Arts Council bosses escaped the executioner’s axe — for now: Richard Morrison, The Times (share link) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Links – Monday 3 June, 2024 Review – Northern Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Sadlers Wells, London: Amy Clarke, Tottenham and Wood Green Independent Review – Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Accident/A Life, Norwich and Northern Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, London Sarah Crompton, The Observer Review – Gandini’s Juggling, Smashed, Peacock Theatre, London: Stuart Sweeney, Critical Dance Review – Ballet Nights, New Voices, Ministry of Sound, London: Matthew Paluch, Gramilano Review – National Ballet of Canada, (Carlos Acosta’s) Don Quixote, Toronto: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Review – West Australian Ballet, State: Contemporary Vision, State Theatre Centre of West Australia: Nina Levy, Dance Australia Preview - Ballet Black, Heroes, York: Harry Booth, Yorkshire Press via Yahoo Preview – State Ballet of Georgia, Swan Lake, London: Susie Mesure, inews Interview - Director of Greek National Opera Ballet on his upcoming performances in Egypt: Eman Yousef, Ahram Online Feature - The World Needs an Action Hero. Enter Twyla Tharp (and Camus): Gia Kourlas, NY Times (Paywall) Feature - What the future has in store for Queensland Ballet: Suzannah Conway, Arts Hub Article - The Paris Opera is creating training for young dancers to support them in the professional world: Staff, Actual News Magazine News - A Bloody Mary Battle for the Minnesota Ballet: Mary Skorich, WDIO ABC News - 'Relaxed' ballet aims to make a professional show accessible to all: Brittany Henriques, CBC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Links – Tuesday 4 June, 2024 Review - Ballet Nights, Mixed Bill, Ministry of Sound: Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack Review - New York City Ballet, Spring Program round up, Lincoln Center, New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance Review - New York City Ballet, Law of Mosaics/This Bitter Earth/Herman Schmerman Pas de Deux/Love Letter (on shuffle), Lincoln Center, New York: Marianne Adam’s, Danceview Times Review - New York City Ballet, Dances at a Gathering and Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet, Lincoln Center, New York: Leigh Witchel, Dance Log NYC Review – Brooklyn Ballet, Mixed Bill inc ‘Still I Rise’, Brooklyn, New York: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle Review – Pacific Northwest Ballet, Coppelia, Seattle: Rich Smith, The Stranger Review – Hong Kong Ballet, Swan Lake, Hong Kong: Kevin Ng, EJ Insight Natasha Rogai, South China Morning Post Review – Ballet Hispanico, Mixed Bill, Abu Dhabi: Staff, Arab News Rola Al Ghoul, Emirates News Agency Preview – Ballet Black, Heroes, York: Harry Booth, YO1 Radio Preview – Ballet Under The Stars, Hatch House, Salisbury: Staff, Salisbury Journal Preview – Acosta Danza, Carmen, Sadlers Wells: Staff, Theatre Weekly Preview - Warp and Weft Triple Bill, Marylebone Theatre: Georgina Butler, Culture Whisper Preview – Smuin Contemporary Ballet, Mixed Bill, Joyce Theater, New York: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Preview – Twyla Tharp Dance, Mixed Bill, Chicago: Staff, Choose Chicago Preview – LA Dance Project, Romeo & Juliet, Sydney Opera House: Sarah Ward, Concrete Playground Feature - I pirouetted from ballet to football — thanks to the Lionesses: Hannah Skelley, The Times Feature – Meet the non-binary dancers performing on pointe: Claudia Bauer, Dance Magazine Feature - What would the great George Balanchine do? L.A. ballet director thinks he has the answers: Jeffrey Fleishman, LA Times News -Winners of the National Dance Awards 2023: David Mead, Seeing Dance Graham Spicer, Gramilano News – June Roster Roundup: Dancers and Directors on the Move: Kyra Laubacher, Pointe Magazine News – What you might have missed in May: Courtney Escoyne: Dance Magazine News - Nashville Ballet Unveils New Leadership & More: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World Obituary, Vladimir Nikolaievich Shoumeikin: Staff, Legacy.com 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Links - Wednesday 05 June, 2024 Reviews - New York City Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, New York: Marina Harss, Dancing Around Ivy Lin, Bachtrack Review - National Ballet of Canada, Don Quixote (Acosta), Toronto: Gianmarco Segato, Bachtrack Review - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Coppelia, Seattle: Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times Review - Northern Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, London: Anna Pujol Castiblanque, Seeing Dance Reviews - Ballet Nights, New Voices (mixed programme), London: Marian Kennedy, London Theatre 1 Lucy Carter, Everything Theatre Review - Ballet Cymru, Romeo and Juliet, Newport: Leah Powell, South Wales Argus Reviews - Gandini Juggling, Smashed, London: Guillermo Nazara, First Night Magazine Siobhan Murphy, Stage Review - Cheok: A Festival of Korean Dance 2024, Salford: David Cunningham, British Theatre Guide Book Review - Karen Velby, The Swans of Harlem: Fiona McQuarrie, Pop Matters Preview - Australian Ballet, Oscar (Wheeldon world premiere), Sydney: Staff, Limelight Preview - American Contemporary Ballet, Sapphires, La Source (excerpts), Los Angeles: Staff, Discover Los Angeles Preview - Xi’an Acrobatic Troupe, The Acrobatic Swan Lake, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper News - British dance critics honor Sarasota Ballet’s director in advance of international debut: Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald Tribune News - Ballet choreographer Goh Choo San to be honoured at Kennedy Center ballet festival gala in July: Charmaine Lim, Straits Times News - Richmond Ballet announces 2024/2025 season: Richard Hayes, RVA Hub Video News - Oregon Theater Ballet celebrates record season: Soyoung Kim, KPTV Video Feature - 'Relaxed' ballet aims to make a professional show accessible to all: Staff, CBC 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Links - Thursday 06 June, 2024 Ashton Celebrated: Reviews - Sarasota Ballet, Ashton Celebrated: Programme 1, London: Matthew Paluch, Broadway World Alastair Macaulay, Slipped Disc Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Debra Craine, Times (share token) Interview - Margaret Barbieri, Assistant Director Sarasota Ballet: Paul Arrowsmith, Gramilano Essay - Notes on the Fred Step, and the Fred Steps in Frederick Ashton’s Ballets: Alastair Macaulay, Blog Review - National Ballet of Canada, Don Quixote (Acosta), Toronto: Jeremy Gee, Toronto Guardian Review - Estonian National Ballet, Giselle (Gable/Pink), Tallinn: Stuart Sweeney, Critical Dance Review - Northern Ballet, Beauty and the Beast, Leeds: Ruth Jepson, Reviews Hub Review - Oona Doherty, Navy Blue, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times Review - Amina Khayyam Dance Company, You&Me, BIRD, London: David Mead, Seeing Dance Review - BIG Live, Romeo and Juliet, Newcastle: Deborah Jones, Follow Spot Review Rocío Molina, Al Fondo Riela, London: Charlotte Kasner, Seeing Dance Review - Cheok: A Festival of Korean Dance 2024, Salford: Richard Hall, Reviews Hub Preview - Summer dance performances, Washington: Celia Wren, Washington Post Preview - Houston Ballet, Four Seasons (quad-bill), Houston: Margaret Downing, Houston Press Preview - LA Dance Project, Romeo and Juliet, Sydney: Alannah Le Cross, Time Out News - Despite Global Arts Sector Struggles, Royal Ballet and Opera Income Climbs Nearly 33%: Joshua Wright, Broadway World News - Birmingham Royal Ballet to perform on Glastonbury Festival's Pyramid Stage: Lauren Hill, Express and Star Feature - Zack Winokur, dancer turned director at Little Island: Joshua Barone, NY Times 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 Links - Friday 07 June, 2024 Obituary - Walter Venditti, former primo ballerino at La Scala: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Ashton Celebrated: Reviews - Sarasota Ballet, Ashton Celebrated: Programme 1, London: Jonathan Gray, Gramilano Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack Reviews - New York City Ballet, Jewels, Washington: Emily Berger, Broadway World Carolyn Kelemen, MD Theatre Guide Hailey Wharram, Georgetowner