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Interviews
Li Cunxin... In London for the publication of his autobiography, Li Cunxin talks to Jane Simpson about the book and about his life as a dancer. An amazing dancer revealed.
Mara Galeazzi... The Royal Ballet's newest Principal was a recent guest of the Ballet Association in London.
Svetlana Zakharova... Natasha Dissanayake
with an appreciation and some words from the Kirov, and now Bolshoi, star.
Aurelie Dupont... Ivan Sebastiani caught up with Aurelie Dupont, POB Etoile, last summer and got some interesting answers about likes, dislikes and a family...
Alicia Alonso... A living legend of a dancer and Director of Ballet Nacional de Cuba was interviewed in California and Anjuli Bai was there for Ballet.co
Joaquin Cortes... Kevin Ng interviews the flamenco superstar on the Hong Kong leg of an international tour. Complete with pictures to make females of a certain age (any) go weak at the knees.
Diaries and weblogs
Daria Klimentova Masterclass Diary... Daria and some very well known dancer friends, like Irek Mukhamedov (pictured), gave a series of masterclasses in Prague this summer. Follow her diary of what happened over the two weeks.
Christopher Hampson... Genee and Prague Suits
Ballet Central... Once again we are following four Central School of Ballet students through their final training, UK tour and hunt for jobs. A huge welcome to Ashley Dixon, Christie Duncan, Sarah Kundi and Brian Allen
Cathy Marston... ROH2 and Scotland
Giannandrea Poesio... (weblog home)
Daniel Jones... (weblog home)
Daniel Jones 'Men in Tights' Q&A - the place to ask your questions about Daniel's television programme
Ballet Black... (last diary)
More diaries in the next magazine. Note that Weblogs are updated in real time and may be added to during the life of the magazine
Features
Twyla Tharp ‘The Creative Habit’
Brendan McCarthy reviews the book. Hard work is the key.
Etoiles - Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet
Anjuli Bai sees the film.
Serge Golovach, photo artist
Moscow...ballet...pictures...brilliant
Alicia Alonso - Partaking of the Magic... In 1977 the San Diego Ballet invited Alicia Alonso to dance with them. Anjuli Bai was in class when she arrived.
'Understanding Dance'... the Open College of The Arts course is reviewed by Trog (who passed!)
So, You Want to Learn to Dance? Two more in the series from Anjuli Bai:
There's more equipment?
The Way to Your Teacher's Heart...
Ballet.co Limerick Competition... it's the time of year when silliness erupts and who are we to be straightlaced when there's rhyming to be done!
Dance Umbrella Reviews
Dance Umbrella celebrated its 25 Anniversary this year - Ballet.co was there to see many of this years shows...
Dance Umbrella Birthday Gala
reviewed by
Suzanne McCarthy
Lynette Halewood
Trisha Brown Dance Company
reviewed by
Jeffery Taylor
Bruce Marriott
Jonathan Burrows... by Ann Williams
Michael Clark
reviewed by Bruce Marriott
Rosas (de Keersmaeker) 'Once'...
reviewed by Ann Williams
Dance Umbrella Silver Celebration
by Olivia Swift
Charles Linehan
by Lynette Halewood
Vincent Mantsoe
by Graham Watts
Russell Maliphant Company
by Suzanne McCarthy
Laurie Booth... by Graham Watts
John Jasperse Company...
by Lynette Halewood
Inbal Pinto Dance Comapny...
by Bruce Marriott
Sara Pearson / Patrik Widrig and Company...
by Graham Watts
Merce Cunningham
by Lynette Halewood
More Reviews
See above special section for Dance Umbrella reviews
We are pleased to hold on the web the reviews of former dancer Jeffery Taylor, the Sunday Express dance critic & arts feature writer...
Dance Umbrella reviews - Jeffery's reviews are in the special DU section
Darshan Singh Bhuller and Phoenix Dance Theatre.. includes a brief interview with Darshan Singh Bhuller about 'Planted Seeds'
Royal Ballet 'La Baydere'
Royal Ballet 'Romeo and Juliet'
Johan Kobborg 'Out of Denmark'
Royal Ballet reviews
RB ‘La Bayadere’... Lynette Halewood says 'the evening really belonged to Carlos Acosta' and nearly everybody agreed it was a strong opening to the season. Reviews by
Lynette Halewood,
Ann Williams,
Graham Watts,
Diandri
Daria Pavlenko with RB - 'Gorgeous' - Diandri
RB ‘Romeo and Juliet’... Graham Watts sees
Tamara Rojo and David Makhateli
RB Polyphonia Bill - Antonio Pappano’s first attempt at conducting for the ballet and it seemed to come off well thought
Lynette Halewood
Graham Watts - I found my eye drawn to Pappano many times.
George Piper Dances... "If you only see one dance event this year, this is the one to see." How true say they all in both the UK and the USA
Corrival in Washington D.C.
Mandy in London
Monkeysraincoat in Wasington D.C.
