Ian Macmillan

If this is correct, it seems that he - and Misty Copeland - will feature in the 2019 Pirelli Calendar: http://www.irishnews.com/magazine/entertainment/2018/07/26/news/in-pictures-tyre-maker-pirelli-showcases-stars-of-2019-calendar-1392045/

The Manchester Airports Group bought Stansted some years back. Stansted - a large carpark with airport attached.

We don't usually look at the Driving bits of the weekend papers for Links but, Lo, see what's in today's Sunday Times: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/me-and-mymotor-ballet-dancer-steven-mcrae-mjj09ff7t?shareToken=3cfd47ac8786af3e184737539da38ec9

Mention , above, of the 'new Linbury' also raises the question of how the Royal Ballet will be able to run concurrent programmes there. My impression is that the Company is fairly continuously occupied at present with current main stage programmes plus rehearsing what's next.

"Too busy for the ballet? Let it come to you." This, from to day's Times: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/too-busy-for-the-ballet-let-it-come-to-you-kwxdv07nw?shareToken=fadc62986105c42dc2e9e614c5486905

And naturally thirded by me.

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Links – Monday 16 July, 2018 Feature – Death of the dance dictators: ballet in the wake of #MeToo: Judith Mackrell, Guardian Review – Sharon Eyal/L-E-V, Love Chapter 2, London: Judith Mackrell, Guardian Feature – Lauren Lovett, Dancer & Choreographer: Geraldine Freedman, Daily Gazette Review – Batsheva – The Young Ensemble, Naharin’s Virus, New York: Elizabeth Zimmer, Village Voice Feature – Adelaide Dance Festival: Alan Brissenden, Adelaide Review

Links – Sunday 15 July, 2018 Feature – How science is saving ballet dancers: Mark Bailey, Observer Review – Andersson Dance & Scottish Ensemble, Goldberg Variations, London: Luke Jennings, Observer Review – Batsheva – The Young Ensemble, Naharin’s Virus, New York: Wendy Perron, Blog (2002 archive, connecting to current performances) Review – Latitude Festival 2018, Suffolk - Phoenix Dance Theatre, Windrush: Movement of the people: Robin Winters, Reviews Hub - The Pappyshow, Boys: A Celebration of Manhood: Simon Topping, Reviews Hub - National Youth Dance Company, Used to be blonde: Robin Winters, Reviews Hub Preview – Porch View Dances, where home is the venue: Toronto: Debra Yeo, Toronto Star

Links – Saturday 14 July, 2018 Review – BalletX, Rock-a-Bye, Situated, Requiem, Philadelphia: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Documentary – Tiler Peck, Ballet Now: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Review – Tap City, Rhythm in Motion, New York: Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times Review – Charlotte Ballet, The Four Seasons, New York: Rebecca Ritzel, Fjord Review Review – Lucinda Childs, Available Light, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times News – Director at Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch Dismissed: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Preview – Dance on Camera Festival, New York: Staff, NY Times Diary – London, Next Week: Staff, Londondance Review – Latitude Festival: Humanhood & Volume 1: Robin Winters, Reviews Hub Review – Joe Goode Performance Group, Still Standing, San Francisco: Steven Winn, SF Chronicle Review – Dancing on the Edge, Vancouver: Janet Smith, Straight.com - Edge Six, Passages and Rhythms, as long as I can remember, Here and Now - Rachel Myers, Transverse Orientation

Links – Friday 13 July, 2018 Obituary – Alan Johnson, Choreographer: Richard Sandomir, NY Times Review – Venice Dance Biennale: Victoria Looseleaf, Fjord Review Reviews – Compagnie Rocío Molina, Grito Pelao, Avignon: Laura Cappelle, Financial Times Wesley Doucette, BWW Dance News – A new West Side Story with new choreography: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Megan Reynolds, The Muse Diary – Coming up around New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times News – Matthew Ball promoted to Royal Ballet Principal: David Sanderson, The Times Review – Elmhurst Ballet School, Summer Creations, Birmingham: David Mead, SeeingDance Review – Mercurial Dance/Oliver Scott, Retold, Coventry: Selwyn Knight, Reviews Hub (Scroll down) Review – William Kentridge & Artists, The Head and the Load, London: Zoë Anderson, Independent Reviews – Hot Brown Honey, Hive City Legacy, London: Arifa Akbar, Guardian Francesca Peschier, The Stage

The plot thickens: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/12/theater/west-side-story-ivo-van-hove-anne-teresa-de-keersmaeker.html And a first reaction: https://themuse.jezebel.com/yes-i-will-watch-west-side-story-on-broadway-thank-yo-1827558206

