Jan McNulty Posted November 1 Posted November 1 Links - Friday 01 November, 2024 News - Amy Watson confirmed as AD of the Royal Danish Ballet: Javier C Hernández, NY Times share token Interview - Alastair Macaulay, Essays Reviews - American Ballet Theatre, Crime and Punishment (Pickett/Bonas world premiere), New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times share token includes brief season roundup Marina Harss, Dancing Around & curtain call photograph: Dancing Around Mary Cargill, Danceview Times Review - Staatsballett Berlin, Saaba, Minus 16, Berlin: Katja Vaghi, Bachtrack Review - Royal Ballet & Others, Legacy - A celebration of Black and Brown excellence in ballet, London: Matthew Paluch, Broadway World Reviews - English National Ballet, Giselle (Skeaping), Manchester: Robert Beale, Theatre Reviews North Eva Claricoates, The Manc Review - Jana Burkiewiczová, Slunce, Prague: Paula Catalina Riofrío, Dance Context Webzine Exhibition Review: Pari Dukovic, NYCB Choreography & Couture, New York: Angelica Frey, NY Observer Preview - Royal Ballet, Cinderella (Ashton), London: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Preview - Northern Ballet, A Christmas Carol, Hull (and on tour): Laura Cross, Hull Daily Mail TV Preview - Dance Passion Swansea: Staff, Arts Wales News - Northern Ballet Sinfonia: Musicians fear for its future: Staff, Arts Professional News - BRB’s Freefall Dance Company returns to the stage: Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide News - Jennifer Muller/The Works Announces a New Path Forward: Staff, Dance Informa Feature - Arlene Phillips choreographer, Touring dance internationally ‘more difficult since Brexit’: Katie Chambers, Stage (may be paywalled) Feature - Choreographer Kitty McNamee on moving to the Director’s Chair for LA Opera’s Romeo and Juliet: Ann Haskins, LA Dance Chronicle 1 6
Jan McNulty Posted November 2 Author Posted November 2 Links - Saturday 02 November, 2024 Review - Royal Ballet & Others, Legacy - A celebration of Black and Brown excellence in ballet, London: Graham Watts, Gramilano Review - Bill T Jones, Still/Here, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times share token Review - Pagrav Dance Company, ROOH: Within Her, Milton Keynes: David Mead, Seeing Dance Review - Lenio Kaklea, Αγρίμι (Fauve), London: Matthew Paluch, Broadway World Preview - Royal Danish Ballet, Blood Wedding (Sagues, world premiere), Copenhagen: Apollinaire Scherr, Airmail Preview Feature - Paul Taylor Dance Company, various mixed programmes, New York: Cathy Harding, West Side Rag Preview Feature - Ballet BC, DAWN double bill, Vancouver: Janet Smith, Stir Preview Feature - Ballet Ireland, The Nutcracker, touring Ireland: Evelyn O’Rourke, RTE Preview - Northern Ballet, A Christmas Carol, Sheffield and on tour: Robert Beale, Theatre Reviews North Preview - Milwaukee Ballet, Casanova (Tindall), Milwaukee: Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; gallery - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Preview - Ballet Philippines, Peter Pan, Manila: Anna Price, Daily Tribune Preview/Gallery - Acosta Danza, Nutcracker in Havana, Norwich and on tour: Staff, West End Theatre Gallery - Eugene Ballet, Mowgli: The Jungle Book Ballet, Eugene: Staff, Register Guard News - The Palais Garnier and Opéra Bastille to be closed for renovation: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Feature - ‘It’s like collective daydreaming’: the giant study showing how dancing affects our brains: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Feature - Margaret Barbieri: A Journey with Giselle: Phil Lederer, SRQ Magazine Feature - Oona Doherty’s Raw, Honest Dances Have Made Her One of the Dance World’s Buzziest Choreographic Stars: Lauren Wingenroth, Dance Magazine Audio Interview - Ashley Wheater & Denise Jackson, Joffrey Ballet: Randy Cohen, WAMC Feature - Korean National Ballet: Park Sae-eun and Kim Ki-min reunite on stage in 'La Bayadere’: Hwang Dong-Hee, Korea Herald News - Ballet Kelowna senior dancer Desiree Bortolussi announces retirement: Sydney Morton, Global News Feature - Backstage at the ballet: Who makes the magic happen?: Staff, Seattle Times 6
Blossom Posted November 3 Posted November 3 Links - Sunday 3 November, 2024 Today is a slim pickings Sunday I'm afraid... Review - Royal Ballet & Others, Legacy - A celebration of Black and Brown excellence in ballet, London: Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk Review – Acosta Danza, Nutcracker in Havana, Norwich: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Review – Laboratory Dance Project, Mixed Bill: MOB and ASH, Washington: Emily Berger, Broadway World Interview - Wayne McGregor: why I’m dancing to Margaret Atwood’s words: Nancy Durrant, The Times (share token) Interview – Alexa West in Conversation: Dylan Sherman, Brooklyn Rail Radio Interview - Ballet enthusiasts Denise Jackson and Ashley Wheater: Randy Cohen, WAMC Article – Kitty Macnamee, Shining a Light: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review (payall) 6
Blossom Posted November 4 Posted November 4 Links - Monday 4 November 2024 Review - Royal Ballet & Others, Legacy - A celebration of Black and Brown excellence in ballet, London: Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance Sarah Crompton, Guardian Review – Acosta Danza, Nutcracker in Havana, Norwich: Donald Hutera, The Times Review – Stopgap, Lived Fiction, Salford: Caroline Butterwick, Guardian Review – Damaged Goods & Forced Entertainment, Shown and Told, London: Matthew Paluch, Gramilano Review - Ventana Ballet, UNDEAD: Haunted House of Dances, Texas: Bailey Raymond, Daily Texan Review – Australian Ballet School, Annual Gala, Sydney & Melbourne: Karen Van Ulzen, Dance Australia Interview (video) - Royal Ballet Choreographic Resident, Joseph Toonga, is about inclusion, progress and change: Joel Campbell, The Voice via YouTube News- Hereford Silver Swan Ballerinas meet Angela Rippon and Wayne Sleep at Royal Academy of Dance: Admin, Your Herefordshire News - Young girl inspires ballet lessons for neurodivergent children: Elizabeth Hunter & Lizzie Roberts, The Times News – Local ballet star dances her way to European training (AKA an American in Paris): Jeff Roedell, 225 Magazine 1 4
Blossom Posted November 5 Posted November 5 Links – Tuesday 5 November, 2025 Review – Acosta Danza, Nutcracker in Havana, Norwich: Graham Watts, Bachtrack Lyndsey Winship, Guardian David Mead, Seeing Dance Louise Levene, FT (paywall) Review – Daniel Cipriani, Les Etoiles Gala, Milan: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Review – Latvian National Ballet, Casanova, Riga: Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack Review – American Ballet Theatre, Crime & Punishment, New York: Kasey Broekema, Ballet Herald Review – Pacific Northwest Ballet, Square Dance/Prodigal Son/Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Seattle: Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times Review – Australian Ballet, Bodytorque (mixed bill), Melbourne: Susan Bendall, Dance Australia Preview - Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake will return to the Lowry this month: Alfie Mulligan, Salford Now Preview - BRB, The Nutcracker 2024, Royal Albert Hall: Terese Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview - Ballet Theatre UK bring The Nutcracker to Andover this November: Ben Tuffin, Love Andover Preview - Ballet Ireland's Nutcracker Sweeties: experience the magic of world-class ballet this Christmas: Staff, Hotpress.com Cinema Preview - The Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker in Cinemas: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Article - ‘Look at the camera as if it’s your enemy’: Shobana Jeyasingh’s desert dance among Hollywood ghosts: Shobana Jayasingh, Guardian Interview - Cina Espejord on A Tale About Swan Lake: Kyra Laubacher: Pointe Magazine Interview - Quickfire Questions With November/December Digital Cover Star Mackenzie Brown: Emily May, Dance Australia 1 2
Jan McNulty Posted November 6 Author Posted November 6 Links - Wednesday 06 November, 2024 Review - American Ballet Theatre, Crime and Punishment (Pickett/Bonas), New York: Kasey Broekema, Ballet Herald Review - Milwaukee Ballet, Casanova (Tindall), Milwaukee: Lauren Warnecke, Milwaukee Magazine Review - SF/Bay Area roundup October 2024, SF & Bay Area: Heather Desaulniers, Critical Dance Review - Boston Ballet, Fall Experience (quad bill), Boston: Selorna A Ackuayi, The Harvard Crimson Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Christchurch: Dr Ian Lochhead, NZ Theatreview Review - Royal Ballet, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, London: Annabel Sampson, Tatler Review - National Theatre Ballet Brno, Cyrano de Bergerac (Bubeníček), Brno: Lucie Dercsényi, Dance Context Webzine Review - Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, Peter Pan (McIntyre), Pittsburgh: Stuart Sheppard, Pittsburgh Quarterly Review - NW Dance Project, Casual Act, Yidam, Portland: Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon Arts Watch Review - Amina & Adam Seid Tahir, Change tempo: several attempts at braiding my way home, London: Georgia Howlett, Dance Art Journal Review - Netta Yerushalmy, Movement, New York: Siobhan Burke, NY Times (share token) Review - Vanessa Hernández Cruz, Void Decryption ERROR, Santa Monica: Jeff Slayton, LA Dance Chronicle Preview Feature - Carolyn Adams: A Taylor Dancer for the Ages, ‘Unmannered and Wondrous’: Gia Kourlas, NY Times (share token) Preview - National Ballet of Canada, Silent Screen (Lightfoot/Leon) triple bill, Toronto: AA Cristi, Broadway World Interview - Paul Lightfoot, choreographer: Rachel West, That Shelf Preview - Michael Keegan-Dolan/Teaċ Daṁsa, Nobodaddy, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview Feature - Limón Dance Company, mixed programme, New York: Caedra Scott-Flaherty, NY Observer Preview - Australian Ballet, Oscar (Wheeldon), Sydney: Chloe Sargeant, Star Observer Preview - Cape Ballet Africa, SALT (triple bill), Cape Town: Bernelee Vollmer, IOL Preview - Opera Națională Română Iași, Swan Lake, Florence: Staff, The Florentine Preview - Visceral Dance Chicago, mixed programme, Chicago: Staff, Dance Informa Preview Feature - SF International Hip Hop DanceFest, San Francisco: Mary Carbonara, 48 Hills 'Tis going to be a very long season to be jolly... Preview - English National Ballet, The Nutcracker, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview - Cape Town City Ballet, The Nutcracker, Cape Town: Staff, The Newspaper Preview - Ballet Arizona, The Nutcracker, Phoenix: Kenzie Barrena, Fabulous Arizona Preview - St Petersburg National Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker, Jakarta: Staff, Nusantrapos Preview - 14 places to see The Nutcracker, Virginia & DC: Anjoleigh Schindler, Northern Virginia Magazine News - The Royal Ballet Spring Season Casting – Romeo and Juliet | Balanchine Works: Graham Spicer, Gramilano News - Musicians’ Unions Worldwide Back Call to Save Northern Ballet’s Orchestra: Staff, Musicians' Union News - Royal Academy of Dance and SANE Reveal New Partnership: Stephi Wild, Broadway World News - Dallas Black Dance Theatre works to settle with NLRB, fired dancers could be reinstated: Elizabeth Myong, Kera News News - Black British Theatre Awards winners announced for 2024: David Chadderton, British Theatre Guide. (Congratulations to Mthuthuzeli November & Ebony Thomas of Ballet Black) Feature - Ralph Lemon Takes Over MoMA PS: Gia Kourlas, NY Times (share token) Video Feature - Janine Kovac, former dancer & author: Jessica Wills, MSN via KRON SF 1 3
