John Mallinson Posted June 16, 2013 Posted June 16, 2013 Links – Sunday June 16, 2013 Leanne Benjamin retires from The Royal Ballet: Laura Thompson, The Telegraph …and her career in pictures, The Telegraph How We Met: Michael Nunn & Darcey Bussell: Nick Duerden, The Independent Review - English National Ballet, Swan Lake in the round: Luke Jennings, The Observer Laura Thompson, The Telegraph Preview - Yanira Castro, The People to Come, NY: Brian Seibert, New York Times Review - Siobhan Davies Dance, Glasgow: Kelly Apter, The Scotsman Review - Atamira Dance Company, Kaha, Hastings NZ: Peter Nee Harland, NZ Theatreview Beauty from the depths of the pit: John Elder, The Age
John Mallinson Posted June 17, 2013 Author Posted June 17, 2013 Links – Monday June 17, 2013 Review - The Royal Ballet, Mayerling (Leanne Benjamin’s last): Judith Flanders, The Arts Desk Review - Mark Morris Dance Group, Spring, Spring, Spring; Mosaic and United, Berkeley: Alastair Macaulay, New York Times Interview - Kim Brandstrup, prior to the premiere of Ceremony of Innocence at the Aldeburgh Festival: Jane Simpson, DanceTabs Review - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Four Corners, NY: Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times Review - Patricia Noworol Dance Theater, ?Culture, NY: Deborah Jowitt, ArtsJournal Review - English National Ballet, Swan Lake in the round: Siobhan Murphy, Metro Review - Oregon Ballet Theatre, The Prodigal Son, Square Dance, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Portland: Catherine Thomas, The Oregonian Review - InNprogress Collective, Oceania, NY: Brian Seibert, New York Times Review - Manhattan Youth Ballet, Made in America, NY: Jennifer Fried, Broadway World Preview - River to River Festival, NY: Gia Kourlas, New York Times
Bruce Posted June 18, 2013 Posted June 18, 2013 Links – Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Review - Dutch National Ballet, Overture, Rite, Laura Cappelle, FT Review - Royal Ballet, Mayerling (Leanne Benjamin’s last), London: Judith Mackrell, Guardian Review - Mark Morris Dance Group, Spring, Spring, Spring; Mosaic and United, Berkeley: Janice Berman, SF Classical Voice Rita Felciano, Dance View Times Review - Breakin’ Convention, NY: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Review - American Ballet Theatre, Le Corsaire, NY: Eric Taub, DanceTabs Review - English National Ballet, Swan Lake in the round, London, Bruce Marriott, DanceTabs Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Coppelia and Mid-scale Tour, Birmingham/High Wycmobe: Bruce Marriott, DanceTabs Review - Houston Ballet, Peter Pan, Houston: Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle Adam Castañeda, Houston Press Review - SF Ethnic Dance Festival spans the globe, San Francisco: Allan Ulrich, SF Chronicle Review – Akram Khan, Desh, London: Lise Smith, Londonist Review - Language of Living tour, work by Sarah Foster-Sproull, Michael Parmenter, Justin Haiu, Shona McCullagh, Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, Wellington: Ann Hunt, Dominion Post Jillian Davey, NZ Theatreview Preview - National Ballet of Canada, James Kudelka’s The Man in Black, Toronto: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Review - Seattle International Dance Festival 2013 - A look at opening weekend. Seattle: Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times Preview - Spectrum Dance Theater, Donald Byrd’s Autopsy of Love, Seattle: Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times Review - Chris Yon and Taryn Griggs Dance, The Very Unlikeliness (I’m going to KILL you), NY: Brian Seibert, NY Times Review - The Pirates of the Carabina, London: Louise Levene, Telegraph Feature - Kate Champion/Force Majeure - Force of nature won't dance around (weight) issues, Sydney: Andrew Taylor, Sydney Morning Herald
Bruce Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 Links – Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Obituaries - David Wall, RIP Matilda Battersby, Independent BBC News Tom Eames, Digital Spy Jane Simpson, Balletco - not an obit but an appreciation in Balletco's Legends series. Preview/Interview/Video - Savion Glover Keeps His Shoes On, NY: Pia Catton, WSJ Interview - Mark Morris: The man who put heart back into dance, Toronto: Robert Everett-Green, Globe and Mail Feature - How the L’Allegro Movement Project has helped Parkinson’s patients through dance, Toronto: Paula Citron, Globe and Mail Review - American Ballet Theater, Swan Lake, NY: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Coppelia, Birmingham: Richard Edmonds, Birmingham Post News - Ty King Wall (Australian Ballet) guesting with RNZB, Wellington: Scoop + TVNZ Review - Rebecca Lazier, Coming Together/Attica, NY: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Preview - River to River Festival, NY: Robert Johnson, Star-Ledger Preview - "Five Choreographers at Baruch" - in honour of Bill T. Jones, NY: Valerie Gladstone, City Arts Review - Bodytraffic and L.A. Dance Project bill, LA: Victoria Looseleaf, LA Times Review - Zvi Gotheiner, Cherylyn Lavagnino, Dusan Tynek at the Musa! Festival, NY: Deborah Jowitt, AJ Blogs Preview - Ballet Revolución, Sydney: Kerstin Kehren, Sydney Morning Herald Preview - Summerdance in Fælledparken - Every guy grab a girl, Copenhagen: Lovisa Drofn, Copenhagen Post Review - Avant Garde Dance/Tony Adigun, Monteverdi Ballets, London: Neil Norman, Stage Feature - West Bank’s only ballet school offers refuge for Palestinian kids, PRI News - Greg Cameron is Joffrey's new executive director, Chicago: Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune
