Ian Macmillan Posted December 15, 2013 Posted December 15, 2013 Links – Sunday, December 15, 2013 New York Times 'Best of 2013': Duets, Trilogies & Revisiting Motown: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times When Ballerinas Get Brassy: Gia Kourlas, NY Times A Time for Farewells & Comebacks: Brian Seibert, NY Times Global Nutcrackers: Review – English National Ballet, The Nutcracker, London: Luke Jennings, Observer Review – San Francisco Ballet, The Nutcracker, SF: Lauren Gallagher, SF Examiner Video Feature – Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Some Claras Remember: Victor Swoboda, Montreal Gazette Backstage Slideshow – Sacramento Ballet: Randall Benton, Sacramento Bee Review – Matthew Bourne/New Adventures, Swan Lake, London: Vera Liber, BTG Review – Scottish Ballet, Hansel and Gretel, Glasgow: Unattributed, Sunday Herald Preview – Juilliard School, Wind von West (Bausch), NY: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Review – Diversity, Limitless, Glasgow: Andrea Mullaney, Scotsman Preview – Forces of Nature Dance Theatre, A Kwanzaa Celebration, Newark: Robert Johnson, NJ Star-Ledger
Ian Macmillan Posted December 16, 2013 Author Posted December 16, 2013 Links – Monday, December 16, 2013 Review – Matthew Bourne/New Adventures, Swan Lake, London: Clement Crisp, Financial Times Some American Nutcrackers: Review – American Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker, NY: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Review – San Francisco Ballet, The Nutcracker, SF: Rita Felciano, Danceviewtimes Review – Gelsey Kirkland Ballet, Inaugural production -The Nutcracker, NY: Siobhan Burke, NY Times Review – Ballet Memphis, The Nutcracker, Memphis: Keith Dorwick, BTG Nutcracker fresco game - Find the characters: Boston Globe Review – Australian Ballet, Cinderella (Ratmansky), Sydney: Valerie Lawson, Dancelines Review – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Lift, NY: Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal/DanceBeat Review – Mora Godoy, Chantecler Tango, Paris: Patricia Boccadoro, Culturekiosque Feature – William Tuckett, Wind In The Willows, London: Helen Brown, Telegraph Riposte - Carlos Acosta can rage, but we are all slaves to the machines: D J Taylor, Independent Interview – Tsiskaridze on his Vaganova post: Maria Golubkov, Rossiskaya Gazeta via Ismene Brown Blog Review – Tere O’Connor, Bleed, NY: Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times Review – NAISDA Dance College, Our Home – Ngalpun Mudth, Sydney: Jill Sykes, Sydney Morning Herald
Ian Macmillan Posted December 17, 2013 Author Posted December 17, 2013 Links – Tuesday, December 17, 2013 100th Birthday Party – Marc Platt, ex-Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo: Mary Ellen Hunt, SF Chronicle Review – Australian Ballet, Cinderella (Ratmansky), Sydney: Michelle Potter, DanceTabs Quick Q&A – National Ballet of Canada’s AD, Karen Kain: Courtney Shea, Globe and Mail Review – Scottish Ballet, Hansel and Gretel, Glasgow: Unattributed, Glasqow Theatre Blog via STV Preview/Interview – Martha Clarke, Chéri, NY: Marina Harss, DanceTabs Review – Juilliard School, Wind von West, Nakamuraya, Seeds of Endurance, Torrent, NY: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Review – An Evening With Dancing Rogues, DC: George Jackson, Danceviewtimes Feature – The Royal Ballet’s Pointe Shoes: Judith Mackrell, Guardian (In this regard, other companies are available.) DVD Review – Love Tomorrow: Katie Colombus, Arts Desk Today’s Nutcrackers: Reviews – National Ballet of Canada, The Nutcracker, Toronto: Paula Citron, Globe and Mail Dana Glassman, National Post Review – American Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker, NY: Meghan Feeks, Huffington Post Review – Ballet San Jose, The Nutcracker, San Jose: Mary Ellen Hunt, SF Chronicle Review – Oakland Ballet, The Nutcracker, Oakland: Carla Escoda, Huffington Post Review – English National Ballet, The Nutcracker, London: Siobhan Murphy, Metro Review – Moscow Ballet, The Great Russian Nutcracker, LA: Lewis Segal, LA Times And to end today: En Pointe and Pregnant: the benefits of ballet for Moms-to-be: Ruthie Friedlander, Elle
Ian Macmillan Posted December 18, 2013 Author Posted December 18, 2013 Links – Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Today’s Nut harvest on this anniversary of the very first in 1892, SP Times : Review – American Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker, NY: Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times Triple Review – New York City Ballet, American Ballet, Gelsey Kirkland: Marina Harss, DanceTabs Review – National Ballet of Canada, The Nutcracker, Toronto: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Review – English National Ballet, The Nutcracker, London: Gerald Dowler, Classical Source Review – New Jersey Ballet, The Nutcracker, NJ: Robert Johnson, NJ Star-Ledger Review – Pacific Northwest Ballet, The Nutcracker, Seattle: Rosemary Ponnekanti, News Tribune Review – Alberta Ballet, The Nutcracker, Calgary: Salena Kitteringham, Calgary Herald Review – Joffrey Ballet, The Nutcracker, Chicago: Eddie Arruza, Chicago Tonight And elsewhere: Reviews – William Tuckett, Wind in the Willows, London: Clement Crisp, Financial Times Rachel Ward, Telegraph Zoë Anderson, Independent Lyndsey Winship, Evening Standard Vera Liber, BTG Gallery – Royal Ballet, Jewels: Dave Morgan, DanceTabs Review – Matthew Bourne/New Adventures, Swan Lake, London: Graham Watts, Londondance Review – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ellington Program + Revelations, NY: Brian Seibert, NY Times Best of 2013 in New York and environs: Robert Gottlieb, NY Observer Robert Johnson, NJ Star-Ledger And around the Bay Area: Rita Felciano, SF Bay Guardian Preview – Ivan Putrov’s Men In Motion, London: Louise Jury, Evening Standard Book Review – Never Far From Dancing, Ballet artists in new roles, by Barbara Newman: Paul Arrowsmith, DanceTabs Interview – Antonia Grove, AD of dance theatre company Probe: Matthew Caines, Guardian