Jan McNulty Posted November 7 Author Posted November 7 Links - Thursday 07 November, 2024 Review - Alberta Ballet, Grimm, Edmonton: Robin J Miller, My Scena Review - Ekleido, Splice, Rorschach, London: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Review - Mummenschanz, Northridge: Tam Warner, LA Dance Chronicle Report with Gallery - Dance without Limits, Gallarate: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Preview Feature - Matthew Bourne talks about Swan Lake 30 years on: Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack Preview - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Swan Lake, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper News - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures announces full Swan Lake dates: Staff, Theatre Weekly Preview Feature - Ballet West, quad bill, Salt Lake City: Les Roka, The Utah Review Preview - Ballet BC, DUSK triple bill, Vancouver: Sunset Gill, Straight Preview - Little Women Ballet, Los Angeles: AA Cristi, Broadway World 'Tis going to be a very long season to be jolly... Preview - Royal Winnipeg Ballet, The Nutcracker, Vancouver: Staff, Stir Preview - Minnesota Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker, Eden Prairie: Staff, EP Local News Biopic Features - “John Cranko”: director Joachim A. Lang talks about the film: Leo Barraclough, Variety “John Cranko” actor Sam Riley talks about the film: Scott Roxborough, Hollywood Reporter Feature - Elizabeth Lamont, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, talks about performing Giselle: Jen Zoratti, Winnipeg Free Press Feature - Benjamin Millepied talks about his new show at La Seine Musicale: Philippe Noisette, Numéro Video Feature - National Ballet of Ukraine completes first U.S. tour in decades: Staff, Social News Feature - Abilities Dance Boston Reimagines Fairy Tales From a Disabled Perspective: Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone, Dance Magazine Feature - NYCB’s Laine Habony Shares Her Egg Roll in a Bowl Recipe: Chava Pearl Lansky, Dance Magazine News - Shamel Pitts Awarded the 2024 Knight Choreography Prize: Staff, Dance Informa News - Nai-Ni Chen Dance Compay to perform at Jersey City Theater Center: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World 3
Sophoife Posted November 8 Posted November 8 (edited) Links – Friday 8 November, 2024 Handy hint for paywalled websites: “reading mode” removes all the clutter, including paywalls, on many sites, including Fjord Review Reviews American Ballet Theatre, David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York NY: Jerry Hochman, CriticalDance Choreographers of the 20th and 21st Centuries – Ballet Imperial (Balanchine) / Neo (Ratmansky) / In the Upper Room (Tharp) Signature Works – The Kingdom of the Shades from La Bayadère (Makarova after Petipa) / Sylvia pas de deux (Balanchine) / Great Galloping Gottschalk pas de deux (Taylor Corbett), Neo (Ratmansky) / In the Upper Room (Tharp) Crime and Punishment (Pickett/Bonas) American Ballet Theatre, Crime and Punishment (Pickett/Bonas), David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York NY: Ivy Lin, Bachtrack American Ballet Theatre, Fall Gala – The Kingdom of the Shades from La Bayadère (Makarova after Petipa) / Pièce d’Occasion (Martín/Farrar/Martinez) / Sylvia pas de deux (Balanchine) / Great Galloping Gottschalk pas de deux (Taylor Corbett) / excerpt from Sinatra Suite (Tharp) / excerpt from Children’s Songs Dance (Lang) / Manon pas de deux (MacMillan) / Raymonda pas de deux (after Petipa) / Rose Adagio from The Sleeping Beauty (Petipa) / excerpt from Études (Lander) / Don Quixote pas de deux (after Petipa and Gorsky), David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York NY: Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review [may be paywalled] The Australian Ballet, Bodytorque: New World Record (work by Elmes, Masukawa, Garrett, Ogai, O’Rourke, Graham), The Show Room, Arts Centre Melbourne: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review [may be paywalled] Ballet West, Jekyll & Hyde (Caniparoli), Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City UT: Sophie Bress, Fjord Review [may be paywalled] Ballett Zürich, Clara (Marston), Opernhaus Zürich, Switzerland: Jeannette Andersen, SeeingDance Bangarra Dance Theatre, Waru – journey of the small turtle (Page/Page-Lochard/Kris/Misi), The Playhouse, Canberra: Michelle Potter, …on dancing (expanded version of Canberra CityNews review) Bill Stephens OAM, Australian Arts Review Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Bach to Bowie – Bach 25 excerpt, Gone, Momentary Forevers, Pocket Symphony, Blood Calls Blood, Star Dust (all Rhoden), Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston MA: Jeffrey Gantz, The Boston Globe École des Sables thanks to the Pina Bausch Foundation, The Rite of Spring (Bausch) / common ground[s] (Acogny/Airaudo), Sadler’s Wells, London: Faye Elder, Everything Theatre Donald Hutera, The Times (+ share) Louise Levene, Financial Times Matthew Paluch, Broadway World Maryam Philpott, The Reviews Hub Nicola Rayner, The Telegraph Rambert Dance, Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby (Pouffer), Sunderland Empire: Anna Ambelez, British Theatre Guide RB Dance Company, Stories – the Tap Dance Sensation, Peacock Theatre, London: Franco Milazzo, Broadway World Rome Opera Ballet, Le rouge et le noir (Scholz), Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Rome Italy: Marta Mele, Gramilano Patti Smith/Oliver Tompkins Ray/John Heginbotham, Woolgathering, Baryshnikov Arts Centre, New York NY: Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review [may be paywalled] Speedwell Dance, The Mountain Witch (Dean), The Place, London and touring to Leeds: Nicola Claire, SeeingDance Meg Stuart & Tim Etchells, Shown and Told, The Place, London: Tom Carter, London Theatre 1 Victorian College of the Arts, (Un)tethered, Space 28, Southbank, Melbourne: Andrew Fuhrmann, The Age [may be paywalled] Previews Circa, Duck Pond, Royal Festival Hall, London: Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper École des Sables thanks to the Pina Bausch Foundation, The Rite of Spring (Bausch) / common ground[s] (Acogny/Airaudo), Sadler’s Wells, London: Helen Brown, The Telegraph Emiko Agatsuma/AGAXAT, So Zo Ro, Hohjo Koumuten Tonari, Tokyo Japan and streaming Nov 22-Dec 22: Zoria Petkoska, The Japan Times The Dance Complex, Roots and Routes, Arrow Street Arts, Boston MA: Emily Wyrwa, The Boston Globe National Ballet of Canada, Silent Screen (Leon/Lightfoot) / Rhapsody (Ashton) / Body of Work (Côté), Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto Canada: Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig Van Book Review Dance History(s): Imagination as a Form of Study, edited by Thomas F. DeFrantz and Annie-B Parson: Kyle McCarthy, The Brooklyn Rail Film Review Everything You Have is Yours, directed by Tatyana Tenenbaum: Candice Thompson, The Brooklyn Rail News ‘Have fun on the dance floor and own it’: Raygun retires after Olympic backlash: Staff, The Age It was the only purpose-built dance venue in Toronto. Now, the closure of this theatre is leaving a massive void in the arts community: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Features Antony Hamilton, Keeping Time: Phoebe Roberts, Fjord Review [may be paywalled] Tetsuya Kumakawa, in the Comfort Zone: Kris Kosaka, Fjord Review [may be paywalled] Alethea Pace’s Counter-archival Choreographies: Urayoán Noel, The Brooklyn Rail Butoh Reframed: Amélie Ravalec and Paul Michael Henry: Lorna Irvine, Fjord Review [may be paywalled] I’m saving all the Nutcracker sweeties for Saturday… Edited November 8 by Ian Macmillan 2 3
Sophoife Posted November 9 Posted November 9 Links – Saturday 9 November, 2024 Handy hint for paywalled websites: “reading mode” removes all the clutter, including paywalls, on many sites, including Fjord Review Reviews American Ballet Theatre, Crime and Punishment (Pickett/Bonas), David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York NY: Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review [may be paywalled] Ballet Black, Heroes – If At First (Laplane) / The Waiting Game (M. November) Linbury Theatre, Royal Ballet and Opera, London England: Matthew Paluch, Broadway World Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian Gala Theatre, Durham England: Charlotte Rodney, Palatinate Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse, Sémiramis Suite (Rodriguez) / Don Juan (Clug), Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse France: Fenella, Les Balletonautes [written in English] Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, Still/Here (Jones) / Movement (Yerushalmy), Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York NY: Candice Thompson, Fjord Review [may be paywalled] École des Sables thanks to the Pina Bausch Foundation, The Rite of Spring (Bausch) / common ground[s] (Acogny/Airaudo), Sadler’s Wells, London: John O’Brien, London Theatre 1 Graham Watts, Bachtrack Scott Elstermann, Foleyvision (Elstermann), Subiaco Arts Centre, Perth Western Australia: Jo Pickup, ArtsHub The Imperial Ballet, The Nutcracker, Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield England: Samantha Teasdale, Yorkshire Live Limón Dance Company, The Traitor (Limón) / Scherzo (Limón) / The Quake That Held Them All (Farrish) / Two Ecstatic Themes (Humphrey) / Missa Brevis (Limón), Joyce Theater, New York NY: Mary Cargill, danceviewtimes Marikiscrycrycry, DARK, HAPPY, to the CORE, Sadler’s Wells, London: Chris Lilly, The Reviews Hub National Dance Company of Korea’s NDCK Project, Flick (Choi Jong-in) / The Weakness of Silent Existence (Jung Gil-man) / Metamorphosis (Lee Jae-hwa), Daloreum Theater, Seoul South Korea: Hwang Dong-hee, The Korea Herald Northern Ballet, A Christmas Carol (Gable/Moricone), Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield and touring to Hull, Norwich, Nottingham, and Leeds, England: Velda Harris, British Theatre Guide Sanjoy Roy, The Guardian Ray Taylor, The Reviews Hub Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Giselle (Wright after Perrot, Coralli, Petipa), Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg Canada: Holly Harris, The Winnipeg Free Press Chris Wolf, Classic 107 Scottish Ballet, Schachmatt (Checkmate) (Soto) / Nutcracker Grand Pas de Deux (Petipa) / Echo Echo (Squire) / Dextera (Laplane), Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock Scotland: Annie Aslett, Corr Blimey Two Lines Productions, Selecting a Ghost (Horsburgh), Stanley Arts, London England: Andrei-Alexandru Mihail, Everything Theatre World Ballet Company, Swan Lake, Chester Fritz Auditorium, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks ND: Sadie Blace, Dakota Student Previews Ballet Theatre UK, The Nutcracker, The Lights, Andover England: Sophie Day, Andover Advertiser Ballet Vero, 2024-25 season: Mary Schenkel, VeroNews.com Bangarra Dance Theatre, Illume (Rings/Sibosado), Sydney Opera House and national tour: Staff, Australian Arts Review Christmas 2024 Dance in London: Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper Complexions Contemporary Ballet, 30th anniversary tour mixed bill, Detroit Opera House, Detroit MI: Amber Ogden, Michigan Chronicle First State Ballet Theatre, Up Front on Market – excerpt from La Esmeralda (Petipa) / Gershwin Variations (Sparling) / Spring Waters pas de deux (Messerer) / Satanella pas de deux (Petipa) / Temporary Amnesia (Roman) / Don Quixote grand pas de deux (Petipa), Baby Grand, Wilmington DE: Martin Matheny, Delaware Public Media [includes audio] Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Sweet Gwen Suite (Fosse/Verdon), Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago IL: Cassie Walker Burke, Chicago Sun-Times Indianapolis Ballet, New Works – 444 (Robinson) / Don’t Get Any Big Ideas (Simons) / Violin Partita No. 3 (Toner) / Indy Quartet (Veyette / Untitled (Merz) / Nothing Yet Everything (Conrad) / Hellenic Soul (Lyras), The District Theatre, Indianapolis IN: Michael Hartz, WRTV [includes video] Lost Dog, Ruination (Duke), Linbury Theatre, Royal Ballet and Opera, London: Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper National Ballet of Canada, Silent Screen (León/Lightfoot), Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto Canada: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Eli Glasner, CBC News [video feature] Northern