Classical Iconoclast (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
At the ENO, there's a new ballet of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring ( read about it in The Times ) Stravinsky's music was revolutionary in 1913, and so was Nijinsky's choreography. It almost caused a riot, as innovation often does. Everything about it seemed "wrong", heresy against all that was sacred in music, dance and design. Only seven performances were held. The following year the First...
forces of geek (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The Paris Opera Ballet is one of the world's great ballet companies. LA DANSE shows how a ballet company functions from administration, technical support, and classes, to the rehearsal and/or performance of seven ballets— Paquita by Pierre Lacotte, The Nutcracker by Rudolf Noureev, Genus by Wayne McGregor, Medea by Angelin Preljocaj, The House of Bernarda Alba by Mats Ek, Romeo and Juliet by...
The New York Review of Books (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Robert Gottlieb A scene from La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (Zipporah Films) Your take on Frederick Wiseman’s La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet — a two-and-a-half hour documentary opening on November 4th at New York’s Film Forum—will depend on your feelings about ballet, about Wiseman, and about the Paris Opera Ballet itself. I start at a disadvantage. The more I see of the...
TakePart Social Action Network™ (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The latest film from the esteemed documentary director Frederick Wiseman ( Titicut Follies , High School , Domestic Violence ) is set to open in New York City this Wednesday November 4th at Film Forum. The film is entitled La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet and it, in typical Wiseman fashion, is a dedicated look at the subject of its title, The Paris Opera Ballet. From the description from Film Forum’s...
Artdaily (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
LONDON.- History in the Making or the Secret Diaries of Linda Schultz follows protagonists John Webber, a political activist, and Linda Schultz, a graphic designer, as they awake one morning to discover they have each been subject to an unexpected and radical sex change. In this new theatrical work, Keren Cytter playfully chronicles the repercussions on society and sexual politics that follow, utilising...
The Observer (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
The dance scene is booming right now. So why are male choreographers getting all the attention? Dance has always been seen as the one art form where women weren't just more visible than men, but were also in charge. From the pioneering contemporary choreographer Martha Graham, to the Royal Ballet founder Ninette de Valois, to the late, great Pina Bausch, the list of female names who have been pivotal...
Al Ahram Weekly (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
It was Pina Bausch's dream to present two of her most famous shows at the Cairo Opera House. Rania Khallaf witnessed the dream coming true, but without the dancing queen herself
ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
"Dominique Mercy and Robert Sturm have been named as the pair tapped to take over [Tanztheater Wuppertal,] the German dance company once led by the iconic choreographer Pina Bausch, who died in June." Both men are longtime company members....
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Wuppertal, Germany - The German dance company led by the late Pina Bausch is to be directed in future by Dominique Mercy and Robert Sturm, the Wuppertal Dance Theatre announced Monday. Both men have been part of the company for many years. Mercy join...
Out West Arts (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
Meg Stuart and Philipp Gehmacher in Maybe ForeverAre you missing Pina Bausch and wondering who might step into her enormous yet fleet-footed shoes? Well how about Meg Stuart. I would be remiss to pop out-of-town to San Francisco this weekend without mentioning Maybe Forever, the dance program this week at REDCAT featuring Stuart and her collaborators, dancer/choreographer Philipp Gehmacher and
Times Online (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
When Douglas Craig assumed control of Sadler’s Wells Theatre in 1970 some thought, with the departure of the Sadler’s Wells Opera (SWO), now English National Opera, to the Coliseum, the theatre would face a rocky period. Craig, with typical flair, set about creating a very definite identity for the theatre and built up an enviable reputation for Sadler’s Wells as the principal receiving...
TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
(TrendHunter.com) With an inspiration bordering on morbid (the death of famed choreographer Pina Bausch) for his spring 2010 RTW collection, it may come as no surprise to some that the majority of Ralph Rucci’s fabric choices,…
Shopaholics Daily (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009
Possibly the most refined and artfully created line I’ve seen so far this week is Chado Ralph Rucci. He is original, stunning, and presented a collection that would take a woman from a high-powered day to a highly-charged night. In the program notes left for editors, Rucci said he was inspired by Pina Bausch, a choreographer who died this summer. Her likeness appeared in the silk gazar dresses....
Movie City Indie (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
With his Pina Bausch documentary on hold, Wim Wenders is shooting the first 3-D movie starring Ben Gazzara . While unlikely to reach as many moviegoers as the first 3-D movie starring Ed Asner , ANSA reports the new film starts today in the southern Italian region of Calabria on Monday. It "explores the interaction between immigrants and locals in the area around the coastal town of Badolato....
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
Wuppertal, Germany - The death of one of the world's top contemporary choreographers, Pina Bausch, was marked Friday two months after her death by a memorial service where her Wuppertal dance company performed. Bausch died in Germany on June 30 of ca...
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