Bruce Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Each day we add the latest links to reviews and interviews that we find on the major newspaper web sites around the world. If you find a link that we have missed do please post it up, preferably as a URL link. Last week's thread: See last weeks and earlier links here: http://www.ballet.co...ry/todayslinks/ Bookmarking this page: Click on the following link and then bookmark the links page that comes back - it's a special URL that will always bring you to the thread with the latest reviews: http://www.ballet.co.uk/todayslinks Reviews Database The review links we find go in a database - we have many thousands of entries and you can search it on company, dance, dancer, reviewer, publication, theatre, city or a combination of all of them! Just fill-in the boxes here: http://www.ballet.co...h/db_search.cgi Non Working Links: Some papers move pieces on their websites so it is impossible to guarantee links. If you find a recent link that does not work and you have found a working version by all means post it up. And thank you! Registering with papers: It's an increasing fact of life that papers ask readers to register before letting them have free access to pieces. Usually registration is a one off process and then, providing you've ticked any obvious boxes, you should be remembered as a registered reader and the links we give should take you straight to the pieces. In registering for papers many people get themselves a Yahoo or Hotmail email account and thus protect their main email from any inadvertent problems. Seeing Pieces Behind a Pay-wall Some papers have introduced a pay-wall. We don't generally list pieces we can't freely see. However some of the papers will show the article for free if the reader visits the page by way of a Google search. If we can do this then we list, but alas cannot give a 2 stage link - only the link that works if you are a subscriber. If you are interested but not a subscriber then use the details we give to search Google and take it from there. And Finally... We should not need to state this but these links are for our readers' use and not for other websites to take and pass off as their own. We ask all visitors to respect Ballet.co's site and the way it operates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 Saturday Links - 7 January 2012 Links today were actually done by Anna Merrick Interview: Hofesh Shechter and Antony Gormley: love of bodies by Mark Monahan “A monster pendulum and 100 drummers, pastoral strings and moments of ‘madness’. ” Daily Telegraph REVIEW: Paris Opera Ballet La Source France, Paris, Palais Garnier Dancers: Heymann by Michael Church “But the chief pleasure lies where it should, in the dance itself. In Mathias Heymann the Paris Opera has a dancer with the effortless charisma and exquisite line of the young Nureyev….” Independent REVIEW: Merce Cunningham Dance Company Park Avenue Armory Event USA, New York, Park Avenue Armory by Charles Isherwood “Its vitality, mystery and humanity are as clear to the innocent eye as they are, I expect, clarifying to the jaded. ” New York Times REVIEW: Merce Cunningham Dance Company Park Avenue Armory Event USA, New York, Park Avenue Armory by Susan Yung “an up-close view of the effortful ease of the style, of the underlying tension within the body that is essential to the great dynamism expressed in Cunningham’s work, giving it so much internal life. ” SundayArts REVIEW: Elizabeth Streb Kiss the Air! USA, New York, Park Avenue Armory by Susan Yung “truly like a three-ring circus, complete with a barking ringmaster.” SundayArts REVIEW: English National Ballet Strictly Gershwin UK, London, Coliseum Dancers: Chalendard, Glurdjidze, Klimentova, Konvalina, Muntagirov, Streeter, Scott by Clement Crisp “Deane has re-organised it with skill and an unfailing sense of popular theatre…” Financial Times REVIEW: Scottish Ballet 4 stars The Sleeping Beauty UK, Glasgow, Theatre Royal by Kelly Apter “As with all Page/McDonald creations, however, what’s most interesting is the narrative route they take to tell the story.” The List Sweeping changes at Ballet San Jose by Richard Scheinin “the company is struggling to complete the lineup for its truncated 2011-12 season, which so far has featured only longtime artistic director Dennis Nahat’s popular “Nutcracker.” But the future of Nahat — who, for many ballet patrons, is Ballet San Jose — has been a subject of intense speculation in recent days. ” Mercury News Touchdown Dances by Gia Kourlas “Suddenly, the back bump, in which players fling themselves against one another in the air, is everywhere: it’s a slam dance turned pas de deux.” New York Times REVIEW: China Jinling Dance Company The Peony Pavilion USA, New York, David H. Koch Theater Dancers: Bo, Liang, Xinyu by Gia Kourlas “what holds the greatest enchantment … is not a secret springtime romance, but Wang Ruiguo’s trippy