Bruce Posted June 30, 2013 Posted June 30, 2013 Links – Sunday June 30, 2013 Review - The Forsythe Company, N.N.N.N, Study #3: London, London: Giannandrea Poesio, Spectator Review - New York Philharmonic – A Dancer’s Dream: Le Baiser de la Fee, Excerpts from Neige, Petrushka, NY: Marina Harss, DanceTabs Leigh Witchel, NY Post Review - American Ballet Theatre's spring season is a showcase for dancing actors - Onegin, Don Quixote, Le Corsaire, NY: Robert Johnson, Star-Ledger Interview - Sarah Lane: All American Ballerina, American Ballet Theatre, NY: Andrew & Ellen Blackmore-Dobbyn, Huffington Post Review - National Ballet of Canada, Pur ti Miro, Theme and Variations, No. 24, The Man in Black, Toronto: Denise Sum, DanceViewTimes Review - Riccardo Buscarini and Runa Kaiser, Friends, London: Luke Jennings, Observer Review - Daniel Brière/Tobias Wegner, LEO, Jacob’s Pillow: Janine Parker, Boston Globe Review - Donald Byrd/Spectrum Dance Theater, Autopsy of Love, Seattle: Sandra Kurtz, Seattle Weekly News - Ex-Minister helps Bolshoi tackle its woes, Ismene Brown/Izvestia, Ismene Brown Blog News - Royal Ballet stars Marianela Nunez and Thiago Soares support new adult eating disorders centre: Leicester: Leicester Mercury News/Feature - Sydney Dance Company auditions, Fighting for first position, Sydney: Steve Dow, Sydney Morning Herald Review - Jean Abreu, Blood, London: Keith Watson, Metro
Bruce Posted July 1, 2013 Author Posted July 1, 2013 Links – Monday July 1, 2013 News - Bolshoi turmoil - Angelina Vorontsova, last day at Bolshoi, Moscow: Ismene Brown/7 Days/Moskovsky Komsomolets, Ismene Brown Blog and Ismene Brown Blog News - Small demo in Moscow raps Bolshoi move to part company with ballet star Tsiskaridze, Russia Beyond The Headlines News - Amid Turmoil, An American 'Prince' David Hallberg Returns To Russia, New York: Mike Fritz, PBS News/Feature/Review - International Competition for Artists of the Ballet', held at the Bolshoi, Moscow: Raymond Stults, Moscow Times Review - New York Philharmonic – A Dancer’s Dream: Le Baiser de la Fee, Excerpts from Neige, Petrushka, NY: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Martin Bernheimer, FT Interview - Hofesh Shechter, London: Lyndsey Winship, Evening Standard Review - Jean Abreu, BLOOD, London: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Feature - The Australian Ballet's world premiere of Ratmansky's Cinderella, Voxy Review - Baltic Dance Theatre, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Gdansk: Bruce Marriott, DanceTabs Feature - NINETTE'S homecoming (Birmingham Royal Ballet retains to this day the philosophy instilled in it by its Irish founder), Dublin: Julia Molony, Irish Independent Review - Pennsylvania Ballet, Forgotten Land, At Various Points, Artifact Suite, Philadelphia: Leigh Witchel, DanceViewTimes Review - Third Rail Projects, Roadside Attraction, NY: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Photo Feature - Dancing Downtown: a city photo shoot with Simonne Smiles, Sydney: Valerie Lawson, DanceLines Review - Myriam Gourfink, Breathing Monster, Melbourne: Chloe Smethurst, The Age Review - Okareka Dance Theatre, K' Rd Strip, Dunedin: Jonathan W. Marshall, NZTheatreView Review - Pearlann Porter, The Green Swan, Pittsburgh: Jane Vranish, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Feature - Couples sparkle in bid to take on the world's best. National Capital DanceSport Championships in Canberra: Jenna Clarke, Sydney Morning Herald
Bruce Posted July 2, 2013 Author Posted July 2, 2013 Links – Tuesday July 2, 2013 Review - Paris Opera Ballet, La Sylphide, Paris: Laura Cappelle, FT News - Bolshoi Troubles and more from Ismene Brown on her blog: Tsiskaridze tells all Ratmansky rebuts Tsiskaridze Feature - Where should the Arts Council make its cuts?, London: Rupert Christiansen, Telegraph Review - Sadler's Sampled, National Youth Dance Company, Stuttgart Ballet, Storyboard P, Vagabond Crew, Alexander Whitley, Facundo de la Cruz and Paola Sanz, London: Lise Smith, DanceTabs Review - Estonian National Ballet, Time, Swan Lake pdd, Othello, SF: Mary Ellen Hunt, SF Chronicle Review - DanceFest India! Festival, NY: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Review - Queensland Ballet, Giselle, Brisbane: Aurengzebe, Same Same
