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AUGUST
2003
features
Do
Dancers Need To Be Musical?
by Deborah Brooks
July, 2003
“Timing in the body is probably dictated to by the heartbeat, the
breathing rate, the rate of walking, running -- all the natural things
that happen in your body -- are probably natural rhythms that are inherent
in your body.”
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more...
A
Notebook for Dance Teachers
by Dean Speer
Most people would be truly surprised and amazed if they really knew how
much time, effort, money, and just plain WORK goes into running a successful
ballet school. And, after investigating a little further, they might even
begin to wonder as to our sanity!
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more...
Working
together for healthy dancers at The Australian Ballet School
by Janet Karin & Lucinda Sharp
We recognize the many pressures full-time students face --striving
to gain technical excellence, overcoming physical limitations, the threat
of injury, long hours, educational commitments, the usual coughs and colds
and, for many, the pressures of living away from home.
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more...
interviews
Susan
Jaffe and Risa Kaplowitz, Directors of Princeton Dance and Theater
Studio
by Catherine Pawlick
"Twice in my life I threw out everything I knew and started from
scratch, relearning technique. So I've learned many different ways of
approaching technique and feel that I have a really good handle on how
to train a dancer."
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more...
Andile
Sotiya, Choreographer & Associate Artist, The Place
by Katie Phillips
“I just feel like a dance nomad a lot of the time”.
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more...
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An
Interview with Patricia Barker, Principal Dancer
by Azlan
Ezaddin - August 2003
Staying
Put
by Leland
Weindrich - August 2003
Not too many years ago, the promising, ambitious dancer trained
in the schools of America's regional ballet troupes had little choice
but to move to New York...
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more...
Gibson's
Muse is Music
by Leland
Weindrich - August 2003
Choreographers get their inspiration from a variety of sources.
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more...
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Features |
| Marion
McCaw Hall Gala Opening
by Azlan Ezaddin - June
28, 2003
An
Insider's View on the Company
by Dina McDermott - June 2002
Pacific
Northwest Ballet in London
Including interviews, reviews and a special daily diary of the company's
tour to London from July, 2002.
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more... |
Reviews |
| 'Paquita,'
'Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux,' 'Esmeralda Pas de Deux,' 'Theme and Variations'
by Francis Timlin - February 1-7, 2003
Tango
Tonight: 'El Tango,' 'Almost Tango' and 'Five Tango'
by Azlan Ezaddin - April 13, 2002
'Silver
Lining' at the Sadler's Wells, London
by Joanne Brack - July 2, 2002
'Divertimento
#15,' 'Jardí Tancat,' Pas de Trois from 'Le Corsaire,' and
'Fearful Symmetries' at the Sadler's Wells, London
by Petra Tschiene - July 3, 2002
Mixed
Rep - 'The Best of PNB'
by Azlan Ezaddin - September 22, 2001 |
Interviews |
| Kent
Stowell, Artistic Director
by
Dean Speer & Francis Timlin - June 2002
D.