lighting, especially when paired with Mo Xiaomin’s costumes for the ensemble…” New York Times REVIEW: Abraham-In-Motion Focus Dance: Live The Realest MC USA, New York, Joyce Theater Dancers: Abraham by Leigh Witchel “You don’t know what to feel — and that’s intriguing.” New York Post REVIEW: Kate Weare Focus Dance: Garden USA, New York, Joyce Theater by Leigh Witchel “There’s a beautiful 10-minute dance somewhere in “Garden,” but it’s 32 minutes long.” New York Post REVIEW: Laura Arrington Dance Hot Wings USA, New York, Abrons Arts Center Dancers: Babaoff, Dichter, Sigourney, Tenuto by Claudia La Rocco “there is little impetus to work hard when it seems that the people you’re watching haven’t worked nearly hard enough. ” New York Times REVIEW: Helix Dance UnEarth Canada, Toronto, Betty Oliphant Theatre Dancers: Keeling by Paula Citron “As always, Garneau’s dance language is highly controlled, filled with off-balances, high kicks and lunges. But there is a fluidity here as the dancers give themselves over to the emotion of the work. ” Globe and Mail Will Signature’s ‘Hairspray’ lead to a permanent wave of dance on D.C. stages? by Sarah Kaufman “Technology has played a crucial role in moving dancing ahead in the theater world, says Hope, the association executive. What cheap flights did for travel, video has done for the visual arts. “Being able to do video inexpensively, it’s sort of like the jet plane here,” he says.” Washington Post This week’s new theatre and dance by Judith Mackrell “The Royal Ballet: Romeo And Juliet, London, Hofesh Schechter & Antony Gormley: Survivor, London” The Guardian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Sunday Links - 8 January 2012 Links today were actually done by Anna Merrick REVIEW: Miami City Ballet Viscera, In the Night, Ballet Imperial USA, Miami, Arsht Center Dancers: Albertson, Catoya, Delgado J, Esty S, Guerra, Kronenberg, Manning, Penteado, Rebello by Jordan Levin “an urgent, intricately structured piece (Viscera) set to a driving contemporary score by American composer Lowell Lieberman, Scarlett built on the attack, musicality and intensity that Villella has honed…” Miami Herald REVIEW: Mariinsky Ballet The Little Humpbacked Horse Russia, St Petersburg, Mariinsky Theatre Dancers: Ivanov, Matvienko A, Popov, Sergeyev by Luke Jennings “Ratmansky’s emotional touch is sure. He sends you out into the icy St Petersburg winter with a warm heart and the memory of two hours of glorious dance.” Observer Feature: Hofesh Shechter by Luke Jennings “Shechter’s work succeeds because it bypasses the cerebral, analytical place where most contemporary dance finds a lodging, and strikes directly at our buried fears and longings.” Observer Feature: ENB at the Coliseum by Genevieve Roberts “As they go out to perform the pas de deux in Summertime, and lose themselves in their dance, I see Vadim smile at Daria, everyone in the Coliseum enchanted by the magic between them. In a few steps they are a world away from tracksuit tops and woolllen, stripy leggings.” Independent Preview/Feature: Meg Stuart Blessed by Gia Kourlas ““Blessed,” Ms. Stuart said, explores how circumstances can change from one minute to the next. “What does it mean to survive?” she asked. ” New York Times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Monday Links - 9 January 2012 Links today were actually done by Anna Merrick REVIEW: Miami City Ballet Viscera, In the Night, Ballet Imperial USA, Miami, Arsht Center Dancers: Catoya, Delgado P, Guerra, Kronenberg by Jeff Haller “Viscera will not disappoint lovers of ballet athleticism; romance is not much in evidence, even in the glorious second movement pas de deux powerfully interpreted by the company’s love couple, Jennifer Carlynn Kronenberg and Carlos Miguel Guerra. ” ConcertoNet REVIEW: Nichole Canuso Takes USA, New York, 3LD Art & Technology Center Dancers: Canuso, Van Reigersberg by Brian Seibert “The technology of “Takes” effectively delivers Ms. Canuso’s message, but the content doesn’t communicate enough to make us care. ” New York Times Ballet San Jose: Big Next Steps by Janice Berman “The plan for Ballet San Jose to link up with the American Ballet Theatre began last August, said BSJ Executive Director Stephanie Ziesel as “a very simple lamenting between sisters. I was saying, ‘I don’t know what to do for this company.’” ” San Francisco Classical Voice Changes at West Australian & Queensland Ballet by Deborah Jones “West Australian Ballet’s Ivan Cavallari will leave Perth in December. Queensland Ballet’s artistic director, Francois Klaus, departs at the end of 2013. ” The Australian WA Ballet Artistic Director Ivan Cavallari is calling it quits by William Yeoman “WA Ballet Artistic Director Ivan Cavallari is calling it quits at the end of 2012 after overseeing five highly successful seasons which have seen Australia’s oldest ballet company reach unprecedented artistic heights. In 2013 he will take up the position