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JULY
2003
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Ghost
Dances,''Hurricane,' 'Unrest,' & 'Cheese'
by
Lyndsey Winship - June
20, 2002
'Visions
Fugitive,' 'Ghost Dances,' '21'
by Thea Nerissa Barnes
- May
21, 2003
'Visions
Fugitive,' 'Ghost Dances,' '21'
by Cassandra - May
21, 2003
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Interviews |
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Mark
Baldwin, Artistic Director
by Stuart
Sweeney - June, 2002
Christopher
Bruce, Former Director
by Lyndsey
Winship - July, 2002
Bruce
Sansom, Head of Development
by Stuart Sweeney - October, 2002
Christopher
Bruce on Dance & Human Rights
by Stuart Sweeney - July, 1999
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Ballet
de Bordeaux, Icare Ballet, & Cristina Hoyos
by Faustine
June 23, 2003 -- Théâtre
du Châtelet, Paris
Je
suis tout d'abord très surprise de voir apparaître
Charles Jude dans le rôle d'Icare.
read
more...
Alvin
Ailey American Dance Theater - 'Revelations,' 'Winter in Lisbon,'
'Treading'
by Valérie Beck
24 juin 2003 -- Palais des Sports, Paris
Comment rester de glace devant une représentation
de la compagnie d'Alvin Ailey? Le plaisir de danser et de faire
partager l'amour de la danse est tel chez ces danseurs qu'il embrase
la salle toute entière, véritablement mise à
feu!
read
more...
Ballet
de l'Opéra de Paris
- 'l'Histoire de Manon'
by Jean Luc Donay
Soirée' du 25 juin 2003 --
Palais Garnier, Paris
Sylvie Guillem (Manon)
est une danseuse décidément étonnante. Au fil
des années, je l'ai vue de nombreuses fois, dans différentes
productions. J'ai pu alors constater que ses interprétations
étaient tantôt décevantes, tantôt extraordinaires,
mais toujours très atypiques.
read
more...
Ballet
de l'Opéra de Paris - l'Histoire de Manon'
by Catherine Schemm
Soirée du 12 juin 2003 -- Palais Garnier, Paris
Dès son entrée en scène,
Aurélie Dupont impose sa présence unique sur le plateau
de Garnier.
read
more...
Ballet
de l'Opéra de Paris - Soirée jeunes chorégraphes
by Catherine Schemm
20 juin 2003 -- Bastille, amphithéâtre,
Paris
Cette année le ton était résolument
à la recherche contemporaine, aucune oeuvre néoclassique
n'étant présentée par Bruno Bouché,
Nicolas Paul, Sébastien Bertaud,
Jean-Philippe Dury, Yann Bridard, Mallory
Gaudion et Jérémie Belingard.
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more...
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features
 The
Opening of Seattle's McCaw Hall
by Azlan Ezaddin
It is very possible and would not be at all suprising if Marion
Oliver McCaw (MOM) Hall becomes the lastest ballet and opera palace
that serious balletomanes and opera buffs add to their list of pilgrimages.
read
more...
 A
Meeting of Minds
by Matz Skoog, Artistic Director, English National
Ballet
Dance is a global art form and maybe ballet is
more so than any other form of dance, because it's not restricted by borders
or language barriers. And as the world becomes increasingly globalised,
I can't imagine ballet managing to exist in isolation from that.
read
more ...
La
Biennale di Venezia
by Franz Anton Cramer
When has contemporary dance been so closely attached to contemporary
visual art, and where would the programme be so audacious?
read
more ...
Degas
and the Dance
Jeff Kuo on the exhibition
at Philadelphia Museum of Art
I sense that to the average curatorial eye, Degas' ballerinas are
important less for themselves than as examples of the ways in which they
locate Degas in a particular historical, social, and artistic milieu.
read
more ...
Ballet
and the Autistic Student
by A. Hallmark, a dance teacher
from Texas
Last fall I was a new ballet teacher and found out that I had an autistic
student in my class. Needless to say, I was a bit nervous, but readers
on CriticalDance and my sister-in-law (who is a special ed teacher) put
me at ease.
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more ...
interviews
 Tiit
Härm, Artistic Director, Estonian National Ballet
by Stuart Sweeney
Artistically, he is keen to have a wide range of choreographers
to stimulate artists and audiences alike and to help ensure that Estonian
ballet is noticed around the world.
read
more...