Review - Northern Ballet, Beauty and the Beast, Leeds: Sophie Corcoran, Leeds List Reviews - LA Dance Project, Romeo and Juliet, Sydney: Elissa Blake, Guardian Jansson J Antmann, Limelight Virginia Balfour, Arts Hub Review - New Jersey Ballet, triple bill, Newark: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Preview - La Ville Dansée, a free outdoor festival, Paris: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Video Preview - Ballet West, Choreographic Festival lV: Asian Voices, Salt Lake City: Staff, KUTV Preview - Stars Gala, Alicante: Staff, The Olive Press Video Feature - How Justin Peck Turned Sufjan Stevens’s Album Illinois Into a Tony-Nominated Folk Ballet: David Gordon & Seth Walters, Theatermania News - English National Ballet School Reveals Lineup of Performances on Stage This Summer: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Video News - Peter Ottmann retires from the National Ballet of Canada after 48 years: Susan Hay, Global News 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted June 8 Author Share Posted June 8 Links – Saturday 8 June, 2024 Reviews The Royal Ballet, Ashton Celebrated: Les Rendezvous / The Dream / Rhapsody, Royal Opera House, London: Zoe Anderson, The Independent (paywalled) Debra Craine, The Times (no paywall!!) Amanda Jennings, Bachtrack Mark Monahan, The Telegraph via MSN Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian Northern Ballet, Beauty and the Beast (Nixon), Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds: Yvette Huddleston, The Yorkshire Post Northern Ballet, Tortoise and The Hare (Blow/Loe), Festival Theatre, Edinburgh: Lucy Ribchester, List Sydney Dance Company, momenta (Bonachela), Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney NSW: George Alexander, The Saturday Paper LA Dance Project, Romeo and Juliet (Millepied), Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW: Chantal Nguyen, The Sydney Morning Herald (paywalled) Pacific Dance Festival 2024, TOTO, ASB Waterfront Theatre, Auckland NZ: Maddie Paget, Theatreview NZ Strut Dance, Restore, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth WA: Jonathan W Marshall, Dance Australia RISING, Arkadia (Lane), The Substation, Newport Vic: Kim Hitchcock, ArtsHub Ballet West, Choreographic Festival VI: Play on Impulse (Quan) / Amber Waves (Chan) / Somewhere in Time (Fang) / Seasons (Liang), Rose Wagner PAC, Salt Lake City UT: Sophie Bress, Fjord Review (paywalled) Les Roka, The Utah Review Houston Ballet, Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux (Balanchine) / The Lightning Round (Rhoden) / Elapse (Zhang) / The Four Seasons (Welch), Wortham Theater Center, Houston TX: Natalie de la Garza, HoustonPress Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle (paywalled) Previews Acosta Danza, Carmen, Sadler’s Wells, London: Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper American Ballet Theatre, Summer Season 2024: Woolf Works (McGregor) / Onegin (Cranko) / Swan Lake (McKenzie after Petipa and Ivanov) / Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan) / Like Water For Chocolate (Wheeldon), Metropolitan Opera House, New York NY: Laura Jacobs, Airmail News Dancing on the Edge and SFU Woodward Cultural Programs, lossy and blocking (Walkley), Vancouver BC: Janet Smith, Stir Kim Brandstrup, Echo and Narcissus, Ustinov Studio, Bath: Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper Paris Dance Project, La Ville Dansée (Millepied), Paris, France: Roslyn Sulcas, The New York Times (paywalled) Philippine Ballet Theatre, Sarimanok, Samsung PAC, Circuit Makati, Philippines: CDC, GMA Integrated News News This San Francisco Ballet principal dancer is leaving the company [Isaac Hernández]: Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle Her Majesty The Queen Retains Patronage of Elmhurst Ballet School, Stephi Wild, Broadway World Casting Announced for the State Ballet of Georgia Production of Swan Lake at London Coliseum: Staff Writer, Theatre Weekly Blackpool to pilot ‘UK’s first dance-based fringe festival’: Katie Chambers, The Stage (paywalled) Features Could Camille A. Brown Become the First Black Woman to Win a Tony for Choreography? Caedra Scott-Flaherty, NY Observer Robe T1s go “Upstream” for National Ballet of Portugal production: Staff, with photos by Yaron Abulafia, Light Sound Journal.com Hong Kong Ballet’s Interstellar Celebration: Caitlin Sims, Dance Magazine Outlandish campaign takes ballet to another level: Joe Foley, Creative Bloq Oregon Ballet Theatre closes out season with record-breaking attendance, interview with executive director Shane Jewell: Geoff Norcross, OPB.org (also includes audio) It runs in the family: at ABT, 2 rising stars follow in their parents’ steps: Alexandra Starr, Gothamist Jordan James Bridge on his new dance work Terra | Astra for Ballet Nights in London: Graham Spicer, Gramilano ‘Not just a diet of Swan Lake and Cinderella’: the resurrection of London City Ballet: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted June 9 Author Share Posted June 9 (edited) Links – Sunday 9 June, 2024 Reviews United Kingdom Royal Ballet, Ashton Celebrated: Les Rendezvous / The Dream / Rhapsody, Royal Opera House, London: Rachel Nouchi, British Theatre Guide Matthew Paluch, Broadway World Royal Ballet with Sarasota Ballet, Ashton Celebrated: The Dream / Five Brahms Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan / The Walk to the Paradise Garden / Hamlet and Ophelia / Rhapsody, Royal Opera House, London: Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper Sarasota Ballet, Ashton Celebrated: Valses nobles et sentimentales / Dante Sonata / Sinfonietta, Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London: Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance Alastair Macaulay Sarasota Ballet, Ashton Celebrated: Valses nobles et sentimentales / Friday’s Child from Jazz Calendar / Tweedledum and Tweedledee / Sacred Love pas de cinq from Illuminations / La Chatte Métamorphosée en Femme / Balcony Scene from Romeo and Juliet / Façade, Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London: John O’Dwyer, Seen and Heard International Flamenco Festival, Sadler’s Wells, London Eva Yerbabuena, Yerbagüena (Bright Dark): Jess Gonzalez, Everything Theatre Maryam Philpott, The Reviews Hub Alfonso Losa and Patricia Guerrero, Alter Ego: Harry Conway, The Reviews Hub Australia LA Dance Project, Romeo & Juliet Suite, Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW: Rohan Shearn, Australian Arts Review United States of America New York City Ballet, All-Balanchine: Bourrée Fantasque / The Steadfast Tin Soldier / Errante / Symphony in C, second look, Lincoln Center, New York, NY: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc New York City Ballet, Law of Mosaics (Tanowitz) / This Bitter Earth (Williams) / Herman Schmerman Pas de Deux (Forsythe) / Love Letter on Shuffle (Abraham), Lincoln Center, New York NY: Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review (paywalled) Oregon Ballet Theatre with guests Jefferson Dancers, Strength Within (Gonzales) / Made in Portland: unarmoured (Margolick) / The Message 2024 (Hayashi) / ASYLA (Schermoly), Newmark Theatre, Portland OR: Lindsay Dreyer, Oregon ArtsWatch Rest of the World Astana Ballet, Touch the Light (Jivoy), Astana Ballet Theatre, Kazakhstan: Staff, DKN News Greek National Opera Ballet, Dance With My Own Shadow, Cairo Opera House, Egypt: Rana Atef, See News Previews Ballet Hispánico, House of Mad’Moiselle (Ochoa) / Buscando a Juan (Vilaro), Page Auditorium at Duke University, Durham NC: Blair Ingenthron, Broadway World Grand Kyiv Ballet of Ukraine, Forest Song / Don Quixote, Invercargill and touring New Zealand: Nic Duff, Otago Daily Times Black British Ballet, Island Movements, Droylsden Library, Manchester: Gemma Carter, Tameside Correspondent Features Director’s Cut: Ashley Wheater MBE: Alanna Love, En Face Magazine She made ballet ‘honest, life-changing and a whole lot of fun’: Mavis Staines retires from Canada’s National Ballet School: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Carlos Acosta: ‘It’s hard to talk about weight in ballet’: Charlotte Cripps, The Independent ‘I chose football over ballet’: Rio Ferdinand: Rich Pelley, The Guardian Meet the Vegas showgirls still doing the splits in their seventies: Louise Callaghan, The Sunday Times