An interesting Tweet from the Deputy Arts Editor of the New York Times suggests that a new version of West Side Story, with choreography by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, may be around the corner: https://twitter.com/hellerNYT/status/1017447284563431424 The 'mysterious audition call' is here: https://www.broadwayworld.com/equity-audition/UNTITLED-MUSICAL-Developmental-Lab-2018-18833

Links – Thursday 12 July, 2018 Review – Birmingham Royal Ballet, La Fille Mal Gardée (Nao Sakuma’s Farewell), Bristol: David Mead, SeeingDance Review – Batsheva, The Young Ensemble, Naharin’s Virus, New York: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Review – Pam Tanowitz, Four Quartets, New York: Martha Sherman, Danceviewtimes Review – Ashley Bouder Project, Mixed Bill, New York: Barnett Serchuk, BWW Dance Reviews – Royal Ballet School, Summer Performance, London: Jann Parry, DanceTabs David Mead, SeeingDance Review – English National Ballet School, Summer Performance, Wimbledon: Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance News – NYCB announces its annual Fall Fashion Gala: Staff, BWW Preview – Edinburgh’s Dance Base Fringe Programme: Kelly Apter, The List News – Nominees for the New York Dance & Performance Awards: Joshua Barone, NY Times Preview – San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival: Claudia Bauer, SF Chronicle Review – Dancing on the Edge Festival, Vancouver: Janet Smith, Straight.com Book Review – Near-Death Experiences …. And Others, Robert Gottlieb: James Wolcott, NY Times Various – ABT Looks Forward and Back, and 4 other pieces: Susan Yung & Others, Brooklyn Rail And: Rat Causes Sleeping Beauty Blackout: ABC Radio Adelaide

Indeed! And in an appropriate context they are readily understood. Also, in any formal document, it was customary to spell out lesser-known terms in full when first used, with the acronym in brackets.

Funny thing - just 24 hours ago I was sitting here wondering if this thread was going to break the 1000-post mark. Seems I needn't have worried.

For a moment I thought that today's Dance picture - No 4 here - was of one of the Royal Ballet ladies, till I realised they don't go to Madrid till later this month. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/news-in-pictures-thursday-july5-2018-7n9hkgxs5?shareToken=63f1f75fba108b3afdc89716b8f6bf1b

The main office in Bishop's Stortford - sorting office, big yard at the back, etc - closed and shrunk into a small shop across the road a couple of months ago. Driving past there on Monday, we could see filming of some sort in progress, and today's local paper says it was for a Spiderman film. So, be of good cheer, these premises may have wider uses!

Links - Monday 02 July, 2017 Obituaries/Tributes - Dame Gillian Lynne: Duncan Geddes, Times News Desk, BBC Matthew Henley, Stage Shanique Joseph, Express Ryan Wilkinson, Mirror Stephanie Wild, Broadway World Ruthie Fierberg, Playbill Review - American Ballet Theatre, Don Quixote, New York: Mary Cargill, Danceview Times Review - American Ballet Theatre, Harlequinade, New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Feature - American Ballet Theatre’s Women’s Movement initiative: Mike Scutari, Inside Philanthropy Review - Australian Ballet, Verve, Melbourne: Michelle Potter, ... on dancing Review – Nederlands Dans Theater 1, The Statement, Woke Up Blind, Shoot the Moon, Stop Motion, London: Jeffrey Taylor, Express Review - Houston Ballet, Swan Lake, Houston: Gary Laird, Broadway World Review - BalletX, Vivir, Increasing, The Boogeyman, New York: Sondra Forsyth, Broadway World Gallery - Hong Kong Ballet: Dean Alexander & Nash Konston, Bobr Times Review - Xinia Alderson & Dancers, Seeing Sound, Auckland: Jesse Quaid, NZ Theatreview Preview - Compagnie DCA, Nouvelles Pieces Courtes, Japan Tour: Kris Kosaka, Japan Times Feature with dance interest - Infighting and Indecision at the Lincoln Centre in New York: Michael Cooper & Robin Pogrebin, NY Times

I'd never come across the Bechdel Checklist (or Test) until I found this for today's Links - what do people make of it? Has the test been run on ballet before to anyone's knowledge? http://www.thedancecurrent.com/column/bechdel-checklist

