John Mallinson Posted December 14, 2014 Posted December 14, 2014 Links – Sunday December 14, 2014 Review - English National Ballet, Nutcracker, London: Margaret Willis, DanceTabs Reviews - Matthew Bourne / New Adventures, Edward Scissorhands, London: Luke Jennings, The Observer Jeffrey Taylor, Sunday Express Q&A - Matthew Bourne: Viv Groskop, The Observer Reviews - ZooNation, The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, London: Luke Jennings, The Observer Liz Hoggard, Evening Standard Review - Texas Ballet Theater, The Nutcracker, Fort Worth: Mark Lowry, The Star-Telegram Review - Grand Rapids Ballet, The Nutcracker, Grand Rapids: Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk, MLive Interview - Russell Janzen, NYCB Soloist: Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times Review - Deborah Slater Dance Theater, Private Life, SF: Rita Felciano, Danceviewtimes Feature - Christmas isn’t Christmas without… : Marshall Heyman, Wall Street Journal View - Dads dancing: Telegraph
Ian Macmillan Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 Links – Monday, December 15, 2014 If decking the halls: Review – American Ballet Theater, The Nutcracker (Ratmansky), NY: Brian Seibert, NY Times Review – English National Ballet, The Nutcracker (Eagling), London: Jenny Gilbert, Arts Desk Reviews – Scottish Ballet, The Nutcracker (Darrell), Edinburgh: Kelly Apter, Scotsman Justine Blundell, Edinburgh Guide -- Elayne Seaton defies odds to dance: Jenny Morrison, Daily Record Review – National Ballet of Canada, The Nutcracker (Kudelka), Toronto: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star Review – Ballet West, The Nutcracker (Christensen), DC: Ashley McKean, Danceviewtimes Review – Queensland Ballet, The Nutcracker (Stevenson), Brisbane: Deborah Jones, The Australian -- News: Queensland Ballet Joiners and Leavers: Valerie Lawson, Dancelines Other Nutcrackers are available in: - Montgomery, Alabama: Teri Greene, Montgomery Advertiser - Oakland, California: Oroville MR - Kelowna, British Columbia: Stacy Penner, Kelowna Now But if doing something else: Preview – Stanislavsky Ballet/Diana Vishneva, Tatiana (Neumeier), Moscow: Raymond Stults, Moscow Times Review – Matthew Bourne/New Adventures, Edward Scissorhands, London: Louise Levene, Financial Times Late Review – Mikhailovsky Ballet, Don Quixote, NY: Leigh Witchel, Danceviewtimes Review – Juilliard Dance, New Dances, Edition 2014, NY: Lauren Gallagher, DanceTabs Feature – An Australian Top 10 for 2014: Deborah Jones, Blog Review – Shannon Bott, Nat Cursio, Simon Ellis, Recovery, Melbourne: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review News – Gibney’s Dance selects Artists for Residencies: Lori Holcomb-Holland, NY Times
Ian Macmillan Posted December 16, 2014 Posted December 16, 2014 Links – Tuesday, December 16, 2014 Obituary – Alla Sizova, Kirov Ballet: Judith Cruickshank, Guardian Today’s Nut Harvest: Reviews – English National Ballet, The Nutcracker (Eagling), London: Clement Crisp, Financial Times Graham Watts, Londondance Cristina de Lucas, Bachtrack Reviews – Scottish Ballet, The Nutcracker (Darrell), Edinburgh: Alice Bain, Guardian Mark Brown, Telegraph Reviews – San Francisco Ballet, The Nutcracker (Tomasson), SF: Allan Ulrich, SF Chronicle Janice Berman, SF Classical Voice Terez Rose, Bachtrack Review – American Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker (Ratmansky), NY: Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, Bachtrack And also at: - Ballet Arizona: Lynn Trimble, Phoenix New Times - Grand Rapids Ballet: Adrienne Warber, Examiner - Tacoma City Ballet: Rosemary Ponnekanti, News Tribune - José Mateo Ballet Theatre: Karen Campbell, Boston Globe Meanwhile, elsewhere: Review – An American in Paris (Wheeldon), Paris: Francis Carlin, Financial Times News – Scottish Ballet’s ambitious 2015-16 plans: Phil Miller, Herald News – Bolshoi Ballet heading for Monaco: Staff, TASS