John Mallinson Posted October 6, 2013 Posted October 6, 2013 Links – Sunday October 6, 2013 Review - The Royal Ballet, Don Quixote, London: Luke Jennings, The Observer Interview - Michaela DePrince, Dutch National Ballet: Marina Harss, DanceTabs Preview - David Dorfman, Come, and Back Again, New York: Siobhan Burke, New York Times Review - Ballet West, The Sleeping Beauty, Chicago: Laura Molzahn, Chicago Tribune Preview - Fabulous Beast, The Rite of Spring, Brisbane: Natalie Bochenski, Brisbane Times News - Lisa Macuja, Ballet Philippines’ prima ballerina to retire: Charmaine Cunanan, Manila Standard Today
John Mallinson Posted October 7, 2013 Author Posted October 7, 2013 Links – Monday October 7, 2013 Review - NY Fall for Dance prog. 5, Faun (Cherkaoui), O2JOY (Bodytraffic), Black Swan pdd (Trocks), Home (Ailey): Gia Kourlas, New York Times Review - The Royal Ballet, Don Quixote (Marquez/Campbell cast), London: Lise Smith, Londonist NYCB to do ‘reality tv’ on the web with city.ballet: Sophie Flack, Wall Street Journal Review - Smuin Ballet, Return to a Strange Land, Dear Miss Cline, Carmina Burana, San Francisco: Rachel Howard, SF Chronicle Review - National Ballet of Panama, Coppelia, Panama City: Margaret Willis, DanceTabs Angela Towler, the dancer who got back on her pointes after a hip replacement: Cristina Odone, The Telegraph Photo gallery - Vicki Igbokwe (and others), Between The Lines, London: Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs - (and see this review) BBC arts funding to get 20% boost: BBC News
Bruce Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 Links - Tuesday 8, October 2013 Review - New York City Ballet, Spectral Evidence, Carnival of the Animals, Namouna, Soirée Musicale, Duo Concertant, Dances at a Gathering, La Sonnambula, Swan Lake, NY: Robert Greskovic, WSJ Review - New York City Ballet, Soirée Musicale, Spectral Evidence, Namouna, NY: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times News - New York City Ballet’s Chase Finlay Is Recovering From Injury, NY: Felicia R. Lee, NY Times Review - Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, Vortex Temporum, Bochum via NY: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Review - The Royal Ballet, Don Quixote, London: Louise Levene, Sunday Telegraph Sara Veale, Exeunt Interview - Michael Keegan-Dolan, Fabulous Beast, Melbourne: Stephanie Bunbury, The Age Review - Wayne McGregor, Thinking with the Body exhibition & EChO Seminar, London: Paul Arrowsmith, DanceTabs Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Tombeaux, E=mc2, Still Life At the Penguin Cafe, Birmingham: Richard Edmonds, Birmingham Post Review - Scottish Ballet, A Streetcar Named Desire, New Orleans: Chris Waddington, Times-Picayune Preview - Scottish Ballet brings edgy 'Streetcar' to the Straz Center, Tampa Bay: Katie Manfred, Tampa Bay Times News - Rambert Throws Open its Doors for Open House Events at New Southbank Home, London, Press release, DanceTabs Preview - Rambert returns to The Lowry with world premiere of Castaways. Watching rehearsals with the young choreographer, Barak Marshall, it’s obvious he’s one to watch. Salford: Natalie Anglesey, Manchester Evening News Review - Fall for Dance Festival, Program 3, American Ballet Theatre, Colin Dunne, Ballet Hispanico, INTRODANS, The Moor’s Pavane, The Turn, Sombrerísimo, Symphonía India, NY: Martha Sherman, danceviewtimes Book Review - Dancing on Water: A Life in Ballet, from the Kirov to the ABT by Elena Tchernichova, with