Marrinsky Ballet – Chopiniana, The Firebird, Scheherazade – Washington

by Oksana Khadarina January 26, 2012 Reviews
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Balancing spectacular dancing with stirring drama, the Mariinsky dancers delivered a riveting, unforgettable performance. I left the Opera House with wonderful memories…

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Royal Ballet – Draft Works – London

by Bruce Marriott January 26, 2012 Reviews
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Good to see Draft Works in the larger Linbury Theatre and as ever much fun to spot rising choreographic and dance stars closer than normal…

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Sergei Polunin leaving Royal Ballet – instantly

by admin January 24, 2012 News
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Dame Monica Mason announced this afternoon that Principal Sergei Polunin has resigned from The Royal Ballet with immediate effect.

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Gallery – National Dance Awards 2011

by Dave Morgan January 24, 2012 Galleries
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An album of 42 pictures by Dave Morgan.

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Gallery – National Dance Awards 2011

by John Ross January 24, 2012 Galleries
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An album of 39 pictures by John Ross.

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2011 UK National Dance Awards – Winners Announced

by Bruce Marriott January 23, 2012 News
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12 Winners Announced: The Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards for 2011 took place today in London at The Place’s Robin Howard Dance Theatre.

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Saturday, 21 January 2012 – 60 Links

by John Mallinson January 21, 2012 TodaysLinks
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Links today: Rudi van Dantzig obituaries, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet gala, massive Resolution! 2012 collection, Wendy Whelan, Kobborg the choreographer and much more…

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Friday, 20 January 2012 – 14 Links

by John Mallinson January 20, 2012 TodaysLinks
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Links today: Rudi van Dantzig video tribute, New York City Ballet, Meg Stuart, Young Jean Lee, Fenley, Ryan Enn Hughes 360 degree photos and more…

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Thursday, 19 January 2012 – 13 Links

by John Mallinson January 19, 2012 TodaysLinks
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Links today from: New York City Ballet; Mariinsky Ballet; Bill T. Jones and Houston Ballet previews; Pina and Royal Ballet DVD reviews and more…

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DanceTabs: a new Magazine

by Bruce Marriott January 18, 2012 Balletco
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This is the last thing I expected to be announcing – a new magazine called DanceTabs that will live at www.dancetabs.com (nothing to see yet folks so no need to click!) I think my post about Balletco going into Archive captured many of my feelings after 15½ years following through on many different aspects of [...]

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Wednesday, 18 January 2012 – 23 Links

by John Mallinson January 18, 2012 TodaysLinks
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Links today: Niles Ford obituary, NYCB’s Megan Fairchild, Hiroaki Umeda, Young Jean Lee, Ailey, Cunningham, Tsiskaridze, new Wiseman movie and many more…

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Tuesday, 17 January 2012 – 10 Links

by Ian Macmillan January 17, 2012 TodaysLinks
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My final links today from: Tobi Tobias, NYCB’s “R&J,” Hofesh Shechter, Twyla Tharp, ENB outreach project and a few more…..

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Monday, 16 January 2012 – 9 Links

by Ian Macmillan January 16, 2012 TodaysLinks
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Links today from: RB’s “R&J,” Men in Ballet, Hofesh Shechter, San Francisco Ballet in 2012, reviews and more…..

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Sunday, 15 January 2012 – 12 Links

by Ian Macmillan January 15, 2012 TodaysLinks
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Links today from: Ballet San Jose, Shechter’s “Survivor,” RB in “R&J,” Resolution! 2012, Twyla Tharp, San Diego Dance Theater and more….

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Hofesh Shechter and Antony Gormley – Survivor – London

by Graham Watts January 14, 2012 Reviews
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As has happened so often before, this collaboration by two individuals who are outstanding innovators in their own art, didn’t quite add up to the sum total of that brilliance.

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Saturday, 14 January 2012 – 15 Links

by Ian Macmillan January 14, 2012 TodaysLinks
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Links today from: Mariinsky, PM on dance?, Hofesh Schecter’s “Survivor,” RB, ENB, Bolshoi & Tsiskaridze and many more…..

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Book – Royal Danish Ballet in Photographs

by Jane Simpson January 13, 2012 Galleries
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What a nice find! A casual Google search, a few weeks ago, led me to a book I’d never heard of but which has turned out to be doubly interesting as well as, already, a source of a lot of pleasure.

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Friday, 13 January 2012 – 22 Links

by Bruce Marriott January 13, 2012 TodaysLinks
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Links today on: Trocks Interview, Hofesh Shechter, NYCB Season preview, Parsons Dance, DanceMotion USA, Place Resolution!, Bhangra and more…

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Royal Ballet – Romeo and Juliet – London

by Lynette Halewood January 12, 2012 Reviews
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The production stands or falls by the strength of the central performances, and on this occasion we were fortunate indeed.

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Gallery – Royal Ballet in Romeo and Juliet

by Dave Morgan January 12, 2012 Galleries
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An album of 30 pictures by Dave Morgan.

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Thursday, 12 January 2012 – 15 Links

by Bruce Marriott January 12, 2012 TodaysLinks
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Links today on: Royal Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet in Paris, New Oz Afternoon of a Faun, London’s Place Resolution! Festival, Liam Scarlett in Miami (pics)…

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DanceEast Rural Retreat – Dance leaders call for re-branding of Dance

by Bruce Marriott January 11, 2012 News
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“We are 26 future leaders in dance from across the globe to discuss the future of DANCE, and when we say DANCE we mean DANCE in all its forms. As a group we’ve discovered a shared purpose and readiness to embrace the opportunity for change.”

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Wednesday, 11 January 2012 – 21 Links

by Bruce Marriott January 11, 2012 TodaysLinks
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Links today on: Nikolay Tsiskaridze leaving Bolshoi?, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, London’s Place Resolution! Festival, Taiwan International Ballet Star Gala, Janet Smith, New York Focus Dance Fest and more…

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Tuesday, 10 January 2012 – 30 Links

by Bruce Marriott January 10, 2012 TodaysLinks
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Links today on: London’s Place Resolution! Festival (21 Links!), Mikhailovsky Sleeping Beauty, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui in Sydney, China Jinling Dance Company in NY, Taylor 2 and more…

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