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In fairness to Balanchine and Ashton, even if they had been deeply invested in male dancing, the danseur was not as crucial to the tradition as they inherited it and Ashton in Britain and Balanchine in America were working in cultures where the stigma against dancing men, especially ballet dancing men, was very great and limited the pool of candidates.

A long piece by Juliana Devaan in The Drift compares and contrasts the legacies of Balanchine and Graham and appraises recent biographies of both. Dance, Revolution - George Balanchine and Martha Graham Trade Places

Iain Webb talks to BBC News.

A preview of the World Ballet Festival's San Diego engagement.

A report on the English National Ballet School's graduate performance by Deborah Weiss in Bachtrack.

A review of the Royal Ballet by Leigh Witchel for dancelog.nyc.

Thank you for the link. Looking forward to seeing this.

cobweb, we had a lengthy and lively discussion on Kaufman's article here at BA when she first wrote it. You may find it worth a look, and of course feel free to add any new comment that occurs to you. The fell influence of Balanchine

I think much depends on the handling of the biographical material. We had an interesting discussion on this in the thread on "The Master's Muse."

Iain Webb wins the 2024 British National Dance de Valois Award for Outstanding Achievement.

A review of the first program of the Kennedy Center's 10,000 Dreams: A Celebration of Asian Choreography by Emily Berger for Broadway World.

A local TV news interview with the new executive director of Ballet Hawaii.

More promotions announced at the National Ballet of Canada.

A review of the National Ballet of Canada by Denise Sum for danceviewtimes.com.

A report on the Sarasota Ballet's reception in London by Carrie Seidman in The Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

An NBC News story on Queer the Ballet.

Profiles of the dance nominees of this year's Prix Benois de la Danse by Ilona Landgraf in her blog, "Landgraf on Dance." (A previous post previewed the nominees in choregraphy.)

A review of the Sarasota Ballet in London by Leigh Witchel for dancelog.nyc.

A review of the Royal Ballet by Leigh Witchel for dancelog.nyc.

A review of the Washington Ballet's closing program of the season by Richard Selden in The Georgetowner.

A preview of Indianapolis Ballet's 2024-25 season.

The 50-year anniversary of Mikhail Baryshnikov's defection is celebrated by Joel Lobenthal in Air Mail.

A review of the Royal Ballet's Ashton Celebrated by Roslyn Sulcas in The New York Times.

Fort Wayne Ballet announces its 2024-25 season.

Dancers from Alabama Ballet visit Birmingham public libraries this month.