<BR> <BR>Universal Ballet in 'Don Q'<P> <BR>Ismene Brown on the Universal Ballet and the Moonies link. Ms Brown is convinced about the quality, but perhaps not entirely on the use of the Company as a pathfinder for the Group. <P>'At what price? Vinogradov says that none is paid to the Unification Church; there is no recruitment in the company or school, only Julia is a member, and he is still Christian Orthodox. Art, he says, is the only priority. And maybe it is.'<P><A HREF="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=000148269364269&rtmo=qXRsJps9&atmo=99999999&pg=/et/00/10/26/btmoon26.html" TARGET=_blank><B>now read on</B></A><P><BR><A HREF="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,23223,00.html" TARGET=_blank><B>Debra Craine also reports.</B></A> <P><BR>The Company begin their short season on Oct. 30th.<P>We had an earlier thread on this theme:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.criticaldance.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000090.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.criticaldance.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000090.html</A> <P><p>[This message has been edited by Stuart Sweeney (edited October 26, 2000).]

<A HREF="http://www.independent.co.uk/enjoyment/Theatre/Dance/Reviews/2000-10/ballet281000.shtml" TARGET=_blank><B> Nadine Meisner </B></A> also previews Universal Ballet.

<A HREF="http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/dynamic/hottx/music/review.html?in_review_id=328528&in_review_text_id=271895" TARGET=_blank><B> Donald Hutera on </B></A> Universal Ballet's 'Don Quixote'.<P><BR>And <A HREF="http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4083404,00.html" TARGET=_blank><B>Judith Mackrell </B></A>gives her views. <P><p>[This message has been edited by Stuart Sweeney (edited October 30, 2000).]

<A HREF="http://search.ft.com/Search/MultiSearch/globalarchive.jsp?docId=001101001834&query=Clement+Crisp&resultsShown=20&resultsToRequest=100" TARGET=_blank><B>Clement Crisp</B></A> is luke warm on the Universal Ballet production of 'Giselle' at Sadler's Wells.<P> <P><A HREF="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=000148269364269&rtmo=aC6KWWCJ&atmo=99999999&pg=/et/00/11/2/bmisme02.html" TARGET=_blank><B> Ismene Brown also reviews</B></A>'Giselle'. <P><BR>I saw their 'Don Q' last night and a friend, who has seen a lot of performances of this work, said it was by no means the worst she had seen. Kitri, Lali Kandalaki from Tbilisi, Georgia danced with spirit and attacked the Grand pdd with technical skill. The corps and ensemble sections were well drilled. <P>Nevertheless, there was a general lack of charismatic dancing and role playing. I suspect that the work needs astonishingly good dancing to make it come alive.<P>The company is sufferring from the over-hyped pre-publicity which compared them with the Kirov. <P><BR><p>[This message has been edited by Stuart Sweeney (edited November 02, 2000).]

The FT Crisp Universal Ballet review says at the bottom:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Clement Crisp Sponsored by Skoda and The Royal Bank of Scotland.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I rather like the idea of the doyen of UK critics driving round in a very basic Skoda wearing a kilt.<P>However, they mean that the Sadler's Wells Autumn season is sponsored by etc. It's good of the FT to mention this, but a quick word with the website boys would be in order.<BR>

'A company's identity crisis. <BR> <A HREF="http://www.independent.co.uk/enjoyment/Theatre/Dance/Reviews/2000-11/universal031100.shtml" TARGET=_blank><B> ' John Percival's impresson </B></A> of Universal Ballet is good in parts, but back to the drawing board in many respects.<P>But <BR><A HREF="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,29235,00.html" TARGET=_blank><B> Debra Craine </B></A>is rather impressed.<BR>

'Kandelaki gives 'Don Quixote' a heart' <A HREF="http://search.ft.com/Search/MultiSearch/globalarchive.jsp?docId=001103003257&query=Clement+Crisp&resultsShown=20&resultsToRequest=100" TARGET=_blank><B>Clement Crisp in the FT </B></A>enjoys Universal Ballet's 'Don Q'.<BR>

Jann Parry reviews Universal Ballet, the RB 'Shadowplay', and Stephen Petronio's new modern dance work:<BR> <BR><A HREF="http://www.observer.co.uk/review/story/0,6903,392796,00.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.observer.co.uk/review/story/0,6903,392796,00.html</A> <P><BR>The South Korean Giselle fails to convert DAVID DOUGILL, but he enjoys the Royal Ballet's mixed programme:<P> <A HREF="http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/00/11/05/sticuldnc02001.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/00/11/05/sticuldnc02001.html</A> <P> <P><BR>[This message has been edited by Stuart Sweeney (edited November 05, 2000).]<p>[This message has been edited by Stuart Sweeney (edited November 05, 2000).]