of Artistic Director with Ballet du Rhin in Alcase, France.” Yahoo Feature: Terence Kohler dancer and choreographer by Deborah Jones “”I want to shape where classical ballet is going,” he says. “It’s beautiful to be able to speculate and to dream.”" The Australian Preview:Proximity Australian Dance Theatre by Verity Edwards “Inspired by two of his previous works which used live photography and focused on philosophical, poetic and physical contact, Stewart said he wanted to explore the perception of reality.” The Australian Preview:Misters and Sisters by Valerie Gladstone “Parker, 52, often uses his own experience as inspiration for his works, but “Misters and Sisters’’ is the most autobiographical show he has ever choreographed. ” Boston Globe Preview/feature:Liz Casebolt and Joel Smith by Susan Josephs “”What people respond to in our work is the reveal of our neuroses and process of working,” Smith says. “We also don’t take ourselves too seriously, but when people see our work, I think they realize that we’re serious about our craft and that we have a clear idea of what we want to achieve.”" LA Times Preview:Babel Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet by Joyce Morgan “When the pair began working on the piece, two words came to mind: language and territory, says Jalet” The Age Feature: Shen Yun by Epoch Times Staff “On its website, Shen Yun tells about their creative backdrop: “Animated backdrops transport the audience to another world. Projected behind the dancers, the hi-tech images lift the stage and set it amidst blossoming landscapes, deep forests, Mongolian prairies, or celestial paradises.”” Epoch Times Feature: Korea National Ballet by Park Min-young “KNB celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, and is planning unprecedented shows. It is to meet the heightened expectations of local ballet fans, said Choi. ” Korea Herald Feature: Scottish Ballet dancer enjoys playing wicked fairy in Sleeping Beauty by Steve Hendry ““I just love the fact you can get such a reaction from the audience. You can really bounce off it.”” Daily Record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 Tuesday Links - 10 January 2012 REVIEW: Mikhailovsky Ballet Duato Experiments With Sleeping Beauty The Sleeping Beauty Russia, St Petersburg, Mikhailovsky Theatre Dancers: Osipova, Vasilyev by Raymond Stults “Despite my reservations about its choreographic setting, the Mikhailovsky’s “Sleeping Beauty” does add up to a pretty good show, one likely to give much pleasure to the relatively undemanding viewers who probably form the majority among most ballet audiences.” Moscow Times REVIEW: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui The honesty of gesture Babel (words) Australia, Sydney, Sydney Theatre by Deborah Jones “But at almost every point there is something fascinating to experience and ponder…” Australian BOOK FEATURE: Australian Ballet History A memento of youth and aching beauty Book: Luminous: Celebrating 50 years of the Australian Ballet, $99 Emily Dunn looks behind the scenes at the Australian Ballet. Sydney by Emily Dunn “The collection of photographs, accompanied by a series of essays by prominent Australian arts writers, is the result of more than a year of researching and gathering images from the archives of the company, media outlets and ballet enthusiasts.” Sydney Morning Herald REVIEW: China Jinling Dance Company From Controversial Epic to a Generic Flower The Peony Pavilion USA, New York, David H. Koch Theater Dancers: Bo, Xinyu, Du, Yanfeng by Robert Greskovic “This government-sanctioned, two-hour “Peony Pavilion” proved colorful and accomplished in surface effects but sorely lacking in action, drama and stage theatrics.” Wall Street Journal REVIEW: China Jinling Dance Company Dancing ‘The Peony Pavilion’ with garish effects The Peony Pavilion USA, New York, David H. Koch Theater Dancers: Bo, Xinyu by Robert Johnson “Dancers Xu Xinyu and Han Bo are adequate, but not compelling, and the duet in which Han travels around Xu’s body in angled lifts, while couched in a giant lotus leaf, is the closest this production comes to inspiration.” Newark Star Ledger REVIEW: China Jinling Dance Company Chinese troupe brings vibrant life to tragic tale The Peony Pavilion USA, New York, David H. Koch Theater Dancers: Bo, Xinyu by Jocelyn Noveck “…an entertaining evening, full of vibrant colors, lush costumes, and traditional Chinese dance: Highly stylized, full of flexed feet and striking poses, with a healthy dose of acrobatics thrown in.” San Francisco Chronicle REVIEW: Taylor 2 Spotlighting a Choreographer Through Some Classic Works Images, Oracle, Funny Papers, Esplanade USA, New York, Pace University Schimmel Center Dancers: Ho, Kahan, Markham, Sanchez by Brian Seibert “Mr. Taylor’s compositions are solid enough to handle some roughness of execution, but the mixing of light and serious is what makes Taylor Taylor. Even with reduced