Ballet, A Christmas Carol (Gable/Moricone), Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield and touring to Hull, Norwich, Nottingham, and Leeds, England: Staff, The Yorkshire Post Queensland Ballet, Coppélia (Horsman), HOTA, Surfers Paradise Queensland: Staff, Gold Coast Magazine The Royal Ballet, Cinderella (Ashton) and Lost Dog, Ruination (Duke), Royal Ballet and Opera, London: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World West Australian Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty (Torres after Petipa), His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth Western Australia: Maddie Wallman, Urban List Photography Exhibition Preview/Feature Drew Hedditch, Australian Ballet coryphée and photographer, On Show, Rofe Street Gallery, Sydney NSW: Victoria Pearson, The New York Times Style Magazine: Australia Film Previews Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris, Swan Lake – IMAX, IMAX cinemas: Worldwide plus interview with director Isabelle Julien: Mark Peikert, IndieWire The Philippines: Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo, Philstar.com A Royal Christmas Ballet, which looks…sick-making: Great American Family Channel News 28th International Ballet Festival of Havana “Alicia Alonso”: The magic of the Havana International Ballet Festival casts its spell: T.K. Hernández, Cuba Business Report Ballets from Panama, Mexico, and Canada share stage in Cuba: Staff, Prensa Latina Storm Rafael forces suspension of ballet performances in Cuba: Staff, Cuba Si Boston Ballet stages a ‘Nutcracker’ for people with sensory sensitivities: Karen Campbell, The Boston Globe November Roster Round-Up: Dancers and Directors on the Move: Kyra Laubacher, Pointe Magazine Toronto’s unique Fleck Dance Theatre to close on March 31 2025 after 41 years: Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig Van Royal Winnipeg Ballet School auditions, Ottawa: Peter Szperling, CTV News Ottawa, with video Interviews Ballerina Francesca Hayward talks taste: Grace Cook, photography by Charlotte Hadden, Financial Times “There’s A Confidence I’ve Never Had Before”: William Bracewell is British Ballet’s Man of the Moment: Sarah Crompton, British Vogue Choreographer Stephanie Lake’s creative rebellion: Steve Dow, The Saturday Paper In Conversation with Yaron Lifschitz: Tabitha James, A Young(ish) Perspective Up close and personal with Hope Muir, artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada: Paula Citron, Ludwig Van Features Ballet Theatre of Toledo welcomes back founding dancer for 20th anniversary, A Night Before Christmas at the Museum: Heather Denniss, The Blade via Newsbreak.com Bexley teen’s bat mitzvah project leads to $40K donated in ballet supplies: Steve Mark, Columbus Jewish News Gilbert teen kicks her way to becoming newest Radio City Rockette: Kyle Simchuk, KPNX-TV Phoenix via MSN ‘Lovely to watch’: Former WA Ballet leaders lift seniors in world first: Mark Naglazas, WA Today Parkinson’s Support through Dance: Bereber Sayaw PD Initiative: Staff, Wazzup.PH Prima ballerina, 14 year old Olivia Carey has Choices: Times News Group, Mount Gambier Times Renowned dancer and choreographer takes dance education a step further with ‘Ballet Lai Lai Land’, a book and app for children: Staff, Rising Sun South Africa Sharing Passion for Ballet through Grant Writing: Baylor School via Chattanoogan.com Photo Feature Louisville Ballet, 502 (Ching Ching Wong), Brown Theater, Louisville KY: Sydney Catinna, photos by Kateryna Sellers, Leo Weekly 'Tis going to be a very long season to be jolly... American Repertory Ballet, The Nutcracker, Princeton, Red Bank, Trenton, New Brunswick NJ: Staff, New Jersey Stage Stephi Wild, Broadway World Atlanta, Georgia has a range of Nutcrackers: Atlanta ballerinas and dance directors share what it means to perform the pinnacle role in varied productions: Cynthia Bond Perry, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Ballet Arizona, The Nutcracker (Andersen), Symphony Hall, Phoenix AZ: Staff, Phoenix Independent Ballet Arts and Adelphi Orchestra, The Nutcracker, River Dell High School, Oradell NJ: Staff, Patch Ballet Hawaii, The Nutcracker (Webre), Neal Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu HI: John Berger, Star Advertiser Central Wisconsin School of Ballet, The Nutcracker (Karkar/Yeager/Comelin/Perry/Kasper) with ABT guests Christine Shevchenko and Thomas Forster, Grand Theater, Wausau WI: Staff, Wausau Pilot & Review Charleston Ballet with West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, The Nutcracker, Maier Performance Hall, Clay Center, Charleston WV: Staff, WV Gazette and Mail Diablo Ballet, Nutcracker Story Time, Barnes & Noble, Walnut Creek CA: Staff, Patch Festival Ballet Virginia, The Nutcracker, Richard J Ernst Community Cultural Center, Annandale VA: Staff, Patch Grand Kyiv Ballet, The Nutcracker (Petipa) – fundraiser to help rebuild their school in Kyiv, Folly Theater, Kansas City MO: Dorissa White, KMBC News [video feature] Harmony School of Creative Arts, Gifts of Christmas, Hill Country Fellowship, Burnet TX: Staff, 101 Highland Lakes Jacksonville, Florida has a whole heap of Christmassy events, including five Nutcrackers and at least three Messiahs: Tom Szaroleta, The Florida Times-Union Lowell, New Hampshire has the Hip Hop Nutcracker and a “spirited, patriotic, trauma-informed/sensitive” Nutcracker: Nancye Tuttle, The Lowell Sun Nittany Ballet, The Nutcracker (Gibson after lots of others) with PNB guests Clara Ruf Maldonado and Mark Cuddihee, Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State University, University Park PA: Trevor Miller, WTAJ Altoona via AOL Philadelphia Ballet, The Nutcracker (Balanchine), Academy of Music, Philadelphia PA: Michaela Althouse, PhillyVoice ArtsFarmington presents Robinson Ballet Company, The Nutcracker, Mount Blue High School, Farmington ME: Daily Bulldog San Diego Ballet, The Nutcracker, WYO Theater, Sheridan WY: Floyd Whiting, Sheridan Media Treasure Valley, Idaho: a range of productions including a hip-hop Nutcracker: Natalie Holsten, Boise Weekly Tybee Ballet Theatre, Land of the Sweets (Petit/Bacon), Savannah Theater Savannah GA, Tybee Post Theater Tybee Island GA: Kim Gusby, WSAV3 via YouTube [video feature] Westside Ballet of Santa Monica, The Nutcracker with NYCB guest artist Tiler Peck: John Loesing, The Acorn 5
Blossom Posted November 10 Posted November 10 Links - Sunday 10 November 2024 Review – Northern Ballet, A Christmas Carol (Gable/Moricone), Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield: Emma Clayton, Telegraph and Argus Review - Chunky Move, 4/4, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Bruce Marriott, Lifted Leg Review – Ballet BC, Frontier, Heart Drive, Cloud Poem, Vancouver: Janet Smith, Stir Review – Kara Wilkes, An Evening of Dance, Florida State University: Ashley Hunter, Tallahassee Democrat Preview (video) - WGRUV brings ballet, beats and bold moves to Gauteng: Staff, ENCA Preview – Ballet Phillipines, Peter Pan, Manilla: Staff, Head Topics Film review – Unbound (documentary): Emma Christie, Brig News Interview - Under the Sun: Patty O’Reilly – Studio Director, Teacher, Restorative Justice Practitioner: Anna Pier, Sonoma Valley Sun Obituary – Judith Jamison, transcendant dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey company dies age 81: Brian Seibert, New York Times (paywall) Staff, Hollywood Reporter Staff, ABC7NY News - BalletX looks ahead with new ballets, a new theater, and a stable future: Ellen Dunkel, Philadelphia Inquirer & MSN 3
Blossom Posted November 11 Posted November 11 Links - Monday 11 November, 2024 Review – Northern Ballet, A Christmas Carol, Sheffield: Sarah Crabtree, The Star Review – Acosta Danza, Nutcracker in Havana, Norwich: Sarah Crompton, The Guardian Review (in cinema) – Paris Opera Ballet, Swan Lake, BFI IMAX: Debra Craine, The Times (share token) Review – Global Arts live, Noisefloor, PALAVER STRINGS + little house dance, Boston: Debra Cash, Arts Fuse Review – Australian Ballet, Oscar, Sydney: Katie Lawrence, Bachtrack Preview - ‘You very rarely see men moving together like this’: Matthew Bourne on 30 years of his radical Swan Lake: Rachel Cooke, The Guardian Stream Preview - Two ballets by Jerome Robbins to be live-streamed from La Scala on 12 November: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Preview - Celebrity Christmas Gala brings leading dancers to Cyprus: Eleni Philippou, Cyprus Mail Preview - Exclusive: World-class Korean ballet stars to shine in Seoul with special gala show: Lee Tae-hoon, Kim Seo-young, The Chosun Daily Preview – Perth Festival dance highlights, Staff, Dance Australia Feature - Creative Couples: Sydney Dance Company Dancers Piran Scott and Naiara de Matos: Jane Albert, Broadsheet Feature – Meet Luke Jervies: Staff, Dance Australia Feature - Meet Yuiko Masukawa, Staff, Dance Australia Obituary - Judith Jamison, transcendent dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey company, dies at 81: Andrew Meldrum, NBCDFW Maya Ernest, Harpers Bazaar Norman Lebrecht, Slipped Disc Maya Yang, Guardian News – Frank Augustyn partnered Karen Kain, among other greats. Now, the dance legend is getting his due with a new honour: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star News - Havana International Ballet Festival resumes its program after hurricane Rafael: Staff, Cuban News Agency 5
Blossom Posted November 12 Posted November 12 Links - Tuesday 12 November, 2024 Review – Ballet Black, Heroes, London: Graham Watts, Backtrack Review – Feel the Rhythm Productions, Beyond Borders – Afro Dance Xplosion, London: Nicola Claire, Seeing Dance Review – Flawless, Past, Present, Future, London: Nicola Claire, Seeing Dance Review - Chunky Move, 4/4, London: Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Review – Imperial Classical Ballet, Swan Lake, Basildon: Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International Review - Norwegian National Ballet: A Tale About Swan Lake, Norway: Maggie Foyer, Bachtrack Review – Paul Taylor Dance Company, Aureole,/Vive La Loïe/Recess/Funny Papers, New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times (share token) Mary Cargill, Danceview Times Review - The New Jersey Ballet, Creative Forces, New Jersey: MaireFrances Psomas-Jackloski, Tap into Parsippany Review – National Ballet of Canada, Body of Work / Rhapsody / Silent Screen, Toronto: Bruce Zinger, The Globe and Mail Paula Citron, Ludwig Van Toronto Review – Australian Ballet, Oscar, Sydney: Staff, Limelight Preview - Akram Khan, GIGENIS, The Generation of the Earth, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview - ALICE (In Wonderland) by the Hong Kong Ballet Comes to Beijing: Staff, That’s Beijing Feature – More is not more (Stephen McRae): Staff, Dance Australia Photo feature - Gotta Dance! A Band of Dancers and Models Get Grooving in Fall’s Most Moving Looks: Photography by Inez and Vinoodh, Vogue.com News - Youth Grand Prix Europe (YGPE) finds a new Italian base in Vicenza, Italy: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Obituary - Judith Jamison: Evrim Agaci, The Pinnacle Gazette Gia Kourlas, NY Times (share token) 3
