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Posted on October 23, 2014
With the summer now in full swing, you might be longing to spend time cooling off, so why not take a look at Debbie Malina’s article on skating and dance on page 56, which might take off some of the heat by putting you on ice? Also in this issue, Graham Watts finds out what it is like to be a dancer appearing in a theatre at the end of a pier, Laura Dodge pays a visit to Urdang Academy, and Paul Arrowsmith takes time out to talk to some senior dancers about the passing on of their dance knowledge.
Arts Council England recently announced its new round of funding awards for dance, and in Dance Matters we find out who the winners are – and also the losers. In the same section, I talk to Kevin O’Hare, director of The Royal Ballet, about the success of the company’s recent tour to Russia, and we highlight English National Ballet’s plans to build a new home for the company and its school in London. Also in this issue, Margaret Willis meets English National Ballet’s Alison McWhinney, who is our latest Dancer of the Month, and in Dance Scene we include reviews of, among others, Northern Ballet, Rambert, Stuttgart Ballet and the Paris Opéra Ballet.
JONATHAN GRAY
August 2014 Volume 104 Issue 1248
Cover stories
14 Not just a bunch of steps. Paul Arrowsmith explores how dancers’ knowledge is recycled
19 Not the end of the pier show. Graham Watts discovers the rigours involved in dancing on the end of a pier
23 Establishing connections. Laura Dodge pays a visit to Urdang Academy
Features
26 Trinity Laban’s architectural gem. Caroline Reilly describes Harlequin Floor’s decade-long collaboration with Trinity Laban
Regulars
06 Dance Matters. The Royal Ballet in Russia, Arts Council England dance funding news
10 Letters
12 Talking Point. Kathrine Sorley Walker considers comedy in British dance
28 Dance Scene. Reviews include English National Ballet, New English Ballet Theatre, Stuttgart Ballet
47 Letter from St Petersburg. Igor Stupnikov sees ballets by Hans van Manen
49 Notes from New York. Jack Anderson reviews ballets by Frederick Ashton
51 Dance Media. New Blu-ray and DVD releases reviewed by Sophie Warner and Jonathan Gray
53 Dance People. Nicolas Le Riche, promotions at Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet and The Royal Ballet
55 Obituaries. Mary Anthony, Douglas Steuart
56 Dance Health. Debbie Malina examines the close relationship between dance and skating
60 Dance Education. New teachers at RBS, Rambert School, Freefall
65 Classifieds
66 Where to Learn
75 Calendar
Into Dance
69 Dancer of the Month. Margaret Willis meets English National Ballet’s Alison McWhinney
72 INALA. Zoë Anderson previews a new show at the Edinburgh International Festival