Links - Friday 14 August, 2020

News:  Teacher at a ballet school in Scotland quits after student claims:  Jeremy Watson, ITV News

Streaming Feature - San Francisco Ballet’s new film Vertigo: Makeda Easter, LA Times

Streaming Reviews - Edinburgh International Festival - an evening with Scottish Ballet:

David Mead, Seeing Dance

Kelly Apter, Scotsman

Streaming Review - Rosie Kay Dance Company, Ten Soldiers:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Streaming Review - Royal Ballet, Coppelia:  Robert Tanitch, British Theatre Guide

Feature - Aesha Ash, ex-NYCB, becomes first black female member of School of American Ballet’s permanent faculty:  Gia Kourlas, NY Times

Covid-19 News - Texas Ballet Theater cancels this year’s Nutcracker:  News Desk, Broadway World

I've signed the latest one too.

Links - Thursday 13 August, 2020

Interview - Alexei Ratmansky:  Marina Harss, Dance Tabs

Feature - For 2 dancers back on stage it was 2 minutes of amazing:  Sarah L Kaufman, Washington Post

Streaming Review - Edinburgh International Festival - An evening with Scottish Ballet:  Róisín O'Brien, Fjord Review

Feature - A ballet for us all - Appalachian Spring:  Mark Swed, LA Times

Covid-19 Updates:

News - Saddler’s Wells starts redundancy consultation for up to 26% staff:  Alex Lawson, Standard

News - National Ballet of Canada cancels autumn season including Nutcracker:  Michael Vincent, Ludwig Van Toronto

Streaming Review - 92nd Street Y Mobile Dance Film Festival:  David Mead, Seeing Dance

Feature - Making a connection between movement and social movements:  Julia Jacobs, NY Times

News:  Teacher at a ballet school in Scotland quits after student claims:  Jeremy Watson, Times

1 hour ago, Lizbie1 said:

 

Blame ignorance, but I'm quite surprised that Sadler's Wells employs 200-ish people. Is that normal for a venue? Or is there more to it than meets the eye? (I know if we include the Peacock it's two venues.)

I don't know the exact makeup of the staff but there would be a number of shifts of box office staff, duty managers, front of house staff, technicians, HR, Admin etc, etc.  If many of the staff are not full time it's surprising the numbers of people that could be employed.

Leeds Playhouse has today finally announced that Northern Ballet's Great Gatsby, scheduled for 03-12 September 2020 has been postponed.  Apparently theatre and company are trying to organise dates for the Spring.  At least we (sort of) know where we stand now!

For Northern Ballet that means that the only possible dates left for 2020 are in December if the company can agree with the theatre an alternative existing production for the now postponed Merlin.  If that season cannot go ahead in some form then Northern Ballet had their gala (with guests) on 4th January and the premiere of Geisha on 14th March full stop.  I feel so sad for the company and for their loyal audiences and indeed for everyone desperately wanting to perform or watch a performance again.

12 hours ago, Borzoi said:

My very first post and I hope it goes through.  We could all use a smile! 

 

Hello Borzoi and welcome to the Forum!

Links - Wednesday 12 August, 2020

Feature - LA Dance Project’s new digital platform:  Yasmin Gagne, Fast Company

Streaming Review - Edinburgh International Festival - An Evening with Scottish Ballet:  Graham Watts, Bachtrack

News - Royal Danish Ballet closes its experimental group Corpus:  Eva Kistrup, Danceview Times

Streaming News - Ballet Hispánico Presents Batacuda Fantástica Watch Party:  News Desk, Broadway World

Weather forecasts that get it very wrong.  We had our outdoor mosaic workshop cancelled today because the forecast was for rain and thunder all day and we would have been sitting on metal chairs under a metal framed gazebo.  The sun has been cracking the flags all day so far!

23 minutes ago, bridiem said:

 

 

Well that's a good new name. (Not.)

Somewhat better than our M&S Bank Arena!

Nothing to do with dance but I did find this amusing when I was culling the links this morning:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fox-snags-and-stores-more-100-shoes-180975528/

Latest from Digital Stage: BBC Culture in Quarantine, behind-the-scenes on Message in a Bottle and more

The latest from Sadler's Wells Digital Stage

Strasbourg 1518 © Academy Films / BBC

 

While our theatres remain closed, we are thrilled to continue bringing stunning dance to our Digital Stage and beyond.

We have teamed up with the BBC to bring you dance for the whole family, whether you want to get involved or just sit back and enjoy. 

Three stunning pieces showcase responses to the pandemic from a host of acrobats and dancers, and Strasbourg 1518 takes inspiration from a historical account of mass dance hysteria. Jordan Douglas (Far From The Norm) takes us on a table top adventure as part of BBC Ten Pieces, and go behind-the-scenes with Kate Prince to find out about the creation of Message in a Bottle.

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Ruby Gaskell © The Sofa Dance by Mimbre

BBC Culture in Quarantine

Taking inspiration from lockdown and the global pandemic, join groups of acrobats and isolated dancers in these topical films. Featuring Far From The Norm / Botis Seva, Mimbre and BirdGang Ltd.

Read more

 

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Strasbourg 1518 © Academy Films / BBC

 

Strasbourg 1518

From Sadler's Wells and Artangel, watch the short film by acclaimed director Jonathon Glazer (Birth, Under the Skin) on BBC iPlayer.

Based on the true story of a powerful involuntary mania which took hold of a city and caused citizens to dance themselves to death.