Joel Lobenthal, NY: Robert Gottlieb, New York Review of Books Feature - When Anna Pavlova met Uday Shankar– and changed dance for ever. The world's biggest ballet star collaborated with an Indian art student in 1923 – and set a major dance career in motion, London: Judith Mackrell, Guardian Feature - Navy Night, Sydney, October 1913: Genée dances the hornpipe, Sydney, Valerie Lawson, Dancelines News - Legendary Bolshoi Ballet To Perform At Saratoga Performing Arts Center 2014, Saratoga: Maura Bekelja, Everything Saratoga Review - Ballet Jorgen Canada, Formation, Toronto: Paula Citron, Globe and Mail Review - Cloud Gate 2, On the Road, NY: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Feature - Tastemakers Discuss Hubbard Street Dance Over an Embeya Lunch, Chicago: Meg Mathis, Michigan Avenue Interview - Alexandra Damiani, AD, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Edinburgh: Kelly Apter, Scotsman Interview - Tim Etchells, AD, Forced Entertainment, Glasgow: Mary Brennan, Herald Interview - Alexander Wengler, AD, Nobulus, London, Carmel Smith, London Dance Review - Paul-Andre Fortier, Vertiges, London: Graham Watts, DanceTabs Review - Ivo Dimchev / Dog Kennel Hill Project at Dance Umbrella, London: Sarah Crompton, Telegraph Review - Frédérick Gravel, Usually Beauty Fails, Dog Kennel Hill Project, Tug, London: Lyndsey Winship, Evening Standard Review - Jan Martens, Sweat Baby Sweat, London: Lyndsey Winship, Evening Standard Preview - Tempo Dance Festival: Celebrate our diversity - Hula, hip-hop, haka ... the Tempo Dance Festival showcases variety. Auckland: Raewyn Whyte, NZ Herald Review - Molissa Fenley and Company, Found Object, Energizer, The Floor Dances, NY: Deborah Jowitt, DanceBeat Brian Seibert, NY Times Review - Smuin Ballet, Return to a Strange Land, Dear Miss Cline, Carmina Burana, SF: Janice Berman, SF Classical Voice Review - Aspen Sante Fe Ballet, Overglow, Beautiful Mistake, Last, Chicago: Suzanne Voce, Chicago Now Review - Dimensions Dance Theater's 40th anniversary, Rhythms of Life, SF: Rachel Howard, SF Chronicle Review - Phantom Limbs and Luke George, Trth+Fntsy bill, Melbourne: Jordan Beth Vincent, Age Review - Rennie McDougall, Yes Dance, Melbourne: Jordan Beth Vincent, Age Review - Asanti Dance Theatre, Spirit and Fire bill, Melbourne: Reviewed by Chloe Smethurst, Age Review - Aakash Odedra, Rising bill, Sydney, Julia Cotton, Sydney Morning Herald Review - Ballet West, The Sleeping Beauty, Chicago: Janet Arvia, Examiner
Bruce Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 Links - Wednesday 9, October 2013 News - Ballet Star Frederic Franklin to Be Honored in Oct 14th Memorial Celebration, NY: Carla Escoda, Huffington Post News - Paul Szilard Memorial Celebration Set for the Joyce, 10/31, NY: BWW News Desk, BWW Interview - William Forsythe (quotes from others about his work also), NY: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Review - New York City Ballet, Short Stories: La Sonnambula, Prodigal Son, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, NY: Apollinaire Scherr, FT Review - Fall for Dance Festival, Program 4: Dorrance Dance, SOUNDspace, Doug Elkins, Mo(or)town/Redux, The Royal Ballet, Fratres, Martha Graham Dance Company, Rite of Spring, NY: Leigh Witchel, danceviewtimes Review - Smuin Ballet, Return to a Strange Land, Dear Miss Cline, Carmina Burana, SF: Lauren Gallagher, SF Examiner Carla Escoda, Huffington Post Review - WestWave Dance Festival: Anne-René Petrarca/Sculpted