Jan McNulty Posted November 13 Author Posted November 13 Links - Wednesday 13 November, 2024 Obituaries - Judith Jamison, transcendent dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey company, dies at 81: Harrison Smith, Washington Post Doug Doyle, WBGO Gee NY, Shine My Crown Review - American Ballet Theater, Crime and Punishment, New York: Marianne Adams, Danceview Times Review - Ballet Black, Heroes - If at first, The Waiting Game, London: Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel, Gramilano Reviews - Chunky Move, 4/4, London: Tamsin Flower, British Theatre Guide Mollie Biddlecombe, A Youngish Perspective Review - Limón Dance Company, mixed programme, New York: Jillian Verzwyvelt, Ballet Herald Review - Artists in Motion, an evening featuring 3 companies, New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance Review - Celtic Illusion, Wellington: Greer Robertson, https://www.theatreview.org.nz/production/celtic-illuison/#family-friendly-professionally-impressive-show Film Review - STAGED: a film in memory of Gus Solomons, Jr: Kristen Hedberg, Critical Dance Preview - Martha Graham Dance Company, The Drama, New York: Staff, New York Social Diary Preview - Northern Ballet, A Christmas Carol, Nottingham: Steve Eyley, Hucknall Dispatch Preview - Grand Kyiv Ballet, The Snow Queen, Wichita: Laura McMillan, KSN Preview - Singapore Ballet, mixed programme, Kuala Lumpur: Dennis Chua, New Straits Times News - RAD podcast with Matthew Bourne: Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide News - Paris ballet set to scrap ‘stressful’ onstage exams for dancers: Adam Sage, Times (share token) News - Julio Bocca, Former Star Dancer, to Run Argentina’s National Ballet: Marina Harss, NY Times (share token) News - San Diego Ballet celebrates 35 years of dancing: Staff, San Diego Union Tribune Film News - Ballet Queer premières This is How I Move: Naia: Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Feature - Calvin Richardson, Royal Ballet: Joseph Kocharian, Attitude Feature - Christopher Wheeldon talks about his new ballet Oscar: Emily May, Pointe Magazine Feature - Mufutau Yusuf, choreographer: Maria Elena Ricci, Dance Art Journal Feature - Parlez-Vous Ballet?: Mollie Thompson, The California Aggie 6
Jan McNulty Posted November 14 Author Posted November 14 Links - Thursday 14 November, 2024 Obituary - Judith Jamison, transcendent dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey company, dies at 81: Stacy M Brown, Atlanta Daily World Review - Paris Opera Ballet, Mayerling, Paris: Zuzana Rafajová, Dance Context Webzine Reviews - Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker/Rosas, Exit Above, London: Bruce Marriott, Lifted Leg Siobhan Murphy, Stage Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Reviews - Pina Bausch Foundation & École des Sables, The Rite of Spring common ground[s], London: Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk Rachel Nouchi, British Theatre Guide Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scarlett), Palmerston North: Tania Kopytko, NZ Theatreview Review - Northern Ballet, A Christmas Carol, Hull: Deborah Hall, Hull Daily Mail Review - Dana Gingras, Frontera, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times Review - American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, mixed programme, Binghampton: Anna Pastore, Pipe Dream Review - Crawl Space, Spare Change Vol 2, Los Angeles: Steven Vargas, LA Dance Chronicle Report - International Ballet Festival of Havana “Alicia Alonso”, Havana: Ahmad Iñeiro Fernández, Granma Preview Gallery - Royal Ballet, MaddAddam, London: Tristram Kenton, Guardian Preview - FakeKnot, Croquis; Ziyian Kwan/Odd Meridian Arts, Tendrils, Vancouver: Gail Johnson, Stir Preview - Ballet Philippines, Peter Pan, Pasay: Staff, Tatler Asia Preview Feature - Adrienne L Chan ’25, Romeo and Juliet, Cambridge: Saranya Singh, Harvard Crimson Stream Preview - Australian Ballet, Oscar: Peter Craven, Spectator Australia Feature - Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake turns 30: Tom Wicker, Stage News - Scottish Ballet announces new production of Mary, Queen of Scotts to debut at Edinburgh International Festival 2025: Severin Carrell, Guardian Thom Dibdin, All Edinburgh Theatre Ann Fotheringham, Glasgow Times News - Paris Opera Ballet’s 160-year-old promotion competition is suspended: Graham Spicer, Gramilano News - Queensland Ballet’s 2025 season announced: Staff, WestEnder 2 3
Jan McNulty Posted November 15 Author Posted November 15 Links - Friday 15 November, 2024 Obituary - Joanna Wright, South African dance teacher: Faith Mtwana, GO & Express Review - Paul Taylor Dance Company, Gala Programme, New York: Caedra Scott-Flaherty, NY Observer Review - Australian Ballet, Oscar, Sydney: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Review - Chunky Move, 4/4, London: David Mead, Seeing Dance Review - Ballet West, Pictures at an Exhibition (triple bill), Salt Lake City: Les Roka, The Utah Review Review - New Jersey Ballet, Murder Ballades, In the Night, Not Our Fate, Morristown: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance Review - Sergio Bernal Dance Company, mixed programme, Los Angeles: Joanne DiVito, LA Dance Chronicle Review - Danza Floricanto, Fiesta del Día de (los) Muertos, Los Angeles: Brian Fretté, LA Dance Chronicle Preview - Catherine Gaudet, Les jolies choses (The pretty things), Vancouver: Emily Lyth, Stir Preview - We Call It Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Boston: Charlie Maudsley, Boston Uncovered Preview - FranceConcert presents Carmina Burana the ballet, Paris: Staff, Sortir á Paris Feature - Why Matthew Bourne is the king of Christmas: Clive Davis, Times share token News: A brand new production from Scottish Ballet: Mary, Queen of Scots: Staff, A Youngish Perspective News - Sadler’s Wells launches youth dance festival: Katie Chambers, Stage News - Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Tutus on Tour returns for Summer 2025: Staff, Scoop Historic Interview - Nicoletta Manni and Timofej Andrijashenko, La Scala Ballet: Part 1: Graham Spicer, Gramilano 5
Jan McNulty Posted November 16 Author Posted November 16 Links - Nutcracker Special - Saturday 16 November, 2024 Report - Dartmouth Film Society kicks off 75th Alumni Fest with ‘The Nutcracker at Wethersfield’: Emmy Martinez, The Dartmouth Feature - The reign of the Sugar Plum Fairy: Elizabeth Russell, World Magazine List - Five ways to enjoy ‘The Nutcracker’ in Toronto this season: Julia Mastroianni, Streets of Toronto Preview - National Ballet of Canada, The Nutcracker, Toronto: Deb Hutton, NewsTalk 1010 Preview - New York City Ballet, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, New York: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Preview Feature - Cape Town City Ballet, The Nutcracker, Cape Town: Richard Holmes, Time Out Preview - BalletMet, The Nutcracker, Columbus: Amani Bayo, Columbus Dispatch Preview Features - Ballet Jörgen, The Nutcracker, Hamilton: Gary Smith, Hamilton Spectator Huntsville: Staff, Huntsville Doppler Preview - Ballet Arizona, The Nutcracker, Phoenix: Staff, AZ Big Media Preview - American Repertory Ballet, The Nutcracker, on tour in New Jersey: Staff, Town Topics Video Preview - African American Ballet Troupe, The Ebony Nutcracker, Lexington: Sabriel Metcalf, Spectrum News 1 Previews - Grand Kyiv Ballet, The Nutcracker, Chicago: Staff, Fox 32 Atlanta: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Preview - Los Angeles Ballet, The Nutcracker, Los Angeles: Sloan Piva, Sporting News Preview - American Contemporary Ballet, The Nutcracker, Los Angeles: Staff, Discover Los Angeles Preview - Youth Ballet West, The Nutcracker, Galway: Maxim Kelly, Galway Advertiser Preview - CUBE, The Nutcracker, New York: Ava Slocum, BWOG Preview - It Takes a Village, The Chocolate Nutcracker, Topeka: Keishera Lately, AOL via Topeka Capital-Journal Preview - Ballet Brazos, The Nutcracker, Bryan: Caleb Britt, KBTX Preview - South Georgia Ballet, The Nutcracker, Thomasville: Staff, Times Enterprise Preview - Ruth Page, The Nutcracker, Chicago: Staff, Choose Chicago Preview - Symphony San Jose & New Ballet, The Nutcracker, San Jose: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World Preview - Long Beach Ballet, The Nutcracker, Long Beach: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Preview - World Ballet Company, The Nutcracker, East Lansing: Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World Video Preview - Mélange Dance Company, The Nutcracker, Pascagoula: Staff, Fox 10 Preview - Nittany Ballet, The Nutcracker, University City PA: Staff, PSU Preview - Schuylkill Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker, Schuylkill Haven: Michael Urban, Republican Herald News - Ballet Austin reveals who will play Mother Ginger in The Nutcracker: Allison Miller, CBS Austin News - Nutcracker Family Storytime with Louisville Ballet returns to seven library locations: Staff, Louisville KY 2 3
Jan McNulty Posted November 16 Author Posted November 16 Links - Saturday 16 November, 2024 Obituary - Eileen Kramer, Australia’s oldest dancer aged 110: Steve Williams, MSN via Australian Daily Mail Reviews - Royal Ballet, Maddaddam (McGregor), London: Bruce Marriott, Lifted Leg Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Amanda Jennings, Bachtrack Alastair Macaulay, Slipped Disc Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Helen Hawkins, Arts Desk Zuzanna Lachendro, New Statesman Siobhan Murphy, Stage David Jays, Standard Debra Craine, Times share token Louise Levene, FT (may be paywalled) Mark Monahan, Telegraph (paywalled) Costume Feature - Barry Pierce, Hero Magazine Review - Paris Opera Ballet, Mayerling, Paris: Naomi Mori, Bachtrack Review - Paul Taylor Dance Company, mixed programme, New York: Nadia Vostrikov, Ballet Herald Reviews - Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas, Exit Above, London: Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance Chelsea Jina, A Youngish Perspective Rachel Nouchi, British Theatre Guide Review - Gallim, Wonderland, New York: Christina Pandolfi, Broadway World Exhibition Review - Ceremonies out of the air: Ralph Lemon, New York: Holland Cotter, NY Times share token Review - Ralph Lemon, Tell It Anyway, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times share token Review - Royal Shakespeare Company, The Red Shoes, Stratford-upon-Avon: Dave Fargnoli, Stage Katy Roberts, Reviews Hub Preview - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventure, Swan Lake, Salford: Bradley Lengden, Manchester Wire Feature - Wayne McGregor: We can’t rely on philanthropy to rescue the arts: Katie Chambers, Stage Feature - Director Katy Rudd talks about her production of Ballet Shoes for the National Theatre: Sarah Hemming, FT (may be paywalled) News - Royal Ballet First Soloist Nicol Edmonds debuts with Scottish Ballet this winter: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Feature - Martin Fenton on dancing The Snowman: Bridget Galton, Hackney Gazette Historic Interview - Nicoletta Manni and Timofej Andrijashenko of La Scala Ballet – Part 2: Graham Spicer, Gramilano 6
Blossom Posted November 17 Posted November 17 Links - Sunday 17 November 2024 Review Round Up – Royal Ballet, Maddaddam, London: Staff, Love London Culture Review – This Week in Dance: Sarah Crompton, Guardian/Observer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker/Rosas: Exit Above Flawless: Past, Present, Future Ballet Black: Heroes Review – Kentaro Kujirai, U-Bu-Su-Na, London: Mary Pollard, Everything Theatre Review – National Ballet of Kosovo, Terminal, Obiliq: Shaban Maxharraj, Koha Preview – Roberto Bolle & Friends 2025: Staff, Marcadoc Preview – New ballet finds its inspiration from ‘Little Women’: Anissa Rivera, Whittier Daily News Interview - Akram Khan on dancing again at 50: ‘At this age you worry about stamina’: Nick Curtis, The Times (share token) Interview – Emma Andres on Little Women Ballet: Shari Barrett, Broadway World Interview - Janet Eilber on the Martha Graham Dance Company’s Return to Boston: Robert Israel, Arts Fuse News - Russian dancer Vladimir Shklyarov has died at 39: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Srishti Marwah, Sportskeeda News - James Sewell Ballet will shutter at the end of its 35th season this spring: Dustin Nelson, Bring Me The News Obituary – Trailblazing dancer and choreographer Eileen Kramer dies at 110: Natasha May, Guardian Michelle Potter, Michelle Potter on Dance And finally, one for any Strictly fans… News - Strictly star Sarah Hadland's previous dance experience revealed: Megan Bull, Hello 5