Review – Bayerisches Staatsballett, Paquita (Ratmansky), Munich: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Review – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Minus 16, Odetta, Bad Blood, NY: Debora Jowitt, Arts Journal/DanceBeat Review – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Chroma, Suspended Women, Revelations, NY: Marianne Adams, Danceviewtimes Feature – Royal Ballet’s Eric Underwood: Sarah Kaufman, Washington Post Feature – Darcey Bussell on her former work-life imbalance: Shaun Curran, Daily Express Review – Hong Kong Dance Company, Storm Clouds, HK: Natasha Rogai, SCMP Review – Stuart Shugg, Anna Azrieli, Dear Washing Machine, Averaging, NY: Gia Kourlas, NY Times News – Guillaume Côté injured during performance: Michael Crabb, Toronto Star News – Ex-Asda exec investigated over funds for Dance company: Michael Quinn, The Stage
Ian Macmillan Posted December 17, 2014 Posted December 17, 2014 Links – Wednesday, December 17, 2014 Reviews of 2014: -- My Top Ten in Dance: Judith Mackrell, Guardian -- Annual Review: what’s the purpose of this art form? Sarah Crompton, Telegraph -- 5 Best Dance Moments: Sarah Crompton, Telegraph -- 5 Worst Dance Moments: Sarah Crompton, Telegraph Here and Now: Review – American Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker (Ratmansky), NY: Marina Harss, DanceTabs Review – English National Ballet, The Nutcracker (Eagling), London: Lyndsey Winship, Evening Standard News – Andrew Litton to lead NYCB Orchestra: Michael Cooper, NY Times Review – Royal Winnipeg Ballet, The Nutcracker, Vancouver: Janet Smith, Straight.com Feature – Patricia McBride, Dance Honoree, 37th Kennedy Center Honors: Oksana Khadarina, DanceTabs Feature – Matthew Rushing’s Odetta for Alvin Ailey: Marina Harss, Blog Review – Arthur Pita, The Little Match Girl, London: Louise Levene, Financial Times Feature – Nutcracker’s Financial Significance for PNB: Misha Berson, Seattle Times Review – Nederlands Dans Theater, Sehnsucht, Schmetterling, The Hague: Isabella Zijp, Bachtrack The Humourists are out: 1. Conducting the people near me at the Ballet: Colin Stokes, New Yorker 2. I went to see The Nutcracker so you don’t have to: Alf LaMont, Huffington Post
Ian Macmillan Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 Links – Thursday, December 18, 2014 Review – Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, As always - Joy Unconfined!, NY: Brian Seibert, NY Times Review – National Ballet of Canada, The Nutcracker (Kudelka), Toronto: Pia Savoie, Bachtrack Review – San Francisco Ballet, The Nutcracker (Tomasson), SF: Paul Parish, Bay Area Reporter Live Stream Review – Royal Ballet, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Review – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Two Programs, NY: Siobhan Burke, NY Times Book Feature – Irina Baronova, via Victoria Tennant: Valerie Lawson, Dancelines Feature – Chicago’s Best Dance Events of 2014: Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times DVD Feature – Bolshoi Ballet, 5 Restored Performances: Mark Monahan, Telegraph Review – Rambert Dance Company, New Choreography Programme, London: Shelley Pinto-Duschinsky, Bachtrack -- Gallery: Dave Morgan, DanceTabs Review – Arthur Pita, The Little Match Girl, London: Lynette Halewood, DanceTabs Preview – Oakland Ballet, The Nutcracker (Lustig), Oakland: Rachel Howard, SF Chronicle Reviews – Keely Garfield, Wow, NY: Brian Seibert, NY Times Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal/DanceBeat Review – Ros Warby, Court Dance, No Time To Fly, Melbourne: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review Feature – Andrew Peasgood & Scottish Ballet’s Nutcracker: Andrew Youngson, Aberdeen Press & Journal Feature – ENB’s Ksenia Ovsyanick Healthy Eating Regime: Amy Bryant, Telegraph Blinding Glimpses # 243: Bayern aren’t like women’s ballet: Miles Chambers, Goal (No opinion offered on any similarity to ‘men’s ballet.’)