Motion, The Last of Light, Our Contemporary Ballet, The Shadow of A Doubt, Quimera Project, Spirit of Intention: Anima Sana in Corpore Sano, Holly Shaw, The Outlaw, SF: Allan Ulrich, SF Chronicle Review - Leela Samson, Madhavi Mudgal, Aparna Ramaswamy, Rajika Puri, Bharatanatyam and Odissi dance, NY: Siobhan Burke, NY Times Review - Rajika Puri in Sutradhari Natyam, NY: Mary Cargill, danceviewtimes Critic’s Notebook - Bessies Are Presented to Dancers in Ceremony at the Apollo, NY: Siobhan Burke, NY Times Featurette - De Keersmaeker’s Famous ‘Rosas’ Dance Gets the Fan Treatment, NY: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Review - Spectrum Dance Theater, Prodigal, Truth and Betrayal, Seattle: Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times Preview - American Repertory Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, NY: Robert Johnson, Star-Ledger Review - BODYTRAFFIC, And at midnight, the green bride floated through the village square... | Kollide | o2Joy, SF: Aimée Tsao, DanceTabs Review - Dimensions Dance Theater's 40th anniversary, Rhythms of Life, SF: Rita Felciano, SFBG Review - Pavel Zustiak / Palissimo, Endangered Pieces, NY: Brian Seibert, NY Times Review - New Zealand School of Dance, And Then It Moved bill, Christchurch: Toby Behan, NZ TheatreView
Bruce Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 Links - Thursday 10, October 2013 Review - Wayne McGregor|Random Dance, Atomos, London: Hanna Weibye, TheArtsDesk Gallery - Dave Morgan, DanceTabs Review - Wayne McGregor, Thinking with the Body exhibition, London: Estella Shardlow, Metro Review - The Culture Show: Sylvie Guillem - Force of Nature, BBC Two, London: Ismene Brown, TheArtsDesk Jane Simon, Mirror View - For New York City Ballet, Future Is Now (a real taking stock piece), NY: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Review - New York City Ballet, Spectral Evidence, Soirée Musicale, Namouna, NY: Marina Harss, DanceTabs Interview - Stanton Welch, AD, Houston Ballet, Houston: Adam Castaneda, Houston Press Featurette - Houston Ballet Ball kickoff party dazzles, Houston: Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle Feature - Beyoncé, De Keersmaeker – and a dance reinvented by everyone, London: Judith Mackrell, Guardian Review - Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Men’s Stories: A Concerto in Ruin, Vez, Concerto Six Twenty-Two, The Time Before the Time After, NY: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Preview - Shanghai Ballet, Butterfly Lovers, Toronto: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Review - Charles Koroneho and Alejandro Ronceria, Tuakana PURE, Auckland: Jack Gray, NZ TheatreView Dr Linda Ashley, Metro Arts Review - Sarah Foster-Sproull / Footnote Dance Company, Made in New Zealand – Made in New Zealand 2013 - COLT, Hamilton: Debbie Bright, NZ TheatreView Review - Ivo Dimchev, Lili Handel!, London: Katja Vaghi, One Stop Arts Review - Colorado Ballet, Giselle, Denver: Claudia Carbone, Examiner Preview - Dance Theatre of San Francisco, SF: Allan Ulrich, SF Chronicle
