Ian Macmillan

Well, yes. But isn't this item supposed to be Odile's big thing in ensnaring the Prince? Does he walk off if she only manages 30? My point, in terms of the narrative, is does it matter at all? If the audience is busy counting, what the H does the story count any more? Just, as they say, saying.

Let joy be unconfined - not just undies, footwear too: http://footwearnews.com/2018/fashion/news/erdem-24-sevres-royal-inspired-perfect-meghan-markle-princess-lvmh-1202543384/ ... brought to you thanks to a single mention of "ballet."

Links – Thursday 29 March, 2018 Reviews – San Francisco Ballet, Robbins: Ballet & Broadway, San Francisco: Rachel Howard, Fjord Review Paul Parish, Bay Area Reporter Toba Singer, Culture Vulture Review – American Ballet Theatre, Whipped Cream, Hong Kong: Kevin Ng, HK Economic Journal Reviews – Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Sutra, London: Siobhan Murphy, DanceTabs Emma Byrne, Evening Standard Livestream Review – Royal Ballet, Bernstein Centenary Triple Bill, London: Jim Pritchard, Seen and Heard Gallery – Royal Ballet, Manon, London: Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs Reviews – New York City Ballet, Balanchine, Martins, Peck Mixed Bill, Washington DC: Alexander C Kafka, DC Theatre Scene Lisa Traiger, DC Metro Theater Arts Review – Dutch National Ballet, Dutch Doubles, Amsterdam: Isabella Zip, Bachtrack Review – Paul Taylor American Modern Dance, Lincoln Center Season, New York: Lauren Gallagher, DanceTabs Reviews – Northern Ballet, The Little Mermaid, Edinburgh: Kirsty Morgan, Bachtrack Claire Sawers, The List Demelza Williams, The Student Preview – Scottish Ballet, Highland Fling, Touring: Kelly Apter, The List News – John Neumeier extended as Hamburg Ballet AD: Valerie Lawson, Dancelines Review – DeNada Dance, Toro: Beauty and the Bull, Birmingham: Phil Preece, SeeingDance Review – CoDancing Festival, Newcomers Quad Bill, Taipei: David Mead, SeeingDance News – Faye Driscoll to receive Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award: Joshua Barone, NY Times Review – Richard Alston Dance Company, Mid-Century Modern, Carnaval, Cut and Run & others, London: Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance Review – Honji Wang & Sabastien Ramirez, Scenes from A (Dance) Marriage, Philadelphia: Lewis Whittington, Culture Vulture Review – Giordano Dance Chicago, Mixed Bill, Chicago: Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune Feature – Former NBC Principal McGee Maddox to join American in Paris: Murray Whyte, Toronto Star

This link (one of several available at a brief search) may help others in understanding what has occurred: https://www.glamour.com/story/misty-copeland-response-haters-knocking-swan-lake-fail

Geoff: Had the Gospel been read in Latin - pretty rare these days, I fear - then the name (depending on the case used) would have sounded something like that. In English, that pronunciation sounds a touch affected to me.

And I'm just back from Saffron Screen in Saffron Walden - a pretty full house and, apart from one young girl who looked as if she'd been brought straight after ballet class, hard to see anyone there under 50. No Darcey tonight, just Ore Oduba on his own. He did well and was clearly enjoying his talks with Bernstein's biographer, Humphrey Burton. To my surprise, the McGregor piece seemed best, confirming an earlier impression that 10 years working with the RB has softened his approach, whatever may be happening at Company Wayne McGregor. It did, of course, benefit from working over Chichester Psalms. Scarlett's Age of Anxiety lived up to its title, but once will probably be enough for me. The story was carried as much by the faces of the main quartet as anything. Five minutes less would have been good but I guess they had to go with what Bernstein wrote. Ditto in the Wheeldon, with the costumes entirely off-putting. Huge applause for the dancers, whose hearts went into everything in all three pieces.

I stand to be corrected on this particular - but, in any scale of the unlikelihoods encountered during Winter's Tale, the sailing techniques of the crew carrying the exiled child would, I would have thought, have ranked moderately low. However, I'll be the first to admit that we all have our little areas of expertise, and I admit to being similarly smitten by the improbability of military details in many theatrical productions. Heaven knows what bear keepers think about it all.

Nina, I agree about the numbers involved - and that takes me to a frequent niggle about the credits on BBC programmes. Even on a fairly big screen, the numbers named and font size went past so quickly that it was only by going back to the link on John's original post that I was able to confirm that it was Joanna McGregor that I'd seen as pianist.