Blossom Posted November 18 Posted November 18 Links – Monday 18 November 2024 Review – Shimmering Productions, Island, London: David Mead, Seeing Dance Review – Faye Driscoll, Weathering, New York: Debra Cash, Arts Fuse Preview – Matthew Bourne’s rule-breaking reimagining of Swan Lake comes to Lowry next week: Staff, Manchester Wire Preview - Sarasota Ballet offers three views of iconic ‘Giselle’: Jay Handelman, Herald Tribune Preview – Australian Ballet’s Oscar, Sydney: Editor, Limelight Preview - Ballet heads to the regions as Tutus on Tour returns: Staff, Mindfood (New Zealand) Interview - Michael Keegan-Dolan’s house of dance: ‘I was so caught up with where I’m from – not any more’: Sanjoy Roy, Guardian Interview - Grant Aris: 'In being different, we are ourselves’: Staff, Dance Australia News/Obituary - Russian ballet star Vladimir Shklyarov dies at 39: Will Stewart, Daily Star Frances Mao, BBC News Sian Cain, Guardian Meghan Roos, Parade Staff, Pinnacle Gazette Rochelle Barrand, National World Norman Lebrecht, Slipped Disc Obituary - Vale Eileen Kramer: A Final Curtain Call for 110-Year-Old Dance Legend: Staff, Hello Care And finally, News - Nevada Ballet Theatre names Debbie Gibson Woman of the Year: Staff, Debbiegibson.com 3
Blossom Posted November 19 Posted November 19 Links – Tuesday 19 November 2024 Review – Royal Ballet, Maddaddam, London: David Mead, Seeing Dance Lucia Piquaro Alvarez, Gramilano Review – Gallim, Wonderland, New York: Jerry Hochmann, Critical Dance Review – Yale Ballet Company, Alice in Wonderland, Yale: Isabella Sanchez, Yale Daily News Review – New Wave Festival, “Still/Here” by Bill T. Jones / “Movement” by Netta Yerushalmy, Brooklyn: Candice Thompson, Fjord Review (paywall) Review – National Ballet of Canada, "Body of Work", "Rhapsody", "Silent Screen", Toronto: Denise Sum, Danceview Times Review – Australian Ballet, Oscar, Sydney: Deborah Jones, DeborahJones.com Preview/interview - Revisiting Pina Bausch’s World of Love and Longing in Aging Bodies: Rosalyn Sulcas, NY Times (paywall) News - ‘Love will save the world’: Ukrainian ballet group carries on after trailer theft in southern Colorado: Staff, KKTV News – Vladimir Shklyarov dies at 39 (selected articles) Amy Branddt, Pointe Magazine Staff, Contact Music Nuray Bulbul, Evening Standard Alexandra del Rosario, LA Times Theresa Braine, Seattle Times Andrew Backhouse, News.com.au Video Obituary - Vladimir Shklyarov: a look back at the career of the acclaimed Russian ballet dancer: Staff, Guardian 5
Sophoife Posted November 20 Posted November 20 Links - Wednesday 20 November, 2024 Handy hint for paywalled websites: “reading mode” removes all the clutter, including paywalls, on many sites, including Fjord Review, Pointe Magazine, and The Age Obituaries Judith Jamison: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian Vladimir Shklyarov: Telegraph Obituaries, The Telegraph Reviews American Ballet Theatre, Innovation Past and Present – La Boutique (Bond) / Mercurial Son (Abraham) / Études (Lander), Lincoln Center, New York NY: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Animals of Distinction, Frontera (Gingras), Next Wave Festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn New York NY: Candice Thompson, Fjord Review Ballet Black, Heroes: If At First (Laplane)/ The Waiting Game (M. November), Linbury Theatre, Royal Ballet and Opera, London England: Vera Liber, British Theatre Guide Congress, Congress X, LA Dance Project Space, Los Angeles CA: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review dkfash, By Their Fruits, Theatre503, London England: Sanjoy Roy, The Guardian Faye Driscoll, Weathering, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston MA: Karen Campbell, The Boston Globe Gallim Dance, Wonderland (Miller), The Joyce Theater, New York NY: Carla Escoda, Bachtrack Kentaro Kujirai, U-BU-SU-NA, Coronet Theatre, London England: Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper New Jersey Ballet, Creative Forces: Peck, Robbins and Martins – Murder Ballades (J. Peck) / In the Night (Robbins) / Hallelujah Junction (Martins), Two River Theater, Red Bank NJ: Victoria L. Dammer, TapInto Pacific Northwest Ballet, Square Dance / Stravinsky Violin Concerto / Prodigal Son (all Balanchine), digital stream from McCaw Hall, Seattle WA: Rachel Howard, Fjord Review Jillian Verzwyvelt, The Ballet Herald Pagrav Dance Company, Aunusthan, The Place, London England: Nicola Claire, SeeingDance Bruce Marriott, LiftedLeg Palaver Strings and little house dance, Noisefloor, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston MA: Jeffrey Gantz, The Boston Globe Paul Taylor Dance Company, David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York NY: Jerry Hochman, CriticalDance: Chaconne in Winter (Lovette) / Dedicated to You (Battle) / Promethean Fire (Taylor) Echo (Lovette) / The Word (not reviewed) / Promethean Fire (Taylor) Aureole (Taylor) / Clair de lune (Sperling) / Vespers (Dove) / Esplanade (Taylor) The Word (Taylor): Mindy Aloff, CriticalDance Rosas, Exit Above (De Keersmaeker), Sadler’s Wells, London England: Graham Watts, Bachtrack The Royal Ballet, Maddaddam (McGregor), Royal Ballet and Opera, London England: Franco Milazzo, Broadway World Joy Sable, The Jewish Chronicle Royal Shakespeare Company, The Red Shoes (director/choreographer Rampersad), Swan Theatre, Stratford upon Avon England: Colin Davison, British Theatre Guide Sarah Hemming, Financial Times [may be paywalled] Katy Roberts, The Reviews Hub Staatsballett Berlin, Stars Like Moths (León) / 2 Chapters Love (Eyal, Behar), Staatsoper Under den Linden, Berlin Germany: Vikki Jane Vile, Bachtrack Teatro alla Scala Ballet, Theme and Variations (Balanchine) / Dances at a Gathering (Robbins) / The Concert (Robbins), Teatro alla Scala, Milan Italy: Alessandro Bizzotto, Dance For You Magazine [in English] Twisted Element Co., RITUAL (Hamilton), PACT Theatre, Erskineville NSW: Lee Andrews, Australian Arts Review Mufutau Yusuf with Lukah Katangila, Impasse, Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells, London England: Tom Carter, London Theatre 1 Previews Ballet Manila, Florante at Laura (Francisco Jr. & Lawrance), Hyundai Hall, Areté, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City Philippines: Staff, Malaya Business Insight Ballet Philippines, Peter Pan (Martynyuk), The Theatre at Solaire, Parañaque Philippines: Brontë H. Lacsamana, BusinessWorld Compagnie Catherine Gaudet, Les jolies choses (The Pretty Things), Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver BC: Emily Lyth, Create a Stir Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, 50th Anniversary Tour, Detroit Opera House, Detroit MI: Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press Anya Saugstad, Paper Mountains, Scotiabank Dance Centre, Vancouver BC: Emily Lyth, Create a Stir News Lifetime award for popular owner of Wexford School of Ballet and Performing Arts: Simon Bourke, Irish Independent ‘A constant battle’: Qld Ballet chief explains artistic director’s shock exit: Nick Dent, The Age Quinte Ballet School of Canada receiving $5,000 for Dancing with Parkinson’s program: Zach McGibbon, Quinte News James Sewell Ballet will cease operations in March 2025: Sheila Regan, The Minnesota Star Tribune San Francisco Ballet hacked data posted for sale by two ransomware gangs: Stefanie Schappert, Cybernews Rising stars take the stage at the Budapest Ballet Grand Prix: Staff, Hungary Today Features ‘There have been a lot of unexplained deaths in Russia’: The mysterious demise of a ballet star: Marianka Swain, The Telegraph At Home with Goh Ballet director Chan Hon Goh: Stacey McLachlan, Vancouver Magazine Matt Kent, Pilobolus: Philip Mayard, The Bay Area Reporter Mavin Khoo: Navigating age, deepening artistry, and breaking barriers in ‘Bharatanatyam’ and ballet: Arif Zikri, Malay Mail Tirion Law, National Ballet of Canada’s rising star, takes on Giselle: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Lauren Lovette, on a new path: Faye Arthurs, Fjord Review Daniel Yeung on reprising nude dance show in Hong Kong at 57, and how tech has changed it: Natasha Rogai, South China Morning Post A Tale of Two Cities United By Dance: Philadelphia: Merilyn Jackson, Fjord Review Tales of 19th-Century A.I.: Don't Fall in Love With a Singing Robot: Jason Farago, The New York Times [+ gift token] Handling the Challenges of College as a Pre-Pro Ballet Student: Catie Robinson, Pointe Magazine 3
Sophoife Posted November 21 Posted November 21 Links – Thursday 21 November, 2024 Handy hint for paywalled websites: “reading mode” removes all the clutter, including paywalls, on many sites, including Fjord Review, Pointe Magazine, and The Age/Sydney Morning Herald Reviews Rupert Christiansen, The Spectator The Royal Ballet, Maddaddam (McGregor), Royal Ballet and Opera, London England École des Sables thanks to the Pina Bausch Foundation, The Rite of Spring (Bausch) / common ground[s] (Acogny/Airaudo), Sadler’s Wells, London England dkfash, by their fruits, Theatre503, London England: Renee Palma, The Reviews Hub Northern Ballet, A Christmas Carol (Gable/Moricone), Norwich Theatre Royal, Norwich England: James Goffin, Norwich Evening News Sarah Hardy, Lynn News Õkāreka Dance Company, Mana Wahine (Powerful Woman), Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland State University, Portland OR: Hannah Krafcik, Oregon ArtsWatch Rosas, Exit Above (De Keersmaeker), Sadler’s Wells, London England: Debra Craine, The Times [+ share token] Royal Shakespeare Company, The Red Shoes (director/choreographer Rampersad), Swan Theatre, Stratford upon Avon England: Dominic Maxwell, The Times [+ share token] Book Review City of Night Birds, Juhea Kim: Laura Warrell, Los Angeles Times Previews Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Deep River, Newmark Theatre, Portland OR: Grant Butler, The Oregonian Ballet Cymru, Romeo a Juliet (James/Doughty), Dance City, Newcastle upon Tyne England: Kate Stanley, Sunderland Echo Staff, BDaily Ballets with a Twist, Cocktail Hour: The Show, Tryon Fine Arts Center, Tryon NC: Christine Scarpelli, WSPA 7News via YouTube Civic Ballet, Snow Queen (Yzaguirre), Tupelo Performing Arts Center, Tupelo MS: Blake Alsup, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Robert Lepage, Guillaume Côté, The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark, Harris Theater, Chicago IL: Sharon Hoyer, NewCity Stage Luca Silvestrini, The Little Prince, The Place, London England: Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper Smuin Contemporary Ballet, Christmas Ballet, Walnut Creek, Mountain View, San Francisco CA: The Artful Observer, Bay City News Associazione Danza e Balletto, Red Cross Gala 43 in Udine – including Kosmos (Foniadakis) / Suite per due pianoforti (Sholz) / Simply Us (Portugal) / Les Bourgeois (Van Cauwenbergh) / 324a (Junker) / Cicerenella (Sabatino) / Three souls (Gerardi), Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine, Udine Italy: Danza e Danza News Fire contained at tower housing Joffrey Ballet HQ: Davis Giangiulio, Chicago Sun-Times Mary, Queen of Scots ballet to premiere at Edinburgh International Festival: Fergus Morgan, The Stage [may be paywalled] Rotorua ballet dancer to join Royal NZ Ballet performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Staff, Rotorua Daily Post A bigot tried to throw shade at the concept of male ballet dancers and the internet took steps to set him straight: Oonagh Keating, The Poke Ballet Palm Beach welcomes Anka K. Palitz to the Board of Directors: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Fjord Review is hosting a one-day Dance Critics’ Festival: December 10, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York NY: Fjord Review Watch out, there’s a thief (or thieves) about! Ukrainian ballet group carries on after trailer theft in southern Colorado: Aaron Vitatoe, CBS 11 News Was it the Mouse King? ‘Nutcracker’ props stolen from a Michigan ballet company: Associated Press Sugar plum scaries: Detroit ballet group scrambles after Nutcracker props heist: Associated Press, The Guardian Plymouth, Canton area police searching for ballet company’s stolen ‘Nutcracker’ props: Scott Wolchek and Brendan Vrabel, FOX2 Detroit Features Carlos Acosta on Nutcracker