John Mallinson Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 Links – Sunday August 18, 2013 Review - Bolshoi Ballet, Jewels, Swan Lane and Olga Smirnova, London: Luke Jennings, The Observer Inside the Bolshoi’s daily class: Daily Telegraph video (till Aug 25) Review - Wendy Whelan et al, Restless Creature, Jacob’s Pillow: Tresca Weinstein, Albany Times-Union Interview - Mikhail Baryshnikov: Ian Brown, Globe and Mail Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Swan Lake, Auckland: Raewyn White, NZ Theatreview Review - Australian Dance Theatre, Proximity, Melbourne: C.C. Williamson, Australian Stage Review - O Vertigo Danse, La Vie Qui Bat, Jacob’s Pillow: Janine Parker, Boston Globe Favourite photos from the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival: Christopher Duggan, Huffington Post Danzón in Mexico City: Nina Lakhani, The Observer Review - PearsonWidrig DanceTheater, Ordinary Festivals, Oahishu, A Season of No Regrets, Chatham NY: Tresca Weinstein, Albany Times-Union Edinburgh: Review - Scottish Ballet, Sea of Troubles, Silhouette: Mark Monahan, The Telegraph Interview - Benjamin Millepied prior to LA Dance Project’s appearance: Barry Didcock, The Herald Review - Booking Dance Festival Showcase: Kelly Apter, Scotsman Review - Olga Kosterina, Dilemma: Kelly Apter, Scotsman
John Mallinson Posted August 19, 2013 Author Posted August 19, 2013 Links – Monday August 19, 2013 Obituary - David Howard: Margalit Fox, New York Times Review - Bolshoi Ballet, The Flames of Paris, London: Ismene Brown, The Arts Desk Margaret Willis, One Stop Arts Review - Shanghai Ballet, Jane Eyre, London: Clement Crisp, Financial Times Jeffrey Taylor, Sunday Express Review - Wendy Whelan et al, Restless Creature, Jacob’s Pillow: Alastair Macaulay, New York Times Review - Paris Opéra Ballet, La Sylphide: Patricia Boccadoro, Culturekiosque Interview - Alexei Ratmansky and his exit from the Bolshoi (2008 i/v): Ismene Brown, The Arts Desk Review - Francesca Harper, Art Prototype 2013, NY: Gia Kourlas, New York Times Preview - Martha Graham’s Rite of Spring, Jacob’s Pillow: Jack Anderson, New York Times Edinburgh: Review - Scottish Ballet + Scottish Dance Theatre, Dance Odysseys: New Voices: Judith Mackrell, The Guardian Review - Scottish Ballet, Sea of Troubles, Silhouette, Pierrot Lunaire + new works: Herald Scotland Review - Meredith Monk, On Behalf of Nature: Ivan Hewett, The Telegraph
John Mallinson Posted August 20, 2013 Author Posted August 20, 2013 Links – Tuesday August 20, 2013 Anna Volkova, Ballets Russes dancer, dies aged 96: Ashleigh Wilson, The Australian Review - Bolshoi Ballet, The Flames of Paris, London: Rosamund Urwin, Evening Standard Reviews - Ballet v6.0 Festival, NY – BalletCollective / Jessica Lang Dance: Alastair Macaulay, New York Times Jessica Lang Dance, A Solo in Nine Parts, i.n.k., Aria: Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times Reviews - Joffrey Ballet, Interplay, Son of Chamber Symphony, Adagio, The Rite of Spring, Cleveland: Zachary Lewis, The Plain Dealer Roy Berko, Broadway World Review - Bay Area Tap Festival finale, SF: Allan Ulrich, San Francisco Chronicle Review - Groundworks Dance, mixed programme, Cleveland: Ray Berko, Broadway World Profile - Jonathan Hollander and his Battery Dance Company: Jim Luce, Huffington Post Interview - Bradon McDonald (ex)Mark Morris dancer: Gia Kourlas, TimeOut NY Preview - Footnote Dance Company, Made in New Zealand, Wellington: Tom Cardy, Dominion Post Edinburgh: Reviews - Scottish Ballet + Scottish Dance Theatre, Dance Odysseys: Gerald Dowler, Financial Times Zoë Anderson, The Independent Kelly Apter, The Scotsman Review - Scottish Ballet, The Fugue, Shift, 14’2”, Silent Cries, Prélude à l’Après-midi du’un Faune: Judith Mackrell, The Guardian Review - Scottish Ballet, The Rite of Spring: Kelly Apter, The Scotsman Review - Scottish Ballet, New Voices: Thom Dibdin, The Stage Reviews - Meredith Monk, On Behalf of Nature: Griselda Murray-Brown, Financial Times Philip Fisher, British Theatre Guide
