http://michellepotter.org Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:29:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On 9 July 1955, a short news article appeard in the Melbourne newspaper The Age announcing the engagement of David Lichine to produce Francesca da Rimini and Girls' Dormitory for the Borovansky Ballet. Towards the end of 1955 Lichine did stage a new production of Francesca. It had designs by William ... http://michellepotter.org/articles/postscript-to-graduation-ball-the-sequel David Lichine choreographed close to fifty ballets during his lifetime. Graduation Ball, which premiered in Sydney on 1 March 1940, was probably his most successful. In Australia, from March to August 1940, the work was given 69 performances by the Original Ballet Russe, a statistic equalled only by one other ballet ... http://michellepotter.org/articles/graduation-ball-the-sequel Jewels, David H. Koch Theater, New York, 27 February 2010 What a pleasure and a luxury it is to those whose home is not New York to see the full length Jewels. Made by Balanchine in 1967, each of its three distinct sections — 'Emeralds', 'Rubies' and 'Diamonds' — is set to music ... http://michellepotter.org/reviews/jewels-new-york-city-ballet Liebeslieder Walzer; Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2, 20 February 2010 This double bill of works by Balanchine had two highlights for me: Teresa Reichlen's performance in the leading female role in Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 and that of Wendy Whelan in Liebeslieder Walzer. Teresa Reichlen, whom I remember admiring in ... http://michellepotter.org/reviews/two-by-balanchine-new-york-city-ballet It is always good to see new dance writing. There are too few outlets for the kind of dance writing that arouses interest and generates debate. That's why it was a pleasure to see Fjord Review, a new magazine, beautifully designed, make its appearance out of Melbourne at the end ... http://michellepotter.org/reviews/fjord-review-first-issue 'Kings of the Dance': City Center, New York, 19 February 2010 Christopher Wheeldon's comment was thought-provoking. In the film sequence that opened 'Kings of the Dance', Wheeldon remarked that the biggest challenge for choreographers working with the eight exceptional artists performing in this show was managing the different styles in which ... http://michellepotter.org/reviews/kings-of-the-dance-city-center-new-york Tatiana Stepanova, who arrived in Australia in December 1939 with the third of Colonel de Basil's touring Ballets Russes companies — the Original Ballet Russe — died late last year in Florida. The company's Australian debut was in Sydney on 30 December 1939 and on that night Stepanova danced in ... http://michellepotter.org/news/tatiana-stepanova-1924-2009 Dance in performance does not respond easily or well to intellectualising — except in the hands of a truly exceptional choreographer. Dark Matters, a work by Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite shown recently at the Sydney Festival, makes that quite clear. Dark Matters is in two quite discrete sections. The work opens with ... http://michellepotter.org/reviews/dark-matters-crystal-pite-and-kidd-pivot-frankfurt-rm The Dandré-Levitoff Russian Ballet arrived in Brisbane on 8 October 1934 for the Australian leg of a tour that had begun in South Africa in May 1934. The company sailed into Brisbane aboard a Dutch ship, the S.S Nieuw Holland, part of the fleet of the KPM line (Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij or ... http://michellepotter.org/articles/dandre-levitoff-russian-ballet-indonesia-september-1934 A recent comment posted on this website spoke of the differences between the styles of three major ballet companies visiting Australia in the mid-decades of the twentieth century: de Basil's Ballets Russes, Ballet Rambert and New York City Ballet. The comment went on to note that perhaps the most enthusiastic ... http://michellepotter.org/news/new-york-city-ballets-australian-tour-1958