David Brown, Executive Director
by
Azlan Ezaddin - June 2002
Patricia
Barker, Principal Dancer
by Dean Speer
& Francis Timlin - June 2002
Olivier
Wevers, Principal Dancer
by
Dean Speer & Francis Timlin - June 2002
Stankov
Milov, Principal Dancer
by
Emma Pegler - July 2002
Jonathan
Porretta, Soloist
by
Stuart Sweeney - July 2002
Alexandra
Dickson, Soloist
by
Stuart Sweeney - July 2002
Stacey
Lowenberg, Noelani Pantastico, Jonathan Porretta, Casey Herd, and
Jodie Thomas, PNB dancers
by
Toba Singer - July 2002 |
Topics
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| PNB
2003-04 Feedback Forum |
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PNB
School Recital: 2003 |
| PNB:
Sleeping Beauty 2003 |
| PNB:
April 2003 Repertory |
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PNB:
March 2003 Repertory Program |
| PNB
Russian Nights Program |
| PNB,
Mixed Repertory, November 2002 |
| PNB,
2002-03 Season: The Merry Widow |
| PNB
at Hollywood Bowl, September 6-7, 2002 |
| PNB:
Port Townsend, June 2002 |
| PNB:
Sadler's Wells 2002 |
| PNB
Promotions
and Retirements |
| PNB
School Performance: June 15, 2002 |
| PNBt:
Song and Dance Program |
| Carrie
Imler (Pacific Northwest Ballet) |
| PNB:
Notes, 5/13/02 |
| PNB
2002-03 Season |
| PNB
2002 - 'Tango Tonight' |
| More
PNB
Promotions |
| Jonathan
Porretta (Pacific Northwest Ballet) |
| PNB:
Cinderella |
| PNB:
Notes, 2/11/02 |
| PNB
2002-03 Season |
| PNB:
Carmen |
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PNBt:
Don Quixote |
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PNB:
Patricia Barker Gala, 9/30/01 |
| PNB
- Best of Program, Sep 20-30, 2001 |
| PNB
Annual Meeting, 9/13/01 |
| Pacific
Northwest Ballet Notes |
| Pacific
Northwest Ballet's April Rep |
| PNB
2001-02 Season |
| PNB
Announces New Executive Director |
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kirov
reviews
 'Chopiniana,'
'Les Noces,' 'Scheherazade'
by Stuart Sweeney
July 30, 2003 -- Covent Garden, London
The unfolding
of the final tableau was very beautiful and raised some gasps
around me.
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more...
 'Chopiniana,'
Les Noces,' 'Scheherazade'
by Lyndsey Winship
July 29, 2003 -- Covent Garden, London
The dancers capture the essence of delicate sylphs...
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more...
 'Chopiniana,'
'Les Noces,' and 'Scheherazade'
by Cassandra
July, 2003 -- Covent Garden, London
Exquisitely danced by the Kirov's superlative corps de ballet
with every last dancer catching the reflective dreamlike mood.
read
more...
 'Swan
Lake'
by Art Priromprintr
July 25, 2003 -- Covent Garden, London
From the moment the curtain lifted, each dancer was thoroughly
“with” the production, performing impeccably...
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more...
 'Swan
Lake'
by Emma Pegler
July 25, 2003 -- Covent Garden, London
The chemistry between Prince and Swan Queen is nicely charged,
although not desperately passionate.
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more...
'Le
Corsaire'
by Art Priromprintr
July 23, 2003 -- Covent Garden, London
There were isolated moments of brilliance...
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more...
'Le
Corsaire'
by Stuart Sweeney
July 23, 2003 -- Covent Garden, London
Many find "Le Corsaire" great fun, but not me, I'm afraid.
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more...
'Le
Corsaire'
by Joanne Brack
July 22, 2003 -- Covent Garden, London
It was the quality of the dancing that will excite the London
ballet fans.
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more...
'Le
Corsaire'
by Rosie
July 21-22, 2003 -- Covent Garden, London
If done well, “Le Corsaire” is an exhilarating experience.
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more...
 Gala:
'Chopiniana,' 'Manon,' 'Dying Swan'
by Rosella Simonari
July 18, 2003 -- Teatro Rossini, Civitanova, Italy
Touches the audience's heart like a soft and caressing cloud of
silky wind.
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more...
kirov
interviews
 Igor
Zelensky, Principal, Kirov Ballet
by Emma Pegler
Igor Zelensky is a man back from the brink. Two
years ago it was not at all certain that he would ever dance again.
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more...
Ilya
Kuznetsov, Principal, Kirov Ballet
by Joanne Brack
"I like the way 'Manon' is danced in the West
but we have a school of our own and we are expected to contribute
something of our own to it. We love to dance 'Manon,' and put
our souls in it and how can you criticize souls?"
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more...
 Yulia
Makhalina, Principal, Kirov Ballet
by Petra Tschiene
"Life today is so demanding so
it is really important to keep your connection to nature and to
feel it giving strength back to you."
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more...
Sergei
Vikharev, Kirov Ballet
By Cassandra
I like to preserve what is inherited
from the former generation, some are interested in new trends
but I am more interested in what was achieved before.