numbers, a Taylor company has to get that right for the work to convince.” New York Times INTERVIEW: UK Arts – Dan Jarvis, Labour party Arts Minister Dan Jarvis: a very unlikely arts minister He has served with the Special Forces in Afghanistan. But is Dan Jarvis facing his toughest challenge yet – as shadow arts minister? London by Charlotte Higgins “As Jarvis himself says: “I have never tried to pretend I was in and out of the ballet every night of the week prior to getting this job, because I wasn’t.” His personal circumstances have also militated against a committed cultural life…” Guardian NEWS: DiverseWorks – Elizabeth Dunbar DiverseWorks names new executive director Houston by Molly Glentzer “We caught Dunbar during her first hour on the job. “Fresh beginnings,” she said. Houston Chron Place Resolution! REVIEW: The Ticket Theatre Dance 3 stars Resolution! 2012: Scratched UK, London, The Place Dancers: Bradburn by Zoe Anderson “Lexi Bradburn has fun with the panic of getting a show on, the performers making the best of it as the situation slides out of control…” Independent REVIEW: The Ticket Theatre Dance 3 stars Resolution! 2012: Scratched UK, London, The Place Dancers: Bradburn by Jenny Gilbert “…aimed for comedy and missed by a mile.” Independent REVIEW: The Ticket Theatre Dance Resolution! 2012: Scratched UK, London, The Place Dancers: Bradburn by Neil Norman “The fact that it coheres at all is a tribute to the company’s commitment.” The Stage REVIEW: The Ticket Theatre Dance Resolution! 2012: Scratched UK, London, The Place Dancers: Bradburn by Donald Hutera “Just the ticket? Alas, no.” The Place REVIEW: The Ticket Theatre Dance Resolution! 2012: Scratched UK, London, The Place Dancers: Bradburn by Misa Brzezicki “…and the combination of average dancing with sub-standard slapstick meant it simply meandered along to an inconsequential end.” The Place REVIEW: Eleanor Sikorski 3 stars Resolution! 2012: Chocolate UK, London, The Place Dancers: Sikorski by Zoe Anderson “The humour in Eleanor Sikorski’s Chocolate gets darker as the piece goes on…” Independent REVIEW: Eleanor Sikorski 3 stars Resolution! 2012: Chocolate UK, London, The Place Dancers: Sikorski by Jenny Gilbert “The evening’s singular treat.” Independent REVIEW: Eleanor Sikorski Resolution! 2012: Chocolate UK, London, The Place Dancers: Sikorski by Neil Norman “The use of gaudily wrapped chocolates as a kind of treasure and later as an image of fertility offers an impressionistic study of body image, pregnancy and addiction to sweeties.” The Stage REVIEW: Eleanor Sikorski Resolution! 2012: Chocolate UK, London, The Place Dancers: Sikorski by Donald Hutera “Perhaps the work’s implications could’ve been more deeply plumbed, and the result more profoundly bittersweet, but it showed originality.” The Place REVIEW: Eleanor Sikorski Resolution! 2012: Chocolate UK, London, The Place Dancers: Sikorski by Misa Brzezicki “Additional kudos is also due for putting that post- Christmas excess of Quality Street to good use.” The Place REVIEW: AD Dance Company 3 stars Resolution! 2012: FAWN UK, London, The Place by Zoe Anderson “The young company give a polished performance.” Independent REVIEW: AD Dance Company 3 stars Resolution! 2012: FAWN UK, London, The Place by Jenny Gilbert “The polish in Holly Noble’s FAWN was welcome.” Independent REVIEW: AD Dance Company Resolution! 2012: FAWN UK, London, The Place by Neil Norman “…four couples in black performing a series of neo-classical pas de deux with tremendous flexibility and muscle-cracking poise.” The Stage REVIEW: AD Dance Company Resolution! 2012: FAWN UK, London, The Place Dancers: Noble by Donald Hutera “She and her dancers tried hard – maybe too hard – but to little avail. I don’t know who was more trapped – them, or us?” The Place REVIEW: AD Dance Company Resolution! 2012: FAWN UK, London, The Place Dancers: Noble by Misa Brzezicki “Credit must go to the dancers however, for their complete lack of irony in performing those seemingly random incidences of pelvic thrusting…” The Place REVIEW: Tony Fitzgibbons and Matthew Robinson Resolution! 2012: (why wait for what for wait for when) UK, London, The Place Dancers: Fitzgibbons, Robinson by Sanjoy Roy “All it needs is more narrative coherence. Or less narrative.” The Place REVIEW: Tony Fitzgibbons and Matthew Robinson Resolution! 2012: (why wait for what for wait for when) UK, London, The Place Dancers: Fitzgibbons, Robinson by Lucy Jarvis “With no programme note and an ambiguous title, at times this confusion left me wondering what I was even waiting for.” The Place REVIEW: Daniel Walters Resolution! 2012: BooJack UK, London, The Place by Sanjoy Roy “The imagery is striking, but the piece doesn’t get into gear until the women start floundering in paper flotsam.” The Place REVIEW: Daniel Walters Resolution! 