in Havana: Ellie Holmes, Time & Leisure Eifman believes ballet should not only show beauty but also convey emotions: Ma Yue, ShanghaiDaily.com Grace and grit: Jessica Fyfe: the global journey of Australian ballerina: Helena Gjone, Dancetrain Australia The legendary Judy Morr and Orange County’s dance revolution: Kaitlin Wright, Culture OC National Student Star Awards, including Matthew Mortimer, who’s already appeared a number of times with The Australian Ballet: Danielle Brown, Dancetrain Australia Barbie honors prima ballerina Maria Tallchief with Inspiring Women doll: Staff, Lakota Times Content Editor, License Global 75 years ago, Maria Tallchief made the ballet world reimagine itself and find a place for a Native American prima ballerina: Shannon Toll, Caledonian Record Remi Wörtmeyer, BalletMet’s new artistic director: Helena Gjone, Dancetrain Australia Dreaming with Jawole Willa Jo Zollar: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review Men, would you wear a ballet shoe? featuring Nicol Edmonds: Felix Bischof, Financial Times On This Day in WWD [2012]: ‘The Nutcracker’ gets a sexy refresh at Boston Ballet: Jasper Brown, WWD REDs Awareness Week: the impact on performance and mental health: Staff, Royal Ballet School Cuba, Havana celebrates its 505th anniversary with a ballet festival: TeleSUR English via YouTube Celebrating 30 years of Complexions Contemporary Ballet: Jennifer Heimlich, Dance Magazine Dancewear shop owner steps out of [Cape Town] CBD after more than 4 decades: Tamlynne Thompson, The Atlantic Sun The Holidays Are Near… Stages full of cheer: no matter how you celebrate, these sparkling productions are sure to put a little extra magic into winter’s darkest days: Rachel Gallaher, Seattle Magazine Holiday concerts, plays and ballets, light shows: Here’s what Vermont events to mark down: Brent Hallenbeck, Burlington Free Press The best classic holiday performances and light displays in the D.C. area: Sophia Solano, The Washington Post Where to see classic and modern takes on ‘The Nutcracker’ in Chicago IL: Mary Houlihan, Chicago Sun-Times It’s tradition: The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol take center stage this holiday season, various companies and venues, New Hampshire: Matt Ingersoll, Union Leader It’s ho-ho-holiday time: 50 festive seasonal shows and attractions happening in Metro Detroit MI: Melody Baetens, The Detroit News 8 holiday shows in Dallas-Fort Worth [TX] to check out this winter: Alyson Rodriguez, The Dallas Morning News Holiday shows 2024: Stir’s ultimate guide to festive fare, from musical theatre to classical ballet: Gail Johnson, Create a Stir Photo gallery: Sarasota area arts groups mark holidays with tradition and new twists: various photographers, Sarasota Herald-Tribune The Social Pages Houston’s beloved Nutcracker Market raises an astounding $1.2 million in just its preview night – holiday shopping hits overdrive: Shelby Hodge, Paper City Magazine Pegasus Contemporary Ballet teams up with Nostalgia & Noise on an unforgettable performance in Dallas: Megan Ziots, Paper City Magazine 3
Jan McNulty Posted November 22 Author Posted November 22 Links - Friday 22 November, 2024 Reviews - Akram Khan Company, Gigensis: the Generation of the Earth, London: Bruce Marriott, Lifted Leg Lyndsey Winship, Guardian Matthew Paluch, Gramilano Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper David Jays, Standard Siobhan Murphy, Stage Maryam Philpott, Reviews Hub Mark Monahan, Telegraph (paywalled) Review - Ballet Black, Heroes: If At First, The Waiting Game, Salford: Robert Beale, Theatre Reviews North Review - Paul Taylor Dance Company, various programmes, New York: Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance Mindy Aloff, Critical Dance Review - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Swan Lake, Salford: Cathy Crabb, Quays Life Review - Donna Sternberg and Dancers, Awe and Wonder (mixed programme), Culver City: Brian Fretté, LA Dance Chronicle Review - REDCAT New Original Works Festival 2024, Week 2, Los Angeles: Celine Kiner, LA Dance Chronicle Review - Harvard Ballet Company, Dawn, Cambridge: Sophie Dauer, Harvard Independent Preview - State Ballet of Georgia, Swan Lake, Singapore: Mingli Seet, TimeOut Preview - Côté Danse, Hamlet, Chicago: Kyle MacMillan, Chicago Sun Times Preview - Josh Beamish, Proximity, Prince George: Staff, Prince George Citizen News - Russia’s ballet world says farewell to dancer Vladimir Shklyarov after balcony fall: Staff, Straits Times via Reuters News - Alvin Ailey Dance Chooses Alicia Graf Mack to Be Next Leader: Brian Seibert, NY Times (share token) News - Rebuilding after fire, Jacob’s Pillow will open a new theatre: Joshua Barnone, NY Times (share token) Feature - London Children's Ballet Company performs at local care home to celebrate World Ballet Day: Samantha Neal, London World 3
Jan McNulty Posted November 23 Author Posted November 23 Links - Seasonal Special - Saturday 23 November, 2024 Nutcracker links United Kingdom/Europe Royal Danish Ballet, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, Copenhagen: Staff, Airmail Astana Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker, Astana Ballet Theatre, Astana Kazakhstan: Staff, DKNews.kz Ballet Theatre UK, The Nutcracker, The Haymarket, Basingstoke and touring: Sophie Day, Basingstoke Gazette via MSN Ballet Ireland, Nutcracker Sweeties, Solstice Arts Centre, Navan Ireland: Caitriona Rooney, LM-FM State Ballet of Georgia, The Nutcracker, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin Ireland [November 2025]: Adam McEvoy, Extra.ie Aishling Conway, Dublin Gazette Canada Goh Ballet, The Nutcracker, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver BC: Shelley Boettcher, Vancouver Sun Daniel Chai, Daily Hive Alberta Ballet, The Nutcracker, Edmonton: Staff, Global News Royal City Youth Ballet, The Nutcracker, Abbotsford Arts Centre, Abbotsford BC: Staff, The Abbotsford News Ballet Jörgen, The Nutcracker: A Canadian Tradition, Saskatchewan: Saskatoon: Julia Lovett-Squires, Laronge Now Guelph: Sponsored post, Guelph Today United States of America Philadelphia Ballet, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, Philadelphia: Staff, Airmail Alabama River Region Ballet, The Nutcracker, Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts, Montgomery AL: Shannon Heupel, Montgomery Advertiser Western Arkansas Ballet, The Nutcracker and a Sugar Plum Fairy Tea, ArcBest Performing Arts Center, Fort Smith AR: Monica Hooper, Arkansas Democrat Gazette American Contemporary Ballet, The Nutcracker Suite, ACB Performance Space, Hope Street, Los Angeles CA: Staff, Discover Los Angeles Central Florida Ballet, A Christmas Nutcracker Tale, Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Centre for the Performing Arts, Orlando FL: Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel via MSN South Carolina Ballet, The Nutcracker, Johnny Mercer Theatre, Savannah GA: WSAV-3 via YouTube Indiana Ballet Conservatory, The Nutcracker, The Palladium, Carmel IN: Deja Studdard, FOX59 News Butler Ballet, The Nutcracker, Clowes Hall, Butler Arts & Events Center, Indianapolis IN: Ella Hall, The Butler Collegian Ballet Des Moines, The Nutcracker, Williams Center for the Arts, Oelwein IA: Antwyan Cullar, NE Iowa News Deb Kunkle, Oelwein Daily Register Bossov Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker, Waterville Opera House, Waterville ME: Brenda Bonneville, Maine Art Scene Dance Annex, The Nutcracker, STAR Theatre, Kittery ME : Staff, Foster’s Daily Democrat Northwest Ballet Company, The Nutcracker, Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts, Bigfork MT: Staff, NBC Montana Orlando Ballet, The Nutcracker, Orlando: Staff, Spot On Florida Ballet Arts and Adelphi Orchestra, The Nutcracker, River Dell High School, Oradell NJ: Staff, New Jersey Stage Cleveland Ballet, The Nutcracker, Connor Palace, Playhouse Square, Cleveland OH: Paris Wolfe, Cleveland.com San Francisco Pride Band, Dance Along Nutcracker, San Francisco: Brian Trimboli, SF Bay Times Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker, sensory-friendly workshop and performance, Benedum Center, Pittsburgh PA: Staff, Early Learning Resource Center New Ballet Ensemble, NutRemix, Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, Memphis TN: Abigail Morici, Memphis Flyer Ventana Ballet, The Watchmaker’s Song, Neill-Cochran House Museum, Austin TX: Staff, CultureMap Austin Ballet San Antonio, The Nutcracker, Tobin Center, San Antonio TX: Sponsored post, San Antonio Report Ballet Frontier, The Nutcracker, Granbury Opera House, Granbury TX: Micky Shearon, Hood County News Bear Ballet, The Nutcracker, Bill Daniel Student Center, Baylor University, Waco TX: Shane Mead, Baylor Lariat The Ravel Dance Company, The Nutcracker, Reston Community Center Stage, Reston VA: Staff, FFX Now Milwaukee Ballet, The Nutcracker, Marcus Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee WI: sponsored post, Urban Milwaukee Charleston Ballet, The Nutcracker, Charleston: Josie Fletcher, WSAZ 3 New Mexico Ballet, The Nutcracker, Albuquerque: Staff, Albuquerque Journal Kansas City Ballet, The Nutcracker, Kansas City: Staff, Columbia Missourian Oregon International Ballet Academy, The Nutcracker, Beaverton: Staff, Oregon Arts Watch Adam Kaplan to Dance in the American Repertory Ballet's The Nutcracker, on tour in New Jersey: Staff, Tap Into Newport Contemporary Ballet, The Nutcracker, Newport: Staff, 10 WJAR Salt Creek Ballet, The Nutcracker, Westmont: Staff, Lawndale News Ballet 314, The Nutcracker, St Louis: Staff, Columbia Missourian Ventana Ballet, The Watchmaker’s Song, Austin: Staff, Austin CultureMap Civic Ballet, Hope for the Holidays Snow Queen Ballet, Tupelo: Staff, Biloxi News Events Costa Rica Estudio Danza Libre, The Nutcracker, San José: Staff, The Costa Rica News 5
Jan McNulty Posted November 23 Author Posted November 23 Links - Saturday 23 November, 2024 Review - National Ballet of Canada, Giselle, Toronto: Paula Citron, Ludwig Van Reviews - Akram Khan Company, Gigensis: the Generation of the Earth, London: David Mead, Seeing Dance Amanda Jennings, Bachtrack Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk Grace Wallis, A Youngish Perspective Louise Levene, FT (may be paywalled) Mary Pollard, Everything Theatre Review - Paul Taylor Dance Company, Arden Court, The Word, Syzygy, New York: Mary Cargill, Danceview Times Review - LA Dance Project, Resonance, Los Angeles: Steven Vargas, LA Dance Chronicle Review - Slap Collective, Brightside, Leeds: Sophie Thomas, Dance Art Journal Review - Matthew William Robinson & Steffan Donnelly, Dawns y Ceirw, Cardiff: Chris Wiegand, Guardian Book Review - Heather Desaulniers, Critical Dance Rupert Christiansen, Diaghilev’s Empire Russ Tamblyn, Dancing on the Edge Joellen A Meglin, Ruth Page: The Woman in the Work Preview - The Ballet Icons Gala, London: Staff, What's On Stage News - Choreographer Hans van Manen donates his photos of dancers and male nudes to Rijksmuseum: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Video Feature - Ballet is back. Why adults are returning to L.A. dance studios: Staff, LA Times 6
Blossom Posted November 24 Posted November 24 Links - Sunday 24 November, 2024 Review - Anton Du Beke, Showman – An Evening with Anton Du Beke, Southend-on-Sea: Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard International Review - Compagnie Catherine Gaudet, Les Jolies Choses, Vancouver: Emily Lyth, Stir Review – Fuego Flamenco Festival, Intimate Friends of Flamenco, Washington: Emily Berger, Broadway World Review - Liz Lea, A Stellar Lineup, Canberra: Michelle Potter, Michelle Potter on Dancing Preview – Ballet Cymru, Romeo and Juliet, Newcastle: Sam Wonfor, Cultured North East Book review – ‘City of Night Birds’ by Juhea Kim: An engrossing ballet novel asks whether becoming a star is worth the sacrifice: Staff, Head Topics Interview (too special to save for next Saturday’s Nutcracker round up) – Get ready for the Waltz of the Buttercream Roses — it’s a new Nutcracker: Debra Craine, The Times Feature - 75 years ago, Maria Tallchief made the ballet world reimagine itself and find a place for a Native American prima ballerina: Shannon Toll, New Pittsburgher Courier News - Celebrating 30 Years of Complexions Contemporary Ballet: Jennifer Heimlich, Pointe Magazine News - Cape Ballet Africa finds a new home at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa: Venecia Valentine, IOL Obituary - Opinion: Remembering Vladimir Shklyarov, a dancer for the people: Scott Simon, KIOR And finally, Article - 'We're a normal working class family but our son is Birmingham's answer to Billy Elliot': Naomi de Souza, Birmingham Mail 3
