The News Review:
- Dance Review | Martha Graham Dance Company
- Dance Review: A little night musing
- Glastonbury mud lovers dig in
- Chairman of the boards
- Hot today and even hotter Sunday and Monday forecasters say
- It won’t be quiet at the library when teens trumpet their talent
- Sauce and spice
Dance Review | Martha Graham Dance Company
New York Times – Jun 23, 2007
Watching the Bride’s upturned eyes at the end as she pauses before following her husband inside you get a sense of the great space and freedom embodied in America’s idea about itself. It’s a marvel that Graham was able to break through to this space in movement terms forging a correspondingly new country of dance and it’s good to be reminded especially in 2007 that this country remains even if only in a backward glance.
Dance Review: A little night musing
Dallas Morning News – Jun 23, 2007
Even when she is perched on his hips the two are looking in opposite directions. It gets more intense ending with a slight shove and her response by backing off. At the last minute she makes a dash and leaps to his waist a perfect image of a couple unable to break free. For pure fun Jazz Swing turned up the heat. With reckless energy that included zippy pique turns daring leaps and saucy rocking hips everyone looked as if they were having the time of their lives. Catching the mood best were the saucy Ms. Gifford (who had the advantage of dancing with Balanchine’s New York City Ballet) the sunny Elise Lavallee the exuberant Mr… Gifford (who had the advantage of dancing with Balanchine’s New York City Ballet) the sunny Elise Lavallee the exuberant Mr. Stewart and Bradley Wong. Margaret Putnam is a Richardson-based writer who covers dance. Plan your life Today and Sunday at 8:30 p. at Trinity Park Pavilion 2300 W.
Glastonbury mud lovers dig in
TVNZ – Jun 23, 2007
Headliners during the festival include rock godfathers The WhoKaiser Chiefs Manic Street Preachers with classics like Iggy andthe Stooges and newcomers Patrick Wolf Mr Hudson and the Libraryand Cajun Dance Party. Silent disco portaloo stonehenge Many party-goers had been up all night at the silent discowhere revellers plug into personal stereos to listen to dancetunes. The aim is to dance the night away in silence. Coco a 21-year-old student wearing leggings a purple sweaterand sunglasses described the disco as “amazing” but said it wasnot totally silent as many party animals “screamed along to theirown music”. Another big festival attraction was at the King’s Meadow whereBanksy an anonymous graffiti sensation who has rocked the artworld had erected a mock version of the Stonehenge prehistoricsite out of graffiti-strewn mobile toilets. “A lot of monuments are a bit rubbish but this really is a pileof crap” was his verdict on his own work. As well as rock bands the festival fields boast performanceartists circus performers comedians and alternative lifestyletherapists including masseurs aromatherapists and breadmakers… “A lot of monuments are a bit rubbish but this really is a pileof crap” was his verdict on his own work. As well as rock bands the festival fields boast performanceartists circus performers comedians and alternative lifestyletherapists including masseurs aromatherapists and breadmakers. “The Big Kiss” aims to break the Guinness World Record for masskissing trying to encourage 45000 couples to kiss at the sametime while organisers aim to get 100000 festival goers to sign upto the “I Count” campaign to stop climate change. There are solar-powered showers pedal-powered mobile phonechargers and tents will be left behind for use in poor nations. About 160000 rolls of recycled toilet paper were distributed. For those who can afford luxury and want to avoid the mud thereare upscale tents with fine wines and warm showers. ne police officer on duty told Reuters that there was”practically no crime to bust”.
Chairman of the boards
The Age – Jun 23, 2007
“When I was 21 and at university and I didn’t really know what Iwas doing I went to my dad and said I was really confused aboutthis whole acting thing and that I was thinking it wouldn’t be toolate to retrain as a lawyer or an architect or banker” says Kantorwith a laugh. “‘And he said ‘You always used to like the violin— why don’t you play the violin?’ “By way of explaining this unusual position he offers thepersonal history of his father Milan a Czech native who wastraining to be a concert pianist when the Nazis invaded Prague in1939. “His mother decided he had to break his leg to make sure hewasn’t shipped off to a work camp. They got very drunk and theytried to break his leg and that didn’t work so his friends gotvery drunk and they took him on a train. The idea was to push himoff the train and he would break his leg. But they wouldn’t pushhim so he jumped off the train and smashed his hand. Kantor the elder’s concert-playing days were over… The rebranding as Malthouse was intended to indicate a freshstart in particular a move away from the policy of staging onlyAustralian plays. “It had a loyal but small audience base whichwas becoming unsustainable financially and I thought we needed tobroaden what we were doing bring in other forms of theatre”Kantor says. The past three years have seen a blossoming of genresat the Malthouse from cabaret to opera dance and theatre: “Idon’t want there to be limitations on what we present. The ethoshas been built on diversity. Attendances rose in his first year; last year they slumped about9000 to about 30000 due in part to programming he concedes wastoo “dark” including Honour Bound a play based on thestory of David Hicks which Kantor believes preceded thegroundswell of sympathy for Hicks by about six months. This yearthey are back on track helped in part by “putting Geoffrey Rush ina show and therefore accessing people who wouldn’t naturally comehere”. While he worries about the company’s financial future he ishappy to swallow any failures as part of the territory that comeswith a theatre company dedicated to risk-taking.
