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Balanchine in Two Small Doses: Two Mini-bios of the Great Choreographer
Book reviews by Leland Windreich
January 28, 2005
I find it hard to recommend one study over the other. Both men are ardent consumers of ballet, articulate in their examination of the dance arts, and thorough in their investigations.
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Dance Africa Kickoff - Lecture by June Gamble: The Management of African/Black Dance
by U. Akalawu
December 2, 2004 - London
There is yet to be a school of training for African dance forms as there is for other dance forms, nor have the various techniques been systematised for the purpose of adoption into the UK dance curricula.
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Dance Africa Seminar: Africanist Dance Arts in the Age of Video Reproduction
by Thea Nerissa Barnes
December 6, 2004 - London
Guy's presentation providing analysis of the video revealing choreographic and performance strategies also highlighted the perils of reconstruction.
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Critics' Circle National Dance Awards: A Personal View
by Maggie Foyer
January 2005
Although the event tended to be somewhat balletocentric, within those limits it did extend across the spectrum, from the tiniest little boys and girls performing careful RAD set dances to those at the top of their careers.
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Report on the Rural Retreats 2005
by Lyndsey Winship
January 2005
Reflecting on the loneliness of the artistic director's job Boston Ballet's Mikko Nissinen said: "Usually the artistic director has an inner dialogue, now we get to compare our notes."
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David Bintley, Artistic Director, Birmingham Royal Ballet: Unapologetic About Ballet
by Ana Abad-Carles
I think it's fantastic to know that all around the world there are really very clever and articulate people fighting for their art form. It's not a chance to moan. It's good ideas going backwards and forwards.
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David McAllister, Director, Australian Ballet
by Ana Abad-Carles
January 11, 2005 -- Australia House, London
One of the things that came out of it was that when I came back to Australia, I started something that we now call Bodytorque, a choreographic development season which we had never had previously, and that aims at developing or giving young choreographers access to ballet dancers and to create works using the ballet technique.
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editors' picks

Los Angeles
· Beijing Modern Dance
March 1, 2005 - Mandeville Auditorium, UCSD, La Jolla and March 4-5, 2005 - Los Angeles Music Center.
China's ultra-hip performing bring hard-edged, high-energy movement to a score from Pink Floyd's 'The Wall."
· Ronald K. Brown/Evidence
February 26, 2004 - Luckman Fine Arts Complex, CSU Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Showcasing the company's evocative blend of Western African and modern dance, the evening will include 'Upside Down,' 'Grace,' and 'Come Ye.'
· Jazz Tap Ensemble
March 18-20, 2005 - Founder's Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, Costa Mesa
Featuring the incredible talents of five dancers and two musicians, their dynamic, toe-tapping program introduces the audience to rhythm and improvisation and its development in American culture.

Chicago
· Germaine Acogny - 'TCHOURAI'
February 26-27, 2005 - The Dance Center, Columbia College Chicago
Senegalese dancer and choreographer Germaine Acogny performs an evocative, evening-length solo TCHOURAI, which takes its name from the natural incense burnt by African women to purify houses and attract and seduce their husbands.
· Joffrey Ballet - American Masterworks
March 9-20, 2005 - Auditorium Theatre, Chicago
The Joffrey's 2005 Winter Program will present American Masterworks, featuring ballets created by George Balanchine, Antony Tudor, and Jerome Robbins, each considered genius choreographers of the 20th Century.

New York
· Dance Brazil
March 1-6, 2005 - Joyce Theatre
Jelon Vieira brings the premiere of "Retratos da Bahia" with an original score by Brazilian composer Tote Gira performed live.
· Jewish Dance in America - Lecture by Nina Spiegel, PhD
March 15, 2005 - 92nd Street Y Simon Center
Nina Spiegel explores the works of great Jewish choreographers including Pearl Lang, Sophie Maslow, Jerome Robbins, Anna Sokolow and Helen Tamiris. In an attempt to answer the question "Is there a unique Jewish voice in American dance?"

San Francisco Bay Area
· Merce Cunningham Dance Company- ENCOUNTER: Merce
Feb 17-March 12, 2005, Stanford Lively Arts, Stanford Unversity, Palo Alto
Exhibits from his diary, films, and panel discussions mark an in depth look at Cunningham's work. The week of March 8, events include an interview with Cunningham by NY Times critic John Rockwell, and the company's much anticipated West Coast premiere of "Split Sides" from March 11-12.
· St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre - 'Giselle'
Feb 19, 2005, Marin Center, San Rafael
In a one night only benefit for the Friends of the Marin Center, the Russian company makes its Bay Area debut witha classic ballet.

Philadelphia
· Pennsylvania Ballet - 'La Fille Mal Gardée
March 4-12, 2005 - Academy of Music, Phila.
Company premiere of Sir Frederick Ashton's charming romantic comedy.
· Noche Flamenca
February 26, 2005 - Kimmel Center, Phila.
Enter the world of flamenco pura—undiluted, passionate and seductive.

Washington, D.C.
· The Washington Ballet - 'Rite of Spring'
February 23-27, 2005 - Eisenhower Theatre, Kennedy Center
World premiere of Trey McIntyre's "Rite of Spring" along with George Balanchine's "Stravinsky Violin Concerto" and Christopher Wheeldon's "There Where She Loved."
· Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
February 22-27, 2005 - Kennedy Center
For its annual engagement, this globally renowned company presents a compilation of classics and new works.

Seattle
· Pacific Northwest Ballet - 'The Merry Widow'
March 17-27, 2005 - McGaw Hall, Seattle
PNB's delight in both comedy and drama suffuses the tale of a wealthy widow who is reunited with her long-lost love.

Denmark
· Royal Danish Ballet - Harald Lander 100 Years Gala
February 25, 2005 - Old Stage, Royal Theatre, Copenhagen
· Peter Schaufuss Ballet - 'Harald'
February 25-27, 2005 (World premiere) - Musikteatret Hostlebrohallen, Hostlebro
March 6, 2005 (Hal Landers Gala) - Musikhuset Århus, Århus
World premiere to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the celebrated choreographer's birth.

London
· Sonia Sabri - 'Red'
February 22-23, 2005 - Purcell Room
A collaboration between Sabri, Shobana Jeyasingh and composer Sarvar Sabri, combining exquisite dance, arresting visual design and evocative music.
· Australian Dance Theatre - 'Birdbrain'
March 2, 2005 - Queen Elizabeth Hall
Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) returns to the UK with a one night only encore performance of "Birdbrain."

Paris
· Paris Opera Ballet - 'Sylvia'
March 1- April 2, 2005 - Opéra Bastille
Ballet in 2 parts by John Neumeier to the music by Delibes and design and costumes by Yannis Kokkos.

Rome
· Rome Opera Ballet School - 'Coppelia'
March 1-6, 2005 - Teatro Nazionale
An occasion to see 18 years old Alessandro Riga, one of the most outstanding young Italian dancers, presently in Dresden Ballet.
· MOMIX Dance Theatre - 'Sun Flower Moon'
February 15-28, 2005 - Teatro Olimpico
One of the Italian audience favourite dance companies is back in a new show in Italian premiere.
· Equilibrio
February 13 - March 1, 2005 - Auditorium Parco della Musica
A contemporary dance festival, which includes artists like Bruno Beltrao, Vim Vandendekeybus, Enzo Cosimi, Costanza Macras, Collectif Peeping Tom, and others.