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For November 2008

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Interviews & Features



Vladimir Vasiliev
and Ekaterina Maximova
A Perfect Partnership: A Personal Tribute to Vasiliev and Maximova on their 50th Anniversary with the Bolshoi Ballet by Margaret Willis



Silja Schandorff
Royal Danish Ballet
Jane Simpson talks to the RDB's most senior ballerina who is just entering her last season with the company...



Sarah Lamb
Principal, Royal Ballet
Sarah was a guest of the Ballet Association back in October 2007 and a wide-ranging interview report has just emerged.


UK Ballet Training
‘Something must be very wrong somewhere’
Jeffery Taylor muses on the reasons we don't seem to be training so many UK dancers these days...


Belinda Hatley
Former First Soloist,
Royal Ballet
A year on from retiring and the much admired Belinda Hatley talks to Simonetta Dixon about life in the Royal and life after...

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Diaries and weblogs


Rym Kechacha weblog...
In August 2008 Rym joined Northern Ballet Theatre after training at the Central School of Ballet in London and where she kept a weblog for us - great to see her continue to write as she joins her first company.
'True friends leave an imprint in your heart....'
"I make my professional debut in this ballet on Wednesday 22nd October... more information on that particular occurrence when I have survived it! From now on until Christmas, it will be almost back to back performing, a prospect which I must confess fills me with almost unbridled excitement." (weblog home)


Dane Hurst weblog...
Phoenix Dance Theatre
'Questions and Answers: Dancing the Phoenix Question'...
"Despite circumstances and the current situation, we are still willing to deliver top-notch work and take it to the masses. "
(weblog home)

Daniel Jones weblog...
'The World in a Room' - on dressing rooms, mirrors and Etiquette...
'...an observation that I can't help but smile about - in that one small dressing room in Bristol, there was a German, an Austrian, a Russian, an Estonian, a Kazahkstanian, two Cubans, and three English Men. What did we all have in common? We all fell for ballet.'(Weblog Home)

Weblog writers
Carole Edrich
Madame Galina
Jarkko Lehmus

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In the Galleries

Currently our Images Gallery contains approximately 5000 images.


Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova
50 Years at the Bolshoi Ballet
12 pictures from the personal archive of Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova (for which huge thanks)
By various photographers



Mariinsky Ballet - Kirov
Balanchine/Ratmansky Programme
Apollo, Middle Duet, Prodigal Son,
Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux
London, Sadler's Wells
photographed by John Ross


Mariinsky Ballet - Kirov
Forsythe Programme
Steptext, Approximate Sonata,
Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude,
In the middle, somewhat elevated
London, Sadler's Wells
photographed by John Ross


Australian Ballet with
Bangarra Dance Theatre
Les Presages, Rites
London, Sadler's Wells
photographed by John Ross


Richard Alston Dance Company
Blow Over, Shuffle it Right
London, Sadler's Wells
photographed by John Ross


Royal Ballet
L'Invitation Au Voyage, Serenade, Theme and Variations
London, Covent Garden
photographed by John Ross


Royal Ballet
Manon
London, Covent Garden
photographed by John Ross


Royal Ballet
Swan Lake
London, Covent Garden
photographed by John Ross


Nuevo Ballet Espanol
Sangre Flamenca
London, Peacock
photographed by John Ross

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Reviews
Ballet.co reviews entered between 01/10/2008 and 31/10/2008 are included here...

Danish Reviews

Royal Danish Ballet

'Giselle': Jane Simpson

"If your idea of Giselle Act 2 runs along the lines of icy glamour, phalanxes of identical Wilis, and melodramatic revenge, you'd be very disappointed by this one. It's very plainly staged - only 18 Wilis... I've never before been so conscious of the tragedy of the Wilis themselves, sentenced to dance here every night for ever, with no hope of redemption, nothing to do but wait for the end of time."

'Kom Bamse - nu balleter vi!': Jane Simpson

"The RDB is required by the terms of its grant to put on two shows a year for younger audiences - this was the season's first, and was followed a couple of weeks later by a version of Othello aimed at teenagers, with a hip-hop star in the title role and some of the company's youngest dancers taking the other parts. It sounds to have been a big success but I bet Kom Bamse (Teddy goes Ballet or something similar) is a whole lot more fun."