Ballet Nacional de Cuba reviews
‘Don Quixote’... Anjuli Bai sees the balance to end all ballences in San Diego
'Blood Wedding' bill...
and a company with delightful "Alonso Port de Bras Condition" too
Paris Opera Ballet Balanchine programme... was it as 'Stylish, sophisticated, urban-chic, discriminative & extremely leggy' as Naoko S thought it might be?
Scottish Ballet ‘Cheating, Lying, Sleeping’ bill...
'The SB dancers gave a very powerful performance, rippling throughout with an electric buzz of erotic energy.' The renewed Scottish Ballet reviewed by Graham Watts
Ballet Black
PhilipB: 'did I enjoy it? The answer is a resounding yes'
Bruce Marriott: 'Cassa Pancho and Denzil Bailey together with the four dancers have done a grand job' says
Akram Khan ‘Kaash’... Renee Renouf raves - More, please, more!
Cathy Marston... Cathy Marston’s triple bill includes items which make the most of the intimate surroundings says Lynette Halewood
Mark Morris Dance Group... Renee Renouf gets that old L'Allegro, Il Pensoroso ed Il Moderato moment
Rambert Dance Company... Karen Ritchie is intellectually challenged and refreshed all in one evening
Suzanne Farrell Ballet...
'Mr. B. would have been gratified' is the Renee Renouf conclusion from San Francisco
Oakland Ballet ‘Glinka pas de trois’ bill
Renee Renouf sees a rare piece of Balanchine
Birmingham Royal Ballet
BRB The Immortals bill... 'Sometimes it is necessary to watch a ballet or a triple bill several times', Terry Amos saw them all.
BRB ‘Giselle’... The Galina Samsova-David Bintley Giselle is in good shape thinks Terry Amos
Kirov Ballet reviews
Kirov ‘Chopiniana’ bill... in California
Renee Renouf: 'The orchestra was a revelation reports Renee Renouf, but what of the dancing?'
Anjuli Bai: 'the Mariinsky's treasures are intact'
Kirov Ballet Jewels in California
Anjuli Bai detects 'a bit of a softer approach, a curved edge rather than a sharp one...'
Renee Renouf enjoyed the Kirov but is not blinded by their reputation
Kirov Ballet ‘La Sylphide’, ‘Don Quixote’, ‘Giselle’...
Kevin Ng starts 'The Mariinsky Theatre is still by far the best place to see the Kirov Ballet...'
Johan Kobborg Out of Denmark
Lynette Halewood: 'A real treat in terms of the variety of work on show, the range and the quality and commitment of the dancers. It made you long to see more.'
Graham Watts: Godt gået, Johan (Well done, Johan!)
Sim: 'Martin Harvey in those little tight Tyrolean shorts....hmmm'
Washington Ballet... Corrival has rarely seen such a a diverse assortment of dance in one program
Sonia Sabri Company... Sonia Sabri is one of the UK's leading Kathak dancers, and one of the hidden gems of Birmingham says Trog
La Scala International Gala
Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg - undoubtedly the most magic moment of the evening. Exquisite, light and delicate...
thought Ivan Sebastiani
Tere O’Connor Dance... Renee Renouf on a master in depicting the commonplace,
Ultima Vez ‘Blush’... The Belgian Modern Dance Company spied nude in Hong Kong by Kevin Ng
Bolshoi Ballet reviews from Moscow
‘Don Quixote’... 'Nina Ananiashvili. Beautiful, shining, inflammatory' says our Baletoman
‘Giselle’... Svetlana Zakharova's first performance since joing the Bolshoi and with Nikolay Tsiskaridze too. Baletoman again
Joaquin Cortes... 'His dancing is always full-bodied. His fleet footwork was dazzling'. Kevin Ng from the Convention Centre in Hong Kong
Mavin Khoo Dance... 'A highbrow exploration of counterpoint?'. Trog is not sure.
Hong Kong Ballet ‘Turandot’... the new three act ballet by Natalie Weir is sized up by Kevin Ng
Ballet San Jose... Renee Renouf in San Jose where a 'new' Appalachian Spring is spied
Swansea Ballet Russe ‘La Fille Mal Gardée’
Trog on a ballet based on the original Russian version, which was choreographed by Jean Dauberval, set to music by Peter Ludwig Hertel...
Siberian State Ballet ‘Swan Lake’
Good performances shame about the Reading audience! says Zoe Varnals
Ballet.co Postings Reviews
Royal Ballet 'Romeo and Juliet' - Phil Bremner, Tahor
Royal Ballet 'La Baydere' - PhilipB
NBT Romeo and Juliet - Janet McNulty
Martha Graham Dance Co - Lynette Halewood
SB 'Cheating Lying' bill - Carley Gillies
BRB 'Giselle' - Trog
English National Ballet - Margaret Lumley
Cathy Marston 'Broken Fiction' bill - Bluebird
Michael Clark - Mandy
Dance Umbrella Gala - Mandy
George Piper Dances - MarkE
Johan Kobborg 'Out of Denmark' - Graham Watts, MichaelLL, Robert
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