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Posted on August 26, 2021
Editorial and contents August 2021
It’s too early to know, just yet, what impact “Freedom Day”, on July 19, may have had on dance in the UK. From that date onwards, people were no longer required to socially distance themselves from others, and were also free not to wear face-coverings if they chose not to. Theatres, restaurants, pubs and clubs could open at full capacity again, which also meant dance schools and studios could begin to operate “normally”. Is all this too much, too soon? In this issue of Dancing Times, Nicola Rayner hears from ballroom, Latin American and partner dance teachers – whose businesses have perhaps been the hardest hit within the dance industry during the pandemic – on how they were planning to “get back to normal”, if indeed they were. Additionally, Ginny Brown of the ISTD offers an antidote to teaching dance in a digital world. We also find out what live dance events are being planned for this year’s Edinburgh International Festival.
Exploring other areas of dance in a post-pandemic world, Daniel Pratt asks how much the dance industry will protect its artists in his Talking Point column, and on page 22 Matthew Paluch looks at queer representation in ballet. All topics that are food for thought.
JONATHAN GRAY
Dancing Times, August 2021 Volume 111 Issue 1332
15 – Right as rain. Nicola Rayner talks to Faye Tozer about her upcoming role in Singin’ in the Rain
26 – Something to be shared. Zoë Anderson previews the 2021 Edinburgh International Festival
52 – Back to the ballroom. Nicola Rayner hears some thoughts on Freedom Day
19 – Keep dancing. Ginny Brown offers an antidote to a digital world
22 – Queering ballet. Matthew Paluch looks at queer representation in ballet
29 – Gone but not quite forgotten. Gerald Dowler highlights the history of International Ballet
54 – Tips on technique. By James Whitehead
55 – Technique clinic. By Phil Meacham
56 – Simon’s Guide to Swing. By Simon Selmon
57 – Stepping Out. By Pete Meager
58 – Somewhere in time. By Jack Reavely
6 – News. Scottish Ballet, National Dance Awards
10 – Letters
13 – Talking Point. By Daniel Pratt
33 – Dance Scene International. Reviews this month from Birmingham, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, London, Manchester and Munich
46 – Variety Lights. Barbara Newman reviews Hairspray
47 – Danza in Italia. By Graham Spicer
48 – Letter from St Petersburg. By Igor Stupnikov
49 – FRANCE/dance. By Laura Cappelle
61 – Dancer of the Month. Margaret Willis interviews Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Natalie Alleston
64 – Obituaries. Lucette Aldous, Olga Moiseyeva, Elizabeth Souritz, Donald York
66 – Media. New books, CDs and DVDs
69 – Products
71 – Education. Fonteyn finalists announced
74 – Strictly for the birds. Debbie Malina looks at dance in the animal kingdom
77 – Classifieds
78 – Calendar. Our guide to what’s on
82 – Last Dance. We look back to August 1981