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I watch this every time it shows up on my screen -- what fun!

4 hours ago, carterstephen said:

My biography of Catherine Littlefield, entitled Catherine Littlefield: A Life in Dance, was just published by Oxford University Press.  https://www.amazon.com/Catherine-Littlefield-Dance-Sharon-Skeel/dp/0190654546

Woo hoo!

17 hours ago, BalletFan said:

Well… I'm definitely in the minority here, but I enjoyed tonight's event. I suppose it would have been nice to see some archival footage or excerpts from ballets, but I don't think that ABT has much of that that they can put online (hopefully I'm wrong).

There was a similar problem with the film by Ric Burns -- we saw snatches of archival stuff, and it looked like they had much more available, but they went with overly doctored footage (sped up or slowed down to the point that you couldn't really tell what they were doing).  ABT has archives, but for some reason they either cannot or will not use them.

Happy Fred Day!

18 hours ago, pherank said:

From the latest SFB e-mail:

"What's the next ballet? On Fri, May 15 at 3 pm PDT, it's Justin Peck's Hurry Up, We're Dreaming—with fresh pop tunes by M83 and a healthy dose of street-wear cool."

And NYCB is streaming his Pulcinella Variations starting the 15th as well.

Just now, California said:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk9WDFKf3TjXwk1rf1tgfGg/featured

Not listed yet, but this is where I'll look.

Many thanks!

5 hours ago, naomikage said:

Stuttgart Ballet, Cranko's masterpiece Initials R.B.M.E. from Thursday to Sunday. 

Does anyone here have the link to their YouTube location?  I've read about this ballet for years, but never seen it!

In addition to the avalanche of stuff online right now, this might be an interesting thing to check out -- Northwest Arts Streaming Hub is a new project by a collection of performing arts folks in my part of the world -- it's basically an aggregator for organizations that have online content.  They will link you directly to those groups (sorted by art form) so that you can watch them in their own location (which may or may not have a pay to play aspect, but NASH does not charge anything to viewer or arts organization)

It's geographically based, and right now most of the dance content is modern or contemporary in nature, but if it takes off, it should be a wonderful tool for those of us who can't always travel to see stuff.

On 5/9/2020 at 9:25 AM, Kathleen O'Connell said:

Sigh. I made a donation, but never got the invite. $$$ for a good cause, nonetheless.

They're also running a video of their final program June 5-10, including video tributes to Ben Griffiths and Maggie Mullin, who are both retiring.  Your donation should give you a "ticket" to that one -- let me know if you need help finding the right person to contact.

Not a problem -- an easy mistake to make.  I was so pleased to see Eric H here in Sonambula -- he stood out at PNB in the Professional Division, and had a nice start with the company, but it looks like he made it farther faster in Arizona.  His brother Enrico also started dancing here, and is now in Kansas City with the company there.

As far as the 20-21 season is concerned, there are performing organizations (dance and otherwise) that have already announced their programming, and started the subscription train down the tracks, but those who haven't made that step yet seem to be holding off.  Folks that can push things back, or make decisions about seating and scheduling later in the summer, seem to be taking that path.  In Seattle, Meany Center for the Arts (music and dance) announced their season about a week ago, and it's set up for a conventional "we will be sitting right next to strangers" format, and I was totally amazed at their assumption that this was a good choice.  It's been a couple of months, by the calendar, but it feels like a lifetime ago that this kind of season would be possible any time soon...

On 5/8/2020 at 2:45 PM, Kathleen O'Connell said:

From Stanley Glover of BalletX: Black men in Concert Dance - The Don't Rush Challenge

 

 

Desmond Richardson -- "too many companies to mention."  Oh snap!

I thought that was Eric Hipolito in the duet!  He's from the PNB school, and is an alum of their Dance Chance program, which is trying to diversify the field by recruiting students from local elementary schools and helping them get started with training.  (He went to my daughter's high school, as well...) 

Margaret Mullin talks about her film project (No Dominion) and Three Dollar Bill Cinema, who has screened some of the work

My French is quite poor, so I may be wrong, but it looks like you can watch Jean-Christophe Maillot's La Belle (Sleeping Beauty) here until Monday 13 April

7 hours ago, pherank said:

Recipes from the Company

https://www.sfballet.org/discover/backstage/recipes-from-the-company/

Scissors are my favorite kitchen tool as well!

Forgive me if this has been posted elsewhere, but it might bear repeating.  NYTB specializes in chamber-sized works, and often performs works from the heritage repertory -- take a look here.  Includes their performance of Tudor's Romeo and Juliet pas de deux...

On 4/1/2020 at 3:08 PM, cubanmiamiboy said:

the last one we had, the HIV , contact, airborne and droplets precautions were quickly ruled out.

I remember the early days, though, when we had no idea how you contracted it, and what constituted being contagious -- it felt very similar to things right now, where we're still not sure when people are "shedding virus" and if you're truly immune after recovery. 

Please know how much admiration we all have for you, and for your colleagues everywhere, and how grateful we all are for the work you do.  Stay safe, and keep letting us know how you're doing.

On 3/28/2020 at 7:42 PM, canbelto said:

Gender identity is fluid. Mr. Johnsey can identify as a ballerina onstage and cis in real life.

That's part of what the Trocks are about.

Realized a few days ago that the video of Empire Noir is likely the last time I'll see Ben Griffiths perform -- his opening solo was just fantastic.

On 1/22/2020 at 9:51 AM, miliosr said:

The Limon company will be performing rarely seen dances by Doris Humphrey at Jacob's Pillow this summer:

"Their anniversary program begins with performances that correlate to the rare film of José Limón dancing solos from Humphrey’s iconic Lament for Ignacio Sánchez Mejías at Jacob’s Pillow in 1946."

"The company also performs Doris Humphrey’s Air for G String—a grave, sculptural work set to Bach"

Saw this above your note about the new artistic director -- now I'm sad all over again.

14 minutes ago, pherank said:

For the Record
What does it take for SFB to license a ballet video stream?

In the case of Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream -
"San Francisco Ballet extends special thanks to The George Balanchine Trust, San Francisco Opera, Pacific Northwest Ballet and its Artistic Director Peter Boal, Artistic Director, San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center, the American Guild of Musical Artists, American Federation of Musicians, International Alliance for Theatre Stage Employees, Local 16, Theatrical Wardrobe Union, Local 784, and Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild, Local 706, for their support in making the streamed presentation of San Francisco Ballet’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream possible." [quoted from the video stream web page]

At least it's not difficult.

And this is one of the reasons that it will take some big muscle and money to release all the Dance in America programs -- those contracts were written for the times, with the expectation that they would be for a single broadcast -- the multiple unions and rights-holders would ostensibly all have to sign off on anything further.

I've been occupied elsewhere, and so haven't been following along here very regularly.  Just read through this whole thread, and it's a pocket history of such a miserable situation.  Still, I'm so proud of the dance community and the way they are stepping up to the challenge of shifting their lives online.  It can't last for very long, but still -- such a resilient response!

Your lips to the gods' ears.

New York Theater Ballet has posted video of some of their Tudor repertory.

Password is NYTB