 Elvira
Andrés, Artistic Director, Ballet Nacional de España
by Stuart Sweeney
All my life I have tried to learn as much as I can from
Gades. Unfortunately I am not him! One of the big things I have learnt
from him is that creation has to come from deep within you.
read
more...
Karen
Brown, Oakland Ballet
by Toba Singer
"There is so much to learn. It's good I
didn't know how complicated it was before I accepted the directorship,
or I might not have done it."
read
more...
Irma
Nioradze, Mariinsky/Kirov Ballet
 by
Emma Pegler
She hasn't appeared as a guest with other companies and she has found
the repertoire at the Mariinsky sufficiently diverse to sustain a domestically
focused career. The result of this is that she is adored within Russia.
read
more...
Brigitte
Martin, Nederlands Dans Theatre
by Jules Houben (courtesy NDT)
I always intended to stop at the high point in my career, and I seem to
have stuck to that. I celebrated that farewell consciously, on stage with
"Bella Figura". You know as a dancer that your chosen career
is a short and painful one.
read
more...
NEW
YORK IN SPRING |
The New York International Ballet Competition |
June
26, 2003 -- LaGuardia High School, NY
A report
on the rehearsals from Kate Snedeker
read
more...
June
27, 2003 -- Alice Tully Hall, NY
A report on the first round by Alyson Abriel
read
more...
June
28, 2003 -- Alice Tully Hall, NY
The Gala Awards Ceremony and the winners of the NYIBC.
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more... |
American Ballet Theatre |
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by
Kate Snedeker, Mary Ellen Hunt, & Lori Ibay
June, 2003 -- Metropolitan Opera House, New York
• 'Swan
Lake' - June 28
• Mixed
bill - June 25
•
'Swan Lake' - June 19, 21
•
'Don
Quixote' - June 2
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'Romeo
and Juliet' - June 10, 11
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'Romeo
and Juliet' - May 29
•
'La
Fille mal gardée' - May 23, 28
•
All
Around is Light: 'Artemis' - May 20
•
'Hereafter'-
May 16, 17
•
'La
Bayadere' - May 10
• Opening
Night Gala - May 5
• 'A
Rose by Any Other Name...' - April 27
• 'ABT's
Corps de Ballet' - April 6
ABT Studio
Company
• 'Continuo,'
'Revelry,' 'Tea and Temptation,' 'Heavenly Bodies' - April 15 |
New York
City Ballet
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by
Kate Snedeker, Mary Ellen Hunt
Spring Season, 2003 -- New York State
Theater, NY
• 'A
Midsummer Night's Dream'
• 'Thou
Swell,' 'Ballade' & 'Western Symphony'
•'Carousel,'
'Piano Pieces,' 'Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet' & 'A Steadfast Tin
Soldier'
• 'Le
Tombeau de Couperin,' 'The Steadfast Tin Soldier,' 'Ballade' &
'Vienna Waltzes'
•
'Interplay,'
'Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux,' 'Vespro' & 'Vienna Waltzes'
•
'Le
Tombeau de Couperin,' 'Tarantella,' 'Liturgy,' 'In the Night' &
'Symphonic Dances'
•
'Coppelia'
•
'Carnival
of the Animals' & 'Guide to Strange Places'
School of
American Ballet
• Annual
Workshop: 'Chopiniana,' 'The Flower Festival at Genzano,' 'Ballabile,'
'Swan Lake,' & 'Aurora's Wedding' |
| Coming up... |
| •
Pacific Northwest Ballet gala preview
• Summerfest/Next
Wave
• Elizabeth Streb
• Mary Cochran
•
The Kirov in London
•
Lithuanian National Ballet
•
Healthy dancing for Aussie students
• Ariana Lallone
• Teaching primer
• More reviews
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• More features |
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reviews
National
Dance Company of Spain - 'Fuenteveojuna'
by Emma Pegler and Stuart Sweeney
June 16, 2003 -- Sadler's Wells, London
The fusion of well-selected, atmospheric music
with passionate dance is all consuming.
read
more...
 Matthew
Hawkins - 'Silent Rhythms'
by Thea Nerissa Barnes
June 13, 2003 -- Royal Opera House, London
...feet are primed, and hip sockets are tweaked,
with concentration and purpose.
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more...
Joe
Goode Performance Group- 'Folk'
by Mary Ellen Hunt
June 28, 2003 -- Yerba Buena, San Francisco
For the
first time in my experience with the Joe Goode Performance Group, I had
a real twinge. I think I was offended.
read
more...
