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Posted on December 18, 2019
With the approach of Christmas, there are some seasonal treats in the latest issue of Dancing Times. That much-loved dancer Adam Cooper returns to the UK stage this month to appear in Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes at Sadler’s Wells, and we find out what he has been up to since he was last here in an interview with Gerald Dowler. We also hear from the stage designer Dick Bird, who so brilliantly reimagined Birmingham Royal Ballet’s lovely production of The Nutcracker for its performances at the Royal Albert Hall, and who is now working on a new piece for David Bintley and Sarasota Ballet next spring.
Also this month, we come to the end of Fátima Nollén’s series on dance in Latin America. It has given us a fascinating insight into a dance scene not often reported on here, and, to mark the “series finale”, we also catch up with Thiago Soares and Iñaki Urlezaga, two South American dancers familiar to us from their performances with The Royal Ballet. In addition, Lee Knights introduces us to bachata, a popular Latin dance originating from the Dominican Republic. Which leaves me just to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.
JONATHAN GRAY
16 – Song and dance man. Adam Cooper talks to Gerald Dowler
21 – All hail, Johannes! Nicola Rayner on Strictly’s Johannes Radebe
30 – Thiago and friends. Kristyna Kashvili joins Thiago Soares on tour in Brazil
95 – Obituaries. Alicia Alonso,
Valerie Adams, Maria Fay
24 – Here when you need us most. Clemmie Cowl on the Dance Professionals Fund
27 – Journey’s end? Fátima Nollén concludes her series on Latin America
34 – Ace of Spades. Iñaki Urlezaga talks to Fátima Nollén about bringing Pushkin to St Petersburg
39 – Nutcrackers and computer games. Paul Arrowsmith meets stage designer Dick Bird
74 – A year of change. Nicola Rayner reports from the International
78 – Romancing the roots. Lee Knights explores the history of bachata
80 – Tips on technique. By James Whitehead
81 – Technique clinic. By Phil Meacham
82 – Simon’s Guide to Swing. By Simon Selmon
83 – Stepping Out. By Marianka Swain
84 – Notes from the Dance Floor
86 – Somewhere in time. By Jack Reavely
6 – News. Scottish Ballet in 2020, American Ballet Theatre celebrates 80 years,
ENB gala at the Coliseum
13 – Letters
15 – Talking Point. By Gavin McCaig
43 – Dance Scene. Reviews include Dance Umbrella, Northern Ballet, The Royal Ballet, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, Rambert, Hong Kong Ballet
65 – Variety Lights. Barbara Newman sees Falsettos and Orpheus and Eurydice
67 – FRANCE/dance. Laura Cappelle on Crystal Pite’s new work for the Paris Opéra Ballet
69 – Letter from St Petersburg. By Igor Stupnikov
71 – Notes from New York. By Jack Anderson
89 – Dancer of the Month. Margaret Willis meets Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Laura Day
93 – People. Karen Kain, Michael O’Hare, Alastair Marriott and Jonathan Howells
99 – Media. Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet on the big screen
101 – Products
104 – Education. Royal Academy of Dance, bbodance, Dance School of the Year 2019
107 – Ballets, battles and bullets. Debbie Malina considers the many links found between dance and the military
111 – Classifieds
112 – Calendar
118 – Listings
122 – Last Dance. We look back to December 1979