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I initially assumed the book was new, but I see it's been out for some time, so thanks very much for the review.

A review of Washington Ballet by George Jackson for danceviewtimes.

More reviews of Alina. The Stage The Financial Times

Benjamin Millepied denies signing an open letter protesting the firing of the artistic director of Lyon Opera Ballet.

Reviews of Alina Cojocaru's Alina. The Times The Guardian The Daily Telegraph

A review of Milwaukee Ballet by Lauren Warnecke for Milwaukee magazine.

James Sewell Ballet celebrates its thirtieth anniversary.

A review of Milwaukee Ballet by John Schneider for Shepherd Express.

An interview with New York City Ballet dancer Christina Clark.

Dancers of the Vienna State Opera perform the Mistake Waltz.

Miami City Ballet presents "The Firebird."

An interview with Cathy Marston.

A review of "The Cellist" by Will Gompertz for BBC News.

A review of the Shanghai Ballet in "Swan Lake" by Eric Taub for DanceTabs.

A review of American Ballet Theatre by Oksana Khadarina for DanceTabs.

A review of the Royal Ballet by Joy Sable in The Jewish Chronicle. Sarah Kirkup's review for Bachtrack.

A review of the Royal Ballet by Lyndsey Winship in The Guardian. Louise Levene's review in The Financial Times.

Cathy Marston talks about the making of The Cellist.

Some signers of an open letter in support of the former artistic director of Lyon Opera Ballet say they never actually signed it.

A review of Washington Ballet by Sarah L. Kaufman in The Washington Post.

I will be pleased to get another look at Daria Khoklova.

I noticed that, myself. It's plain some reviewers are allowing this to color their appraisal of his performance. They are also not always clear on exactly what it was that Ramasar did or did not do. Quiggin writes: Pauline Kael made fun of the gang members' makeup in her review. We tend not to give people "back in the day" much credit, but often as not things in movies that seem ridiculous to us seemed just as ridiculous to them, at least to the more sophisticated and self-aware. (Of course, there was a large body of critics who hailed WSS as brute realism, so there you are.)

I saw that one. If a critic isn't going to like you, I'd say "weak link" is getting off pretty easy.

I wonder if the protesters are ignorant and negligent. According to what I've read, they are claiming that Ramasar "violated women." "Violate" in this context is generally taken to mean "rape" and this will be particularly true for casual passersby who don't know the details. Hard to believe Waterbury and the protesters aren't aware of this. Whether that improves Ramasar's case for defamation I don't know, but it goes well beyond "misleading."

The other reviews I've seen have been overall more positive than Brantley's and kinder to Ramasar.