January 2007 in this issue Best of 2006 A selection of our favorite reviews, features and images from the past year

Letter from the Editor As Ballet-Dance Magazine enters its fourth year, I wanted to take the time to once again thank our many contributors and editors.  We have benefited from the talents of our diverse international corps of writers who have covered a immense range of dance styles, and from our hard working editors who have spent many hours fine tuning articles and laying out the issues.  Their efforts have resulted in a publication that is respected by companies, dancers and dance fans from San Francisco to Scotland to Sydney. In 2007 we look forward to covering even more dance around the world.  We always welcome new writers, editors and helpers so don't hesistate to contact our editorial staff if you have any questions or are interested in becoming part of our team. Best wishes for a happy and healthful 2007 Kate Snedeker, Executive Editor

Our Favorite Images From 2006 (Click image for the gallery)

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reviews

Ballet du Grand Theatre de Geneve - 'Casse-Noisette'
by Kate Snedeker -- December 17-18, 2005, Batiment des Forces Motrices, Geneva
This Christmas, one of the best balletic presents was Benjamin Millepied’s brand new “Casse-Noisette” for the Ballet du Grand Theatre de Geneve. “Casse-Noisette” marks Millepied’s successful entrée into full-length ballets.
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Kirov Ballet - 'Giselle' - Pavlenko Returns
by Catherine Pawlick -- April 26, 2006, Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg
The forgotten daughter of the Mariinsky, Daria Pavlenko, returned to the stage on Wednesday night after a regrettable five-year absence in the role to share with us her sublime gifts in "Giselle."
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University of Washington Chamber Dance Company
by Dean Speer -- February 2, 2006, Meany Hall Theatre, Seattle
Every once in a while, you come across a showing of work that impels one to shout out, “Go see it! Now!!” The Univ. of Washington’s Chamber Dance Company has ginned up such a concoction...
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Matthew Bourne & New Adventures - 'Edward Scissorhands'
by Lindsey Clarke -- February 3, 2006, Sadler's Wells, London
“Edward Scissorhands” is a tragic fairy tale with a human heart, the story of the unwitting outcast, “an uncommonly gentle man,” and a story ripe for a big-stage Bourne makeover. This is explicitly a stage adaptation of the film...
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Milágrimas
by Ana Paula Hofling -- March 24, 2006, Sesc Pinheiros Theater, São Paulo, Brazil
In “Milágrimas”, a title which includes the Portuguese words for “thousand” and “tears”, and makes reference to the word for “miracle”, the dancers embodied the rhythms of South Africa. Wearing deep red costumes that alluded to elements of African traditional dress, these disciplined young bodies...
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San Francisco Ballet - 'Ballet Mori'
by Toba Singer
April 4, 2006 -- War Memorial Opera House

Breakin' Convention 2006 - The Angels, Nexus Boys, Karizma Streetvibes and Avant Garde Dance
by Ana Abad-Carles -- April 30, 2006, Sadler's Wells, London

Birmingham Royal Ballet - 'La Fille mal Gardée'
by David Mead -- May 10, 2006, Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham, England

Kirov Ballet - 'The Overcoat', 'Young Girl and the Hooligan', 'Leningrad Symphony'
by Catherine Pawlick - May 13, 2006

Fabulous Beast Theatre - 'The Flowerbed'
by Stuart Sweeney -- June 20, 2006, The Pit, The Barbican, London

Kirov Ballet - 'The Fountain of Bachchisarai'
by Catherine Pawlick - July 7, 2006

Batsheva - 'Telophaza'
by Juliet Neidish and Mark Franko -- July 20, 2006, New York State Theatre, NYC

Pilobolus - 'Prism', 'Gnomen', 'Sweet Purgatory'
by Cecly Placenti -- July 24, 2006, Joyce Theatre, New York

'Streetdance' - Myosung
by Lea Marshall -- August 7, 2006 - Assembly@George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland

Trey McIntyre Project
by Oksana Khadarina -- August 8, 2006, Filene Center at Wolf Trap, Vienna, Virginia

Bolshoi Ballet - 'Go for Broke', 'Pique Dame', 'Symphony in C
by Cassandra -- August 14-15, 2006, Royal Opera House, London

The Suzanne Farrell Ballet - 'Balanchine's Don Quixote'
by Kate Snedeker -- August 26, 2006, Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh

Ballet Nacional de Cuba - 'Don Quixote'
by Ana Abad-Carles -- September 5, 2006, Sadler's Wells, London

Zurich Ballet - 'In Den Winden Im Nichts'
by Kate Snedeker -- October 4, 2006, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

George Piper Dances - 'Encore'
by Ana Abad-Carles -- October 4, 2006, Sadler's Wells, London

Akademi - Daredevas
by Cerise Andrews -- October 7 & 8, 2006

Smuin Ballet - 'Revealing the Bridge,' 'Shinju,' 'Obrigado, Brazil'
by Katie Rosenfeld -- October 14, 2006, Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco

 

 

For ballet-dance magazine
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Executive Editor
Kate Snedeker

Executive Editor 2003-2005
Mary Ellen Hunt

Senior and Supervising Editors
Azlan Ezaddin, Holly Messitt, Catherine Pawlick

Associate Editors & Compositors
Katie Rosenfeld, Cecly Placenti, Dean Speer, Francis Timlin, Toba Singer, Lori Ibay, Lisa Claybaugh