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A story on the dispute between Vladimir Kekhman and Natalia Osipova by Javier C. Hernandez in The New York Times.

Vladimir Kekhman accuses Natalia Osipova of malingering.

A review of English National Ballet by Lynette Halewood for DanceTabs. Jenny Gilbert's review in The Arts Desk.

A review of English National Ballet by Graham Watts for Bachtrack. Rosemary Waugh reviews the program for i news.

A review of English National Ballet by Lyndsey Winship in The Guardian. Donald Hutera's review in The Times.

The Clive and Valerie Barnes Foundation announces the recipients of its annual Innovation Awards.

A look at Houston Ballet's new virtual project.

They were all approaching, or past, the female star's danger age of 35 (depending on whether you believe Crawford about her birthdate). With Garbo, like Haines, there were other factors - specifically, the war cut off the European market that made her expensive vehicles financially viable, and her departure was meant to be temporary. Shearer turned down Mrs. Miniver, which might have been a game changer for her, because she did not want to play a mother -- once you got cast as desexualized Mom, it was very hard to get out of such parts. True. Spencer Tracy, another example of this new type of male star, joined the studio a few years later. The movies were changing with the Depression - fewer of the Ruritanian romances you often saw Gilbert and Novarro in, for example.

Almost a century. Wow. A Free Soul was Clark Gable's breakout picture, although intended as a vehicle for Shearer. As discussed earlier in the thread, Gable is supposed to be a villain, but Depression economics and the sexual mores of the time made his gangster character unexpectedly sympathetic to audiences, and it's the most interesting aspect of the picture to modern eyes, apart from Shearer's slinky evening frocks. (And I love the way she undresses Gable with her eyes.)

A review of the Birmingham Royal Ballet by Bruce Marriott for DanceTabs.

A remembrance of the New York Negro Ballet Company's visit to Glasgow in 1957.

A Pride Q&A with Houston Ballet corps member Jack Wolff.

A story on lesbians in ballet by Siobhan Burke in The New York Times.

A report from Spoleto Festival USA by Maura Hogan for The Post and Courier.

Former participants in the USA International Ballet Competitition return to Jackson for promotional events.

Feature on a blog devoted to commemorating Jewish involvement in ballet.

Bejart Ballet Lausanne is placed under audit after allegations of drug abuse and other misconduct.

An obituary for Carla Fracci in The Irish Times.

An interview with David McAllister.

Reviews of the Birmingham Royal Ballet. The Guardian The Times

An interview with Carlos Acosta.

Thank you!

A preview of Ballet Festival Korea.

A review of the British Ballet Charity Gala by Jenny Gilbert for The Arts Desk.

A review of the Royal Ballet by David Jays in The Sunday Times.