Bruce Posted July 3, 2013 Author Posted July 3, 2013 Links – Wednesday July 3, 2013 Interview (video and transcipt) - David Hallberg, A Giant Leap to the Russian Stage for American Ballet Dancer Hallberg, NY: Jeffrey Brown, PBS Interview - Mikhail Baryshnikov: ‘Everything in Russia is a damn soap opera’, London: Sarah Crompton, Telegraph Review - American Ballet Theater, The Sleeping Beauty, NY: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Review - American Ballet Theatre, Sylvia, NY: Carol Pardo, Dance View Times Review - New York Philharmonic – A Dancer’s Dream: Le Baiser de la Fee, Excerpts from Neige, Petrushka, NY: Robert Greskovic, WSJ Feature/Interview - Irina Kruzhilina, Designing Costumes for 'A Dancer’s Dream', New York: Rosemary Feitelberg, Women's Wear Daily Interview - Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter's freedom of movement, London via Tel Aviv: Shir Hacham, Haaretz Interview - Greg Cameron, Joffrey Ballet, new executive director - bringing his contacts to new Joffrey job, Chicago: Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune Review - Jean Abreu, Blood, London: Sanjoy Roy, LondonDance Review - Savion Glover, STePz, New York: Valerie Gladstone, City Arts Review - Pavel Zustiak, Painted Bird, NY: Brian Seibert, NY Times Review - Anna and Miriam Noonan, Piccolo Cor (2013), Dunedin: Hannah Molloy, NZTheatreView Review - Strictly Come Dancing, Strictly Confidential, London, Scott Matthewman, Stage News - Nobody's Baby Dance Marathon - 100 Hours On..., London: Ambra Vernuccio, LondonDance Review - National Ballet of Cuba, South African Mzansi Ballet and others, Dirk Badenhorst’s International Ballet Gala, Johannesburg: Pinto Ferreira, ToNight Feature - Why more older people should give dancing a whirl, London: Hannah Fearn, Guardian Gallery - NYC Ballet is In the House: Photo Essay, Saratoga: Dale Willman, Saratoga Wire
Ian Macmillan Posted July 4, 2013 Posted July 4, 2013 Links – Thursday, July 4, 2013 Review – American Ballet Theatre, Sleeping Beauty (Seo/Muntagirov): Leigh Witchel, NY Post Gallery – Boston Ballet in London, Programme 1 (Serenade etc): Dave Morgan, DanceTabs Review – Venice Dance Biennale: Judith Mackrell, Guardian Review – Pavel Zuštiak & Palissimo, The Painted Bird: Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal Feature – St Petersburg Open Look Festival & Ballet Days: Allison Geller, St Petersburg Times News- Director to leave Saarbrucken company two years early: Derek Scally, Irish Times Feature – San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, 2013: Rita Felciano, SF Bay Guardian Feature – Shantala Shivalingappa, Akasha: Marina Harss, Blog Review – Afua Hall, Red: Jordan Levin, Miami Herald NY Preview – Savion Glover, STePz: Valerie Gladstone, CityArts
Ian Macmillan Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 Links – Friday, July 5, 2013 Reviews – Boston Ballet in London, Programme 1 (Serenade etc): Clement Crisp, Financial Times Mark Monahan, Telegraph Zoë Anderson, Independent Judith Mackrell, Guardian Ismene Brown, Arts Desk Lyndsey Winship, Evening Standard Laura Dodge, Londonist Katie Columbus, The Stage Keith Watson, Metro …. and a little photo op, City A.M. Preview – Royal Ballet in Tokyo: Kris Kosaka, Japan Times RB Promotions, Joiners, Leavers for 2013-14: Carmel Smith, LondonDance Video Preview – Cairo Opera Ballet Company, Zorba: Staff, AhramOnline Stage or Screen? - Is digital ballet as good as the real thing? Judith Mackrell, Guardian NY Art Exhibition – Swing Time: Reginald Marsh & Thirties New York: Ken Johnson, NY Times Outdoor Review – Silas Reiner & Colleagues, Reveal: Brian Seibert, NY Times London - Dance Umbrella 2013 Programme announced: Carmel Smith, LondonDance London – Cloud Dance Festival 2013 Opens Tonight: Staff, Broadway World Dance in LA this week – LA Ballet, ABT, Flamenco: Ann Haskins, LA Weekly
Ian Macmillan Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 Links – Saturday, July 6, 2013 Behold the Bolshoi and its current controversies: Clement Crisp, Financial Times … and Evgenia Obraztsova on the politics of Russian dance: Laura Cappelle, Financial Times … with Confirmation that Zakharova cannot dictate Onegin casting: Izvestia, via Ismene Brown Blog All-American Goddesses – whither the US Ballerina? Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Reviews – Boston Ballet in London, Programme 1 (Serenade etc): Jeffrey Gantz, Boston Globe Graham Watts, Londondance Jane Simpson, DanceTabs Cristina de Lucas, One Stop Arts …. And the Company in class – Audio Slideshow: Sarah Lee, Ranjit Dhaliwal, Guardian Interview – Edward Villela, Founding AD of Miami City Ballet: Marina Harss, DanceTabs Previews – NYCB’s Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) Season: Jay Rogoff, Saratogian Siobhan Burke, NY Times Review – Birmingham Royal Ballet in Dublin, Giselle: Sarah Keating, Irish Times ‘Sampled’ Reviews – Hofesh Shechter, Political Mother: the Choreographer’s Cut: Josephine Leask, Londondance Katja Vaghi, One Stop Arts Jacob’s Pillow Reviews – Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Triple Bill: Janine Parker, Boston Globe Tresca Weinstein, Times Union NY Preview – Tap City Festival: Robert Johnson, NJ Star-Ledger DC Preview – Fringe Festival, Brynn Tucker, Emma Jane Jaster: Nelson Pressley, Washington Post Next Week in London & Newcastle: Judith Mackrell, Guardian Further to yesterday’s upbeat link, regrettably …… Cairo Opera House cancels Zorba ballet: AhramOnline And, for the weekend, something(s) different courtesy of The Guardian: Twerking Footwork Charleston Voguing The Dutty Wine
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