Indeed, you're quite right. Our paper didn't arrive till after I'd finished Links and I hadn't thought to look at the Business/Money supplement online. So here we are on Lauren and her finances: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lauren-cuthbertson-i-want-to-be-comfy-so-i-have-to-stay-on-my-toes-l23kjdh6m?shareToken=b3d320dea661d75aba6f3449f67076e6

Links – Sunday 18 March, 2018 Feature – Bernstein and the art of symphonic ballet: Graham Watts, Bachtrack Review – Royal Ballet, Bernstein at 100 Triple Bill, London: Louise Levene, Financial Times - Costume Review – Staff, Mode & Motion Feature – Matthew Ball on saving Albrecht: David Jays, Sunday Times Review – Northern Ballet, Las Hermanas, Concerto, Gloria, Leeds: Dawn Smallwood, Reviews Hub Review – Ballet Black, The Suit, A Dream within A Midsummer Night’s Dream, London: Howard Loxton, BTG Interview – Daniil Simkin, ABT Principal, & Whipped Cream: Richard James Havis, SCMP Review – Mark Morris Dance Group, Layla and Majnun, Chicago: Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune Review – Boston Ballet, Romeo and Juliet (Cranko), Boston: Rachael Fuller, Boston Musical Intelligencer Review – Australian Ballet, Works by Graeme Murphy, Melbourne: Michelle Porter, .... on dancing Review – Brenda Way & ODC/Dance, News of the World, What We Carry, San Francisco: Heather Desaulniers, DanceTabs Review – Tara D’Arquian & Others, Bad Faith, London: Luke Jennings, Observer News – Recommendation after enquiry at RNZB: Radio New Zealand & Dominion Post News – La Scala Ballet to visit Australia in November: Toby Crockford, Brisbane Times Review – Pacific Northwest Ballet, The Perpetual State, Slingerland Duet, Red Angels, One Flat Thing, Reproduced, Seattle: Philippa Kiraly, The SunBreak And – Darcey calls for more PE in schools: Sian Griffiths, Sunday Times

Some interesting moments, Alessandra Ferri providing most, perhaps. I fear I rather lost any meaningful connection to the paintings after the first "Awaken" section.

Links – Saturday 17 March, 2018 Reviews – Royal Ballet, Bernstein at 100 Triple Bill, London: Judith Mackrell, Guardian Hanna Weibye, Arts Desk Mark Monahan, Telegraph Debra Craine, The Times Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Siobhan Murphy, Time Out - London Neil Norman, The Stage Reviews – Washington Ballet, Menagerie, Myriad, The Outset: Washington DC: Alastair Macaulay, NY Times Sarah L Kaufman, Washington Post Reviews – Ballet Black, The Suit, A Dream within A Midsummer Night’s Dream, London: Maryam Philpott, Reviews Hub Vikki Jane Vile, BWW UK Review – Boston Ballet, Romeo and Juliet (Cranko), Boston: Jeffrey Gantz, Boston Globe Review – Ballett Zürich, Petrushka (Goercke), Rite of Spring (Clug), Zürich: Sarah Batschelet, Bachtrack Preview – Northern Ballet, The Little Mermaid, Edinburgh: Mary Brennan, Herald - Feature – Abigail Prudames, Northern Ballet: Ruth Campbell, Northern Echo Review – Alberta Ballet, Cinderella (Anderson), Calgary: Stephan Bonfield, Calgary Herald Feature – Danzantes del Valle: High School Show Offs, California: Patricia Leigh Brown, NY Times Feature – Laura Purkiss, Birmingham Royal Ballet: Pascale Hughes, The i News Review – Ballet Flamenco Jesús Carmona, Impetus, Portland: Heather Wisner, Oregon Artswatch Review – Tilted Productions, Constructions of Thin Air, London: Josephine Leask, DanceTabs Review – Shiamak Davar, Spirit of India, Birmingham: Phil Preece, Seeing Dance Review – New Zealand Dance Company, OrphEus – a dance opera, Wellington: Sam Trubridge, Theatreview Preview – Dada Masilo & dancers, Giselle (Masilo): Dartmouth NH: Susan B Apel, Arts Fuse Review – Brenda Way & ODC/Dance, News of the World, What We Carry, San Francisco: Steven Winn, SF Chronicle Review – NW Dance Project, Hedda, Portland: Heather Wisner, Oregon Artswatch Review – Young Soon Kim Dance Company, iyouuswe, Vancouver: Gail Johnson, Straight.com

Judith Mackrell appears to be first up with a review (4*): https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/mar/16/the-royal-ballet-bernstein-centenary-review-mcgregor-wheeldon-scarlett?CMP=twt_a-stage_b-gdnstage

Sim: Sorry about those costumes - they've clearly been given quite a push. A second feature from the NY Times is in today's Links, and the Today programme (BBC 4) had Chris Wheeldon and the Erdem designer on this morning, around 8.25 am.