DanceOff!
by Shanti Crawford
June 22, 2003 -- Public Theater, New York
Expertly curated, Danceshow 's eclectic mix of downtown
dance scenesters often heralded the latest and greatest in performance.
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more...
Joffrey Ballet
-
'Suite Saint-Saens,' 'I/DNA,' 'L'Air d'Esprit' and 'Light Rain'
by Art Priromprintr
June 28, 2003 -- Music Center, Los Angeles
 Saturday
night's program of works choreographed by the Joffrey's artistic director
Gerald Arpino was an entertaining, though hit-and-miss affair that brought
out the technical virtuosity of the dancers.
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more...
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'Parade,' 'L'Apres-midi d'un Faune,' 'Le Sacre du Printemps'
by Jeff Kuo
June 27, 2003 -- Music Center, Los Angeles
Even predating that feverish dream which is Hollywood, "Parade"
realizes the insight that sometimes the previews are more entertaining
than the feature films themselves.
read
more...
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'Les Noces,' 'L'Apres-midi d'un Faune,' 'Le Sacre du Printemps'
by Toba Singer
June 19, 2003 -- Flint Center, Cupertino
...a focal homage to the natural world, deftly centered
in the program, book-ended by two energetic works.
read
more...
Vancouver Goh Ballet - Silver Anniversary Gala
by Leland Windreich
June 12, 2003 -- Vancouver, BC
For the past quarter of a century the school has turned out a remarkable
roster of accomplished ballet artists who are dancing in companies all
over the world.
read
more...
 Raiford
Rogers Modern Ballet - 'Where Are You My Love,'In C,' 'Ex Machina'
by Cassandra
June 17, 2003 -- Peacock Theatre, London
On the choreographic side, Rogers produces attractive
works that are involving though without breaking any new ground.
read
more...
Moscow
Stanislavsky Ballet - 'Giselle'
by Toba Singer
June 14, 2003 -- O rpheum
Theatre, San Francisco
Right from the start, this production bears the Stanislavsky
imprimatur.
read
more...
 Birju
Maharaj - Kathak Heritage
by Cassandra
June 11, 2003 -- Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
...as much about education as it was about entertainment.
read
more...
 East
as Center
by Karen Drozda
June 7, 2003 -- ODC Theater, San Francisco
The ODC Theater's penchant for hosting dance events that educate as well
as entertain thrilled dance fans again last week.
read
more...
 Royal
Ballet - 'Romeo and Juliet'
by Stuart Sweeney
June 7th, 2003 -- The Royal Opera House,
London
Ferri, returning to Covent Garden after many years,
remains at the height of her powers and her dancing has an ease and grace
that is very beguiling.
read
more...
Moya
Michael - 'Hatch,' ‘Invoking the First,' 'Escotilla,'‘Chamisela'
by Thea Nerissa Barnes
June 4, 2003 -- Purcell Room, London
There is a lot happening in British contemporary dance but these choreographers
seem to be carving their own niche in the canon.
read
more...
New
Paradise Labs - 'Stupor'
by Lewis Whittington
May 29, 2003 -- Philadelphia, PA
Simply enthralling movement theater with the surreal power of a recurring
dream.
read more...
Boston
Ballet - 'Romeo and Juliet'
by Stephen Arnold
May 20, 2003 -- Boston, MA
Compelled by the dramatic and perceptual force of Sarah Lamb's performance
... one discovered in the welcome geometry of her arabesque and in the
backward sweep of her arms and torso the dance images that illustrate
the conflict of Shakespeare's play--divine reason vs. earthly passion.
read more...
Letter from
the Editors
Welcome to the inaugural issue of Ballet-Dance Monthly,
a free online publication devoted to all forms of performance dance.
In addition to bringing together in an "ezine"
various articles and discussions from CriticalDance, each issue will present
new articles for your enjoyment.
And each issue will also feature a focus on a company,
venue or dance organization. We kick off the Company Focus with Rambert
Dance Company, an exciting modern dance and contemporary ballet company
in transition -- please do take the time to review their image gallery.
A new edition of Ballet-Dance Monthly will be published
online around the first week of every month. You can always check back
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of course, we always value your feedback -- we invite you to post your
comments and suggestions in our Magazine
Feedback Discussion Topic in the CriticalDance forum.
Enjoy!
Mary Ellen
Hunt, Senior Editor
Stuart Sweeney & Azlan Ezaddin, Contributing Editors
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