Peter Schaufuss Ballet


'Marilyn': Jeffery Taylor

"Schaufuss has created a true parable for today, a gallop through time and space with wit and beauty while engaging our hearts with life's tragic undertow."

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USA Reviews

Kirov - Mariinsky Ballet

'Program A': Renee Renouf

Paquita: "Alina Somova, blonde, small-headed, fine-boned with hyper-extended knees, was remarkably steely for all her fragile appearance. Her grand jetes in the pas de deux were a straight line waist high, cutting a singularly defined space in all her moments, her delicacy enhancing the idea of spirit in some imaginative nirvana."

'Don Quixote': Renee Renouf

"Somova's Kitri in a character in process of formation, down-playing technical difficulties, while her performance overall was strong for such a seemingly fragile body. She nailed her fouettes by thrusting for the turn at 45 degrees, a rubric which Olga Preobrajenska used to provide her students."


San Francisco Ballet

'The Four Temperaments' bill: Eric Taub

"I hope San Francisco Ballet will visit New York more often, and stay longer."

'Divertimento No. 15' bill: Eric Taub

"Fusion's grinding humorless assault left me longing for the unenlightened Orientalism and shameless kitsch of Scheherezade."


Suzanne Farrell Ballet

'Liebeslieder Waltzer' bill: Oksana Khadarina

"It was a stroke of genius to juxtapose Liebeslieder Waltzer with another Balanchine masterpiece, Episodes (1957), to demonstrate the versatility of his choreographic ideas and musical choices. Danced on a bare stage in practice black-and-white clothes, the ascetic and edgy Episodes incorporates the trademark characteristics of the Balanchine's modernistic style."

'The Balanchine Couple': Oksana Khadarina

"The appearance of Farrell was the event of the evening. Looking stylish and radiant in a crimson suite of relaxed silhouette, she introduced dances from the stage. She mostly read from her notes. Her voice was soft, even shy. Yet she spoke passionately and persuasively about the theme which is so close to her heart: the legacy of Balanchine."


American Ballet Theatre, American Ballet Theater Studio Company (ABT II) and School

'Celebrating the Life of Antony Tudor': Eric Taub

"If I ever played a ballet word-association game, when presented with Antony Tudor's name, I'd blurt out "Misery!" Tudor was a connoisseur of misery: the searing, inward-burning misery one directs at one's self; the crushing, brutal misery with which the uncaring world crushes one's spirit; and the clawed and bleeding misery we afflict on each other. Tudor could even make it misery to work with him..."


Inbal Pinto Dance Company

'Shaker': Renee Renouf

"C.G. Jung posited a series of collective unconscious dominant in Western religions; the Protestant unconscious being Hebrew, the Catholic being pagan, while the Hebrew is prone to Mary-latri, i.e. the mother rules from underneath. Shaker reinforced the Jungian proposition."


Robert Moses Kin

'Approaching Thought' bill: Renee Renouf

"...the Moses dancer rocks, sways or propels him/herself with greater extremes, to explosive, highly rhythmic sounds, to spoken text, frequently with overt reference of some historical, legal or social theme. Moses is not about to let audience, let alone his dancers, off easy."


Smuin Ballet

'Been Through Diamonds' bill: Renee Renouf

"Mozart with minis, men with shirtless suits was an immediate visual impression of Amy Seiwart's pas de six, Been Through Diamonds is several notches beyond a La Ronde plot, but in each couple one, or both, yearn for someone else, all well interspersed with trios, quartets and a brief pas de deux at a lighthearted Amadeus clip."

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Hong Kong Reviews

Nederlands Dans Theater 1

'Tar and Feathers' bill: Natasha Rogai

"Wayne McGregor has a reputation as one of Europe's most creative choreographers and the idea of his Renature (of which this was the Asia première) was to break down, “denature” normal dance language. Curiously, the piece was in many ways the least inventive of the evening."


