December 2006 in this issue focus on Dance in Australia St. Petersburg Stages Dance Umbrella - Part II reviews editors' choice

Interview with Susan Sentler: Exploring Martha Graham's "Primitive Mysteries" by Rosella Simonari Teaching and passing on the precious and sometimes precarious knowledge that one has about dance is a fundamental task necessary for dance itself to continue its existence. Susan Sentler is one of those key figures without whom the world of dance would be far more precarious. Among the reconstructions she was part of, she best remembers her experience in recreating “Primitive Mysteries” read more... 'In Balanchine's Company: A Dancer's Memoir' by Barbara Milberg Fisher reviewed by Leland Windreich Every new book about George Balanchine adds a new and fresh perspective concerning the personality and creative processes of the great American ballet master. In telling her own story as a dancer, Barbara Fisher shows how thoroughly linked her life was to the sphere he inhabited and how important his presence was to those who worked with him. read more...

Focus on Dance in Australia Click for this month's focus

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Celia Franca DVD

"Chicago"

'Onegin' in Vienna

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reviews

Bayerische Staatsballett - 'Limb's Theorem'
by David Mead -- October 19, 2006, National Theatre, Taipei, Taiwan
While Taiwan’s promoters seem happy to take risks when inviting contemporary dance companies, they usually like to play it safe with ballet.  It was therefore a delight to see National Theatre director Ping Heng take somewhat of a risk and invite the Bayerische Staatsballett to bring William Forsythe’s “Limb’s Theorem”.
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Birmingham Royal Ballet - 'Apollo', 'Pulcinella', 'Firebird'
by Ana Abad-Carles -- October 24, 2006, Sadler's Wells, London
As part of their annual visit to London, Birmingham Royal Ballet brought its Stravinsky Triple Bill comprising three ballets that the Russian composer created for the Diaghilev company: “Apollo”, “Pulcinella” and “Firebird”.  The programme opened with George Balanchine’s “Apollo”.
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Naganuma Dance and Hydroflo - 'Cut Loose'
by Quinn Batson -- October 14-15, 2006, Merce Cunningham Dance Studio, NYC
Darcy Naganuma and Lara Luzim produced a smorgasbord of dance and choreography at Cunningham Studio and called it “Cut Loose”, a consistently tasty evening of dance at this often inconsistent venue. It was easy to miss that the evening included works by 6 different choreographers because the flavors mixed well.
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The Limón Dance Company - Profoundly Human
by Elizabeth McPherson -- November 21, 2006, Joyce Theatre, New York City

Sankai Juku - 'Kagemi - Beyond the Metaphors of Mirrors'
by Becca Hirschman -- November 14, 2006, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, California

Pacific Northwest Ballet - All Premiere Program
by Dean Speer -- November 4, 2006, McCaw Hall, Seattle, Washington

Paul Taylor Dance Company 2 - 'Dust', 'Profiles', 'Esplanade'
by Stuart Sweeney -- November 8, 2006, Academic Congress Centre, Lublin, Poland

Battery Dance Company - 'Notebooks', 'Where There's Smoke', Solo Project solos, 'Shell Games'
by David Mead -- October 31, 2006, Metropolitan Hall, Taipei, Taiwan

Soirée de Danse Roland Petit
by David  Mead -- November 6, 2006, National Theatre, Taipei, Taiwan

Alonzo King's LINES Ballet - 'Migrations' and 'Sky Clad'
by Becca Hirschman -- November 4, 2006, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, California

Forsythe Company - 'Three Atmospheric Studies'
by Stuart Sweeney -- October11, 2006, Sadler's Well, London

BAM New Wave Festival 2006 - Sarah Michelson's - 'Dogs'
by Juliet Neidish -- October 21, 2006, Harvey Theatre, Brooklyn, New York

Batsheva Dance Company - 'Third'
by Becca Hirschman -- October 26, 2006, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco

'A.P.E.'
by Alissa Cardone -- October 27, 2006, Northampton, Massachusetts

Royal Ballet - 'Stravinsky Violin Concerto', 'Voluntaries', 'Sinfonietta'
by Ana Abad-Carles -- October 13, 2006, Royal Opera House, London

Oregon Ballet Theatre - 'The Four Temperaments' Program
by Dean Speer -- October 21, 2006, Keller Auditorium, Portland, Oregon

editors' choice · Chennai Music and Dance Festival Mid-Dec to mid-Jan, Chennai, India Chennai music and dance festival is a celebration of classical music and dance of South India (Carnatic Music) held at a number of venues around the city by various sabhas or organizations. · Sylvie Guillem/Russell Maliphant 28 Dec to 7 Jan, Théatre des Champs-Elysées, Paris Four works as interpreted by Guillem and Maliphant.

 

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