Video Feature Watch a Sisterhood of Budding Ballerinas, SAB in Serenade: Gia Kourlas, The New York Times (paywalled) Link of the Week English National Ballet, Agony & Ecstasy: A Year With English National Ballet, documentary, part one: Swan Lake: Bruce Marriott, LiftedLeg Obituary Éric Vu-An, dancer, choreographer and director of the Ballet Nice Méditerranée, famously, with Laurent Hilaire, named étoile in Paris by Maurice Béjart, only for the nominations to be revoked by Nureyev as "choreographers are not allowed to name étoiles". All are in French, but Google Translate: Ariane Bavelier, Le Figaro La Rédaction, ResMusica Le Parisien avec AFP, Le Parisien Staff, Danser (great photo) Edited June 9 by Sophoife Added last section 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Links - Monday 10 June, 2024 Ashton Celebrated: Review - Sarasota Ballet, Ashton Celebrated: Programme 1, London: Sarah Crompton, Observer Review - London: Joy Sable, Jewish Chronicle Sarasota Ballet, Programme 1 Royal Ballet, Les Rendevous, The Dream, Rhapsody Reviews - Queensland Ballet, Coppelia, Brisbane: Denise Richardson, Dance Australia Olivia Stewart, In Queensland Michele-Rose Boylan, Australian Arts Review Review - LA Dance Project, Romeo and Juliet, Sydney: Katie Lawrence, Bachtrack Review - Eva Yerbabuena, Yerbagüena, London: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Review - Freshman’s Dance Crew, Station, Aukland: Chris Mamea, NZ Theatre View Preview - Ballet Central, mixed programme, Bury St Edmonds: Debbie Rodman, Suffolk News Preview - Sonia Hughes, I am from Reykjavik, Montreal: Philip Szporer, The Dance Current Preview Feature - Company 605, lossy; Helen Walkley, blocking, Vancouver: Janet Smith, Stir News - Blackpool to pilot 'UK's first dance-based fringe festival’: Katie Chambers, Stage Video Report - Ukrainian ballet company thinking of war-torn homeland on NZ tour: Staff, 1News 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Links - Tuesday 11 June, 2024 Ashton Celebrated: Review - London: Louise Levine, FT Sarasota Ballet, Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, Dante Sonata, Sinfonietta Royal Ballet, The Dream, Rhapsody, Les Rendezvous Review - Sarasota Ballet, Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, Dante Sonata, Sinfonietta, London: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Review - Sarasota Ballet, Gala programme, London: Matthew Paluch, Broadway World Reviews - Royal Ballet, The Dream, short works, Rhapsody, London: David Mead, Seeing Dance Matthew Paluch, Broadway World Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Review - Royal Ballet, two programmes, London: Siobhan Murphy, Stage Review - Queensland Ballet, Coppelia, Brisbane: Suzannah Conway, ArtsHub Review - LA Dance Project, Romeo and Juliet, Sydney: Deborah Jones, Follow Spot Review - Hong Kong Dance Company, Lady Macbeth, Hong Kong: Natasha Rogai, South China Morning Post Sadler’s Wells Flamenco Festival 2024: Review - Rocio Molina, al fondo riela (lo otro del uno), London: Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk Review - Alfonso Losa & Patricia Guerrero, Alter Ego, London: David Mead, Seeing Dance Preview - The Next Generation Festival 2024, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview Feature - opera with dance - Florentina Holzinger, Sancta, Vienna: Philip Oltermann, Guardian Major Feature - Susan Jaffe wants to build a new era at American Ballet Theater: Javier C Hernández, NY Times Featurette - Balanchine’s Serenade turns 90: Marina Harss, Dancing Around News - Isaac Hernández to leave San Francisco Ballet: Graham Spicer, Gramilano News - Irish Youth Dance Festival returns with immersive programme: Alison O’Hanlon, Dublin Gazette Gallery - Behind the scenes of the Appalachian Ballet Company: Staff, Knox News 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted June 12 Author Share Posted June 12 Links – Wednesday 12 June, 2024 Review - The Royal Ballet, Ashton Celebrated: Les Rendezvous / The Dream / Rhapsody, Royal Opera House, London: Jonathan Gray, Gramilano Review - Sarasota Ballet with guests from The Royal Ballet, Ashton Celebrated Gala: Valses nobles et sentimentales / Dance of the Blessed Spirits / Varii Capricci / Façade, Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London: Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper Graham Watts, Bachtrack Flamenco Festival, Sadler’s Wells, London: Review - Eva Yerbabuena, Yerbagüena (Bright Dark): Louise Levene, Financial Times Review - Eva Yerbabuena, Yerbagüena – Oscuro Brilliante (bright dark) / Rocío Molina, Al Fondo Riela (Lo Otro del Uno) / Patricia Guerrero and Alfonso Losa, Alter Ego: Graham Watts, Gramilano Review - New York City Ballet, Jewels (Balanchine), Kennedy Center, Washington DC: Oksana Khadarina, The Ballet Herald Review - Greek National Opera Ballet, Dance With My Own Shadow (Rigos) and Return of the Summer: Point of No Return (Mandafounis) / Les Nuits d’Été (Rigos), Cairo Opera House, Egypt: Ati Metwaly, AhramOnline Preview - The Royal Ballet, Next Generation Festival featuring Brno National Theatre Ballet, New English Ballet Theatre, Norwegian National Ballet 2, The Royal Ballet School, Bundesjugendballett, ZooNation Youth Company, Rambert School, English National Ballet School, Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London: Staff, London Post Preview - Boston Symphony Orchestra featuring the Boston Ballet, Apollon musagète (Stravinsky/Balanchine) / Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov), Koussevitzky Music Shed, Tanglewood, Lenox/Stockbridge MA: Stephi Wild, Broadway World News - Kansas City Ballet welcomes new leadership to élevé [sic] the program to new heights, Oliver Till takes over from Grace Holmes as School Director, Holmes to San Francisco Ballet School: Aleah Gollier, The Pitch KC News - Rolex supports performing art with Royal Ballet and Opera partnership, Rolex extends its long-standing partnership with London’s Royal Opera House: Rob Corder, WatchPro Feature - Bangarra prepares to cross the ditch with bold new project, new work for Bangarra Dance Theatre by Moss Te Ururangi Patterson and Deborah Brown: Chantal Nguyen, The Sydney Morning Herald (paywalled) Feature (on the Social Pages) - A Billionaire’s Urban Dream Opens for the Summer, Andy Cohen, Fran Lebowitz and hundreds more gathered at Little Island, Barry Diller’s one-of-a-kind park on the Hudson River, for a new dance performance by Twyla Tharp: Sarah Bahr, The New York Times 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted June 13 Author Share Posted June 13 (edited) Links – Thursday 13 June, 2024 Review – Next Generation Festival, Royal Opera House: Brno National Theatre Ballet NdB2, Symphony No. 7 Allegretto (Radačovský) / Pampúšik (Štofčíková) / Distant Instant (Isach), Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London: Debra Craine, The Times (share token) Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Bruce Marriott, LiftedLeg Review – The National Ballet of Brno, Oktetto: Rossini (Radačovský) / Spolu (Radačovský) / Le Corsaire pas de deux / Black Swan pas de deux from Swan Lake (Strajner) / Don Quixote pas de deux (Martínez) / Balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet (Radačovský) / Gnawa (Duato) / The Hidden Face (Radačovský) / Black Swan pas de deux from Black and White (Radačovský), Dance at The Grange, Alresford, Hampshire: David Mead, SeeingDance Review – Northern Ballet, Beauty and the Beast (Nixon), Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds: Geoffrey Mogridge Wharfedale Observer Ilkley Gazette Review – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ode (Roberts) / Solo (Van Manen) / Following the Subtle Current Upstream (King), Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn NY: Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review (paywalled) Review – San Francisco Symphony with Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose) (King), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco CA: Lisa Hirsch, San Francisco Classical Voice Katie Sweeney, The Bold Italic Review – School of American Ballet, Workshop Performance: Serenade (Balanchine) / Tendu (Lovette) / Scènes de Ballet (Wheeldon) / Final movement from Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 (Balanchine), Peter Jay Sharp Theater, New