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Posted on August 24, 2017
Dancing Times may not have been invited to review any of the performances by the Maryinsky Ballet in London this summer, but there is no shortage of Russian ballet in this issue of the magazine. As well as Igor Stupnikov’s regular Letter from St Petersburg, we also publish Margaret Willis’ report on the 2017 Moscow International Ballet Competition, as well as Graham Watts’ round-up of the Rudolf Nureyev Festival held in Ufa, the home town of the great dancer. In addition, we also report on the sudden and dramatic cancellation of a new ballet based on the life of Nureyev at the Bolshoi.
It’s not all Russian ballet in this issue of the magazine, however, so Nicola Rayner talks to Latin dancer Flavia Cacace about Tango Moderno, her forthcoming show with Vincent Simone, Lee Knights takes a look at belly dancing, Barbara Newman reviews two new stage musicals – Bat Out of Hell and YANKS! – running in the West End, and actor Trader Faulkner remembers the Australian-born ballerina Elaine Fifield, who performed with The Royal Ballet during the 1950s. All this, plus our regular news and reviews from around the world of dance. Enjoy the summer holiday!
Dancing Times, August 2017 Volume 107 Issue 1284
Cover Stories
14 – Moscow International Ballet Competition 2017. Margaret Willis sees the winners
20 – Thoroughly Moderno. Nicola Rayner talks to Flavia Cacace about her and Vincent Simone’s Tango Moderno. Photographs by Hugo Glendinning
24 – Nureyev Festival. Graham Watts travelled to Ufa to attend a festival celebrating the life of Rudolf Nureyev
31 – DC dancing. The Washington Ballet’s 2017–18 season, photographed by Dean Alexander
Features
17 – Musical theatre in the Midlands. Laura Dodge visits MADD
27 – A fractured, tragic ambition. Trader Faulkner remembers Elaine Fifield
Dance Today
6 – Up in arms. Nicola Rayner thinks arms are the unsung heroes of ballroom and Latin American dancing
60 – Keeping the legacy alive. Alison Gallagher-Hughes on the importance of inspiration in dance
62 – I dream of Genie. Lee Knights takes a look at belly dancing
64 – Tips on technique. By James Whitehead
65 – Technique clinic. By Phil Meacham
66 – Simon’s Guide to Swing. By Simon Selmon
67 – Stepping Out. By Marianka Swain
68 – Somewhere in time. By Jack Reavely
Regulars
6 – News. Arts Council England funding announced, Bolshoi cancels Rudolf Nureyev ballet
10 – Letters
12 – Talking Point. By Daniel Pratt
33 – Variety Lights. Barbara Newman sees Bat Out of Hell and YANK!
35 – FRANCE/dance. By Laura Cappelle
37 – Letter from St Petersburg. Igor Stupnikov attends the Dance Open Festival
39 – Notes from New York. Jack Anderson reviews LA Dance Project at the Joyce Theater
41 – Dance Scene. Reviews include Scottish Dance Theatre, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Alexander Whitley, les ballets C de la B, Dorrance Dance, National Ballet of China, Dutch National Ballet
71 – People. Nicolas Le Riche, Royal Ballet promotions
72 – Dancer of the Month. Margaret Willis meets Scottish Ballet’s Araminta Wraith
77 – Products
78 – Education. National Youth Ballet, Central School of Ballet
82 – Health. Debbie Malina looks at the issue of muscle memory
85 – Classified
87 – Calendar. Our guide to what’s on stage in the UK and abroad
94 – Listings. Where to learn to dance
98 – Last Dance. We look back to August 1977