dirac Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Sarah Jessica Parker misses the Fall Fashion Gala. Quote We are told that, in a bizarrely dramatic moment, they announced from the stage that she had to pull out of the event because of a “sudden devastating family situation.” Link to comment
dirac Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 Sergei Polunin complains of being censured for honoring fallen Russian soldiers. Quote Dancer Sergei Polunin said in an Instagram video he had performed a dance - in military uniform - for fallen Russian soldiers to a song whose lyrics include lines such "We will rise, as long as God is with us and the truth is ours". Related. The incident highlighted the concern among Moscow’s Central Asian partners about its military campaign in Ukraine, a fellow former Soviet republic. Link to comment
dirac Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 A review of American Repertory Ballet by Lisa Jo Sagolla for Community News. Quote A spectacular ARB commission that paired choreographer Da’Von Doane, formerly of Dance Theatre of Harlem, with scenic and costume designer Grace Lynne Haynes, a New Jersey-based visual artist whose work has graced New Yorker covers, “Kaleidoscope Mind” achieves that elusive complementarity, the ideal outcome that too often fails to result from artistic collaborations. Its ravishing choreographic and visual design components are so tightly and purposefully integrated that by the end I couldn’t imagine any particle of the piece existing without the rest of it. Link to comment
dirac Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 Philadelphia Ballet opens its season with "Cinderella." Quote “It is a delight to embark on our new season with one of the most beloved and classic family stories, which is sure to capture the imagination of ballet lovers of all ages,” said Angel Corella, The Ruth & A. Morris Williams, Jr. Artistic Director. “We hope our audiences will join us for a production full of magic, romance, and breathtaking dance as the company returns to the stage this October.” Link to comment
dirac Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 Kiyon Ross is appointed associate artistic director of Pacific Northwest Ballet. Quote As Associate Artistic Director, Ross will work in close collaboration with Boal to implement and advance PNB’s artistic vision, and consult on all artistic matters including programming, hiring, and casting. He will also provide oversight for PNB’s special projects such as Next Step, PNB Dance Film Festival, and digital programming. As part of his new appointment, Ross will continue to co-lead PNB’s I.D.E.A. (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility) committee. Link to comment
dirac Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 A preview of Ballet Quad Cities' new Holocaust-themed program. Quote The significance - and unfortunately, relevance - of this program is deep. Most of these composers and their works have been largely forgotten. This “forgottenness” sadly has enabled the Nazis’ anti-Semitic agenda to continue: to have not only these composers’ physical lives, but also their cultural legacies, their stories, their meanings, be erased from history. In effect, dealing them a kind of double-death. And robbing the world of their immense, first-rank musical contributions. This program is a step toward a reset, resurrecting the music and vivifying it via dance. Link to comment
dirac Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 Lori Belilove is interviewed by Tom Phillips for danceviewtimes. Quote What did ballet give you? It gave me strength, discipline, a community... and the ability to reach other dancers, using the common language of arabesque and attitude for instance. Isadora tried to revolutionize dance training with basic action words – leg swings, knee bends, running, skipping, jumping. Link to comment
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