Bruce Posted June 20, 2013 Posted June 20, 2013 Links – Thursday, June 20, 2013 Obituaries and appreciations - David Wall, RIP Judith Cruickshank, Guardian Last August, Mark Monahan interviewed David Wall, Telegraph Rupert Christiansen, Telegraph David Wall - a life in (12) pictures, Guardian Marcus Williamson, Independent Rachel Ward, Telegraph Company press releases, DanceTabs Reuters, Chicago Tribune Review - The Forsythe Company, N.N.N.N., Study #3, London: Clement Crisp, FT Jann Parry, DanceTabs Sanjoy Roy, Guardian Mark Monahan, Telegraph Lyndsey Winship, Evening Standard Neil Norman, Stage Vera Liber, BTG Preview/Interview/Video - Kim Brandstrup and Mara Galeazzi & new work for Aldeburgh Festival, Telegrap News - Ballet San Jose names new artistic director - José Manuel Carreño, SF: Allan Ulrich, SF Chronicle Charlie McCollum, Mercury News Review - Savion Glover, STePz, New York: Robert Greskovic, WSJ Apollinaire Scherr, FT Brian Seibert, NY Times Review - American Ballet Theatre, Swan Lake, NY: Leigh Witchel, NY Post Tom Phillips, Dance View Times Review - Mark Morris Dance Group, Spring, Spring, Spring; Mosaic and United, Berkeley: Paul Parish, BAR Interview - Garry Stewart, Australian Dance Theatre, Perth: Nina Levy, The West Australian Blog - Dancers and teeth, Judith Mackrell, Guardian Review - Ballet Across America season with North Carolina Dance Theatre, Ballet Austin, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Washington: Oksana Khadarina, DanceTabs Review - SF Walking Distance Dance Festival – Kate Weare, Brian Brooks and others, San Francisco, Aimee Tsao, DanceTabs Review - SF Ethnic Dance Festival - The Joy Is Contagious, San Francisco: Janice Berman, SF Classical Voice Review - Siobhan Davies Dance, Every Day, Glasgow: Kelly Apter, Scotsman Preview/Interview - National Ballet of Canada Pays Tribute to Johnny Cash - McGee Maddox, Toronto: Madalina Hubert, Epoch Times Review - ZviDance, Dabke, NY: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Review - LEVYdance, pOrtal, That Four Letter Word, If this small space, Holding Pattern, SF: Rita Felciano, SFBG Review - Avant Garde Dance/Tony Adigun, Monteverdi Ballets, London: Josephine Leask, LondonDance Review - Atamira, Kaha Tour 2013, Hamilton: Liza Kire, NZTheatreView
Bruce Posted June 21, 2013 Posted June 21, 2013 Links – Friday, June 21, 2013 Obituaries and appreciations - David Wall, RIP, Alastair Macaulay, NY Times News - Sergei Filin's sight fading after acid hit + Bolshoi Ballet plans, Moscow: Ismene Brown, Ismene Brown Blog Ben Hoyle, Australian/The Times Thomas Grove, Reuters, Chicago Tribune Review - National Ballet of Canada, Pur ti Miro, Theme and Variations, No. 24, The Man in Black, Toronto: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Paula Citron, Globe and Mail John Coulbourn, Toronto Sun Feature - Karen Kain and Frank Augustyn on winning at the Moscow International Ballet Competition in June 1973, Toronto: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Video - The National Ballet of Canada’s Dylan Tedaldi dances his way through Toronto, Emily Kassie, National Post Reviews - The Forsythe Company, N.N.N.N., Study #3, London: Josephine Leask, LondonDance Laura Dodge, Londonist Review - English National Ballet, Swan Lake in the round, London: Louise Levene, Telegraph Review - Savion Glover, STePz, New York: Leigh Witchel, NY Post News - Fashion Brands Help Raise Funds for the Arts (incl NYCB), NY: Pia Catton, WSJ also in NY Times News - Roberta Marquez and Nehemiah Kish, Royal Ballet stars in CTCB's Sleeping Beauty, Cape Town: ArtsLink
Ian Macmillan Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 Links – Saturday, June 22, 2013 100 Years On: Igor Stravinsky on The Rite of Spring: Robert Craft, The TLS How Walt Disney got ‘Rite of Spring’ right: Sarah Kaufman, Washington Post Reviews – Royal Ballet Dancers, Royal Ballet of Flanders, Britten Dances: Judith Mackrell, Guardian Zoë Anderson, Independent Feature – NYCB’s Newest Principals: Marina Harss, Playbill Arts Review – Akram Khan Company, iTMOi: Judith Flanders, Blog Preview Q&A – Mikko Nissinen, Boston Ballet: Graham Watts, LondonDance Review – Royal Ballet, Hansel and Gretel; Raven Girl: Judith Flanders, Blog Review – Dance Theatre of Harlem, Mixed Bill: Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal Review – Savion Glover, STePz: Robert Johnson, NJ Star-Ledger Sydney Review – Nederlands Dans Theater, Quad Bill: Valerie Lawson, Limelight Preview – Mondial des cultures: Victor Swoboda, Montreal Gazette Review – Avant Garde Dance, Monteverdi Ballets: Cristina de Lucas, One Stop Arts Q & A – Ambra Vallo, BRB’s Retiring Ballerina: Rebecca McKnight, Her.ie Review – Birmingham Royal Ballet, Giselle: Alan Poole, Coventry Telegraph
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