Blossom Posted November 25 Posted November 25 Links - Monday 25 November, 2024 Review – Birmingham Royal Ballet, Nutcracker, Birmingham: Bruce Marriott, Lifted Leg Review - Royal Ballet, MaddAddam; Akram Khan, Gigenis: the Generation of the Earth, London: Sarah Crompton, Observer Review – Matthew Bourne, Swan Lake, Salford: Marianna Morante, A Youngish Perspective Review – La Scala Ballet, Balanchine and Robbins, Milan: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Review – Covenant Ballet Theatre, Charles’ Carol, Brooklyn: Wayne Daren Schneiderman, Brooklyn Daily Eagle Review – State Ballet of Georgia, Swan Lake, Singapore: Irone Kim, Alvinology Review – West Australian Ballet, Sleeping Beauty, Perth: Victoria Wyatt, Dance Hub Preview - Lydia Johnson Dance to Perform at Graham Studio Theater: Staff, New Jersey Stage News - National College of Dance 50th Anniversary: Staff, Dance Australia Obituary - Vladimir Shklyarov obituary: ballet dancer nicknamed ‘the skylark’: Staff, The Times (share token) 5
Blossom Posted November 26 Posted November 26 Links, Tuesday 26 October, 2024 Review – Birmingham Royal Ballet, Nutcracker, Birmingham, David Mead, Seeing Dance Review – Birmingham Rep, The Snowman, London: Dr Diana Caroll, Arts Hub Review – American Ballet Theatre, Choreographers of the 20th and 21st Century (Balanchine, Ratmansky, Tharp), New York: Leigh Witchell, Dance Log NYC Review – School of National Ballet of China, The Twelve Chinese Zodiac Signs, Beijing: Chen Nan, China Daily Preview – English National Ballet, Nutcracker, London: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Preview Feature - Kyle Abraham Is Fully in His Feelings About Now: Siobhan Burke, New York Times (paywall) Preview Feature – Meet Chiara Gorodesky/Time to Protect Our Planet: Staff, Canvas Rebel Season Preview – Queensland Ballet’s 2025 season dominated by safe works from the company’s past: Richard Watts, Arts Hub Season Preview - Queensland Ballet to present a season of love, seduction, wonder and joy in 2025: Staff, Arts Review Feature - Maria Tallchief, America’s First Prima Ballerina, Changed Ballet Forever: Shannon Toll, Atlas Obscura Feature – On the Move: Choreographer Diana Movius: Richard Selden, Georgtowner Interview - Daniil Simkin among Les Étoiles in Milan – a man who knows where he’s going: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Article - No dancing around truth that a lack of arts funding hurting cultural life here, says prima ballerina: Jessica Rice, Belfast Telegraph Article - Ever popular ballet classes provide young students with an introduction to a timeless art form that continues to adapt and grow today: Jean Zondervan, Oregon Arts Watch Book excerpt - City of Night Birds: Juhea Kim, Electric Lit 1 5
Sophoife Posted November 27 Posted November 27 (edited) Links – Wednesday 27 November, 2024 Handy hint for paywalled websites: “reading mode” removes all the clutter, including paywalls, on many sites, including Fjord Review, Pointe Magazine, and The Age Reviews Akram Khan Company, GIGENIS: the generation of the Earth, Sadler’s Wells, London England: Debra Craine, The Times [+ share token] Marian Kennedy, LondonTheatre1 Rachel Nouchi, British Theatre Guide Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Deep River, Newmark Theatre, Portland OR: Hannah Krafcik, Willamette Week Birmingham Rep, The Snowman (North), Peacock Theatre, London England: Amelia Braddick, Everything Theatre Marian Kennedy, LondonTheatre1 Penny, Theatre and Tonic Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker (Wright), Birmingham Hippodrome and touring to Royal Albert Hall, London England: Sarah Miller, The Ballet Herald Boca Tuya, mixed rep (De Jesús), 92NY Harkness Dance Center, New York NY: Karen Hildebrand, Fjord Review Oona Doherty, Specky Clark, Pavillon Noir, Aix-en-Provence France and touring: Emily May, Financial Times Estonian National Ballet, Anna Karenina (Kesler), Estonia Opera House, Tallinn Estonia: Stuart Sweeney, CriticalDance Martha Graham Dance Company, Dark Meadow (Graham) / Rodeo (De Mille) / Lamentation (Graham) / We the People (Roberts), Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston MA: Jeffrey Gantz, The Boston Globe The National Ballet of Canada, Giselle (Wright), Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON: Denise Sum, danceviewtimes National Moravian-Silesian Theatre Ballet, Pure Joy – Five Faces of Dance – Heatscape (J. Peck) / Duet from The Firebird (Goecke) / Šárka (Bessoudo Greck) / Wings of Wax (Kylián) / Sofa (Galili), Jiří Myron Theatre, Ostrava Czechia: Lucie Dercsényi, Dance Context Webzine New Zealand School of Dance, Performance Season – Garland Dance from The Sleeping Beauty (Petipa) / Showpony! (Roffe) / (S)even (Lavin) / All Eyes Open (Mete) / It’s Not Me, It’s Me (Dunwoodie) / Forte (Podesta), Te Whaea National Dance and Drama Centre, Wellington NZ: Jennifer Shennan, ...on dancing Deirdre Tarrant, Theatreview NZ Pacific Northwest Ballet, All Balanchine – Square Dance, Prodigal Son, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, McCaw Hall, Seattle WA: Joanne DiVito, LA Dance Chronicle The Royal Ballet, MADDADDAM (McGregor), Royal Ballet and Opera, London England: Chris Fite-Wassilak, ArtReview Anya Saugstad, Paper Mountains, Scotiabank Dance Centre, Vancouver BC: Emily Lyth, Create a Stir Shenzhen Opera and Dance Theatre, Wing Chun, Hong Kong Cultural Centre Grand Theatre, Hong Kong: Natasha Rogai, South China Morning Post State Ballet of Georgia, Swan Lake, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin Ireland: Louise Tallon, The Reviews Hub Previews Dancers of Damelahamid, Raven Mother, Fleck Dance Theatre, Toronto ON: Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig Van English National Ballet, The Nutcracker (Watkin/Smith), Mayflower Theatre, Southampton and London Coliseum, London England: Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper Osipova / Linbury, An evening of dance with Natalia Osipova, Linbury Theatre, Royal Ballet and Opera, London England: Graham Spicer, Gramilano Stephi Wild, Broadway World Philippine Ballet Theater, Ibalon, touring the United States of America: ANC Digital News via YouTube Pilobolus, re:CREATION, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley CA: Lou Fancher, 48hills Kiruthika Rathanaswami and Malavika Santhosh, Shiva (he)/Shakti (she) (Govinda), Scotiabank Dance Centre, Vancouver BC: Gail Johnson, Create a Stir Shanghai Ballet, The Lady of the Camellias (Deane), Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane Queensland: Zhang Kun, China Daily News Alicia Graf Mack has been appointed as Ailey’s new Artistic Director: Staff, Danza e Danza Royal Ballet and Opera announces associate director in newly-created role: Staff, Arts Professional Ex-dancer accuses Shen Yun of forced labor and trafficking in lawsuit: Michael Rothfeld and Nicole Hong, The Seattle Times National Ballet of Cuba extols Fidel Castro in China: Staff, Prensa Latina Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company awarded $40,000 by the New York State Council on the Arts: Staff, New Jersey Stage Ballet dancer Tiler Peck talks Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Stef Manisero and Alexa Speciale, Spectrum News NY1 ‘Étoile’: Prime Video ballet dramedy adds David Haig as series regular: Denise Petski, Deadline Features Carlos Acosta: A Life in the Day: Caroline Scott, The Times Meet the dancing duo behind the dancewear brand “Barre Trash”: Catie Robinson, Pointe Magazine In Conversation with Daisy Sequerra: Tabitha James, A Young(ish) Perspective Juhea Kim on rendering the beauty of ballet in fiction: Jane Ciabattari talks to the author of City of Night Birds, LitHub Reese Witherspoon’s December book pick is a ‘fierce and beautiful’ look into the world of ballet: Giovana Gelhoren, SheKnows Local ballet star dances her way to elite European training: Jeff Roedel, inRegister "The history of Universal Ballet (UBC) is also the history of Korean ballet.": Jung Joo Won, Maeil Business Newspaper Life en pointe: a peek at the unfiltered lives of two professional ballet dancers in Singapore: Yuki Ling, Honeycombers Despite being ‘homeless’, Kosovo ballet troupe keeps on dancing: Xhorxhina Bami, BalkanInsight Link of the Week (courtesy of Bruce Marriott at LiftedLeg) Matthew Bourne & company on creating his ground-breaking Swan Lake in 1995 Nutcracker special on Sunday... 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Sophoife Posted November 28 Posted November 28 (edited) Links – Thursday 28 November, 2024 Handy hint for paywalled websites: “reading mode” removes all the clutter, including paywalls, on many sites, including Fjord Review, Pointe Magazine, Sydney Morning Herald and Orlando Sentinel Reviews Acosta Danza, Nutcracker in Havana (Acosta), Richmond Theatre, Richmond and touring to London, Woking, Wolverhampton, Milton Keynes and Salford, England: Rachel Agyefron, Rachel Reviewed Tina Lofthouse, Time & Leisure BalletX, Fall Series, The Suzanne Roberts Theatre, Philadelphia PA: Merilyn Jackson, Fjord Review Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, Still/Here, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn NY: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker (Wright), Birmingham Hippodrome and touring to Royal Albert Hall, London England: Kirsty Bosley, Birmingham Mail Complexions Contemporary Ballet, 30th Anniversary Gala, The Joyce Theater, New York NY: Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review Dorrance Dance, The Nutcracker Suite, NY City Center, New York, NY: Elizabeth Blosfield, Broadway World Northern Ballet, A Christmas Carol (Gable/Moricone), Theatre Royal, Nottingham England: Eloise Gilmore, Newark Advertiser Norwegian National Ballet, Stigma (Strømgren), Oslo Opera House, Oslo Norway: Maggie Foyer, Bachtrack Paul Taylor Dance, Gala Programme – Chaconne in Winter (Lovette) / Dedicated to You (Battle) / Promethean Fire (Taylor), David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York NY: Carla Escoda, Bachtrack Urban Bush Women, SCAT!...the complex lives of Al & Dot, Dot & Al Zollar (Zollar), Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles CA: Joanne DiVito, LA Dance Chronicle Exhibition Review Edges of Ailey, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York NY: Carla Escoda, Bachtrack Film Review Obsessed with Light: Loïe Fuller, directed by Zeva Oelbaum and Sabine Krayenbühl: Cecilia Whalen, Fjord Review Previews Ballet Hartford, A Ceremony of Carols (Kretzschmar, music Britten) / Holiday Happenings (Doran), University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford CT, and touring with Weihnachtsbaum (Kretzschmar) to New York NY, Philadelphia PA and Winston-Salem NC: Community contributor, Patch Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Gala Programme, Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks CA: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Fermata Ballet Collective, Fall Works, Very Little Theatre, Eugene OR : William Kennedy, Eugene Weekly Lucy Guerin Inc and UMAC, Pieces 2024 – Swallow (Bray) / Seven Dances for Two People (Dinh) / “OK, bye!” (Macindoe), Union Theatre, University of Melbourne, Parkville Vic: Elizabeth Flux, Sydney Morning Herald Marigny Opera Ballet, HERE (Denice and De Lima), Marigny Opera House, New Orleans LA: