(392) Balanchine Rarities with Alastair Macaulay — Conversations on Dance
The latest episode of the podcast Conversations on Dance features myself speaking about Balanchine Rarities on Film- a topic I’m presenting at the New York Public Library on May 6. conversationsondancepod.com/episodes-trans…

My review of Covent Garden’s trivial but slyly misogynist new “Carmen” for “Slipped Disc”.

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My review of Wayne McGregor’s “autobiography” at Sadler’s Wells. Review: Covent Garden chief takes leave from his day job - Slippedisc slippedisc.com/2024/03/review…

I’ve slightly adjusted my “Slipped Disc” review of New York City Ballet’s brief Sadler’s Wells visit, now taking account of a second performance. And I’ve posted it on my website: alastairmacaulay.com .

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Oooh look! A report of our February 19 DANSOX event on Indian classical dance: Alastair Macaulay and Shobana Jeyasingh in discussion. Jacqueline du Pré Building, St Hilda’s College, Oxford, 19th February 2024 – Maggie Watson reports | Oxford Dance Writers oxforddancewriters.wordpress.com/2024/03/05/dan…

And here’s my August 2023 review of the Australian Ballet’s rather marvellous gala-type Covent Garden sample of its repertory. alastairmacaulay.com/all-essays/9c3…

Seven months late, I’ve posted my August 2023 “Slipped Disc” review of the Australian Ballet production of George Balanchine’s “Jewels”. alastairmacaulay.com/all-essays/aus…

Review: Alastair Macaulay on New York City Ballet at Sadler’s Wells - Slippedisc slippedisc.com/2024/03/review…

What a minefield Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” has become. I’ve transferred my “Slipped Disc” review of the English National Opera revival of Simon McBurney’s production to my website. alastairmacaulay.com/all-essays/6t3…

Here, in two parts, is my account of the Royal Ballet’s Festival of New Choreography, held at Covent Garden during February 2024. alastairmacaulay.com/all-essays/592…

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English National Opera’s Simon McBurney “Magic Flute” is back at the London Coliseum: my review of last night’s first night.

Here’s my essay on Poussin and the Dance, originally written (for “Dancing Times”) as a review of the London National Gallery’s autumn 2021 exhibition of this very subject. Many illustrations! alastairmacaulay.com/all-essays/nsy…

Marius von Mayenburg’s “Nachtland” is astonishing - a comedy about Germany, Hitler, art, and the Jews, constructed as a partly surreal satire. Patrick Marber’s Young Vic production, presenting it as suspenseful variations on a theme, is essential viewing. alastairmacaulay.com/all-essays/nac…

My brief account of Steve Paxton, one of the great originals of dance history alastairmacaulay.com/all-essays/ste…