2019 has been an ‘Australian’ year. We made a 2 month visit to Sydney and marveled at the development of the City Centre and reveled at the easy life style, on the other. For both of us it has been a busy year writing: Christina has now finished her ‘Australian’ book – ” A Family Like Any Other – an Australian Story”. This retells the story of the arrivals, in the 19th century from Ireland, from...

2018 saw the publication of a new book, ‘Geoff Howard BEHIND THE SCENES with Alexander Roy London Ballet Theatre’. This unusual and unique book is a photo scrap book using the many photographs taken by Geoff Howard during the early years of the company’s existence. Christina has provided the conception and the accompanying text. Geoff’s photos are not only of performances, but also of the company’s life backstage, in class and rehearsal and on...

There was little activity among the local dance companies during our long Indian summer and to open the new season the Ballet Nice Mediterranee gave the most interesting programme with a mixed Triple Bill reviewed by Christina on www.DanceTabs.com. We made two interesting visits to the prestigious dance schools in the region, the Rosella Hightower Academy in Cannes and the Princess Grace Academy in Monte-Carlo. and Christina has written about...

The busy Autumn season of dance included a premiere from the Ballets de Monte-Carlo and a packed Festival of Dance in Cannes, all reviewed by Christina in the Dancing Times and on www.DanceTabs.com. This has been followed by the usual lull in dance activity while we spent some time in Switzerland and continue to make new discoveries in the many galleries and museums scattered along the Mediterranean. We both continue to work on our writing...

Our three-month long heat wave shows few signs of abating but we have been kept busy with visitors and with several trips in France, both as tourists and visiting the regular summer festivals. Reviews of performances in Monte-Carlo, Avignon and Vaison-la-Romaine have appeared in Dancing Times and on www.dancetabs.com. We are both looking forward to getting back to our next writing projects. Alexander continues work on a fictional account of his...

Spring always arrives early here in southern France with an explosion of golden blossoms on the hills of the Tanneron. This heralds the Fete de Mimosa in Cannes, soon followed by the Fete de Citron in Menton and the centuries-old Carnival de Nice. The Cannes Film Festival is presently in full-swing and, for the first time in years, it has not rained bringing an extra sparkle to the action on the red carpet. However, there has been a dearth of...