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Posted on February 27, 2019
This month we mark some major anniversaries, welcome some new appointments, and talk to a whole host of dancers and other people involved in the industry. In News we report on the appointment of the new directors of both Rambert and Birmingham Royal Ballet, two of the UK’s leading dance companies, and on page 41, Kathy Elgin highlights the upcoming 50th anniversary season that Scottish Ballet will be presenting in 2019. In addition, we also pay tribute to the late Elaine McDonald, “Scotland’s first ballerina”, who sadly died before she could participate in the company celebrations.
Interviews this month feature Northern Ballet’s Cuban premier dancer Javier Torres, who has been nominated for the Dancing Times Best Male Dancer Award at the forthcoming Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards in London this month; Bonnie Langford, the West End star who will soon be appearing in the stage musical version of 9 to 5 at the Savoy Theatre; Ballet Black’s Isabela Coracy, our Dancer of the Month; and Friedemann Vogel, the international ballet star who is based with Stuttgart Ballet. There are also articles on auditions, Hot Yoga, photographing ballroom and Latin American dancing, and the upcoming MOVE IT dance event at London’s ExCel. All this, and so much more, Dancing Times is as packed as ever. We hope you enjoy it!
JONATHAN GRAY
Cover Stories
15 – Feeling lucky. Jonathan Gray talks to Northern Ballet’s Javier Torres
23 – MOVE IT 2019
26 – What a way to make a livin’. Nicola Rayner speaks to Bonnie Langford in advance of 9 to 5: The Musical
41 – Highland fling. Kathy Elgin celebrates Scottish Ballet’s 50th anniversary
19 – Audition advice. Laura Dodge offers some ideas to graduates about to enter the dance profession
31 – The flight of Terpsichore. Part Two of Gerald Dowler’s history of Russian ballet between 1941 and 1961
35 – Natural progression. Fátima Nollén takes a look at the dance scene in Colombia
45 – Being Friedemann. Gerald Dowler meets Stuttgart Ballet’s Friedemann Vogel
72 – Picture perfect. Alison Gallagher-Hughes asks what makes the ideal dance photograph
76 – Hot stuff. Nicola Rayner on hot yoga for dancers
78 – Tips on technique. By James Whitehead
79 – Technique clinic. By Phil Meacham
80 – Simon’s Guide to Swing. Simon Selmon remembers the Jiving Lindy Hoppers
81 – Stepping Out. Marianka Swain highlights the 20th anniversary of the Pink Jukebox Trophy
82 – Somewhere in time. By Jack Reavely
6 – News. Carlos Acosta to direct BRB
10 – Letters
13 – Talking Point. By Sean Gandini
49 – Dance Scene. Reviews this month include Scottish Ballet, English National Ballet, The Royal Ballet, New Adventures, Basel Ballett, Hamburg Ballet
63 – FRANCE/dance. By Laura Cappelle
65 – Letter from St Petersburg. By Igor Stupnikov
67 – Notes from New York. Jack Anderson sees seasons by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The Trocks and Diana Vishneva
69 – Danza in Italia. By Graham Spicer
85 – Dancer of the Month. Ballet Black’s Isabela Coracy interviewed by Margaret Willis
89 – People. Sergei Polunin, Dance in the New Year Honours
90 – Obituaries. Elaine McDonald, Raven Wilkinson, Thea Nerissa Barnes
93 – Media. New books and DVDs
95 – Products
96 – Building resilience. By Rachel Rist
99 – Education. CDMT Conference
100 – Health. Debbie Malina looks at breath control and its benefits for dancers
103 – Classifieds
105 – Calendar. Our guide to what’s on this month in the UK and abroad
110 – Listings
114 – Last Dance. We look back to February 1979