Diane Mack, Alana Schreiber, WRKF89.3 [audio preview] McNichol Ballet Collective, Here & Now (mixed programme), England tour March/April 2025: Stephi Wild, Broadway World Nadine Antoinette School of Dance, Peter Pan (Proctor), War Memorial Theatre, Gisborne NZ: Kim Parkinson, The Gisborne Herald State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine, Swan Lake, Springfield Symphony Hall, Springfield MA: Keith O’Connor, The Republican Varna International Ballet, The Nutcracker and Swan Lake, Reading Hexagon, Reading England, February 2025: Elizabeth Scott, The Reading Chronicle West Australian Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty (Torres), His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth WA: Maddie Wallman, The Urban List News Holiday doom and gloom in San Francisco? San Francisco Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ season in jeopardy amid stalled contract talks: Terry McSweeney, NBC Bay Area [video story] San Francisco Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ season in doubt as contract talks stall: Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle No holidays for San Francisco Ballet’s labor relations: Janos Gereben, San Francisco Classical Voice No ‘Nutcracker’ this year? SF Ballet labor dispute threatens beloved annual show: Joe Kukura, SFist A Year Later: Former Syracuse City Ballet dancers share life update after being fired last year: Ashley Cafaro, WSYR Syracuse via AOL and video via YouTube The Lynn Seymour Award for Expressive Dance 2024: Katherine Trame, Royal Ballet School The National Ballet of Japan makes its European debut at the Royal Opera House [sic]: Staff, The Arts Shelf Graham Spicer, Gramilano Mozambique: Idio Chichava wins Gulbenkian’s SEDA Award alongside Dorothée Munyaneza: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Club of Mozambique Lovebird ballet dancers to perform at Macy’s Thanksgiving parade – months after engagement: Katherine Donlevy, New York Post [includes video] Businesses helped make Minnesota’s arts scene. Will shrinking support break it? Jenna Ross, The Minnesota Star Tribune Stage adaptation of Ballet Shoes begins London run November 27: Andrew Gans, Playbill National Theatre and Coram join forces to highlight adoption in Ballet Shoes adaptation: Editorial Unit, The Upcoming Features Carlos Acosta’s guide to Havana: dancing, the seawall of the Malecón and the Meliá Cohiba hotel: Nick Clark, The Standard First Person: singer-songwriter Sam Amidon on working in Dingle with Teaċ Daṁsa on Nobodaddy: Sam Amidon, The Arts Desk Lynne Charles: revolutionising pointe work at English National Ballet School: Deborah Weiss, Bachtrack The Trocks have history, interview with AD Tory Dobrin: Curt Schleier, New Jersey Jewish News 'The Sugar Plum Fairy and Her Cavalier': a book excerpt from The Nutcracker Chronicles, by Janine Kovac: Nob Hill Gazette 2024 Posthumous Dance Magazine Awards: Carmen Amaya, Talley Beatty, Yuriko, ‘Iolani Luahine, Raven Wilkinson, Michaela Mabinty DePrince: Eva Yaa Asantewaa, Dance Magazine On its fifth year, ‘Men Who Dance’ continues challenging stereotypes about male dancers: Christine DiMattei, WLRN Public Media La fille mal gardée masterclass with Carlos Acosta and Sandra Madgwick, dancers Max Maslen and Beatrice Parma: Frederick Ashton Foundation and Birmingham Royal Ballet via YouTube Go behind the scenes of Orlando Ballet’s multimillion-dollar Nutcracker in holiday TV special, Artistry & Innovation: Reimagining The Nutcracker: Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel Regional Queensland libraries host ballet storytelling program for children: ABC News via DailyMotion [video feature] Costume drama: how to breeze through a stressful quick change: Amy Brandt, Pointe Magazine West Midlands schoolboy diagnosed with a life-changing condition set to become a top ballet dancer: Naomi DeSouza, Birmingham Live via YouTube [um, maybe an exaggeration? he's made it to White Lodge semi-finals] Dreams progress for rising ballet stars: Eva Kolimar, St George and Sutherland Shire Leader [free sign-up] ‘It was a shock to many’: Matthew Bourne on his male Swan Lake, the show that shook up the dance world forever: Emma Jones, BBC Seattle holiday show long-timers share favorite memories, secrets: Gemma Wilson, The Seattle Times Forever a little Nutcracker rat: Saskia Wodarczak, The Concordian Ballet, Virginia football, and one wacky idea: the other side of NIL, how Anthony Colandrea and four of his Cavalier teammates ended up in a ballet studio: Michael Liebermann, The Cavalier Daily – and the video Turkey Tuesday at 4 p.m. with ballerinas taking the stage and science in action: 12news.com [video feature] Massive The Nutcracker and other Christmas ballets special on Sunday... 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Sophoife Posted November 29 Posted November 29 (edited) Links – Friday 29 November, 2024 Handy hint for paywalled websites: “reading mode” removes all the clutter, including paywalls, on many sites, including Fjord Review, Pointe Magazine, and Australian Financial Review Reviews Imogen Ash and Alexandra Dariescu, The Nutcracker and I, Milton Court Concert Hall, London England: “alexnorm14”, A Young(ish) Perspective Lucy Guerin Inc and UMAC, Pieces 2024 – Swallow (Bray) / Seven Dances for Two People (Dinh) / “OK, bye!” (Macindoe), Union Theatre, University of Melbourne, Parkville Vic: Deborah Jones, Limelight Michael Keegan-Dolan/Teaċ Daṁsa, Nobodaddy, Sadler’s Wells, London England: Teresa Guerreiro, CultureWhisper Charlotte Kasner, SeeingDance Richard Maguire, The Reviews Hub Bruce Marriott, LiftedLeg Siobhan Murphy, The Stage [may be paywalled] Matthew Paluch, Broadway World Northern Ballet, A Christmas Carol (Gable/Moricone), Theatre Royal, Nottingham England: David Mead, SeeingDance Paul Taylor Dance Company, Gala Programme – Arden Court (Taylor) / The Word (Taylor) / Esplanade (special 50th anniversary performance) (Taylor), David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York NY: Ivy Lin, Bachtrack Previews ArtsHub’s 2025 season guide to the performing arts: rolling guide to the [Australian] season announcements you may have missed: Richard Watts, ArtsHub Mzansi Ballet and Abraham Kriel Bambanani, Carmen, Pieter Toerien Theatre, Montecasino South Africa: Gill Gifford, TimesLive [may be paywalled] Ayanda Ntshingila, Fourways Review Shanghai Ballet, The Lady of the Camellias (Deane), QPAC, Brisbane Queensland: Ma Yue, Shine Weekend events on 30th November and 1st December 2024 in Cannes, including Ballet Prejlocaj and Compagnie de Chaillot: Staff, Monte Carlo Living News San Francisco Ballet negotiations in limbo as dancers demand fair wages ahead of Nutcracker premiere: Tony Ng, Hoodline Royal Academy of Dance receives Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s archive: Staff, Theatre Weekly Queensland Ballet unveils its Company for 2025: Staff, Australian Arts Review Students heartbroken after thief steals nutcracker from children’s dance studio: Tony Shin, Fox5 KUSI News Canberra Theatre Centre to celebrate 60 sensational years in 2025: Staff, AussieTheatre.com National Ballet of Cuba celebrates 60 years since first performance in Vietnam: Staff, Vietnam.VN General Secretary attends performance of National Ballet of Cuba [Hanoi, Vietnam]: Staff, Vietnam.VN Burger One supports Plymouth-Canton Ballet Company: CBS News Detroit [video item] Features What The Australian Ballet principal artist Jill Ōgai eats backstage: Hannah Tattersall, Australian Financial Review Whet your appetite for Sunday: watch a clip from George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker at NYC Ballet: Nicole Rosky, Broadway World Dream come true for Pietermaritzburg dancer: Nomthandazo Maphanga will be performing in The Sleeping Beauty at The Playhouse in Durban: Estelle Sinkins, The Witness Backstories: David McAllister – Ballet On and Off the Stage: Gary Adshead, 6PR Perth [audio feature] Ex-ballerina tries to chronicle unseen side of dance with her camera in tow: Michael Chaiken, Republican-American Bumper Nutcracker section on Sunday… Edited November 29 by Sophoife Added a couple of things 3
Sophoife Posted November 30 Posted November 30 (edited) Links – Saturday 30 November, 2024 Handy hint for paywalled websites: “reading mode” removes all the clutter, including paywalls, on many sites, including Fjord Review, Pointe Magazine, and Australian Financial Review Reviews Michael Keegan-Dolan/Teaċ Daṁsa, Nobodaddy, Sadler’s Wells, London England: Donald Hutera, The Times [+ share token] Marian Kennedy, LondonTheatre1 Robert Lepage, Guillaume Côté, The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark, Harris Theater, Chicago IL: Róisín O'Brien, Fjord Review Marikiscrycrycry, DARK, HAPPY, to the CORE, Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells, London England: Francesca Matthys, Dance Art Journal New Adventures, Swan Lake (Bourne), The Lowry, Salford England: Miranda Pell, The Manchester Evening News via MSN Eva Recacha, The Picnic, Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells, London England: Siobhan Murphy, The Stage [may be paywalled] Louise Penn, Broadway World Maryam Philpott, The Reviews Hub Smita Sen, Embodied, MOCA North Miami, FL: Sophie Bress, NY Observer Slap Collective, Brightside, East Dock, Leeds England: Sophie Thomas, Dance Art Journal Matthias Sperling, Readings of what was never written, Siobhan Davies Studios, London England: Florence Nicholls, Dance Art Journal Previews Arts Umbrella Dance Company, Mixed Nuts, Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver BC: sponsored post, Create a Stir Complexions Contemporary Ballet, 30 / Choke / Elegy / Pocket Symphony / Ave Maria / For Crying Out Loud (all Rhoden/Richardson), Detroit Opera House, Detroit MI: Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press Grand Kyiv Ballet, The Nutcracker and The Snow Queen, Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston MA: Maddie Browning, WBUR [fundraising to help rebuild Kyiv State Ballet College] Marigny Opera Ballet, HERE (Denice and De Lima), Marigny Opera House, New Orleans LA: Will Coviello, NOLA.com Nicosia Youth Ballet, Paquita excerpts / Interplay (Zucchetti), Nicosia Municipal Theatre, Nicosia Cyprus: Eleni Philippou, CyprusMail Northern Ballet, A Christmas Carol, Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds England: Alexis Wilson-Barrett, Yorkshire Press December DanceWatch: a winter wonderland of Nutcrackers, a NOT-Cracker, a Snow Queen and more: Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon ArtsWatch News National Ballet of Cuba in Vietnam, virtuosity and applause: Redacción Cultural, Granma Ukrainian dancers bring modern take on classic ‘Nutcracker’ ballet to Atlanta: dancing for their families at home in a war zone: Patrick Quinn, Atlanta News First via YouTube [video feature] Pilgrims’ School Chamber Choir to appear as part of Nutcracker [English National Ballet at the Mayflower, Southampton]: Kimberley Barber, Hampshire Chronicle Volochkova commented on the prices for ballet at the Bolshoi Theater: Nataliya Chudesatova, RuNews24 Features The Swan Lake that changed dance for ever: Louise Levene, Financial Times For these two ‘Nutcracker’ princes, it’s showtime: this season, two vivacious boys at the School of American Ballet make their princely debuts in New York City Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker”: Gia Kourlas, photographs and video by Stella Blackmon, The New York Times [+ gift token] Using dance to inspire confidence in young people: Evie Wood, Young Reporter, This is Local London Beloved S.F. ballet teacher Miss Tilly pens first children’s book: Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle And finally… This 1998 Ski Ballet Competition is the vibe: Nolan Deck, Unofficial Networks [includes video] Bumper Nutcracker section tomorrow, even though I couldn’t quite keep today nut-free… Edited November 30 by Sophoife Added link 3
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