Category Archives: Film / DVD / YouTube / Livestreams

Google’s Martha Graham Dancer Doodle

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Tonya

In case you’re not online today, or don’t use Google as a search engine, someone has generously recorded and posted a YouTube clip of Google’s excellent Martha Graham doodle, in honor of what would be her 117th birthday. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Jose Carreno and ABT Live-Streamed from the Guggenheim this Sunday and Monday

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Tonya

The Guggenheim’s Works and Process event this coming Sunday and Monday nights (May 1st and 2nd) is entitled “ABT: On to Act II” and focuses on what awaits a principal ballet dancer upon retirement from an illustrious career. The focus … Continue reading →

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Roberto Bolle’s Proust Questionnaire

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Tonya

How fun – it’s Roberto Bolle answering Vanity Fair‘s Proust Questionnaire, in Italian, with English subtitles.

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Sexy Kindle Party Reading

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Tonya

Broadcasting Live with Ustream.TV So, my reading Thursday evening is now archived on the Reading is Sexy Kindle Party ustream; I embedded it here. I’m the sixth reader on the list – out of eight. The readings were so diverse. … Continue reading →

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Roberto Bolle & Robert Wilson’s “Perchance to Dream” Scared the Crap Out of Me

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Tonya

My friend, Oberon, told me about this exhibit – a video installation by Robert Wilson showcasing Roberto Bolle, showing at Center 548 in Chelsea, as part of Milano New York Isaloni. So I went to check it out yesterday. Scared … Continue reading →

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I’m Going to be on Stacey Cochran’s Book Chatter Show This Friday, 10/22

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Tonya

So psyched – I’m going to be on popular Claws author Stacey Cochran‘s internet show, Book Chatter, this Friday, 10/22. The show begins at 9 p.m. EST. It’s live-streamed so you can participate if you want by going to the … Continue reading →

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MELANIE LAPATIN AND BENJI SCHWIMMER STAR IN "LEADING LADIES"

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Tonya

So excited! I’ve been hearing about this ballroom-based movie Melanie LaPatin has a role in for a while now and it’s finally being released. It stars SYTYCD season three winner Benji Schwimmer as well. Here’s the synopsis: “Nothing matters more … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH TWITCH ABOUT HIS ROLE IN STEP UP 3D

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Tonya

My interview with So You Think You Can Dance all-star tWitch Boss is now up on the Huffington Post. He has a role in the new movie Step Up 3D, out in theaters nationwide August 6th. It’s his first big … Continue reading →

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ENTER THE MYMUTATION ONLINE DANCE COMPETITION

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Tonya

I received this email yesterday from the marketing department of the Sydney Opera House in Australia announcing a competition they’re having as part of their upcoming Spring 2010 Festival.  They had the same competition last year and it was a … Continue reading →

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WEEKEND VIEWING: JOSE MANUEL CARRENO

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Tonya

(Middle photo of Fancy Free – with Sasha Radetsky and Herman Cornejo – taken from Ballet.co; other photos from ABT website) Jose Carreno is my dancer of the season this ABT season, mainly because I love him and am trying … Continue reading →

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WEEKEND VIEWING: NATALIA OSIPOVA IN DON Q

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Tonya

So, if you missed THE performance of the season last week at ABT (that’s Natalia Osipova’s American debut as Kitri in Don Quixote, with legendary Jose Carreno as her partner), here are some vids I found of her dancing the … Continue reading →

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WISEMAN'S LA DANSE ON PBS

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Tonya

The Frederick Wiseman documentary La Danse, about the Paris Opera Ballet, which I loved (particularly the parts with Laetitia Pujol), is going to air in several  segments on PBS beginning on June 16th. Excellent!

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MARCELO DANCING MANON PDD WITH TERESHKINA

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Tonya

One of my Facebook friends and blog readers found this video of Marcelo dancing MacMillan’s gorgeous Manon pas de deux with Viktoria Tereshkina. I think I missed her when she toured NY with the Kirov but she is a really … Continue reading →

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DANCING WITH THE STARS MOVIE NIGHT

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Tonya

Here are my thoughts on this week’s Dancing with the Stars. I was going to post a video of Tiler Peck for all the Huffington Post readers who’ve never heard of her, since she was seen so little on last … Continue reading →

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DREW JACOBY'S DANCE PULP LAUNCHES ON HULU VIA TENDUTV

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Tonya

Since following her on Twitter, I’ve been waiting for magnificent ballerina Drew Jacoby’s DancePulp to launch. (photo of her above taken from here) And I just received a press release that it has — on Hulu, via TenduTv. DancePulp is … Continue reading →

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MISNOMER'S "MISNOMER"

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Tonya

As usual, I am very behind on blogging. My friends Chris Atamian, Mika and I all went to see Misnomer Dance Theater last weekend at Symphony Space uptown and I haven’t had time to review. So instead I’m going to … Continue reading →

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I'M A BLANK SLATE WHEN IT COMES TO KATE GOSSELIN, I CAN'T HELP IT!