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more...
Howard
Sayette, Ballet Master
by Stuart Sweeney
It's a shame that a lot of the young dancers of today are so driven
by technique that they have little curiosity about the past and
the important figures from the history of ballet. Some of them
have barely heard of Margot Fonteyn.
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more... |
Letter from
the Editors
The first act is usually the hardest to follow but we can safely say the
second issue of the Monthly has exceeded expectations, thanks to contributions
from various corners of the world.
Our main feature this month is the legendary Kirov
Ballet's tour. We kick off with comprehensive coverage of their season
at Covent Garden in London and promise to follow the Company for the US
leg of the tour (www.critical
dance.com/kirov2003). For the latest developments and the freshest
impressions, please join the lively discussion in the dedicated Kirov
forum.
The Company Focus is on Pacific Northwest Ballet,
one of the most exciting ballet companies in the U.S. Led artistically
by Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, PNB is a richly talented company
that is steeped in tradition yet isn't afraid to push the limits of contemporary
choreography. The Company welcomes your comments in the PNB Feedback Forum
at www.criticaldance.com/pnb.
Of course, we always love to hear from you. Please
post your comments in our Magazine
Feedback Discussion Topic in the CriticalDance forum. And, if you
want the magazine delivered right to your InBox, subscribe!
Enjoy!
The Editors
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reviews
Nuevo
Ballet Espanol - 'Flamenco Directo'
by Rosella Simonari
July 25, 2003 -- Teatro Rossini, Civitanova, Italy
Adds a new dimension without betraying its tradition.
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more...
Twyla
Tharp Dance - 'Known by Heart Duet,'"The Fugue,' 'Westerly Round,'
'Surfer at the River Styx'
by Emma Pegler
July 2003 -- Sadler’s Wells, London
The most important element of Tharpism seems to be that it has moved with
the times.
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more...
 Batsheva
Dance Company - 'Anaphaza'
by Jenai Cutcher
July 25, 2003 -- New York State Theater, New York
For all its hyperbolic presentation,
“Anaphaza” leaves one wondering what it truly wants to be. It
exhibits both desire and hesitancy to break free.
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more...
American
Ballet Theatre - 'Don Quixote'
by Jeff Kuo
July 26, 27, 2003 -- Costa Mesa, CA
In some ways, "Don Quixote" is the victim of its
own motley ambitions.
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more...
 San
Francisco Ballet - 'Allegro Brillante,' 'In the middle, somewhat elevated,'
'The Waltz Project'
by Mary Ellen Hunt
July 27, 2003 -- Stern Grove, San Francisco, CA
Happiest of all this year, was getting to see Muriel Maffre
rock the Grove once again in an excerpt from William Forsythe's "In
the middle, somewhat elevated."
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more...
New
York City Ballet - Saratoga Season Diary
by Kate Snedeker
My only previous trip up to Saratoga Springs to see the New York City
Ballet was memorable more for the continual, drenching downpours than
the ballet performances.
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more...
Rambert
Dance Company - 'Visions Fugitives,' 'Ghost Dances,' 'Pre-Sentient'
by Franz Anton Cramer
July, 2003 -- State Opera House, Berlin
Anyway, few companies in Germany, which boasts
quite a rich theatre and dance infrastructure, are comparable in stylistic
scope and achieved artistry to Rambert’s fantastic dancers.
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more...
 Shen
Wei - 'The Rite of Spring' and 'Folding'
by Holly Messitt
July
23, 2003 -- LaGuardia Concert Hall, New York
We watch the cohesiveness of an expansive mind, a new hybrid
of Eastern and Western that brings freshness of vision even to music that
may now seem overdone.
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more...
Aspen
Santa Fe Ballet - ‘sans detour,’ ‘Ave Maria,’ ‘Vertical
Dream,’ and ‘Noir Blanc’
by Stephen Arnold
July, 2003 -- Jacob's Pillow, MA
As the speakers in this drama throw their voices claiming then
to hear the radiant word of the Transcendent Muse so the dancers in like
pursuit throw their bodies about the stage.
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more...
