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Essays on the Performing Arts

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  • Dance History 139
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Anthony Russell-Roberts (1944-2024)
Frederick Ashton, Dance History Alastair Macaulay 1/16/24 Frederick Ashton, Dance History Alastair Macaulay 1/16/24

Anthony Russell-Roberts (1944-2024)

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A faded postcard from Antoinette Sibley
The Sleeping Beauty, Dance History, Frederick Ashton, Essays on Dance, Performers, Ballet Classics of the Nineteenth Century Alastair Macaulay 1/16/24 The Sleeping Beauty, Dance History, Frederick Ashton, Essays on Dance, Performers, Ballet Classics of the Nineteenth Century Alastair Macaulay 1/16/24

A faded postcard from Antoinette Sibley

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Drew McOnie’s “Nutcracker”
Alastair Macaulay 12/13/23 Alastair Macaulay 12/13/23

Drew McOnie’s “Nutcracker”

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A gala sample of Australian Ballet repertory
Alastair Macaulay 8/7/23 Alastair Macaulay 8/7/23

A gala sample of Australian Ballet repertory

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The Richard Jones “Valkyrie” at English National Opera, 2021
Alastair Macaulay 8/5/23 Alastair Macaulay 8/5/23

The Richard Jones “Valkyrie” at English National Opera, 2021

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 Australian Jewels
Alastair Macaulay 8/3/23 Alastair Macaulay 8/3/23

Australian Jewels

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The return of “The Sleeping Beauty” to Covent Garden
Alastair Macaulay 8/1/23 Alastair Macaulay 8/1/23

The return of “The Sleeping Beauty” to Covent Garden

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Birmingham Royal Ballet Went Into The Music
Alastair Macaulay 8/1/23 Alastair Macaulay 8/1/23

Birmingham Royal Ballet Went Into The Music

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A Royal Ballet triple bill: Kyle Abraham, Crystal Pite, Christopher Wheeldon - March 2022
Alastair Macaulay 7/31/23 Alastair Macaulay 7/31/23

A Royal Ballet triple bill: Kyle Abraham, Crystal Pite, Christopher Wheeldon - March 2022

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Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta” and “The Nutcracker” double bill re-mixed at the Vienna Volksoper, 2022
Alastair Macaulay 7/31/23 Alastair Macaulay 7/31/23

Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta” and “The Nutcracker” double bill re-mixed at the Vienna Volksoper, 2022

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“Mayerling” at forty-four
Alastair Macaulay 7/30/23 Alastair Macaulay 7/30/23

“Mayerling” at forty-four

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“Word-Play”, politics and words at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs
Alastair Macaulay 7/27/23 Alastair Macaulay 7/27/23

“Word-Play”, politics and words at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs

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A viewing of the world’s oldest ballet in more or less current repertory: Vincenzo Galeotti’s “Amors og Balletmesterens Luner” (“The Whims of Cupid and the Dancing Master”)
Alastair Macaulay 6/21/23 Alastair Macaulay 6/21/23

A viewing of the world’s oldest ballet in more or less current repertory: Vincenzo Galeotti’s “Amors og Balletmesterens Luner” (“The Whims of Cupid and the Dancing Master”)

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Glyndebourne’s Dialogues des Carmélites - shocking and musically thrilling
Alastair Macaulay 6/13/23 Alastair Macaulay 6/13/23

Glyndebourne’s Dialogues des Carmélites - shocking and musically thrilling

Katerina Dalayman and Sally Matthews in Les Dialogues des Carmélites. Photograph: Richard Hubert Smith

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The glamour and style of Shyām Dattani
Alastair Macaulay 6/8/23 Alastair Macaulay 6/8/23

The glamour and style of Shyām Dattani

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“Les Plaisirs du bal,” Watteau, the minuet, and the wedding pas de deux of “The Sleeping Beauty”
Alastair Macaulay 5/28/23 Alastair Macaulay 5/28/23

“Les Plaisirs du bal,” Watteau, the minuet, and the wedding pas de deux of “The Sleeping Beauty”

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Glyndebourne’s Don Giovanni - singing redeems a remarkably vague staging
Alastair Macaulay 5/22/23 Alastair Macaulay 5/22/23

Glyndebourne’s Don Giovanni - singing redeems a remarkably vague staging

Michael Mofidian (Masetto) and Victoria Randem (Zerlina). Photograph: Bill Knight.

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Impermanence, the allure of 1913-1939, and fascinating fascism
Alastair Macaulay 5/19/23 Alastair Macaulay 5/19/23

Impermanence, the allure of 1913-1939, and fascinating fascism

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Niels Kehlet (1938-2023)
Alastair Macaulay 5/14/23 Alastair Macaulay 5/14/23

Niels Kehlet (1938-2023)

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Young Choreographer meets Old Critic - Gavin McCaig, 27, and Alastair Macaulay, 67, interview each other
Alastair Macaulay , Merce Cunningham, Harold Pinter, Essays on Dance Alastair Macaulay 5/8/23 Alastair Macaulay , Merce Cunningham, Harold Pinter, Essays on Dance Alastair Macaulay 5/8/23

Young Choreographer meets Old Critic - Gavin McCaig, 27, and Alastair Macaulay, 67, interview each other

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