City Contemporary Dance Company

'Love on Sale': Natasha Rogai

"If there is one thing choreographer Yuri Ng does not lack, it is ideas. His new work for City Contemporary Dance Company, Love on Sale, teems with them – theatrical, visual, musical and choreographic. Unfortunately, despite sporadic bursts of brilliance, they failed to come together into a coherent whole..."

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UK Reviews

Richard Alston

'Alston Anniversary Celebrations': Jane Simpson

"The last time I saw the Richard Alston Dance Company at Sadler's Wells was one of those slightly depressing evenings when the theatre is only half full and the dancers have to fight to get their message across; this time, what a difference: Alston was celebrating 40 years as a choreographer as well as his own 60th birthday, the theatre was packed with friends and well-wishers, and the foyers were buzzing in the intervals."


Merce Cunningham

'Programme 1': Bruce Marriott

BIPED: "Add in the power that is the dancers and I had the same feeling of awesome majesty you get from one of the those Ansel Adams photographs of the Rockies. From 1999, the technology still looks pretty fresh and bold as live dancers interact with digital dancers and 'dot beings' that dazzle the brain."

'Programme 2': Graham Watts

"These three works stretched that technique and body control to absolute limits but the effort rarely showed in any of the thirteen dancers. The opening work, 'CRWDSPCR', demonstrated how Cunningham has always been completely ahead of his times."


Australian Ballet

'Swan Lake': Ian Palmer

"The Australians, led by the Odette of Madeleine Eastoe - who is a superb dancer, with feet that ripple like water in a stream - were mightily impressive and it was good to see character dancing in the Czardas that would not be out of place on the stages of the Mariinsky or the Bolshoi."

'Les Presages, Rites' bill: Bruce Marriott

"I'm not sure I really learned anything about Australia's ancient indigenous culture, but I did come away having seen a uniquely Australian Rite of Spring, reflected on how very different cultures can evolve and what a tragedy it would be to lose them and with huge respect for all involved in bringing such vivid dance performance to us."

'Les Presages, Rites' bill: Natasha Rogai

"I caught the programme on Friday night and came away rather disappointed. I had never seen Les Presages before and found it hard to judge on the basis of this performance..."

more reviews in Postings Reviews section


English National Ballet

'Manon': Bruce Marriott

"...I love the way the Royal Ballet do Manon, like a beautifully made Swiss watch, but it is ENB that made me see new things in an old friend and for that I thank everybody greatly. It's deeply bloody impressive actually."

'Manon': Justin Goddard

"I was there last night (Thursday) for the second cast, Daria Klimentová and Friedemann Vogel. What follows is not a review but more a few impressions for those keen to know more..."


Royal Ballet

'Swan Lake': Lynette Halewood

"Odette and Price Siegfried were played by the recently married Marianella Nunez and Thiago Soares. Both had appeared together in this work last season. This performance seemed a step forward for Soares: he had always been an ardent lover but certain gestures had acquired greater depth and potency."

'Swan Lake': Paul Arrowsmith

"Their swan queen in human form was Alexandra Ansanelli, with David Makhateli as her prince. Both gave accomplished performances, without really finding a spark in each other."

'Swan Lake': Carmela

"But despite all the injuries, the whole production looks good, the corps are in very good form, and the leads all danced very well (even if one of the lead roles has only been danced by one ballerina so far!)"

'Manon': Bruce Marriott

"There is something truly wonderful about seeing an old friend of a ballet strongly cast and all clicking into place as it should. Like a large glass of port in front of a roaring fire at Christmas - all is right with the world. ...It's not a purist's form of ballet, I know, but it does so much for so many of us. Oh, that other choreographers could do now for ballet what Kenneth MacMillan did and make it new and relevant to large numbers of people."

'Manon': Simonetta Dixon and Ged Dixon

Laura Morera debut: "I have just arrived home from the Opera House on a high. ...Seldom, if ever, have I seen a debutante inhabit every aspect of a role equally convincingly like Laura did tonight."

'Manon': Mandy Kent

Edward Watson's debut: "However the evening belonged to Watson and Galeazzi and in their last abandoned pas de deux in the swamps, the tragedy of the finale had us spell-bound. And in tears."

