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The West Australian Ballet's Swan Lake brings the story to Perth – but the Noongar elements never feel completely integrated

Review: Swan Lake, West Australian Ballet

The Conversation

Holiday things to do in Chicago: Myriad spins on ‘The Nutcracker’ arriving on area stages

From art deco to hip-hop to an immersive experience, “The Nutcracker” remains a holiday dance favorite.

Chicago Sun-Times

Julie Cunningham & Company review – holding the moment

In this double bill, a queer response to Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky, the dancing is direct, controlled and compelling

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In Kyiv, I saw Ukrainians on the frontlines of a very real culture war

For many in Ukraine, this is a war of ‘decolonisation’ – and that includes Russia’s celebrated artistic heritage, says Charlotte Higgins

The Guardian - UK

Londoner’s Diary: Cancelling Russian art is ‘stupid’, says Ralph Fiennes

In today’s Diary: Ralph Fiennes on Russia / Laura Kuenssberg in Vogue / Pity Bond, says 007 author / Tom Hiddleston incognito at Zawe Ashton screening / Tories’ Lib Dem love-in

Evening Standard

Prom 38: Philharmonia/Santtu-Matias Rouvali review – raucous but undemanding

Rouvali’s Proms debut as principal conductor of the Philharmonia could have been more challenging; while violinist Jennifer Koh was understated on Missy Mazzoli’s Procession

The Guardian - UK

Riddells Creek's James McDonell prepares to tour with Australian Ballet

James McDonell grew up in the Macedon Ranges surrounded by dogs, cats, some pet sheep, and alpacas. Now, he's set to star in the Australian Ballet's Swan Lake Variations.

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The 5 best films from the 2022 Sydney Film Festival

Back to June again, after the disruption of the last couple of years, and the twin festivals of light – Vivid and the Sydney Film Festival – once again galvanise the city.

The Conversation

The five best films from the 2022 Sydney Film Festival

After two years of disrucoption, the Sydney Film Festival is back. Here are the top picks for best films from among the 40 or so I managed to catch.

The New Daily

Cutting works by Russian artists is ‘stupid’, says Pussy Riot member

Maria Alyokhina calls on artistic community to unite over Ukraine and repression in Russia

The Guardian - UK

‘How can I not get enraged?’ Russian director Serebrennikov on war, exile and his new opera

Despite run-ins with the authorities Kirill Serebrennikov stayed put – until the invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Parsifal; Eugene Onegin; Scriabin: Poems of Ecstasy and Fire

Opera North’s new Wagner production is one to remember; OHP take on Tchaikovsky’s perfect opera; and Bold Tendencies go to town with Scriabin’s synaesthesia

The Guardian - UK

Eugene Onegin at Opera Holland Park review: this production’s staging undermines its intensity

Fine singers were not well-served by the stark design and out-of-focus direction

Evening Standard

Commentary: What is Ukrainian music, and what does it say about the war?

LOS ANGELES — The first week of May, I attended four concerts. All four, whether by chance or intent, had a connection with Ukraine. That was obvious the first day of May at a benefit concert for Ukraine put on by the Wende Museum and Jacaranda Music at the Robert…

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The Guardian - UK

Tchaikovsky’s Ukrainian heritage should be celebrated

Letters: Although the composer was born in Russia, his paternal family came from Ukraine, writes Amanda Turner. Plus Fr Alec Mitchell on the Ukrainian harpist Veronika Lemishenko

The Independent UK

Emeli Sande hopes BBC music show allows people time out from ‘hectic chaos’

She is hosting a new show which sees her exploring music that inspires her.

The Guardian - UK

Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 2 is ripe for a Ukrainian rebranding

Letters: Symphony No 2 is usually dubbed the ‘Little Russian’, but was once nicknamed the ‘Ukrainian symphony’, writes Edward Wilson. Plus Jeremy Muldowney on a young Polish artist’s national pride

Al Jazeera

What’s in a name? Russians in New York adapt amid Ukraine war

As some remove references to Russia from business names, others say it’s unfair to blame all Russians for Ukraine war.

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Vladimir Putin's Hypocritical Lament About Cancel Culture, J.K. Rowling

"Critiques of Western cancel culture are possibly not best made by those currently slaughtering civilians."

The Guardian - UK

Putin says west treating Russian culture like ‘cancelled’ JK Rowling

President complains west ‘trying to cancel a whole 1,000-year culture’ after invasion of Ukraine

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japanese orchestras ditch Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture'

Some Japanese orchestras have decided to stop performing a piece by Russian composer Tchaikovsky (1840-93) that celebrates Russia's defense against a French invasion in 1812.

The Guardian - UK

Bruce Liu/Philharmonia/Santtu-Matias Rouvali review – an unexpected but refined UK debut

Last year’s winner of the International Chopin competition, Bruce Liu, was a late substitution for this all-Tchaikovsky programme, but made light and elegant work of the challenging Second Concerto

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Banning Tchaikovsky won’t win the war in Ukraine

Banning Tchaikovsky is not the way to win a war. Last week, the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra removed the composer’s popular "1812 Overture" from its forthcoming program due to the invasion of Ukraine. The work noisily celebrates Russian resistance to Napoleon’s invasion.

The Guardian - UK

Why now is no time for Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture

Letters: Bojan Bujic on the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra’s decision to remove the Russian composer’s work from its programme

The Guardian - UK

Tchaikovsky and Moscow Mules off: consumers vent fury over Ukraine invasion

Madrid restaurant trolled, priest defaces Dublin embassy and orchestra cancels 1812 Overture in anti-Russia actions

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