Links – Friday 16 March, 2018 Gallery – Royal Ballet, Bernstein at 100 Triple Bill, London: Dave Morgan, DanceTabs - Feature/Slideshow – Erdem Costumes for Wheeldon’s Corybantic Games: Grace Cook, NY Times Review – Boston Ballet, Parts in Suite Triple Bill, Boston: Jenifer Sarver, Bachtrack Tour Review – Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty (Wright), Cardiff: Barbara Michaels, Reviews Hub Preview – Northern Ballet & Ballet BC, MacMillan Triple etc, Leeds & Bradford: Nick Ahad, Yorkshire Post Review – Michael Keegan-Dolan/Teac Damsa, Swan Lake/Loch Na hEala, Wellington: Chris Jannides, Theatreview Review – Pennsylvania Ballet, Swan Lake (Corella), Philadelphia: Lewis Whittington, Culture Vulture Review – L.A. Opera & Joffrey Ballet, Orphée et Eurydice (Neumeier), Los Angeles: Karen Weinstein, Culture Vulture Review – Brian Brooks Dance, Prelude, Division, New York: Brian Seibert, NY Times Gallery – Motionhouse at 30: Staff, DanceTabs Review – Martin Hansen & dancers (and GIFs), if it’s all in my veins, Hong Kong: Bachtrack Diary – New York, Week Ahead: Brian Schaefer, NY Times Review – MOMIX, Opus Cactus, Albany, NY: Geraldine Freedman, Daily Gazette

Links – Thursday 15 March, 2018 Review – National Ballet of Canada, The Sleeping Beauty (Nureyev), Toronto: Denise Sum, Danceviewtimes Review – San Francisco Ballet, Frankenstein (Scarlett), San Francisco: Paul Parish, Bay Area Reporter Preview – Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Rite of Spring (Béchard), The Firebird (Breiner), Montreal: Jim Burke, Montreal Gazette Review – New York City Ballet, Divertimento No 15, Four Temperaments, Chaconne, New York: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Review – Company Wayne McGregor, Autobiography, San Francisco: David E Moreno, Culture Vulture Review – Michael Keegan-Dolan/Teac Damsa, Swan Lake/Loch Na hEala, Wellington: Ann Hunt, Dominion Post - Interview with Michael Keegan-Dolan: Amber-Leigh Woolf, Dominion Post Feature – Erdem’s costumes for the Royal Ballet, Corybantic Games (Wheeldon): Liam Freeman, Vogue Review – New Zealand Dance Company, OrphEus – a dance opera, Auckland: Raewyn Whyte, NZ Herald Review – New York Flamenco Festival, ‘Exploring Stillness’ Workshop: Gay Morris, Danceviewtimes Review – Joss Arnott Dance, A Movement in 3, V, Rush, Bracknell: Bruce Marriott, DanceTabs Review – Russell Maliphant Company, maliphantworks2, London: Vera Liber, BTG Review – Paul Taylor American Modern Dance, Multiple Bill, New York: Elizabeth Zimmer, Village Voice Review – Jan Bolwell & Mona Williams, Once Upon A Dance, Dunedin: Hannah Molloy, Theatreview Review – Matthew Bourne/New Adventures, Cinderella, Manchester: Tate James, Reviews Hub Review – Rundfunchor Berlin & Sasha Waitz, A Human Requiem, Adelaide: Ben Brooker, Daily Review #SpeakinginDance – Bria Bacon, Merce Cunningham’s ‘Signals’: Gia Kourlas, NY Times News – A London theatre to be named after Gillian Lynne: Mark Monahan, Telegraph News – Dance (and more) at Edinburgh Festival 2018: Steven McElroy, NY Times Yasmin Sulaiman, The List News – Conclusion of investigation into Royal New Zealand Ballet: Corazon Miller, NZ Herald Review – Projects X and O, Double Thrills, Glasgow: Claire Sawers, The List Preview – NW Dance Project, Hedda, Flamingo 37, Portland: Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon Artswatch Feature – YAGP Regional Auditions, Toronto: Martha Schabas, Globe and Mail

Wider still and wider ..... just as I'll be making a contribution. Daphnis and Chloe and more - Cambridge, West Rd Concert Hall, Saturday.

Bridie: You beat me to it! Winelake: Daphnis & Chloe at West Rd on Saturday - no dancers, but with voices. Plus Stravinsky and Poulenc.