'Manon': Alison Penfold

"Where the first cast had been sharp, the second supporting cast, on the Monday, seemed rather less so, and it took a little while for the performance to ignite, but ignite it surely did."

'L'Invitation Au Voyage' bill: Bruce Marriott

"Putting L'Invitation au voyage back on after all this time must have consumed not inconsiderable time/money and, as with the resurrecting of Andree Howard's La Fete Etrange, it would have been better put into a new commission or to give a couple of recent (and NEW) Linbury pieces greater exposure and room to breathe on the main stage."

'L'Invitation Au Voyage' bill: Wulff

"All in all, I felt the ballet (L'Invitation au voyage) was worth reviving, but would have been better served by a complete rethink of the costumes and possibly the set as well."

more reviews in Postings Reviews section


Mariinsky Ballet - Kirov

'Balanchine/Ratmansky Programme': Jeffery Taylor

"These dancers could perform in a rubbish skip floating down the Thames and their unique quality would still light up the town."

'Balanchine/Ratmansky Programme': Rachel Straus

"In the final tableaux of the ballet, Balanchine's flame image ignited in all directions. ...As though harnessing the sun's energy though the women's powerful limbs, Zelensky becomes the center of a fantastic body. A neoclassical Shiva, he is magically abundant."

'Balanchine/Ratmansky Programme': Diandri

"The biggest success of the night was easily Tchaikovsky pdd with Vladimir Shylyarov & Olesya Novikova. He delivered the sort of dancing that one expects from the Kirov; beautifully schooled & virtuoso technique that had the audience roaring at the end of his variations & the curtain calls."

'Forsythe Programme' bill: Bruce Marriott

"Middle looks like the work of a master, a master pushing bodies and technique into new realms, but also a master of space with mesmerising and dynamic groupings that I wish he did more of. But it is time for the Kirov to drop the Forsythe-only evening - it's old now and they need to move on - as Forsythe himself has."

'Forsythe Programme' bill: Diandri

"Yes, some dancers have fabulous bodies & technical ability, but there wasn't much of a sense of adventure or pushing the boundaries of ballet or getting under the skin of these pieces that we all know can be exhilarating."

more reviews in Postings Reviews section


Nuevo Ballet Espanol

'Sangre Flamenca': Carole Edrich

"Sangre Flamenca (the blood of flamenco) is the best marriage of flamenco and contemporary dance a Londoner's likely to see. Already in the vanguard of modern Spanish dance, this ground breaking duo must surely be added to the honour roll of those who have contributed significantly to the development of the art itself."


Birmingham Royal Ballet

'Russian Steps': Ian Palmer

"Better, in that the company seemed more at ease in its choreographic style, was Kenneth Macmillan's Concerto which he created when in Berlin in 1966 and is his response to the delightful Second Piano Concerto of Shostakovich. ...It was given in exquisite performance by Natasha Oughtred..."

'Russian Steps': Diandri

"I would encourage anyone thinking about booking for BRB's Sadlers Wells season next week to go as the bill is well constructed & the dancers lovely."

'Russian Steps': Janet McNulty

"I thought this a really well put together programme with something for everyone. It's only being performed in Birmingham (only Firebird is touring) but I do hope that both Raymonda and Concerto will be back in the repertoire very soon."

'Beauty and the Beast': Charlotte Kasner

"This is a truly lovely production on all fronts. There is enough to suit the purists, although it is not a tutu ballet, and plenty of innovation to remind us that BRB have become a national treasure."

'Beauty and the Beast': Terry Amos

"BRB began their 2008/9 season this week with a revival of David Bintley's full length, two-Act ballet Beauty and the Beast. I found the performances on Wednesday and Thursday evenings interesting because they caused me to change my mind about the particular ballet and also allowed me to watch the return of two of BRB's finest dancers."