2012: BooJack UK, London, The Place by Lucy Jarvis “Furthermore, with such a strong focus on newspapers I am left pondering its relevance in today’s internet culture.” The Place REVIEW: The Maxwell Dance Project Resolution! 2012: The B-Sides UK, London, The Place Dancers: Lowe by Sanjoy Roy “The B-Sides is sharp, smart entertainment.” The Place REVIEW: The Maxwell Dance Project Resolution! 2012: The B-Sides UK, London, The Place by Lucy Jarvis “B-Sides is at its best during playful duets and when the energy is at its height.” The Place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 Wednesday Links - 11 January 2012 OBITUARY: Miguel Terekhov, Dancer With Ballets Russes, Dies at 83 New York By Jack Anderson “Miguel Terekhov, a dancer with the two leading Ballets Russes troupes of the 1940s and ’50s and a co-founder, with his wife, of the School of Dance at the University of Oklahoma, one of America’s leading university dance programs, died on Jan. 3 at the home of a daughter in Richardson, Tex. He was 83 and lived in Oklahoma City.” NY TIMES INTERVIEW: Nikolay Tsiskaridze (Bolshoi?) The Bolshoi’s act of revenge? Moscow by staff “Tsiskaridze, who is one of Russia’s most celebrated artists, has received official notice that his contract as a ballet teacher at the Bolshoi will be cut short. “The theater maintains that it needs a ballet teacher who, unlike the eminent soloist, could work full-time. RT.com REVIEW: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Riot of music and movement Babel (words) Australia, Sydney, Sydney Theatre by Jill Sykes “BABEL is an astonishing piece: an inventive hybrid of movement from East and West; dance and acrobatics; music sourced from Japan, Turkey and places in between… and powerful performers who bring a wide range of individual qualities to an epic presentation.” Sydney Morning Herald + gallery of pictures REVIEW: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Babel (words) Australia, Sydney, Sydney Theatre Dancers: Chaudary, Fahlstrom, Fournier, Fury, Jalet, Kozuki, Leach, Leboutte, O’Hara, Porcel, Seabra, Svensson, Woods by Augusta Supple “But, this is a technically impressive piece of work – which has already delighted Sydney by its message of inclusivity and unity. And what’s not to love about that?” Australian Stage REVIEW: Taiwan International Ballet Star Gala Contemporary works outdo classics at ballet gala 6th International Ballet Star Gala: Come Neve al Sole, Mona Lisa, Adam, Don Quixote pdd, Le Cosaire pdd, Por Ti, Le Rendez-vous and others Taiwan, Taipei, National Theater Dancers: Amatriain, Ciaravola, Jelinek, Kochetkova, Kolb, Reilly, Rodriquez, Saiz, Semionov, Semionova, Simkin by Diane Baker “The Sixth International Ballet Star Gala on Saturday night at the National Theater was a delight from start to finish, but it was the contemporary pieces, more than the usual gala virtuoso works that really made the event special.” Taipei Times INTERVIEW: Scottish Dance Theatre – Janet Smith (Who is leaving SDT) and Pathways to the Profession event – about dance being a profession for disabled people Access all areas: The politics of dance Janet Smith leaves Scottish Dance Theatre with a lasting legacy of her work, says Mary Brennan Glasgow by Mary Brennan “For Smith, the Pathways to the Profession Symposium encapsulates what she and SDT have been putting into practice. Chaired by multi-disciplinary performing artist and writer Mat Fraser, who vividly lives up to his description as “the Jack of all disability performance trades”, the high-profile guest speakers from all sectors – education, professional training, arts industry employers and artists…” Glasgow Herald REVIEW: Paul White and Martin del Amo Dance piece Anatomy of an Afternoon a test of nerve Anatomy of an Afternoon Australia, Sydney, Opera House Dancers: White by Deborah Jones “This piece is beyond austere, it is strange, and I will add it doesn’t hurt to know your dance history. …White is extraordinary…” Australian REVIEW: Circa Dance piece Anatomy of an Afternoon a test of nerve Wunderkammer Australia, Sydney, Opera House by Deborah Jones “The fun is diluted only when the company tries, well, to be more fun. I found the attempts at comedy far less compelling than the physical work; irritating even. No one else seemed to mind.” Australian REVIEW: Molissa Fenley Whimsy and Tenderness in Motion: Frying Pans and Gentle Touches Credo in Us, The Vessel Stories USA, New York, Judson Memorial Church Dancers: Fenley, Kao by Claudia La Rocco “But the choreographer has her madcap and her romantic sides as well. Both of these were on display Monday night…” New York Times REVIEW: Michael Klien Doodles, Puddles, Responses and Chalk Choreography for Blackboards USA, New York, Invisible Dog Art Center Dancers: Klien by Claudia La Rocco “It happened. I watched it. And then I had lunch.” New York Times REVIEW: Kyle Abraham Dance showcase puts the ‘Focus’ on new moves Focus Dance: Live! The Realest MC USA, New York, Joyce Theater by Robert Johnson “Abraham has issues with