Bruce Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Links - Friday 11, October 2013 Review - Wayne McGregor | Random Dance, Atomos, London: Clement Crisp, FT Judith Mackrell, Guardian Sarah Crompton, Telegraph Sarah Frater, Stage Neil Norman, Express Liz Hoggard, Evening Standard Vera Liber, BTG Gillian Da Costa, Londonist Review - The Forsythe Company, Sider, NY: Apollinaire Scherr, FT Brian Seibert, NY Times Interview - Alina Cojocaru tells Ismene Brown why she has left the Royal Ballet after 13 years to join the rival ENB, London: Ismene Brown, Telegraph Interview - Susan Jones, American Ballet Theatre - Ballet Mistress, NY: Marina Harss, DanceTabs Interview - Jorma Elo, Ballet B.C.'s flying at the speed of choreographer, Vancouver: Janet Smith, Straight Review - Trisha Brown Dance Company, Proscenium Works, 1979-2001: Astral Convertible, Watermotor, I'm Going To Toss My Arms - If You Catch Them They're Yours, London: Lyndsey Winship, Evening Standard Lise Smith, DanceTabs Review - Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Birmingham: Richard Edmonds, Birmingham Post Review - L.A. Dance Project, Murder Ballads, Reflections, Quintett, London: Gerald Dowler, Classical Source Review - Miguel Gutierrez, myendlesslove, NY: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Preview - DanceLive festival has all the right moves, Aberdeen, Kelly Apter, Scotsman Review - Sara Brodie, Fault Lines, Auckland: Dr Linda Ashley, NZ TheatreView Review - Kate Bartlett/Rebecca Solomon, Our Catharsis, Christchurch: Julia Milsom, NZ TheatreView Review - Andrew Cesan & Simon Watts, Tepaeru-Ariki Lulu French, Jahra Rager, Mattie Hamuera & Sophie Williams and Grace Woollett: Fresh 2013, Auckland: Kerry-Ann Stanton, NZ TheatreView
Ian Macmillan Posted October 12, 2013 Posted October 12, 2013 Links – Saturday, October 12, 2013 Preview – Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Milonga, London: Peter Aspden, Financial Times Review – Fall for Dance Tenth Season, New York: Robert Gottlieb, NY Observer Review – Fall for Dance, Program 2, New York: Kathleen O’Connell, Danceviewtimes Review – New York City Ballet, Carnival of Animals, Jeu de Cartes, Four Seasons, NY: Carol Pardo, Danceviewtimes Review – Wayne McGregor/Random Dance, Atomos, London: Josephine Leask, Londondance Review - Trisha Brown Dance Company, Proscenium Works, 1979-2001: Astral Convertible, Watermotor, I'm Going To Toss My Arms - If You Catch Them They're Yours, London: Sanjoy Roy, Guardian Review – Mark Bruce Company, Dracula, London: Neil Norman, Express Review – Rambert, The Castaways Mixed Bill, Salford Lowry: David Upton, BTG Review – Doug Varone & Dancers/Angiel Aerial Dance Co, Boats Leaving, 8cho,Bilingua, NY: Brian Seibert, NY Times Feature – Hubbard Street Dance Chicago adapts to survive: Sarah Halzack, Washington Post Preview – Joffrey Ballet, La Bayadere (Welch), Chicago: Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times Review – VelocityDC Dance Festival, DC: Sarah Halzack, Washington Post Review – Spanish National Ballet, Farruca, Bolero, Medea, Hong Kong: Natasha Rogai, SCMP Previews – Stephanie Lake & Robin Fox, A Small Prometheus, Melbourne: Matthew Westwood, The Australian Kath Dolan, The Age Interview – ABT’s Misty Copeland on the audacity of hope: Robyn Carolyn Price: Vogue Italia Review – Ballet San Antonio, Cinderella (Stevenson), San Antonio: Jasmina Wellinghoff, mySA UK – This Week’s New Dance, Mark Bruce, ENB Corsaire: Judith Mackrell, Guardian Preview – Benoȋt Lachambre, Prismes, Montreal: Victor Swoboda, Montreal Gazette Review – Dalian Acrobatic Troupe, Yulan, San Jose: Mary Ellen Hunt, SF Chronicle Preview – Diavolo, Transit Space, Fluid Infinities, Miami: Neil De La Flor, Miami Herald A roundup on the Bolshoi situation: Ismene Brown, Blog … leading naturally to Ballerinas Behaving Badly: Elizabeth Kiem, Huff Post
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