dirac Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 A review of "Dive," a short film from Scottish Ballet, by Mark Brown in The National. Quote The sound of Schubert’s heart-breakingly beautiful Ständchen is accompanied by appropriately lyrical movement. However, this audio-visual harmony is interrupted, Godard-style, by technically savvy, 21st-century jump cuts. Link to comment
dirac Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 An interview with Debbie Gayle, whose experience as a ballet student in the Soviet Union is explored in a new podcast. Quote In 1974, when Debbie was 17, the British Council announced a scholarship for one British ballet student to study there for a year. It was the first scholarship of its kind, an experiment to see if this cultural exchange could promote understanding and ease tension between the two nations. Debbie had been training for six hours a day under legendary teacher Anna Northcote when she won the scholarship and jumped at the chance. Link to comment
dirac Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 A review of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in "The Magic Flute" by Holly Harris in The Winnipeg Free Press. Quote Godden’s always wonderfully inventive choreography (with this 2021 version of "Flute" magically re-worked via Zoom from his Montreal home) is always packed with humour and this show is no exception. Imaginative props/sets including a Polaroid camera and TV set, as well as playful tickling fights and a final surprise – no spoiler alerts here – add both texture and levity throughout. Link to comment
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