Ian Macmillan Posted December 19, 2014 Posted December 19, 2014 Links – Friday, December 19, 2014 Reviews – Comparing NYCB Sugarplums + Doug Varone, Triple Bill, NY: Robert Gottlieb, NY Observer Reviews – Arthur Pita, The Little Match Girl, London: Judith Mackrell, Guardian Lyndsey Winship, Evening Standard Jeffrey Gordon Baker, Londondance Review – Rambert Dance Company, New Choreography, London: Siobhan Murphy, DanceTabs News – Jacob’s Pillow Festival Program, 2015: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune (re Sarasota Ballet) Op-Ed – Could diplomatic warming help US-Cuba cultural exchange? Maria Gallucci, International Business Times Photo Feature – Why Dance? 39 Reasons Why: Katherine Brooks, Huffington Post Feature – SFB’s Maria Kochetkova: Lorraine Sanders, SF Chronicle Review – Forced Entertainment, The Possible Impossible House, London: Siobhan Murphy, DanceTabs Review – Kov, Carvalho, Harper, Vuong 10, London: Josephine Leask, Londondance Review – Maree ReMalia, Abby Zbikowski, Now Is Now, Destabilizer, NY: Gia Kourlas, NY Times DVD Promo – Royal Ballet, The Winter’s Tale: Staff, Guardian Preview – José Mateo, The Nutcracker, Boston: Emily Wright, Boston Globe 100 years ago yesterday, Nutcracker premiered in St Petersburg with some critical reaction as here: Arika Okrent, Blog
Ian Macmillan Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 Links – Saturday, December 20, 2014 Feature – Evan McKie, Discovering a Canadian style? Martha Schabas, Globe and Mail Review – American Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker (Ratmansky), NY: Robert Grescovic, Wall St Journal Review – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Odetta, NY: Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times Review – National Ballet of Canada, Nijinsky (Neumeier), Toronto: Penelope Ford, Fjord Review Review – Smuin Ballet, The Christmas Ballet: Uncorked, SF: Rita Felciano, Danceviewtimes Feature – Nutcrackers around Baltimore: Tim Smith, Baltimore Sun TV Feature – Darcey Bussell goes looking for Audrey: Elizabeth Grice, Telegraph Review – Scottish Ballet, The Nutcracker (Darrell), Edinburgh: John McLellan, Edinburgh Evening News Review – Rambert Dance Company, New Choreography, London: Vera Liber, BTG Feature – Pacific Northwest Ballet’s last Stowell/Sendak Nutcracker: Shirley Qiu, Seattle Times Review – Tere O’Connor, Bleed, NY: Siobhan Burke, NY Times Review – Austin McCormick, Nutcracker Rouge, NY: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Feature – NYCB Nutcracker - Ashley Hod & Claire Von Enck: Leigh Witchel, NY Post Next Week – Christmas Shows in London: Judith Mackrell, Guardian Reviews – Arthur Pita, The Little Match Girl, London: Neil Norman, The Stage Vera Liber, BTG Feature – Auditioning for Canada’s National Ballet School: Kathryn Greenaway, Montreal Gazette Review – Eiko Otake, A Body In a Station, Philadelphia: Madison Mainwaring, Brooklyn Rail Report – Xavier Le Roy Retrospective, MoMA NY: Jaime Shearn Coan, Brooklyn Rail Interview – Neil Greenberg on This: Stormy Budwig, Brooklyn Rail Feature – Rep Your Style promoting Street Dance categories: Ali Rosa-Salas, Brooklyn Rail
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