Watch now

 

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Kate Prince and Alan Yentob © BBC Studios / Jim Ashcroft

imagine... Kate Prince: Every Move She Makes

Go behind-the-scenes in this BBC documentary following Kate Prince and her company, ZooNation, as they create Message in a Bottle.

Watch now

 

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Jordan Douglas, Ten Pieces © BBC

 

Ten Pieces with Jordan Douglas

Get the whole family involved with this fun movement activity from Jordan Douglas (Far From The Norm) in association with Sadler's Wells.

Watch now

 

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Links - Tuesday 11 August, 2020

Streaming Preview - San Francisco Ballet, Dance of Dreams:  Janice Berman, San Francisco Classical Voice

Streaming Review - Edinburgh International Festival - An evening with Scottish Ballet:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Streaming Review - Royal Ballet, Anastasia:  Oksana Khadarina, Fjord Review

Streaming Review - Akademi, The Troth:  Lyndsey Winship, Guardian

Featurette - Royal New Zealand Ballet preparing for live tour starting on 20th August:  Elizabeth White, MSN

Feature - Will Covid-19 sound the death knell for sacred Khmer dance?:  Taing Rinith, Khmer Times

It's the National Indoor Arena and is on the opposite side of the canal to Symphony Hall.

If you were arriving at New Street Station you should allow 20-30 minutes to walk.

9 hours ago, LinMM said:

I read that BRB were looking for an alternative venue to the Hippodrome to put on Nutcracker. 
I don’t know where that could be in the Midlands area but I was thinking the Royal Albert Hall

could be good. It’s SO huge I’m sure even with some social distancing in place they could get a reasonable audience in. I suppose it could be costly to open though. 
I know RAH is not the ideal for ballet but for this year I would be willing to risk it. Perhaps every other seat for people not in “bubbles” it’s all you get on a bus now!! 

BRB have performed a modified version of Swan Lake at the RAH for the last couple of years!  They are due to again this year (and this date has not yet been cancelled).

I think the point is that they are looking for an alternative venue IN THEIR HOME AREA - the West Midlands.  I wondered about the NIA where they have performed before.  It's not ideal but it could work.

Links - Monday 10 August, 2020

LIVE Review - Queensland Ballet, 60 Dancers: 60 Stories, Brisbane:  Olivia Stewart, Limelight

Preview - English National Ballet, Akram Khan’s Creature, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Exhibition Preview - Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer, London:  Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper

Streaming Reviews:

Edinburgh International Festival:  Scottish Ballet, My light shines on:  Mary Brennan, Herald Scotland

Australian Dance Theatre, Construct:  Michelle Potter, ... on dancing

6 Digital Dance Projects from quarantine:  Courtney Escoyne, Dance Magazine

Interview - Katherine Minor, Royal New Zealand Ballet:  Emma Maguire, Wellingtonista

News - Cincinnati Ballet plans return to live performance with modified Nutcracker:  News Desk, Broadway World

Oh what an interesting thread - come on folks let us know.

Here are mine:

1.  Stuttgart Ballet - Mayerling - loved everything about it!

2.  Stuttgart Ballet - Initials RBME

3.  Pennsylvania Ballet - Trigger Touch Fade (but hard to decide as I enjoyed everything I watched by them).

4.  Northern Ballet - Dracula ... well it is Northern Ballet!!

5.  Ballet Hispanico - Waiting for Pepe (I'm a huge admirer of Carlos Pons Guerra's work)

6.  Dance Theatre of Harlem - Balamouk

7.  Royal Ballet - The Cellist

8.  Dutch National Ballet - Don Quixote

9.  Northern Ballet - 50th Anniversary Gala snippets of Carmen and Madame Butterfly

10.  Northern Ballet - For an Instant

Hello Firebird21,

We've had a couple of earlier threads that may contain useful information:

Links - Sunday 09 August, 2020

Streaming News - Edinburgh International Festival online:  Barry Didcock, Herald Scotland

Feature - Landmark moments in the history of pointe shoes:  Julia Guiheen, Pointe Magazine

Streaming Reviews:

Old Vic/Drew McOnie/Dancers, Jekyll & Hyde:  David Cunningham, British Theatre Guide

92nd St Y Mobile Dance Film Festival:  Staff, Seeing Dance

Diavolo|Architecture, This is me: Letters from the front lines:  Valerie-Jean Miller, Broadway World

Feature - Ardani Artists, “old-fashioned” impresarios:  Aram Arkun, Armenian Mirror Spectator

How lovely.

Thanks for sharing.

A super article in the New Yorker:

https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-uk/the-season-of-cricket-returns-to-the-uk

32 minutes ago, Fonty said:

 

Oh that is sad news.  I was looking forward to that this year.  

Nothing about the Albert Hall yet...

2 hours ago, capybara said:

I would have wanted to respond in the affirmative but I've had no response to my e-mail of 10 days ago seeking to (re)become a BRB Friend.

I wrote to the company with a query a couple of months ago and it took a while to get an answer as most of the staff were furloughed.  I suspect the office staff may still be.

I've just picked this up via a newsletter from Phoenix Dance Theatre:

https://www.phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk/whats_on/lets-move-an-national-dance-summer-school-presented-by-danceeast-and-the-place/

Hello BalletmumH and welcome to the Forum!

Two points:

1). If you have an issue with a post or topic then hit the report button.

2).  When you respond to a post you bring it back to the "top of the pile" when otherwise it may just slip down the topic list and disappear into the mists of time.