York NY: Marina Harss, Dancing Around Review – Sean Dorsey Dance, The Lost Art of Dreaming, Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica CA: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review Review – RISING Festival, Arkadia (Lane), The Substation, Newport Vic: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review (paywalled) News – Isaac Hernández leaves the San Francisco Ballet, in an unexpected farewell, the Mexican dancer announced that he has new projects; for now, he is coming to Mexico in August: Staff, Heraldo USA News – The National Ballet of Canada and San Francisco Ballet Reveal Harrison James Will Be On Both Rosters This Season: Stephi Wild, Broadway World News – Birmingham Royal Ballet set to perform at the world-famous Glastonbury Festival: Rushana Miller, Birmingham World News – Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival to Present The Royal Ballet Takeover, the company’s debut at Jacob’s Pillow will run Wednesday, July 3 through Sunday, July 7: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World News – Sarasota Ballet names community engagement director: Observer Staff, Your Observer News – American Ballet Theatre To Host 2024 Pride Night This Month: A.A. Cristi, Broadway World News – New York City Ballet Announces 2024 Fall Fashion Gala: A.A. Cristi, Broadway World News – Pro-Kremlin Ballet Dancer’s Performance Canceled In Slovenia (their translation of a Russian article from Current Time) : Staff, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Feature – A fitting – and lovable – tribute to Frederick Ashton, the Sarasota Ballet’s impassioned Dante Sonata was a particular highlight of the programme: Rupert Christiansen, The Spectator Feature – ‘Boys, Books, and Ballet’: a recipe for increasing gender diversity in dance: Breya Jones, Louisville Public Media Feature – Inside English National Ballet’s “Swan Lake” In the Round at Royal Albert Hall: Caroline Tonks, Pointe Magazine (paywalled) Photo Feature – Backstage with Bangarra – in pictures: Blake Sharp-Wiggins, The Guardian Interview – Six quick questions for Derek Deane on the opening of his “Swan Lake in-the-round” in London: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Interview – Marin native embarks on new journey after 20 years at Boston Ballet, John Lam: Colleen Bidwill, Marin Independent Journal (with audio) Obituary – The great French dancer and choreographer Éric Vu-An is dead at 60, just ten days after the death of his husband: Staff with AFP, Midi Libre (in French but…) Edited June 13 by Sophoife 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted June 14 Author Share Posted June 14 Links – Friday 14 June, 2024 Reviews English National Ballet, Swan Lake in-the-round (Deane), Royal Albert Hall, London: Nicola Claire, SeeingDance Cristiana Ferrauti, The Upcoming Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper Donald Hutera, The Times (+ share) David Jays, The Evening Standard Bruce Marriott, LiftedLeg Guillermo Nazara, First Night Magazine Marianka Swain, The Telegraph Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack The Royal Ballet with Sarasota Ballet, Ashton Celebrated: The Dream / Five Brahms Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan / The Walk to Paradise Garden / Hamlet and Ophelia / Rhapsody, Royal Opera House, London Sarasota Ballet, Ashton Celebrated: Valses nobles et sentimentales / Friday’s Child from Jazz Calendar / Tweedledum and Tweedledee / Sacred Love pas de cinq from Illuminations / La Chatte métamorphosée en femme / Balcony Scene from Romeo and Juliet / Façade, Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London Jonathan Gray with photos by Andrej Uspenski and Tristram Kenton, Gramilano Nadia Beugré, L’Homme Rare, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian Eliot Smith Dance, Past and Future: Duet (Taylor), Human (Smith), Dance City, Newcastle and touring to Barnard Castle, Ashington, London, Durham and a digital showing on 5 July: Dora Frankel, British Theatre Guide Next Generation Festival, Royal Opera House, London: Brno National Theatre Ballet NdB2, Symphony No. 7 Allegretto (Radačovský) / Pampúšik (Štofčíková) / Distant Instant (Isach), Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London: Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Flamenco Festival, Sadler’s Wells, London: Ballet Nacional de España, Invocación (Olmo): Siobhan Murphy, The Stage Bangarra Dance Theatre, Horizon (Brown/Te Ururangi Patterson), Sydney Opera House and touring to Canberra, Brisbane and Melbourne: Deborah Jones, The Australian (paywalled) RISING Festival, Melbourne: Chunky Move, One Single Action (Guerin), Chunky Move Studio, Southbank: Tim Byrne, The Guardian Ghenoa Gela, Gurr Era Op, Arts House, North Melbourne: Jessi Ryan, ArtsHub National Ballet of Canada, Mad Hot Ballet Gala: Excerpts from Jewels (Balanchine) / Don Quixote wedding pas de deux (Acosta) / Desperate Drama of Red (Martin), Four Seasons Centre, Toronto ON: Paula Citron, Ludwig Van Twyla Tharp, How Long Blues, Little Island, New York NY: Naveen Kumar, The New York Times Preview Queer the Ballet, Dream of a Common Language, Baruch PAC, New York NY: Alice Lange, Martin Cid Magazine News BalletMet Appoints Remi Wörtmeyer as New Artistic Director: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World World Ballet Festival brings myriad performances to Spokane showcasing the enchanting art of ballet: Summer Sandstrom, Inlander Local ballet dancers to perform along [sic] touring professionals at World Ballet Festival: Staff, The Spokesman-Review Janie Taylor Joins Colburn School Faculty As Artistic Director Of The Trudl Zipper Dance Institute For The 2024-25 School Year: A.A. Cristi, Broadway World State Ballet of Georgia, Swan Lake casting, London Coliseum and touring to Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin: Vivian Summers, ATV Today Australian Ballet chasing Billy Elliots of the bush, Blundstones are soon to be traded in for silk slippers as a new initiative spearheaded by the Australian Ballet aims to spread the love for the classical art in bush towns across the country: Bianca Farmakis, The Australian (paywalled) Features What Is Ballet in the 21st Century? It’s All Over the Place; New York City Ballet wrapped up its 75th anniversary celebration at Lincoln Center this spring with a look to the future. But it didn’t always speak to it: Gia Kourlas, The New York Times (share token) Star ballerina Natalia Osipova: ‘The Russian critics said I looked like Quasimodo’, the Royal Ballet principal turned her back on the toxic politics of the Russian ballet. Now living in London, she no longer feels ‘broken’: Helen Barrett, The Telegraph and. MSN via Telegraph Paris 2024 Olympics to debut high-level breakdancing – and physics in action: Amy Pope, The Conversation 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted June 15 Author Share Posted June 15 Links – Saturday 15 June, 2024 Reviews English National Ballet, Swan Lake in-the-round (Deane), Royal Albert Hall, London: Lucy Boardman, A Young(ish) Perspective Amanda Jennings, Bachtrack Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Siobhan Murphy, The Stage (paywalled) Vikki Jane Vile, Broadway World Next Generation Festival, Royal Opera House, London: Brno National Theatre Ballet NdB2, Symphony No. 7 Allegretto (Radačovský) / Pampúšik (Štofčíková) / Distant Instant (Isach), Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London: Graham Watts, Bachtrack Flamenco Festival, Sadler’s Wells, London: Ballet Nacional de España, Invocación (Olmo): Danielle Allan, SeeingDance Jess Gonzalez, Everything Theatre Guillermo Nazara, First Night Magazine Nadia Beugré, L’Homme Rare, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London: Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper Ballet Black, Heroes: If At First (Laplane) / The Waiting Game (November), touring including Edinburgh and York: Johannah Dyer, Bromsgrove Standard Jo Fong/George Orange, The Rest of Our Lives, Battersea Arts Centre, London: Andrei-Alexandru Mihail, Everything Theatre Ballet BC, Heart Drive (Van Opstal) / Silent Tides (Walerski) / Passing (Inger), Grand Théâtre, Luxembourg: Sarita Rao, Luxembourg Times Dance Revolutionaries, a new film honouring Robert Cohan and Sir Kenneth MacMillan: Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper Previews 10,000 Dreams: A Celebration of Asian Choreography, Kennedy Center, Washington DC: April Deocariza, Pointe Magazine Pegasus Contemporary Ballet, Synergy 2024, Moody Performance Hall, Dallas TX: Manuel Mendoza, The Dallas Morning News News Choreographer and director Wayne McGregor says knighthood is ‘incredible’; he is being honoured for his services to dance: Kerri-Ann Roper, The Evening Standard PA via Shropshire Star Remi Wörtmeyer Named Next Artistic Director of BalletMet: Ballet Herald News Desk, The Ballet Herald His Majesty King Charles III named Patron of Birmingham Royal Ballet: Georgia Luckhurst, The Stage (paywalled) Staff Writer, Theatre Weekly Richmond Ballet appoints its first ever executive director: Admin Maria-Paula, The Legacy Newspaper Male ballet dancers seek career opportunities locally to become breadwinners and break stereotypes: Dhesegaan Bala Krishnan, Malay Mail Features Marianela Nuñez’s Giselle debut at the Paris Opera Ballet: a postscript: Joy Wang X.Y., SeeingDance A Curated Selection of Ballet Books for Your Reading List: Cherilyn J. Lee, The Ballet Herald Video Features Backstage: The Orlando Ballet: Abigail Lafferty, FOX51 WOGX Exploring science through ballet: Gopal Virdee, BBC News The Social Pages What went down at the 2024 Mad Hot Ballet gala: Toronto Life with photos by George Pimentel, Toronto Life 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Links - Sunday 16 June, 2024 Sadler’s Wells Flamenco Festival 2024, London: Review - Ballet Nacional de España, Invocación: Alice Kennedy, Reviews Hub Review - Ballet Hispánico, triple bill, Durham NC: Paige Worsham, Ballet Herald Review - Introdans, Energy: Kaash, Concerto, Cantata, New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance Preview - Roberto Bolle and Friends, Verona: Staff, Marcadoc Feature - Heather Ogden, principal dancer at National Ballet of Canada: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Interview - Yang Young-eun, choreographer: Staff, Korea Herald News - Wayne McGregor is knighted by The King in his Birthday Honours List: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Full list: Birthday Honours List 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 Links - Monday 17 June, 2024 Ashton Celebrated, London: Reviews - Royal Ballet, Les Rendezvous, The Dream, Rhapsody, short works: Sarah Crompton, Observer Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk Review - English National Ballet, Swan Lake (in the round - Deane), London: Matthew Paluch, Gramilano Next Generation Festival 2024, London: Reviews - New English Ballet Theatre/Norwegian National Ballet 2, mixed programme: John O’Dwyer, Seen and Heard International Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Sadler’s Wells Flamenco Festival 2024, London: Review - Ballet Nacional de España, Invocación: Rachel Nouchi, British Theatre Guide Review - Anton du Beke & Giovanni Pernice, Together: The Live Tour, Reading: Charlotte Lytton, Telegraph (paywalled) Preview Feature - Pointeworks, Inaugural performance mixed bill, La Jolla: Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union Tribune News - Remi Wörtmeyer appointed new AD of BalletMet: Jo Litson 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Links - Tuesday 18 June, 2024 Review - National Ballet of Canada, Jewels, Toronto: Martha Schabas, Globe and Mail Review - English National Ballet, Swan Lake (in the round - Deane), London: Louise Levine, FT Ashton Celebrated: Review - Royal Ballet, Les Rendezvous, The Dream, Rhapsody, London: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Next Generation Festival 2024, London Reviews - New English Ballet Theatre/Norwegian National Ballet 2, mixed programme: David Mead, Seeing Dance Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Reviews - Bangarra Dance Theatre, Horizon, Sydney: Katie Lawrence, Bachtrack Michelle Potter, Dance Australia Michelle Potter, ... on dancing (expanded review) Preview - Pett/Clausen-Knight, Imago, Limassol: Elena Philippou, Cyprus Mail Preview - Xi’an Acrobatic Troupe, The Acrobatic Swan Lake, London: Staff, ECNS via China Daily Interview - Eduardo Vilaro, AD & CEO Ballet Hispánico: Lyra Hale, Remezcla Feature - Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, founder and retired AD of Urban Bush Women: Brian Seibert, NY Times Documentary Preview - Lady Like a documentary on SF ballet dancer's blossoming to drag artist headlines Frameline48: James Ambroff-Tahan, SF Examiner News - Ballet Director Laurent Hilaire’s contract at Bavarian State Opera extended until 2031: Graham Spicer, Gramilano 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Links - Wednesday 19 June, 2024 Review - National Ballet of Canada, Jewels, Toronto: Paula Citron, Ludwig Van Review - La Scala Ballet, La Bayadère, Milan: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Review - Polish National Ballet, Fredriana, Warsaw: Graham Watts, Bachtrack Review - Queensland Ballet, Coppelia, Brisbane: Ruth Ridgway, Bachtrack Review - Ballet Collective Aotearoa, Subtle Dances, New Plymouth: Michelle Robinson, NZ Theatreview Review - Introdans, Energy (triple bill), New York: Joel Benjamin, Theater Scene Review - Carolyn Dorfman Dance, Celebrate: 40 Year Retrospective, Now, The Attitude of Doing…, New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance Next Generation Festival 2024, London Review - New English Ballet Theatre/Norwegian National Ballet 2, mixed programme: Gabriel Wilding, Everything Theatre Sadler’s Wells Flamenco Festival 2024, London: Review - Ballet Nacional de España, Invocación: Stuart Sweeney, Critical Dance Preview - ABT’s Summer Season Dances Great Works of Literature, New York: Caedra Scott-Flaherty, NY Observer Preview - Ballet Nights, New Futures, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview - London Children’s Ballet, The Secret Garden, London”. Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview - BalletNext, Works in Process, Park City: Scott Iwasaki, Park Record Preview Feature - Belle Spirale Dance Projects, assemble, Vancouver: Emily Lyth, Stir Feature - Yasmine Naghdi, Royal Ballet, talks about asking a sports psychologist for help: David Jays, Guardian Report - Global Leadership Report - 2024: Dance Data Project Feature - La Bayadère - Pas de deux with Cancel Culture: Chava Pearl Lansky, Jstor Audio Feature - New ballet in Niagara tells story of internment of Japanese Canadians during WW II: Bobby Hristova, CBC Audio Feature - Dawn Springer, Milwaukee choreographer challenges ballet traditions, gender norms: Salam Fattier, Radio Milwaukee Feature - Queer the Ballet: Creating a legacy and safe space for queer dancers in ballet: Kimberly Dole, MSN Feature - Queensland Ballet’s swish revamped Thomas Dixon Centre has been recognised internationally as a healthy building: Phil Brown, In Review Feature - Rimuru Kiritoshi, Palmerston North ballet dancer makes it big in Japan: Kiah Radcliffe, Stuff News - Birmingham Royal Ballet take residency in the Waterhall at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery: Staff, Colmore Business News - Jacob’s Pillow free Livestream series: Staff, iBerkshires News - Chanel Reunites With BAAND Together Festival for Another Year of Dance Performances: Staff, Elle News - Royal Ballet School names Iain Mackay as new Artistic Director: Staff, Arts Professional 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Links - Thursday 20 June, 2024 Ashton Celebrated, London: Review - Royal Ballet, The Dream, short works, Rhapsody: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Feature - Sarasota Ballet earns rave reviews for London debut that brought history full circle: Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald Tribue Review - Ballet Black, Heroes: If At First, The Waiting Game, Edinburgh: WJ Quinn, The QR Review - London: Rupert Christiansen, Spectator English National Ballet, Swan Lake (in the round, Deane) Nadia Beugré, L’Homme rare Review - Lucy Guerin Inc, One single action in an ocean of everything, Melbourne: Leila Lois, Dance Australia Documentary Review - Yorke Dance Project, Dance Revolutionaries: Charlotte Kasner, Seeing Dance Review - MN Dance Company, Flights, Budva: Vuk Lajović, Vijesti Preview Feature - American Ballet Theater, Onegin, New York: Claudia Bauer, Playbill Preview Feature - Joffrey Ballet, Anna Karenina, Los Angeles: Sheila Tepper, Larchmont Buzz Preview Feature - World Ballet Festival 2024, Detroit: Erica Hobbs, Detroit News Feature - The big impact of short-form choreography: Wendy Perron, Dance Magazine News - Lisa Twomey, Executive Director, leaves the Australian Ballet: Jo Liston, Limelight 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Links - Friday 21 June, 2024 Obituary - Joan Brady, ballet dancer turned novelist: Staff, MSN via Telegraph Next Generation Festival 2024, London: Reviews - Royal Ballet School, mixed programme: Matthew Paluch, Broadway World Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Review - Twyla Tharp Dance Company, How Long Blues, New York: Marina Harss, Dancing Around Reviews - Bangarra Dance Theatre, Horizon, Sydney: Deborah Jones, Follow Spot Rebecca Whitton, Australian Stage Review - Vanamuine Ballet Company, Ash White, Tartu: Stuart Sweeney, Critical Dance Review - Elixir Festival 2024, London: Sonia York-Pryce, ... on dancing Review - Washington Ballet, Beyond Boundaries (triple bill), Washington: Richard Selden, Georgetowner Review - Marlene Monteiro Freitas, Bacchae: Prelude to a Purge, London: Siobhan Murphy, Stage Preview - Smuin Contemporary Ballet, 30th Anniversary triple bill, New York: Staff, I Love NY Preview/Feature - Mayfield Brooks, Whale Fall Abyss, Whale Fall Reckoning, New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Preview Feature - Samar Haddad King, Gathering: New York City, New York: Candice Thompson, New York Times News - Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake - 30th Anniversary full cast announced: Staff, Theatre Weekly Feature - English National Ballet and Dance for Parkinson’s: Tabitha James, A Young(ish) Perspective Feature - (LA)HORDE the French trio bringing queer club culture to ballet: Olive Pometsey, The Face Interview - Adriana Pierce, Founder and AD of Queer the Ballet: Candice Thompson, Fjord Review Feature - Kaitlyn Cardin - blending Irish Dance with Hip Hop: Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence Feature - Thanks to SummerDance, no special gear — nor liquid courage — required for this lively Indian folk dance: Stefano Esposito, Chicago Sun Times 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Links - Saturday 22 June, 2024 Ashton Celebrated, London: Review - Sarasota Ballet, Valses nobles et sentimentales, Divertissements, Façade: Leigh Mitchel, dancelog.nyc Review - Royal Ballet, Les Rendezvous, The Dream, Rhapsody: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Black Sabbath - The Ballet, Luxembourg: Vikki Jane Vile, Bachtrack Review - Lithuanian National Ballet, Le Parc (Preljocaj), Vilnius: Jonathan Gray, Bachtrack Review - English National Ballet School, mixed programme, London: Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack Review - Sadler’s Wells Flamenco Festival 2024, Week 2, London: Graham Watts, Gramilano Review - Marlene Monteori Freitas, Bacchae: Prelude to a Purge, London: Nicola Claire, Seeing Dance Preview - Asian American Ballet Project, Intersections, Boston: Yuchen Hong, Sampan Feature from March - George Balanchine and Martha Graham Trade Places: Juliana Devaan, The Drift Interview - Ellen Kane, choreographer: Holly Williams, Stage Feature - There’s a scarcity of out ballerinas. Queer the Ballet is trying to change that: Jillian Eugenios, NBC News Feature - Ballet company to open new base in Bradford this summer to attract dancers from across city: Chris Young, Yorkshire Post Feature - Maša Kolar, choreographer: Vuk Lajović, Vijesti 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Links - Sunday 23 June, 2024 Review - American Ballet Theatre, Onegin, New York: Marina Harss, Dancing Around Review - National Ballet of Canada, Don Quixote, Toronto: Denise Sum, Danceview Times Reviews - Xi’an Acrobatic Troupe, The Acrobatic Swan Lake, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Matthew Paluch, Gramilano Mia, Theatre and Tonic Review - Gibney Company, Bach Duet, The Fugue, A Measurable Existence, Remains, Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Review - Ghenoa Gela with Force Majeure in association with Ilbijerri Theatre Company, Gurr Era Op, Melbourne: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review Gallery - National Ballet of China, 10,000 Dreams: A celebration of Asian choreography, Washington: Liu Jie, Xinhua Preview - Birmingham Royal Ballet, A night at the museum, Birmingham: Staff, The Phoenix Newspaper Preview - Albuquerque International Flamenco Festival 2024, Albuquerque: Michael Wade Simpson, Culture Vulture News Feature - Ballet bosses hope 'epic' Swan Lake production shows importance of funding UK arts: Katie Spencer, Sky News Video News Feature - Honouring the legacy of late Singaporean ballet choreographer Goh Choo San: Caroline Malone, Channel News Asia News Feature - Telstra and The Australian Ballet’s new Let’s Dance Program to bring ballet to the bush: Staff, Glam Adelaide 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 Links – Monday 24 June, 2024 Reviews 10,000 Dreams: A Celebration of Asian Choreography, Kennedy Center, Washington DC: Emily Berger, Broadway World Program A: home-coming (Ishida – The Washington Ballet) / Play on Impulse (Quan – Ballet West) / The Veil Between Worlds (Liang – Pacific Northwest Ballet) Gala: Celebrating Goh Choo San American Ballet Theatre, Onegin (Cranko), Metropolitan Opera House, New York NY: Marianne Adams, danceviewtimes American Contemporary Ballet, Sapphires (Jones) / excerpts from La Source (Balanchine), Bank of America Plaza, Los Angeles CA: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review Bangarra Dance Theatre, Horizon (Townson, Brown/Te Ururangi Patterson), Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW and touring: Peter Hackney, ArtsHub Chiara Bersani, L’Animale, The Old Bailey, London: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian English National Ballet School, Death Defying Dances (Pita) / Programmed to Collapse (Pett/Clausen-Knight) / six classical solos (Petipa, Gorsky etc), Sadler’s Wells, London: David Mead, SeeingDance gizeh muñiz vengel/Ernesto Peart Falcón/gisel gg torres, auiga, CounterPulse, San Francisco CA: Rachel Howard, Fjord Review Illinoise (Peck), St James Theatre, New York NY: Sarah Crompton, The Observer Lucy Guerin Inc, One Single Action: In an Ocean of Everything, Chunky Move Studios, Melbourne Victoria: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review New York City Ballet, Various programmes: Dig the Say (J Peck) / Underneath, There Is Light (Hall Garner) / Rubies (Balanchine) / Law of Mosaics (Tanowitz) / Love Letter (on shuffle) (Abraham) / Pictures at an Exhibition (Ratmansky), Koch Theater, New York NY: Susan Yung, Brooklyn Rail Pacific Northwest Ballet, Coppélia, digital stream: Rachel Howard, Fjord Review Queensland Ballet, Cinderella: My First Ballet (Stevenson, Lawrence), Thomas Dixon Centre, Brisbane Queensland: Michele-Rose Boylan, Australian Arts Review RISING Festival: Leila Lois, Dance Australia Chunky Move, You, Beauty (Hamilton and dancers), Immigration Museum, Melbourne Victoria Melanie Lane, Arkadia (Lane), The Substation, West Melbourne Victoria School of American Ballet, Workshop Performance: Serenade (Balanchine) / Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto #2 second movement (Balanchine) / Scènes de Ballet (Wheeldon) / Tendu (Lovette), Lincoln Center, New York NY: Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review Sydney Dance Company, momenta (Bonachela), Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra ACT and touring: Michelle Potter, Dance Australia Bill Stephens OAM, Australian Arts Review Xi’an Acrobatic Troupe, The Acrobatic Swan Lake, Sadler’s Wells, London: Donald Hutera, The Times Alice Kennedy, The Reviews Hub News BalletMet’s next chapter: Wörtmeyer assumes role as artistic director in Columbus: Noah Fishman, The Columbus Dispatch Driving cultural ambition with touring performances and global partnerships, Hong Kong is driving its arts and cultural strategy with touring performances to Australia and a global partnership with Art Basel: Celina Lei, ArtsHub Sarasota Ballet Director Iain Webb wins prestigious dance award: Monica Roman Gagnier, Your Observer Wigan teacher to take her revolutionary seniors’ ballet course