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Tonya

Dancing with the Stars: Controversial Stars Steal Show – More free videos are here Hahaha, I sound like a total dumbass! Seriously, I don’t watch reality TV (other than the dance competition shows, if you want to call them that), … Continue reading →

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WATCH NY EXPORT OPUS JAZZ WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON PBS!

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Tonya

Tomorrow night, Wednesday, March 24th, at 8:00, the new film made by New York City Ballet dancers Ellen Bar and  Sean Suozzi, along with directors Henry Joost and Jody Lee Lipes, will air nationally on PBS. I was sent a … Continue reading →

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BALLET INSPIRED BRIDAL FASHION FROM MARTHA STEWART

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Tonya

Starring… some ABT dancers. And here are some photos of the fashion shoot. Via ABT’s Twitter feed.

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BARYSHNIMOSS

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Tonya

So now Baryshnikov and supermodel Kate Moss are making a ballet movie together. I know — all of these ballet movies! Moss is reportedly taking ballet lessons in preparation. The film is by Michael Clarke and shooting will begin in … Continue reading →

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BECKII CRUEL CRAZE IN JAPAN

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Tonya

Have you guys seen this? Apparently, UK teen Rebecca Flint, aka Beckii Cruel, is the latest YouTube dance sensation — at least in Japan, where her video clips have been viewed by over eight million people. She says she has … Continue reading →

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BEST SUPERBOWL COMMERCIAL BY FAR, EVER, NO COMPETITION – DUH

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Tonya

Okay, I can’t really say “ever” since I’ve never watched the Superbowl before. But seriously, who is Mark Sanchez!

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ADAM SHANKMAN ON CHOREOGRAPHING FOR THE ACADEMY AWARDS

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Tonya

Here’s a video of Adam Shankman talking about the upcoming number he’s choreographing for the Academy Awards. According to SYTYCism, Jakob Karr will be performing in that number, and those auditioning included SYTYCD alums Billy Bell, Travis Wall, Katee Shean, … Continue reading →

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IT'S TIME TO PROMOTE IRLAN SILVA TO ABT PROPER, KEVIN MCKENZIE!

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Tonya

Photo taken from the Prix de Lausanne website. Last weekend I went to another fabulous Guggenheim Works & Process event, this one in celebration of Frederic Franklin, the 95-year-old formerly of Ballets Russes who’s worked with American Ballet Theater for … Continue reading →

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FILM OF ROYAL BALLET'S HISTORIC VISIT TO CUBA ON YOUTUBE!

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Tonya

Wow, a film made by the dancers / choreographers – turned filmmakers, The Ballet Boyz, of the Royal Ballet’s historic visit to Cuba earlier this year, which was shown on UK television, is now available to us all via You … Continue reading →

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BILL T. JONES ON BILL MOYERS JOURNAL

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Tonya

If you missed it on PBS, you can watch Bill T. Jones as he talks about his Fondly Do We Hope … Fervently Do We Pray, celebrating Abraham Lincoln, on the Bill Moyers Journal here. Do watch — it’s fascinating.

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SIMONE MESSMER PROMOTED TO SOLOIST AT ABT

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Tonya

With all of my book hysteria, I’d missed this news (which was released the same day as the novel): a favorite dancer of mine was finally promoted to soloist. Here is a YouTube video I found of her (dancing a … Continue reading →

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A-ROD & DJ: THE MUSICAL

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Tonya

Okay I know this has nothing overtly to do with dance but I love these two and couldn’t help posting it anyway. So cute in their youthful innocence And those voices! Seriously, don’t they sound like characters out of West … Continue reading →

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MERRY CHRISTMAS

Posted on December 25, 2009 by Tonya

to everyone who celebrates is. I found this video from my friend, the great writer Michael Northrop I love it. It reminds me of a scene in my favorite novelist Andrei Makine’s Once Upon the River Love, where two Siberian … Continue reading →

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"NINE" OPENS TODAY

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Tonya

And I can’t wait to see it.

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