Links – Wednesday 14 March, 2018 Feature – Magda Saleh – A Ballerina’s Story, Once Upon a Time in Egypt: Brian Seibert, NY Times Review – Royal Ballet, Gisella (Osipova & Hallberg/Ball), London: Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Reviews – L.A. Opera & Joffrey Ballet, Orphée et Eurydice (Neumeier), Los Angeles: Jim Farber, SF Classical Voice Mark Swed, LA Times Reviews – New York City Ballet, Winter Season, New York: Rachel Stone, Fjord Review Gay Morris, Danceviewtimes Review – Russell Maliphant Company, maliphantworks2, London: Debra Craine, The Times Review – Semperoper Ballett, The Dream, The Four Seasons, Dresden: Maggie Foyer, SeeingDance Review – Ballet Hispánico, Línea Recta, Carmen.maquia, Edinburgh: Kely Apter, Scotsman Review – Ballet BC, 16+ a room, Solo Echo, Bill, London: Sara Veale, Fjord Review Review – Boston Ballet, Parts in Suite Triple Bill, Boston: Marcia B Siegel, Arts Fuse News – English National Ballet’s 2018-19 Season: Staff, The Stage – ENB gets £3M for new HQ: Robert Dex, Evening Standard - Next season plus another rehash of recent articles elsewhere: Mark Brown, Guardian (and elsewhere) News – Michelle Dorrance Commissions for ABT: Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Review – Danspace Project, Dancing Platform Praying Grounds, New York: Apollinaire Scherr, Financial Times Review – Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble, 5-part bill, New York: Mary Cargill, Danceviewtimes Preview – Jody Oberfelder/Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra & Dancers, Zaubernacht, New York: Joshua Barone, NY Times Review – Flamenco Festival, Yerbabuena & Carmona Companies, New York: Gay Morris, Danceviewtimes Preview – Mark Foehringer Dance Project, Young Choreographers Forum, San Francisco: Maxine Marshall, SF Chronicle Review – Company Wang Ramirez, Borderline, Berkeley: David E Moreno, Culture Vulture Feature – D1 Dance Company – From street to stage in Lima: Dan Collyns, Guardian News – Madonna to direct film, Taking Flight, about Michaela DePrince: Staff, Daily Mail (and elsewhere)

Might I suggest that those concerned about BRB's future in Birmingham and related funding aspects go immediately to one of this morning's Links, where they should find some degree of reassurance?

In which case, isn't further banging-on here pointless? What is someone like myself, with no connection whatever to ENB, to conclude - other than that 'something may be amiss' there? I don't feel any better informed today than when this thread started over a month ago.

Geoff: I made a case for Cathy Marston on the other thread. Were funding levels to be an imminent issue, I'd add here that, within weeks of arriving in Bern as Director in 2007, she found she had to mount a political campaign to keep her company in being - and was successful.

Bruce - Another woman, you ask? One who is young, British, RBS trained and thus 'family,' with prior experience as a Company Director and an established international reputation as an intelligent choreographer? I give you Cathy Marston.

Excellent, and Well Done that teacher - always pleased to see the Earl o' Moray turn up somewhere!

Links – Saturday 3 March, 2018 Reviews – Royal Ballet, Giselle (Osipova & Hallberg/Ball), London: Debra Craine, The Times Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times Review – Russian Ballet Icons, Gala Performance, London: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Review – Mark Bruce Company, Macbeth, London: Emma Byrne, Evening Standard News – Trouble at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post Reviews – Royal New Zealand Ballet, The Piano, Napier: Astrid Austin, NZ Herald Kim Buckley, Theatreview Review – Ballet BC, Romeo+Juliet (Walerski), Vancouver: Erin Ward, Beatroute Feature – Take me to church and let me dance: Siobhan Burke, NY Times Preview – Flamenco Festival, New York: Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone, Playbill Review – Sweetshop Revolution, Beautiful, London: Josephine Leask, DanceTabs Review – Ben Duke/Lost Dog, Juliet & Romeo – A guide to long life and happy marriage, London: Philippa Newis, Bachtrack Review – Joss Arnott Dance, A Movement in 3, V, RUSH, London: Rachel Elderkin, Exeunt Review – Jennifer Monson/iLAND, bend the even, New York: Martha Sherman, dancelog.nyc Gallery – Sasha Waltz & Guests, Körper, London: Foteini Christofilopoulou, DanceTabs Review – Netta Yerushalmy, Paramodernities, San Francisco: David E Moreno, Culture Vulture Review – Compagnie Yoann Bourgeois, He Who Falls, Toronto: Martha Schabas, Globe and Mail Review – MM Contemporary Dance, Rite of Spring, Bolero, Vancouver: Janet Smith, Straight.com Review – Moscow City Ballet, Swan Lake, Manchester: Donna Kelly, Reviews Hub Review – Resolution 2018, Selected Items, London: Rachel Elderkin, The Stage