to Italy: Alan Weston, Wigan Today [aka RAD Silver Swans in Italy, Wigan teacher designated leader] World Ballet Festival brings Tiler Peck and much more to San Diego, Producers of Saturday’s dance concert promise ‘a ballet lineup like Coachella’: Marcia Luttrell, The San Diego Union-Tribune Book Review The Boy From Kyiv: Alexei Ratmansky’s Life in Ballet, Marina Harss: Alice Courtright, Tidings of Magpies Film Reviews Yorke Dance Project in association with The Royal Ballet, Dance Revolutionaries, Robert Cohan and Kenneth MacMillan: Lorna Irvine, Fjord Review Charlotte Kasner, SeeingDance Features Akris Is Dressing Dancers for John Neumeier’s Last Ballet: Miles Socha, Women’s Wear Daily Choreographer Alice Gosti creates 5-hour dance in downtown Seattle: Rachel Gallaher, The Seattle Times Choreographer Ching Ching Wong on Finding a Home in Dance: Ching Ching Wong, Dance Magazine Paul Tazewell, ‘Hamilton’ designer, on creating costumes for PNB: Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times ‘We all speak the same language:’ Queer the Ballet features all-female queer cast: Magee Hickey, WPIX via MSN 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted June 25 Author Share Posted June 25 Links – Tuesday 25 June, 2024 Reviews American Ballet Theatre, Onegin (Cranko), Metropolitan Opera House, New York NY: Ivy Lin, Bachtrack Chiara Bersani, L’Animale, The Old Bailey, London: Nicola Rayner, The Stage (paywalled) English National Ballet, Swan Lake in-the-round (Deane), Royal Albert Hall, London: Joy Sable, The Jewish Chronicle Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, Equilibrio, The Joyce Theater, New York NY: Marianne Adams, danceviewtimes Montpellier Dance Festival, Montpellier, France: Laura Cappelle, Financial Times Studio Wayne McGregor, Deepstaria Teshigawara Saburo, Voice of Desert Next Generation Festival, Royal Opera House, London: The Royal Ballet School, Paquita excerpts (Petipa) / TooT excerpts (Veldman) / Assemblage (Bond) / Remembrance (Junker) / Fieldwork (Page) / Rhapsody pas de deux (Ashton) / The Concert excerpts (Robbins) / Apnea (Zironi) / Concerto Grosso (Tomasson) : Amanda Jennings, Bachtrack Pacific Northwest Ballet, Coppélia (Balanchine), Seattle WA: Piper Davidson, The Daily Sydney Dance Company, momenta (Bonachela), Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra ACT and touring: Michelle Potter, …on dancing (expansion of Dance Australia review) Xi’an Acrobatic Troupe, The Acrobatic Swan Lake, Sadler’s Wells, London: Francesca Lombardo, ItalyNews Joy Sable, The Jewish Chronicle Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack Previews American Ballet Theatre, Woolf Works (McGregor), New York NY: Joshua Barone, The New York Times (share token) Joseph Carman, Playbill Freya Drohan, Vogue World Fuerza Bruta, Aven, Roundhouse, London: Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper News Emperor meets Japanese nationals based in UK: Usui Masako, NTV News The Who’s Quadrophenia to be revived as a ballet by Sadler’s Wells Laure Bakare, The Guardian Naman Ramachandran, Variety Gina Storm-Jensen joins Norwegian National Ballet: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Stephi Wild, Broadway World Fundraiser for Ballet Edmonton set for this week, the event is on Thursday, June 27, 2024: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Featurettes Adriana Pierce, dancer, choreographer, and founder of Queer the Ballet: National Endowment for the Arts (audio feature) Ballet Meets Country: Nashville Honors Chet Atkins with “Jitterbug Waltz” Video: Source Staff, Wilson County Source Inside Catherine Hurlin’s Dance Bag: Catie Robinson, Pointe Magazine (paywalled) When George Balanchine Took the Stage at SPAC: Abby Tegnelia, Saratoga Living 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 Links – Wednesday 26 June, 2024 Reviews American Ballet Theatre, Onegin (Cranko), Metropolitan Opera House, New York NY: Mimi Liu, The Ballet Herald Chiara Bersani, L’Animale, The Old Bailey, London: Georgia Howlett, SeeingDance Kim Brandstrup, Echo and Narcissus, Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath: Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper Sanjoy Roy, The Guardian CandyBomber, Fray (Duhamel/Papoir), Sadler’s Wells, London: Graham Hadibi-Williams, The Reviews Hub Introdans, Kaash (Khan) / Concerto (Childs) / Cantata (Bigonzetti), The Joyce Theater, New York NY: Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review (paywalled) Montpellier Danse, Montpellier, France: Roslyn Sulcas, The New York Times Studio Wayne McGregor, Deepstaria (McGregor) Garage Dance Ensemble and uKhoiKhoi, how in salts desert is it possible to blossom (Orlin) Teshigawara Saburo, Voice of Desert New York City Ballet, Interplay (Robbins) / Other Dances (Robbins) / Gustave le Gray No. 1 (Tanowitz) / Year of the Rabbit (J. Peck), Lincoln Center, New York NY: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Next Generation Festival, Royal Opera House, London: National Youth Ballet with Joe Powell-Main / Chance to Dance Legacy/Connect, Strength in Adversity (Powell-Main) / This is a Dream / Bee the Ballet (McNally/Bolton) : Amanda Jennings, Bachtrack Queensland Ballet, Coppélia (Horsman), The Playhouse QPAC, Brisbane Queensland: Michelle Potter, …on dancing Twyla Tharp, How Long Blues, Little Island, New York NY: Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review (paywalled) Xi’an Acrobatic Troupe, The Acrobatic Swan Lake, Sadler’s Wells, London: Franco Milazzo, Broadway World Film Reviews Yorke Dance Project in association with The Royal Ballet, Dance Revolutionaries, Robert Cohan and Kenneth MacMillan: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Georgie Wyatt, The Guardian Previews Astana Ballet, Sacred Dances (Avakhri), Almaty Theatre, Almaty Kazakhstan: DKnews.kz Ballet International Gala, BIG V, QPAC, Brisbane Queensland and Canberra Theatre Centre: Sarah Skubala, Westender Staff, Out in Canberra Edinburgh Festival 2024: dance and circus shows to jump into this summer: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian Queensland Ballet, Bespoke – new contemporary works by Katina Olsen, Milena Sidorova, Jack Lister, Thomas Dixon Centre, Brisbane Queensland: Staff, Australian Arts Review News The Who’s Quadrophenia to be a ballet: Thom Dibdin, All Edinburgh Theatre.com Staff, American Songwriter Staff, Blabbermouth.net Martin, Kielty, Classic Rock 96.1 David Mouriquand, Euronews via MSN Elle Palmer, Far Out Magazine Desk, Flip the Media Desk, Flip the Media (same topic, different story) Caroline Kelly, HotPress Fraser Lewry, LouderSound Veronique Hawksworth and Laura Harding, MyLondon Staff, MyRadioLink Mark Beaumont, NME Charlotte McLaughlin and Laura Harding, PA Media via MSN Katherine Stephenson, Salford Now Norman Lebrecht, Slippedisc Georgia Luckhurst, The Stage Andrzej Lukowski, TimeOut Staff, Virgin Radio UK News Desk, West End Best Friend Prix Benois de la Danse: Hungarian dancers nominated: Staff, Hungary Today Let’s Dance: regional ballet programme in Australia: Alison Hall, 5CC Whyalla Atlantic Ballet of Canada to launch Indigenous dance program in Moncton this fall: The Canadian Press The Hamilton Spectator The Winnipeg Free Press Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami named best dance company in Miami: Miami New Times 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted June 27 Author Share Posted June 27 Links – Thursday 27 June, 2024 Reviews 10,000 Dreams: A Celebration of Asian Choreography, Program A: home-coming (Ishida – The Washington Ballet) / Play on Impulse (Quan – Ballet West) / The Veil Between Worlds (Liang – Pacific Northwest Ballet), Kennedy Center, Washington DC: Carolyn Kelemen, Maryland Theatre Guide Oksana Khadarina, The Ballet Herald American Ballet Theatre, Woolf Works (McGregor), Metropolitan Opera House, New York NY: Marina Harss, Dancing Around Brian Seibert, The New York Times (share token) Ballet Black, Heroes – If At First (Laplane) / The Waiting Game (November), Festival Theatre, Edinburgh: Vivien Devlin, Edinburgh Guide Kim Brandstrup, Echo and Narcissus, Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath: Donald Hutera, The Times Next Generation Festival, Royal Opera House, London: Bundesjugendballett, In the Blue Garden (Neumeier) / BJB Songbook Or What We Call Growing Up (collective): Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper Matthew Paluch, Broadway World The Royal Ballet with Sarasota Ballet, Ashton Celebrated: two programmes including Les Rendezvous / Five Brahms Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan / The Dream / Rhapsody / Hamlet and Ophelia / A Walk to the Paradise Garden, Royal Opera House, London: Rupert Christiansen, The Spectator (register for free to read 2 articles per week) The Royal Ballet with Sarasota Ballet, Ashton Celebrated: The Dream / Five Brahms Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan / The Walk to the Paradise Garden / Hamlet and Ophelia / Rhapsody, Royal Opera House, London: Bruce Marriott, LiftedLeg Previews Ballett Zürich, Next Generation, Studiobühne, Opernhaus Zürich, Switzerland: Bachtrack Cape Ballet Africa, Salt: Reverie (Isenberg) / Chapter Two (November) / Smoke (Reid), The Baxter, Cape Town, South Africa: Robyn Cohen, The Cape Robyn London City Ballet, Resurgence: Ballade (MacMillan) / Larina Waltz (Page) / New work (Smith) / Eve (Marney), Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham : Zoe Gater, SoGlos New York City Ballet, 58th annual residency, Saratoga PAC, FL: Amaris Ford, Spotlight News Polish National Ballet, Giselle (Gielgud after everyone else), Dubai Opera, Dubai: Time Out Editors, TimeOut Pōneke Festival of Creative Dance, Wellington, New Zealand: Sharron Pardoe, The New Zealand Post Texture Contemporary Ballet, Spark of Radiance: New work (Obuzor) / Mirage Arena (Steele Dillon) / New work (Schreiber), New Hazlett Theater, Pittsburgh PA: Staff, Pittsburgh Magazine Toronto Fringe Festival, Toronto ON: Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig Van News Air Co-Founder JB Dunckel Releases His First Ballet Score, Möbius Morphosis, On July 19: Eric Alper, That Eric Alper Ballet group to open new studio in Bradford city centre: Chris Young, The Telegraph & Argus Casting for Ballet Shoes at the National Theatre: Logan Culwell-Block, Playbill News Desk, West End Best Friend Staff, WestEndTheatre.com Alex Wood, What’sOnStage Free dance video with Spice Girl Melanie C in Jules Cunningham’s ‘how did we get here?’ with Harry Alexander: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands filmed for cinematic release: Matthew Hemley, The Stage (paywalled) Pete Townshend and Paul Smith: our Mod ballet will bring the Sixties back to life: Dylan Jones, The Evening Standard World premiere tour of mod ballet version of Quadrophenia to come to Southampton: Lorelei Reddin, Southern Daily Echo via MSN Features A Night at the Opera with Chanel Fall/Winter Haute Couture, Chanel at the Palais Garnier: Caelan McMichael, S Magazine Before She Made People Laugh, Erica Rhodes Danced Ballet and Played the Cello: Marc Myers, The Wall Street Journal via MSN Carlos López: Latino pride and “Like Water for Chocolate” at the American Ballet Theatre in New York City – Interview: Alicia Civita, The Latin Times For Alessandra Ferri, Playing Virginia Woolf in New Woolf Works Ballet Was ‘A Great Honor’ and a Challenge (Exclusive): Carly Tagen-Dye, People Magazine Get Free Festival’s liberatory storytelling stays fresh five years in, Embodiment Project’s nine-day hip hop gathering choreographs provocation, battle – and unfettered joy: Nicole Gluckstern, 48hills Inside K-Arts, the Prestigious South Korean School Producing Major Ballet Stars: Amy Brandt, Pointe Magazine (paywalled) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 Links - Friday 28 June, 2024 Review - Paul Taylor Dance Company, Runes, Post Meridian, Brandenburgs, New York: Mary Cargill, Danceview Times Review - Ballet Preljocaj, Swan Lake (Preljocaj), Luxembourg: Sarita Rao, Luxembourg Times Review - American Ballet Theatre, Woolf Works, New York: Robert Greskovic, MSN via Wall Street Journal Review - Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, mixed programme, Jacob’s Pillow: Alex Bloodstain, Berkshire Eagle Review - play with dance - Jupiter’s Ghost, London: Andrei-Alexandru Mihail, Everything Theatre Documentary Review - Yorke Dance Project in association with The Royal Ballet, Dance Revolutionaries: Robert Cohan and Kenneth MacMillan: Chelseajina, A Youngish Perspective Gallery - Inside Rehearsal With the London City Ballet's New Company: Stephi Wild with Photography by ASH, Broadway World Preview - Ballet Nights, New Futures, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview - Queensland Ballet, Bespoke (mixed programme), Brisbane: Staff, Australian Arts Review News - Reece Clarke and Myriam Ould-Braham are last-minute guests at La Scala: Graham Spicer, Gramilano News Feature - French ballet star Guillaume Diop joins Joburg Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty: Charles Leonard, Mail & Guardian News - Royal Academy of Dance launches ninth season of its ‘Why Dance Matters’ podcast with Misty Copeland: Graham Spicer, Gramilano News - Kennedy Center (Washington) showcases Black ballet in ‘Reframing the Narrative’ initiative: Jason Farley, WTOP Video Feature - Dancers from Central School of Ballet aim to address climate change on the banks of Thames: Staff, WION 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 Links - Saturday 29 June, 2024 Mikhail Baryshnikov 50 years after his defection: Major Interview - Javier C Hernández, NY Times (share token) Feature - Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Feature - Jamie Bradburn, TVO Review - Dutch National Ballet, The Fairy’s Kiss, Firebird (both Ratmansky), Amsterdam: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Next Generation Festival, London: Review - Bundesjugendballett, In the Blue Garden, BJB Songbook: David Mead, Seeing Dance Review - 10,000 Dreams: A Celebration of Asian Choreography, Programme B, Washington: Michela Dwyer, Broadway World Review - Debut Sounds: Sound in Motion, London: Matthew Paluch, Broadway World Preview - A little bit of everything at Lincoln Center’s “Summer for the City”, New York: Marina Harss, New Yorker Preview - Oregon Dance Watch: The Summer Edition, Portland: Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon Arts Watch News - The Royal Ballet reveals company promotions, new joiners & leavers: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World News - Béjart Ballet: Julien Favreau confirmed as Artistic Director: Staff, Swiss Info News - French court rules Boléro was Ravel’s work alone: Staff, Guardian via AFP News - Matthew Bourne returns Edward Scissorhands to cinemas: Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Feature - At 61, ballerina Alessandra Ferri is giving her pointe shoes one last — maybe? — glorious whirl: Jocelyn Noveck, AP News Feature - Two Sarasota Ballet Dancers Look Back on Their London Tour and Royal Ballet Collaboration: Catja Christensen, Pointe Magazine Feature - Daniil Simkin on His New Dance Film, and His Future as a Producer: Amy Brandt, Pointe Magazine Feature - Mavis Staines: Life and Leadership in Dance: Grace Elliott, The Dance Current Feature - ‘Shaking it off’: the science of dad dancing – and why it’s good for you: Linda Geddes, Guardian 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 Links - Sunday 30 June, 2024 Review - Royal Ballet, Les Rendezvous, Five Brahms Waltzes, The Dream, Rhapsody etc, London: Rupert Christiansen, Spectator Reviews - Ballet Nights, New Futures, London: Matthew Paluch, Gramilano Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Review - Grand Kyiv Ballet of Ukraine, Forest Song, Excerpts from Don Quixote, Canberra: Bill Stephens, Australian Arts Review Review - Pacific Dance NZ & NZTrio, Tolu, Auckland: Olivia Taouma, NZ Theatreview Review - Australian Dance Party, The Data Set, Canberra: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Preview Feature - Royal Ballet, mixed programme, Jacob’s Pillow: Ken Ross, Mass Live Preview Feature - John Neumeier bids farewell to the Hamburg Ballet with Epilog: Grigoriy Williams, ASB Preview Feature - Ballet Hispánico, Doña Perón (Ochoa), Los Angeles: Staff, South Pasadenan News Feature - Fifty years after his defection, we’re still living in the age of Mikhail Baryshnikov: John Fraser, Globe and Mail News - Avant Chamber Ballet (Dallas) announces 2024-2025 season: Kimberly Richard, NBCDFW 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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