'Beauty and the Beast': Janet McNulty

"What can I say about the evening performance with Robert Parker and Elisha Willis other than that it was totally wonderful. Robert has such a huge command of the stage that it is almost impossible to take your eyes off him. Elisha is also a delight as Belle. Their interactions are splendid. They deservedly brought the house down."

more reviews in Postings Reviews section


Scottish Ballet

'Pennies from Heaven' bill: Graham Watts

" Pennies: "Light, fluffy and irrepressibly romantic – a long stream of pas de deux for nine couples – it unquestionably achieved Page's objective to send the audience home happy."


Morphoses - The Wheeldon Company

'Up Close and Personal:': Lynette Halewood

"It was good to get a closer look at the dancers in the other pieces, and the casting was generous. It's hard not to be beguiled by Wendy Whelan when she's just a few feet away stretched out on the floor gently nuzzling Craig Hall."


Stephen Petronio

'Bloom' bill: Graham Watts

"Even with a lacklustre, offbeat ending, this remained one of the best and most complete programmes of new modern dance that I've seen in London for a good while."


DancEUnion

'DancEUnion' bill of 22 Works: Bruce Marriott

"You've probably not heard of DancEUnion and that's a great shame. With dancers/choreographers coming together from 22 (of 27) EU nations for one very long weekend of art and fraternal contemporary physicality, it was a rather rare and interesting thing. It was a good thing too and I hope such a mini-festival continues, although this event, organised by the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) and the Southbank, was billed as just a one-off."


Batsheva Dance Company

'Three': Ann Williams

"...it was actually the sweep and energy of Naharin's choreography combined with the commitment of his gifted dancers that really made 'Three' such a thoroughly enjoyable experience."

'Three': Jeffery Taylor

"Naharin's dance language, sometimes understandably called gaga, is an inverted ramble through the music, dutifully and beautifully danced by the cast, but all so intensely about nothing, there is an irrepressible urge to reach for the crossword."

'Mamootot': Rachel Straus

"Naharin is not alone in his penchant for collage structuring. Today it is the method of choice among contemporary choreographers. And like fast food it's easier to cook, but not necessarily as satisfying to consume. ...Regardless Mamootot filled me up with thoughts."


Compagnie Beau Geste

'Transports Exceptionnels': Charlotte Kasner

"If you see nothing else in the Dance Umbrella season, catch this."

'Transports Exceptionnels': Graham Watts

"Let's credit Betsy Gregory and Dance Umbrella for bringing this extraordinary production to the people; saluting, preferably with a huge, long extendable yellow arm."


B Young - B Supreme

'B.Young - B.Supreme': Emma Stevenson

"...a long but fantastic night showcasing the UK's most talented female hip-hop dancers and b-girls was a complete treat. Every group on show deserved to be there and not one left me wondering how they had made it."


Jonathan Burrows

'The Stop Quartet': Ann Williams

"Well, Burrows is his own man, and though the style of movement he has created doesn't yet have a name, no-one but him could have created the droll, fascinating Stop Quartet..."


Les Ballets C de la B

'Aphasiadisiac': Charlotte Kasner

"Ted Stoffer's Aphasiadisiac purports to be about "the politics of love". Not sure about that. What it is, without question, is a compelling, stimulating work that raises all sorts of questions about communication."


O Vertigo

'La Chambre Blanche': Graham Watts

"However, all nine of O Vertigo's consumate performers contributed to the fast and unequivocal pace of disorientation and physical dereliction that made this an always fascinating and unsettling piece of dance theatre."


DV8 Physical Theatre

'To Be Straight With You': Lynette Halewood

"The subject matter is fairly bleak, though the overall effect refuses to be downbeat. It's a work which clearly appealed to DV8's audience (tickets for this run are sold out). On balance though it seems less likely to win them new audiences than some of their earlier work."


Rambert Dance Company

'Eternal Light' bill: Janet McNulty

"This had been an evening of stunning dance that showed off the wonderful Rambert dancers to perfection."


Northern Ballet Theatre

'A Midsummer Night's Dream': Janet McNulty

"I had arrived in the city on Thursday and, as well as Friday night, saw three other excellent performances. NBT are absolutely on top form and unmissable in everything they do."