Carlos
Acosta - 'Tocororo - A Cuban Tale'
by Stuart Sweeney
July, 2003 -- Sadler's Wells, London
After initial interest in the choreography, it became repetitive and I
wish we had seen a wider range of Cuban popular dance styles.
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more...
 JAZZDANCE
by Danny Buraczeski - 'Las Cuatro Estaciones,' ‘Beat,’ and ‘Swing
Concerto’
by Holly Messitt
July 21, 2003 -- Joyce Theater, New York
Instead of movement
that eroticizes the body Fosse-style, Buraczeski prefers to use the body
to explore spatial relationships and social dynamics.
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more...
Adam
Cooper and Company - Mixed Bill
by RAK
July 12th 2003 -- Northcott Theatre, Exeter
a recipe from heaven…Double helpings of Cooper with extras of Hart,
Harvey, Morera, Nunez and Yanowsky to go...
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more...
Battleworks
Dance Company - ‘Alleluia,’ ‘Rush Hour,’ ‘Mood
Indigo,’ and ‘Strange Humors’
by S.E. Arnold
July 10-13, 2003 -- Jacob's Pillow, MA
Dance phrases converged with musical phrases; and, like lightning, dramatic
articulations of the body visualized thunderous rhythms.
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more...
 Dance
Theatre of Harlem - 'The Four Temperaments' and 'St. Louis Woman: A Blues
Ballet'
by Holly Messitt
July 8, 2003 -- New York State Theater, New York
'Artistic Director Arthur Mitchell hopes it will become a company signature
piece, and it lived up to the grand expectations it generated.
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more...
Estonian
National Ballet - 'Cassandra'
by Stuart Sweeney
March 2003 -- Opera House, Tallinn
I was impressed with the way that he has blended the forms to make a distinctive
and accessible work.
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more...
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English
National Ballet
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- 'Coppelia'
by Kate Snedeker
July 12, 2003 -- Sadler's Wells, London
Despite some solid dancing, English National Ballet’s Coppelia
failed to take off on Saturday night.
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more...
-
'Drink
To Me Only With Thine Eyes,' 'Melody On The Move,' 'The Rite Of
Spring'
by Stuart Sweeney
July, 2003 -- Sadler's Wells, London
“Melody on the Move” by Michael Corder was a major disappointment
for me.
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more...
-
'Drink
To Me Only With Thine Eyes,' 'Melody On The Move,' 'The Rite Of
Spring'
by Petra Tschiene
July 8, 2003 -- Sadler's Wells, London
It is all light and amusing and the audience was very enthusiastic
but in my opinion this ballet is too nice and sweet for its own
good.
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more...
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Ballet
de l'Opéra de Paris - 3 Giselles
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Agnès
Letestu & Jean-Guillaume Bart
par Audrey Delsanti
15 juillet
2003 -- Palais Garnier, Paris
Elle
campe une Giselle pleine de fougue et avec une forte personnalité...
read
more...
Elisabeth
Maurin & Benjamin Pech
par Jean Luc Dornay
10
juillet 2003 -- Palais Garnier, Paris
Bref, un Albrecht inattendu et très intéressant.
read
more...
Elisabeth
Maurin & Kader Belarbi
par Sulian Neville
9 juillet
2003 -- Palais Garnier, Paris
La jeunesse, la timidité, la joie de vivre, tout.
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more...
Laetitia
Pujol & Nicholas Le Riche
par Valérie Beck
7 juillet
2003 -- Palais Garnier, Paris
Le Riche son
entrée est toute en sensibilité, en poésie,
et au second acte, le couple qu’il forme avec Laetitia est
bouleversant.
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more...
Laetitia
Pujol & Nicholas Le Riche
by Cassandra
July 7-9, 2003 --
Palais Garnier, Paris
A
young dancer of infinite promise...
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more...
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up...
•
More Kirov coverage
• Philadelphia's Fringe Festival
• Mary Cochran
• Terry Dean Bartlett
• Cynthia Harvey
• Les Ballets Trockaderos de Monte Carlo
• More reviews
•
More interviews
• More features |
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