hip-hop and the blustering cool of gangsta rap. For him, the loose knees, splayed hands and cheerfully self-hugging attitude of boyz-in-the-hood is the masculine alternative to voguing.” Newark Star Ledger REVIEW: Kate Weare Dance showcase puts the ‘Focus’ on new moves Focus Dance: Garden USA, New York, Joyce Theater Dancers: Gillespie, Kraus, Murphy by Robert Johnson “The men swing their arms and exhale sharply; the women prowl like caged tigers.” Newark Star Ledger REVIEW: Joe Goode Dance showcase puts the ‘Focus’ on new moves Focus Dance: The Rambler USA, New York, Joyce Theater by Robert Johnson “‘The Rambler’ has the theatrical know-how other Focus Dance participants need to acquire. It deserves a longer run.” Newark Star Ledger REVIEW: Jason Samuels Smith Dance showcase puts the ‘Focus’ on new moves Focus Dance: Anybody Can Get It USA, New York, Joyce Theater Dancers: Arnold, Dorrance, Sumbry-Edwards, Smith by Robert Johnson “For those who love technique…” Newark Star Ledger REVIEW: Larry Keigwin Dance showcase puts the ‘Focus’ on new moves Focus Dance: Triptych, Mattress Suite, Runaway USA, New York, Joyce Theater by Robert Johnson “knows how to put a dance together, but doesn’t always have a reason to do so.” Newark Star Ledger REVIEW: Monica Bill Barnes Dance showcase puts the ‘Focus’ on new moves Focus Dance: Mostly Fanfare USA, New York, Joyce Theater by Robert Johnson “…repeats herself.” Newark Star Ledger REVIEW: Trey McIntyre Project Dance showcase puts the ‘Focus’ on new moves Focus Dance: The Sweeter End USA, New York, Joyce Theater by Robert Johnson “…singularly shallow…” Newark Star Ledger REVIEW: AD Dance Company 2 stars Resolution! 2012: FAWN UK, London, The Place Dancers: Fisher, Wraith by Clifford Bishop “…Noble brought out a tenderness between Emma Fisher and Oliver Wraith, a solicitous shepherding of each other through this overwhelming piece of music that was a quantum leap from anything else in the whole evening.” Evening Standard REVIEW: The Ticket Theatre Dance 2 stars Resolution! 2012: Scratched UK, London, The Place Dancers: Bradburn by Clifford Bishop “Choreographer Lexi Bradburn seems to have the attention span of a cat in a zoetrope.” Evening Standard REVIEW: Eleanor Sikorski 2 stars Resolution! 2012: Chocolate UK, London, The Place Dancers: Sikorski by Clifford Bishop “Chocolate was the definition of a show that was more fun to perform than to watch…” Evening Standard INTERVIEW: Kate Champion Slap bang in middle of search for balance Sydney by Wendy Frew “IN KATE Champion’s new work, Never Did Me Any Harm, seven dancers and actors bump, glide, roll and collide in an archetypal Aussie backyard, lit with a grid pattern of strobe light. With the help of verbatim dialogue…” Sydney Morning Herald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 Thursday Links - 12 January 2012 REVIEW: Royal Ballet Romeo and Juliet UK, London, Covent Garden Dancers: Acosta, Avis, Chapman, Kura, Martin, McGorian, Rojo, Rosato by Zoe Anderson “This revival is full of insights, of characters reacting in the heat of the moment. Even the crowded market scenes, the weakest of this production, are full of vivid detail.” Independent REVIEW: Royal Ballet 4 stars Romeo and Juliet UK, London, Covent Garden Dancers: Acosta, Avis, Martin, Rojo by Clifford Bishop “The chemistry they shared was visceral even when one of them was supposed to be dead. Acosta hauled her about in the crypt scene like a mournful scavenger worrying a piece of meat.” Evening Standard REVIEW: Royal Ballet Romeo and Juliet UK, London, Covent Garden Dancers: Acosta, Rojo by Lise Smith “The Royal Ballet is justly proud of this production…” Londonist REVIEW: Royal Danish Ballet Hübbe has turned Napoli into a triple bill of sorts, where every act comes with its own wildly different period setting and aesthetics – 3 stars Napoli France, Paris, Palais Garnier Dancers: Birkkjaer, Bojesen, Cuni, Jeppesen, Watson by Laura Cappelle “If only the whole felt like more than the sum of its parts in this version of Napoli.” Financial Times PARTY PICS: Miami City Ballet – Liam Scarlett premiere Miami City Ballet Presents its Second Program of the Season Miami by Cinthya Karen “Miami City Ballet started its second program of the season with the World Premiere of Viscera and London’s most successful young choreographer, 25-year-old Liam Scarlett. “The performance …received a standing ovation.” HauteLiving REVIEW: Paul White and Martin del Amo Faun falls short of expectations Anatomy of an Afternoon Australia, Sydney, Opera House Dancers: White by Jill Sykes “It could be that the weight of the project squeezed out some of these artists’ natural instincts – or that, as a viewer, expectations were simply set too high.” Sydney Morning Herald REVIEW: Paul White and Martin del Amo Anatomy of an Afternoon Australia, Sydney, Opera House Dancers: White by Emily Garrett “An unforgettable experience. Book your tickets