Bruce Posted August 21, 2013 Posted August 21, 2013 Links - Wednesday 21, August 2013 Obituary - Anna Volkova: a life well lived, from Moscow to a sheep farm in New South Wales, Sydney: Valerie Lawson, DanceLines Review - Bolshoi Ballet, London: Swan Lake, Flames of Paris, Clement Crisp, FT Flames of Paris, Jann Parry, DanceTabs Flames of Paris, Judith Mackrell, Guardian Flames of Paris, Zoe Anderson, Independent Gallery - Flames of Paris - Dave Morgan, DanceTabs Jewels, Giannandrea Poesio, Spectator Review - Wendy Whelan et al, Restless Creature, Jacob’s Pillow: Robert Greskovic, WSJ Review - Drive East Festival - Mad and Divine bill with Rama Vaidyanathan, NY: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Review - Immersed Gala, Melbourne: Chloe Smethurst, The Age Review - Martin del Amo, The Little Black Dress Suite, Sydney: Jill Sykes, Sydney Morning Herald Review - Massive Company, The Brave, New Plymouth: Victoria Kerr, NZTheatreView Preview - Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre, The British Beat bill, LA: Sandra Barrera, Los Angeles Daily News Review - Whim W’Him, Monster, Flower Festival, The Sofa, NY: Martha Sherman, DanceViewTimes Edinburgh Festival Review - Scottish Ballet (+ Scottish Dance Theatre) Dance Odysseys, Edinburgh: Scottish Ballet: The Rite Of Spring Scottish Ballet/ SDT: New Voices Bill: Work by Helen Pickett, Kirsten McNally, Martin Lawrance, James Cousins, Henri Oguike Scottish Ballet: Contemporary Classics Bill: The Fuge, 14'20, Shift Mary Brennan, Herald Review - Scottish Ballet, Duets bill, works by Peter Darrell, James Cousins, Sophie Laplane, Helen Pickett, Edinburgh: Vivien Devlin, Edinburgh Guide Review - James Cousins Company, There We Have Been, Edinburgh: Zoe Anderson, Independent Review - Cesc Gelabert, Im (Goldenen) Schnitt I, Edinburgh: Kelly Apter, Scotsman Mary Brennan, Herald Review - Company Chordelia and Scottish Opera: Dance Derby, Edinburgh: Zoe Anderson, Independent Kelly Apter, Scotsman Review - Edinburgh Fringe dance: Mirenka Chechove: S/He Nancy Joe Company Chordelia and Scottish Opera: Dance Derby Gandini Juggling: Smashed Mary Brennan, Herald Review - Olga Kosterina, Dilemma, Edinburgh: Lucy Ribchester, The List Review - Gravity and Other Myths, A Simple Space, Edinburgh: Kelly Apter, Scotsman Review - Tree Shadow, Last Embrace, Edinburgh: Kelly Apter, Scotsman Review - Remote Control, La Donna e Mobile, Edinburgh: Lauren Paxman, Stage Review - MurleyDance, Double Bill, Edinburgh: Thom Dibdin, Stage Review - Rhum and Clay Theatre Company, The Man in the Moone, Edinburgh: Thom Dibdin, Stage Review - Dudendance, This Side of Paradise, Edinburgh: Nick Awde, Stage Review - Flagrant Productions, In Flagrante, Edinburgh: Robbie Nicol, NZTheatreView
Bruce Posted August 22, 2013 Posted August 22, 2013 Links - Thursday 22, August 2013 Review - Bolshoi Ballet, Swan Lake, La Bayadere, Jewels, Flames of Paris, London: Louise Levene, Telegraph Review - Ballet v6.0 Festival with works by Whim W’Him, BalletCollective and Jessica Lang Dance, NY: Marina Harss, DanceTabs Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Swan Lake, Auckland: Raewyn White, NZTheatreView Feature - Sir Simon Rattle on the art of conducting ballet (video): Gramophone Gallery - 75 Years Since Fred & Ginger Took Center Stage, ABC News Feature - Alexander Rudoy, The Show at the Tatiana Restaurant, NY: Gia