Links – Sunday 1 July, 2018 Reviews – Nederlands Dans Theater 1, The Statement, Woke Up Blind, Shoot the Moon, Stop Motion, London: Graham Watts, Bachtrack Luke Jennings, Observer Rachel Nouchi, Exeunt David Dougill, Sunday Times (also Semperoper) Review – Australian Ballet, Aurum, from the Verve Triple Bill, Melbourne: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review Jacob’s Pillow: - Exhibition – Dance We Must: Treasures from Jacob’s Pillow, 1906-1940: Joe Donahue, WAMC - Videos – Dance Interactive: here Feature – The Bechdel Checklist – Can the major ballets pass? Grace Wells-Smith, The Dance Current Review – Austin Symphony Orchestra+, Ballet Austin, Chorus, Celebrant, Leonard Bernstein’s Mass, Austin: Unattributed, Austin-American Statesman Review – Xinia Alderson and Dancers, Seeing Sound, Auckland: Jesse Quaid, Theatreview

Links – Saturday 30 June, 2018 Feature – Mark Morris on the relationship between Classical Music and Dance: Ben Finane, Playbill News – Cathy Marston in Cuba, creating a Tempest-based ballet to honour Alicia Alonso: Staff, Prensa Latina Review – Nederlands Dans Theater 1, The Statement, Woke Up Blind, Shoot the Moon, Stop Motion, London: Bruce Marriott, DanceTabs Review – Ballet Festival at The Joyce, New York: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times - Dimensions Dance Theater of Miami, Light Rain, Stepping into Blue, Esferas, Juanita y Alicia - MovetheCompany, The Masque of the Red Death Feature – When rips, tears and falls kill a dancer’s career (or don’t): Sarah L Kaufman, Washington Post Feature – Ashley Bouder, Feminist Ballerina with a Mission: Siobhan Burke, NY Times Preview – Sharon Eyal & L-E-V Dance Company, Love Chapter 2, London: Peter Aspden, Financial Times News – Promotions at American Ballet Theatre: Lauren Wingenroth, Dance Magazine Gallery – Bolshoi Ballet Backstage: Alexandra Guzeva, RBTH News – Marcelo Gomes to guest with Sarasota Ballet in New York: Marina Harss, NY Times Video Interview – Li Cunxin, Mao’s Last Dancer: Jackson William, Herald Sun Review – Amy Seiwert/Imagery, Sketch 8 Triple Bill, San Francisco: Claudia Bauer, SF Chronicle Diaries: - UK, This Week: Judith Mackrell, Guardian (Scroll to end) - Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Guardian (All life is in there) - Michelle Potter’s June: ... on dancing We would not normally cover local dance schools …. but maybe just this once!

And way, way back, the 12-strong Opera Ballet was another preliminary to joining the RB.

Links – Friday 29 June, 2018 Review – Dutch National Ballet, Tristan + Isolde (Dawson), Amsterdam: Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance Reviews – Nederlands Dans Theater 1, The Statement, Woke Up Blind, Shoot the Moon, Stop Motion, London: Anna Winter, The Stage Vera Liber, BTG Review – American Ballet Theatre, Swan Lake (McKenzie), New York: Barnett Serchuk, BWW Review – Jacob’s Pillow 2018, Royal Danish Ballet & other Companies: Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal/DanceBeat Blog Reviews – Birmingham Royal Ballet, Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan), Birmingham: Julia, To the Pointe Roger Clarke, Behind the arras Diary – New York, This Week: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Interview – Jean Claude Billmaier and Nulla: Penelope Ford, Fjord Review Review – Ishmael Houston-Jones, & Others, THEM, New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc And: - A dance training device that imitates muscle memory: Gunseli Yalcinkaya, Dezeen

Links – Thursday 28 June, 2018 Reviews – Nederlands Dans Theater 1, The Statement, Woke Up Blind, Shoot the Moon, Stop Motion, London: Zoë Anderson, Independent Rachel Ward, Telegraph Sanjoy Roy, Guardian Donald Hutera, The Times Gallery – Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs Review – American Ballet Theatre, Swan Lake (McKenzie), New York: Lauren Gallagher, DanceTabs Reviews – Birmingham Royal Ballet, Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan), Birmingham: David Mead, SeeingDance Maria Cusine, Express & Star Review – Houston Ballet, Swan Lake (Welch), Houston: Tarra Gaines, Culturemap Houston Review – National Ballet of Canada, Paz de Jolla, Man in Black, Cacti, Toronto: Kallee Lins, Dance Current Review – Australian Ballet, Verve Triple Bill, Melbourne: Nikki Spunde, Australian Stage Report – Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with Voices and Dancers, Music and Dance from the Court of Louis XIV, London: Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard News – Two RNZB dancers to be compensated after complaints: Staff, Radio NZ Review – Alexandra Bachzetsis & Others, Wear a Mask, Private Song, New York: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Review – Dalisa Pigram/Koen Augustijnen, Gudirr Gudirr, Sydney: Jill Sykes, SMH Diary – Around Portland: Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon Artswatch