now!” Australian Stage REVIEW: Noche Flamenca Heaven Sent Flamenca – Noche Flamenca’s profound singing/dancing The Rhythms of Joy: USA, New York, Joe’s Pub Dancers: Argenta, Barrio, Granados, Santangelo by Judy Gelman Myers “Thank God for Noche Flamenca. Or rather thank Martin Santangelo, Noche’s artistic director, and Soledad Barrio, the company’s leading lady…” City Arts PREVIEW: Jane Weiner/Hope Stone Dance Company + Ayman Harper Hope Stone Dance and (theLID moving experiments) Houston by Molly Glentzer “He didn’t really find his niche — seriously avant-garde theater — until he joined William Forsythe’s company in 2004, he said. “When I got to Bill, it was like chaos. With him, sometimes you don’t know what to do until you go onstage…” Houston Chron Place Resolution! REVIEW: CoDa Dance Resolution! 2012: You Remind Me of Someone I Once Knew UK, London, The Place Dancers: Collins, Godfrey by Lyndsey Winship “…is at its strongest when its at its starkest – the two very good performers, Kimberley Collins and Georgia Godfrey, in matching movements, slow and grounded.” The Place REVIEW: CoDa Dance Resolution! 2012: You Remind Me of Someone I Once Knew UK, London, The Place Dancers: Collins, Godfrey by Germaine Cheng “A despairing situation often forces people to have a different perspective on time.” The Place REVIEW: Hamish MacPherson and Martine Painter Resolution! 2012: Meeting Place UK, London, The Place Dancers: MacPherson, Painter by Lyndsey Winship “Some genuine laughs out loud and a nice visible logic at play.” The Place REVIEW: Hamish MacPherson and Martine Painter Resolution! 2012: Meeting Place UK, London, The Place Dancers: MacPherson, Painter by Germaine Cheng “he piece reflected a thoroughly considered approach, building up a number of simple movements in a formulaic way…” The Place REVIEW: Do Not Dance UK Resolution! 2012: Local Group UK, London, The Place by Lyndsey Winship “Random – that’s the only word for it.” The Place REVIEW: Do Not Dance UK Resolution! 2012: Local Group UK, London, The Place by Germaine Cheng “The work is bookended by an ensemble of dancers moving in various permutations around the stage, repeating the same sequence so many times that I was willing them to stop.” The Place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 Friday Links - 13 January 2012 INTERVIEW: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo – Tory Dobrin, Paul Ghiselin and others Trockaderos revel in paradox Chicago by Sid Smith “These older ballets have such a wealth of choreography in terms of their steps,” Dobrin says. “A lot of contemporary ballets are interesting, but the actual steps employed just aren’t as sophisticated. Costume some of these old works that we do in spandex, and you’d say, ‘Wow, a modern hit.’ A lot of people who love ballet respond to that.” Chicago Tribune REVIEW: Hofesh Shechter Is it possible for a show with 200 drummers to be a damp squib? It is now Survivor UK, London, Barbican by Ismene Brown “Empty vessels make the most noise. That pithy old aphorism floated into my head a scant few minutes into the much-heralded new work by the undoubtedly talented, but here way off-beam, Hofesh Shechter.” The Arts Desk PREVIEW: New York City Ballet Wheeldon and Dealin’: New York City Ballet returns with Balanchine and Wheeldon works New York by Susan Reiter “This season’s major premiere sounds a lot more promising. Christopher Wheeldon, while no longer the company’s resident choreographer, remains a regular contributor to the repertory and continues to be one of the ballet world’s most significant and in-demand choreographers. His 18th work for the company, set to Bizet’s robustly melodious L’Arlesienne Suites No. 1 and 2, features a cast of 20, including five principal couples.” City Arts REVIEW: Parsons Dance A solid jump for Joyce Round My World, Swing Shift, A Stray’s Lullaby, Caught USA, New York, Joyce Theater Dancers: Bourne by Leigh Witchel “…it’s a pleasant surprise to see his current show is still entertaining, but with more substance – and less cheddar.” New York Post REVIEW: Parsons Dance All Lines Lead to a Circle In David Parsons’s Orbit Round My World, Swing Shift, Step Into My Dream duet, Caught, A Stray’s Lullaby USA, New York, Joyce SoHo Dancers: Bourne by Brian Seibert “Yet in the middle of a Parsons program, the inscrutability was actually refreshing. Even with its flaws, Ms. Skarpetowska’s dance made you think.” New York Times ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Place Resolution! REVIEW: AD Dance Company Sarah Crompton reviews The Place’s enterprising dance programme – 3 stars Resolution! 2012: FAWN UK, London, The Place Dancers: Noble by Sarah Crompton “It didn’t scream its originality, but deserves five stars for effort and promise.” Daily Telegraph REVIEW: The Ticket Theatre Dance Sarah Crompton reviews The Place’s enterprising dance programme – 3 stars Resolution! 