Kourlas, NY Times News - St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theater to Be Sued by Russian Artist, St. Petersburg: RIA Novosti Edinburgh Festival Review - Edinburgh Fringe dance: Mary Brennan, Herald Julien Cottereau: Imagine Toi Theatre Re: The Little Soldiers Pirates Of The Carabina: Flown Company Non Nova: L'apres-midi d'un Foehn Review - Company Non Nova: L'apres-midi d'un Foehn, Edinburgh: Judith Mackrell, Guardian Review - Lost Dog, It Needs Horses, Home for Broken Turns, Edinburgh: Kelly Apter, Scotsman Lucy Ribchester, The List Review - Gravity and Other Myths, A Simple Space, Edinburgh: Donald Hutera, The List Review - Hanna Gillgren and Heidi Rustgaard, Duet, Edinburgh: Kelly Apter, Scotsman Review - Spiltmilk Dance, Spiltmilk Say Dance, Edinburgh: Kelly Apter, The List Review - Scarlattine Teatro, Unleashed, Edinburgh: Kelly Apter, The List Review - Giulio D'Anna, Parkin'Son, Edinburgh: Lucy Ribchester, The List Review - Wet Picnic, Death and Gardening, Edinburgh: Nick Awde, Stage
Bruce Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 Links - Friday 23, August 2013 Interview/Feature - The two worlds of Svetlana Lunkina, Toronto: John Fraser/Tatiana Senkevitch, Macleans News - Former Bolshoi ballerina Svetlana Lunkina joins National Ballet of Canada. Also Evan McKie, Toronto: CBC News Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Swan Lake, Auckland: Bernadette Rae, NZ Herald Review - Byron Perry/Force Majeure, Double Think, Sydney: Jill Sykes, Sydney Morning Herlad Review - Drive East Festival - with Sonali Mishra and Shambhavi Dandekar, NY: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Review - Jessica Lang Dance, A Solo in Nine Parts, I.N.K., Aria, From Foreign Lands and People, NY: Carol Pardo, DanceViewTimes Preview - SF Fall Arts Preview / Dance, SF: Allan Ulrich, SF Chronicle Gallery - Shooting Photos of Ballet Dancers on the Streets of Bratislava, Bratislava: Benjamin Von Wong, PetaPixel News - Strictly 2013: professional dancers line-up confirmed, London: Rachel Ward, Telegraph Edinburgh Festival Review - Idle Motion, Borges and I, Edinburgh: Kelly Apter, Scotsman Review - Hyo Jin Kim, Madame Freedom, Edinburgh: Kelly Apter, Scotsman
Bruce Posted August 24, 2013 Posted August 24, 2013 Links - Saturday 24, August 2013 Feature/Interview - Ballet dancer Chengwu Guo is a Chinese cracker on fire, Sydney: Sharon Verghis, Australian Review - Erasing Borders Festival, Drive East Festival - Rama Vaidyanathan and others, NY: Apollinaire Scherr, FT Review - Drive East Festival - Jin Won (Kathak), NY: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Feature - NZ Dance Company/Shona McCullagh, Rotunda, Wellington: Bernadette Rae, NZ Herald News - Houston Ballet Launches 44th Season with Four Premieres, 9/5, Houston: BWW News - Ballet San Jose and Jose Manuel Carren announce new season, SF: Charlie McCollum, Mercury News Review - Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion, Pavement, Jacob’s Pillow, Deborah Jowitt, DanceBeat Preview - Soo Yeun You, Private Dances, Melbourne: Andrew Stephens, The Age Preview - Jersey Tap Fest brings in "da funk" veterans and a host of others, NY: Robert Johnson, Star-Ledger Review - Footnote Dance, Colt, Wellingtom: Ann Hunt, Dominion Post Edinburgh Festival Review - Dance at Dance Base, Edinburgh: Kelly Apter, Scotsman Billy Cowie, Stereoscopic Trilogy Elena Molinaro, In–be–tween Tom Dale Company, Refugees of the Septic Heart Dan Canham, Ours was the Fen Country Dance Dome films Review - Altered Skin, Power Games, Edinburgh: Sally Stott, Scotsman Review - B'rillART Production Kft, Pearlesque, Edinburgh: David Pollock, Scotsman
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