Rodrigo Pardo

'Toilet Tango': Emma Stevenson

"The head-in-the-toilet ending was misplaced and probably not the best way to end such a sensual and engaging piece. But as I readied myself to embark on the hour ride home, all I could wish was that it had been longer."


Nigel Charnock

'Stupid Men': Charlotte Kasner

"The four men improvising this work were certainly not stupid: behaving stupidly at times, certainly; also behaving rudely, aggressively, threateningly, petulantly and childishly too. It was as if Dennis Potter's Blue Remembered Hills had found expression in movement but with the protagonists being adults behaving like adolescents."


C-12 Dance Theatre

'Two's A Company: ONE': Graham Watts

"On the strength of this brief acquaintance, which banished the blues of the day, I heartily recommend keeping an eye on C-12 Dance Theatre."


Impact Dance

'Two's A Company: Circular Disorientation': Graham Watts

"The close control of their movement registered but the idea lost its initiative before the end, closing much less memorably than it had begun."


Cecile Feza Bushidi

'The Unknown': Emma Stevenson

"The highlight of the piece for me was a dance segment halfway through when the voice over stopped. Cecile's passion, suppleness and sensitivity made her capitivating to watch."


European Ballet

'Sleeping Beauty': Richard Amey

"...Petkova, from start to finish, was both a delight and a revelation of technical assurance. But then, maybe, no wonder: her mother danced in The Fairy Doll with Polina in her womb. And later joined by her prince in now veteran ex-Bolshoi School, Ohleg Kozanov, the royal pair looked perfect together in physical dimension and line, and projection."


Sujata Banerjee Dance Company

'The Sacred Thread': Emma Stevenson

"But for me, it was Mansi Dabral who stole the show with the most realistic and moving acting. Although perhaps the youngest, she connected to something real and hence showed the most maturity and sophistication of the group. Unfortunately these talented performers were let down by writing and direction that was of community-theatre standard."


Tiago Guedes

'Various Materials': Lynette Halewood

"It's not laugh out loud funny, but endearing. It didn't outstay its welcome. I thought the work was slight, but had an eccentric charm. The teenagers in the audience adored it."

'Matrioska': Emma Stevenson

"But the kids definitely had fun guessing what they were seeing and we all seemed to enjoy the sneak peak into the performers' imaginary world of which they were such an intimate part."


Aracaladanza

'Sadler's Wells Family Weekend: A Slice of Paradise, Tac Tac': Carole Edrich

"While I'd have been happier if some of the group pieces had been danced more in step, the show was an obvious success with the children whose silence while watching speaks for itself. As we left Francesca declared that the “ballet was very funny.” In 9-year-old-speak this means enjoyable but it had amusing components as well."


West Side Story

'West Side Story': Ian Palmer

"Of this touring production I have reservations. Though it is musically stylish – and how much more colourful is the score when compared to that we here in the concert hall – and the dancing is (mostly) alert and phrased (in re-construction by Joey McKneely) per Robbins' intentions, I found the energy and the pace diminished in the non-dance sections..."

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Postings Reviews section
Mariinsky Ballet (Kirov) 'Forsythe Programme' bill: Ian Macmillan
Australian Ballet with Bangarra Dance Theatre 'Les Presages, Rites' bill: Lynette Halewood
Australian Ballet with Bangarra Dance Theatre 'Les Presages, Rites' bill: Diandri
Australian Ballet with Bangarra Dance Theatre 'Les Presages, Rites' bill: Robert
Birmingham Royal Ballet 'Russian Steps': Peter Chivers
Birmingham Royal Ballet 'Russian Steps': Michael LL
Birmingham Royal Ballet 'Russian Steps': Paul N
Birmingham Royal Ballet 'Beauty and the Beast': Diandri
Birmingham Royal Ballet 'Beauty and the Beast': Ian Macmillan
Royal Ballet 'Swan Lake': Robert Long
Royal Ballet 'Swan Lake': Diandri
Royal Ballet 'Manon': James Black
Royal Ballet 'Manon': Amanda Steeds
Royal Ballet 'L'Invitation Au Voyage' bill: Carmela
Royal Ballet 'L'Invitation Au Voyage' bill: Diandri

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