Jan McNulty Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Links – Thursday, December 19 2013 Royal Ballet, Jewels, London: Reviews: Clement Crisp, FT Judith Mackrell, Guardian Mark Monahan, Telegraph Graham Watts, London Dance Judith Flanders, Arts Desk Sarah Frater, Stage Vera Liber, BTG Review – Paris Opera Ballet, Le Parc, Paris: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Gallery – Rambert, An evening of new choreography 2013, London: Foeteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs Review – Matthew Bourne, Swan Lake, London: Alexandra Desvignes, One Stop Arts Reviews – William Tuckett, Wind in the Willows, London: Siobhan Murphy, Metro Louise Lewis, BTG Feature – Best of 2013: Marina Harss, Random Thoughts Blog News – Birmingham arts organisations to have council funding cut by up to 20 per cent: Neil Elkes, Birmingham Post Nutcracker corner: Feature – Behind the scenes at NYCB’s Nutcracker: Michelle Persad, Huffington Post Reviews: Royal Ballet, London, American Ballet Theatre, NYCB, New York: Alastair MacAulay, NY Times National Ballet of Canada, Toronto: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco: Paul Parish, Bay Area Reporter Irene Hsiao, San Francisco Weekly English National Ballet, London: Georgina Butler, Milton Keynes Citizen Royal Ballet Cinema Screening, Sarasota: Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald Tribune Texas Ballet Theatre, Fort Worth: Leonard Eureka: Fort Worth Weekly Ballet Austin, Austin: Jeff Davis, Broadway World Ballet Arizona, Phoenix: Lauren Saria, Phoenix New Times Oregon Ballet Theatre, Portland: Matthew Korfhage, Willamette Week A Burlesque Nutcracker, Seattle: Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times Feature – Nicole Caron of Alberta Ballet: Janet Smith, Vancouver Straight Tenuous link features: Cincinnati Ballet, Joseph Gatti and Adiarys Almeida Return for 'The Nutcracker': Julie Mullins, Cincinnati City Beat National Ballet of Canada, Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield to Boldly Go…on Ballet Stage: Karen Johnson, Wall Street Journal Review – Kolben Contemporary Dance, Charlie Mandelbaum, Jerusalem: Ora Brafman, Jerusalem Post Video Press Conference – Sue Jin Kang, Director designate Korean National Ballet: Arirang
Jan McNulty Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Links – Friday, December 20 2013 Review – Royal Ballet, Jewels, London: Jann Parry, DanceTabs News – Maryinsky Ballet to visit London in 2014: Dancing Times Review – Northern Ballet, Cinderella, Leeds: Louise Levene, Telegraph Review – Juillard Dance Students, Nakamura, Torrent, Seeds of Endurance, Wind from the West, New York: Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal Reviews – William Tuckett, Wind in the Willows, London: Paul Arrowsmith, DanceTabs Hannah Wellbye, Arts Desk Review – Rambert, An evening of new choreography 2013, London: Paul Arrowsmith, DanceTabs Review – Momix, reMIX, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times Review – Tere O’Connor, Bleed, New York: Martha Sherman, Dance View Times Nutcracker corner: Feature – Jessica Cohen of Sarasota Ballet: Mallory Gnaegy, Your Observer Sarasota Feature – Robert Gardner, AD of Minnesota Ballet talks about being Mother Ginger: Crista Lawler, Duluth News Tribune Preview – Two Nutcrackers in Baltimore: Tim Smith, Baltimore Sun Preview – Urban Nutcracker (featuring Russell Ferguson), Boston: Tenley Woodman, Boston Herald Tenuous Link: Russian State Ballet of Siberia spend Christmas in Wales: Karen Price, Wales Online Nostalgia corner: Feature – Fonteyn, Nureyev and The Dizzying Dynamics of Dance: Libby Longino, Ozy
Jan McNulty Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 Links – Saturday, December 21 2013 Preview – The Week’s New Dance, London and Leeds: Judith Mackrell, Guardian Feature – Royal Ballet, Enduring Virtues Onstage in London: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Review – Scott Wells & Dancers, Father On, San Francisco: Aimee Tsao, DanceTabs Review – Megan Kendzior, Witness, New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Review – Smuin Ballet, The Christmas Ballet, 2013 Edition, San Francisco: Rita Felciano, San Francisco Bay Guardian Review – La Scala Ballet, Opera, Russian Seasons, Concerto DSCH, Milan: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Northern Ballet, Cinderella, Leeds: Review – Judith Mackrell, Guardian Preview – Andrew Hirst, Huddersfield Examiner Review - Justin Haiu/Jarod Rawiri, Double Derelicts, Auckland: Nik Smythe, NZ Theatreview Nutcracker Corner: Review – English National Ballet, London: Vera Liber, BTG Interview – Lauren Lovette of NYCB, A Sugar Plum Fairy Tale: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Feature – Tchaikovsky’s Christmas Present to the World: Valerie Lawson, Dance Lines Preview – The Windsor Dance eXperience, Land of the Beats, Windsor, Ontario: Tom Morrison, Our Windsor Review – Russian National Ballet: Geraint Davies, South Wales Argus
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