Tonya Plank's Blog, page 37

FALL FOR DANCE 2010 SCHEDULE

The Fall For Dance 2010 schedule has been announced. It begins on September 28th and runs through October 9. Again, tickets are a mere $10 and they go on sale on City Center's website on September 12 at 11 a.m. – and you know that means 11 a.m. sharp! Highlights are ABT (performing the gorgeous Thais Pas de Deux again!), Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Corella Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Gallim Dance, San Francisco Ballet, Ronald K. Brown's Evidence, Bill T. Jones, there's a Brazilian troupe m...

DRIVE-THRU INTERVIEW, AND SWALLOW MAKES LEGAL THRILLER BEST-SELLER LIST ON AMAZON

Today I have a short, "drive-thru" interview on fabulously wonderful indie author Jenna Elizabeth Johnson's blog, Hello Kruel, Kruel World.

I met Ms. Johnson on the Kindleboards, where I've connected with a number of really kind and supportive indie authors. I joined Kindleboards after hugely successful indie-turned-traditionally published author, J.A. Konrath, suggested the site as an excellent way to connect with other authors and readers of Kindle books.

It seems to have worked in my favor s...

ROBERTO BOLLE AT THE PIAZZA SAN MARCO

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Roberto Bolle and Friends are performing July 27th at the Piazza San Marco in Venice, as part of a gala to benefit the National Trust for Italy. The way the Italians talk about him, he must be so beloved there. Someday I must go see him dance in his native country…

NATALIA OSIPOVA NOW ELECTRIFIES COPPELIA AT THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

Wow, no summer break for Natalia Osipova. She's now back dancing with the Bolshoi, who are currently performing at the Royal Opera House in London. The Guardian's Judith Mackrell is awed by her Coppelia. I can only imagine; this seems like a perfect role for her.

Photo by Tristram Kenton.

NATALIE PORTMAN'S "BLACK SWAN" WILL PREMIERE AT THE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 1

Visit the Examiner for more details and a slide show including a few more pics from the movie. Photo above looks rather creepy imo … which I guess goes along with the genre.

JARED MATTHEWS AND YURIKO KAJIYA ON SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE

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The fabulous Jade Young has sent me new headshots he took of ABT soloists Jared Matthews and Yuriko Kajiya, who performed a Don Quixote pas de deux last night on So You Think You Can Dance. What did you guys think of them?

GUEST POST BY BEA LESACA: HOW SALSA MADE ME APPRECIATE HIP HOP MORE

Hey, everyone. Today, I have the pleasure of introducing you to Bea Lesaca, a b-girl and hip hop dancer who writes for HardKnockRadio. Her guest post is about how salsa made her appreciate her own dance style more. Here's Bea:

How Salsa Made me Appreciate Hip Hop More

Having been break dancing for a good chunk of my adult life, I couldn't help but actually take it for granted. It was probably due to years of doing the same thing over and over again, making it as routine as going grocery...

NILAS MARTINS QUIETLY RETIRES FROM NYCB

According to the New York Times Arts Beat blog, Nilas Martins, longtime principal with New York City Ballet (and son of Artistic Dir. Peter Martins) has retired. Without a farewell performance, without flowers, without fanfare. The story is that he has a knee injury and suffered continuing problems with that, and ended up getting a job with the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at Kennedy Center and just didn't feel up to coming back and giving a final performance. I can't say I blame him...

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE WEEK 6 – THE SEASON OF INJURIES CONTINUES

Ok, where is Billy?

Cat announces that this is the 150th episode, so they have a giant birthday cake. Wow has the show really been on for five years?

Kenny Ortega is joining as a judge tonight.

Argh! So, Billy has hurt his knee and, though the doctor says he's okay to dance, he doesn't feel he can. He'll be in the bottom three tomorrow night.

First on are Lauren and Twitch in a Tabitha Napoleon hip hop. This was fun. Loved those somersaults – wow, what form she has! She really had the attitude...

DANCE AND ART IN WILLIAMSBURG THIS WEEKEND

My friend Alyssa is an independent arts curator and she has a show this Friday and Saturday night in Williamsburg that may be of interest to my NY-based dance peeps.

It's a collaboration between artist Sarah Olson and choreographer  Cori Kresge (who is a member of the Merce Cunningham Repertory Understudy Group and of the Merce Cunningham teaching faculty) called "Galvanic Folklore From the Accelerating Universe: an Evening of Dance and Music Inspired by Scientific Theories and Evolutionary...