2012: Scratched UK, London, The Place by Sarah Crompton “…a promisingly amusing idea …with a lot of aimless noodling…” Daily Telegraph REVIEW: Eleanor Sikorski Sarah Crompton reviews The Place’s enterprising dance programme – 3 stars Resolution! 2012: Chocolate UK, London, The Place Dancers: Sikorski by Sarah Crompton “It felt like a thin idea endlessly expanded…” Daily Telegraph REVIEW: Replica Dance Company Resolution! 2012: 414 UK, London, The Place Dancers: Bendell, Pickard by Josephine Leask “Pickard has a remarkable physical pathos which pulls us right into their intense but short-lived romance.” The Place REVIEW: Replica Dance Company Resolution! 2012: 414 UK, London, The Place Dancers: Bendell, Pickard by Natalia Okeke “Time stands still just for a while, long enough to be stunned by this performance by Hannily Bendell and Thomas Pickard.” The Place REVIEW: Eithne Kane and Dominick Mitchell Bennett Resolution! 2012: When Kane Met Conspicuous UK, London, The Place Dancers: Bennett, Kane by Josephine Leask “While punishing to witness this duo, I can’t help but admire their stamina.” The Place REVIEW: Eithne Kane and Dominick Mitchell Bennett Resolution! 2012: When Kane Met Conspicuous UK, London, The Place Dancers: Bennett, Kane by Natalia Okeke “…a strange and athletic choreography.” The Place REVIEW: Ffin 2 Resolution! 2012: The Art of Riot UK, London, The Place by Josephine Leask “Powerful lasting impressions make up for some naïve choreography.” The Place REVIEW: Ffin 2 Resolution! 2012: The Art of Riot UK, London, The Place Dancers: Fine, Sandford by Natalia Okeke “Perhaps tackling a theme too large for a small company to embody, this was not quite the success that I’d hoped for.” The Place ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REVIEW: Force Majeure A lively slap in the face Never Did Me Any Harm Australia, Sydney, Wharf 1 Dancers: Crowley, Howard, McCracken, Mu by Deborah Jones “I doubt anyone will leave the theatre changed or surprised, although they will have been delighted.” Australian Dance and Diplomacy – DanceMotion USA DanceMotion USA to take shows to countries off the beaten path Washington By Rebecca Ritzel “The Brookland venue hosted 160 performers and diplomatic guests at an event celebrating DanceMotion USA, the State Department initiative that will send four American dance companies to countries that are mostly off the beaten tourist path. The Boise, Idaho-based modern Trey McIntyre Project is headed for Asia. Philadelphia hip-hoppers from Rennie Harris Puremovement are off to the Middle East. New York’s Sean Curran Company will perform modern dance in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic…” Washington Post REVIEW: Daniel Linehan Juxtaposing Movement And Speech Not About Everything, Zombie Aporia USA, New York, Abrons Arts Center Dancers: Lac, Linehan, Rosengren by Gia Kourlas “In this solo (Not About Everything) he demonstrates a significant goal of his work: to show the contrast between movement and language, or action versus sound.” New York Times NEWS: BBC Radio Dance Nation series – Deborah Bull Deborah Bull to explore dance’s social role in R4 series London by Matthew Hemley “Royal Opera House creative director Deborah Bull is to front a five-part BBC series looking at the role dance has played socially in Britain’s history. “Deborah Bull’s Dance Nation will be broadcast on Radio 4, and is being made by independent company Just Radio.” Stage Toronto Arts Funding – not cuts Toronto budget: Arts funding won’t be cut Toronto by Martin Knelman “The executive committee of city council voted in favour of sustaining arts funding levels at the same level that prevailed in 2011. “Translation: If this decision is endorsed by full council next week as expected, arts funding totalling $19 million will be provided through the Toronto Arts Council, local arts service organizations and direct funding to the city’s major arts organizations.” Toronto Star PREVIEW: Shen Yun Performing Arts and Chinese New Year Carnival 2012 Troupes present two views of China Toronto By Michael Crabb “Both groups variously claim to celebrate China’s regional and ethnic diversity. So why, you might ask, don’t they join forces and make the whole affair even more mind-blowingly spectacular? The answer has to do with politics.” Toronto Star REVIEW: Peter Schaufuss Ballet Romeo and Juliet UK, Brighton, Brighton Dome Dancers: Oki, Wise by Richard Amey “SIR FRED has left his Romeo and Juliet in hands safe and sure.” Midhurst and Petworth Observer Dance Fitness – Bhangra Urban Athlete A Wedding Dance That’s Also a Workout New York By Shivani Vora “Apparently I’m behind the times. Dance studios, gyms and clubs in New York City and beyond focus on the fitness aspects of bhangra, a centuries-old folk dance from northern India that farmers still perform to celebrate the harvest NY Times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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