Hot today and even hotter Sunday and Monday forecasters say
Colorado Springs Gazette – Jun 23, 2007
National Weather Service forecasters expect the temperature to hit 86 degrees in Colorado Springs today 91 degrees Sunday and 93 by Monday. Forecasters say there is a slight chance of afternoon thunderstorms each day. The heat wave is expected to break Tuesday with a drop into the low 80s more normal for this time of year. N WADINGA reminder from Colorado Springs city officials: If your kids hoped to escape from the heat today by wading in the new fountain at America the Beautiful Park the only moisture you’ll find there is sweat. The Julie Penrose Fountain opened earlier this month was drained Friday because so many people have been wading in it dirt has clogged filters and spray jets. Signs around the fountain ban wading in the fountain but hundreds have been ignoring them. City officials say they may re-open the fountain by the middle of next week with a policy of allowing wading in certain areas and staff members there to control it… — Instead of riding horses how about racing donkeys? It’s Donkey Derby Days in Cripple Creek. Activities include pancake breakfasts today and Sunday a parade children’s activities professional and amateur burro races chicken bingo a downhill gravity race Victorian dance demonstrations a barn dance vendor booths and a beer garden with live music. Details: 689-3315 or www. usIt starts at 7 a.
It won’t be quiet at the library when teens trumpet their talent
San Diego Union Tribune – Jun 23, 2007
“The talent was excellent last year” said Darin Williamson teen services librarian who is organizing the event and acting as master of ceremonies for the fourth year in a row. Four acts have signed up for “So You Think You Can Dance” and three or four acts have enrolled for the other shows. “We expect to get about 10 acts for each category” Williamson said. A panel of three judges will select winners at each show. Everyone who participates will win a gift certificate and the top finisher each night will receive a $50 gift certificate. Second-and third-place winners will receive $25 gift certificates… Everyone who participates will win a gift certificate and the top finisher each night will receive a $50 gift certificate. Second-and third-place winners will receive $25 gift certificates. Williamson said the series gives teens a place to perform and show off their skills – and it gives him a break. “To me it's much better to have teens doing the entertainment than try to entertain the teens” he said. “They're better at it. ”The annual talent shows are sponsored by the Friends of the Carlsbad Library.
Sauce and spice
Hindu – Jun 23, 2007
to pursue his Masters in Florida then landed a job in California. That was where he saw Salsa for the first time attending an evening with friends. He “fell in love with” the dance style that has its roots in a fusion of Caribbean genres and decided to pursue serious training. Currently he is a member of SalsaMania Dance Co which is rated number three in the world for its high power performances. As for the changeover from the statuesque postures of Bharatanatyam to the twirls and tosses of Salsa (its name comes from the Spanish for sauce!) Giju says it was not difficult. “I was able to break out of that mould even when I was in India” he explains citing his college days when performed Bollywood-style dances. His job leaves him enough flexibility says Giju to be able to pursue his passion vigorously… Currently he is a member of SalsaMania Dance Co which is rated number three in the world for its high power performances. As for the changeover from the statuesque postures of Bharatanatyam to the twirls and tosses of Salsa (its name comes from the Spanish for sauce!) Giju says it was not difficult. “I was able to break out of that mould even when I was in India” he explains citing his college days when performed Bollywood-style dances. His job leaves him enough flexibility says Giju to be able to pursue his passion vigorously. Having come to India on work he has also taken out time for the formal launch of Rang Rangeeli scheduled this Saturday in New Delhi. The album produced under the Raga to Rock label contains original Hindi songs penned by Swati Sinha with music by Benny Johnson. Giju has sung one in a duet with Sadhna Sargam.