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Posted on August 28, 2019
We pay tribute this month to David Bintley, who stepped down as director of Birmingham Royal Ballet on June 29 after 24 years of service. He was, of course, associated with the company long before that, both as a dancer and choreographer when it was named Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet, but – as can be seen in his interview with Paul Arrowsmith – he plans to continue with his career as a choreographer for the foreseeable future.
We also report back on the 2019 Blackpool Dance Festival, learn about the commercial dance scene, and find out about Iain MacKay’s plans for Yorkshire Ballet Seminars, which return to Askham Bryan College this month. In addition, there is an extended Dance Scene section, highlighting the vast amount of dance that has recently been on offer on stage in the UK and abroad.
Finally, to mark this month’s Pride celebrations in the UK, we include an article – requested by our readers – on voguing, a dance style that has recently made a comeback in the popular imagination. Enjoy the summer!
JONATHAN GRAY
15 – Missing the hurly-burly. Paul Arrowsmith asks David Bintley to look back at his time as director of Birmingham Royal Ballet
19 – Turning point. Jonathan Gray talks to Iain Mackay about his ambitions for the Yorkshire Ballet Seminars
23 – Strike a pose. Nicola Rayner explores the re-emergence of voguing
76 – Blackpool 2019! Martin Cutler reports from Blackpool Dance Festival
26 – Be your own brand. Laura Dodge discovers the growing commercial dance industry
29 – Kalamata – what’s not to like? Paul Arrowsmith meets Linda Kapetanea, director of the Kalamata Dance Festival
33 – Collective interest. Fátima Nollén looks at Ecuador’s contemporary dance scene
36 – Method of the Maestro. Diane van Schoor talks to Jonathan Gray about the release on DVD of Complete Cecchetti Diploma
80 – All change, please. Alison Gallagher-Hughes attends the British Open
82 – Tips on technique. By James Whitehead
83 –Technique clinic. By Phil Meacham
84 – Simon’s Guide to Swing. By Simon Selmon
85 – Stepping Out. By Marianka Swain
86 – Notes from the Dance Floor. By Vikki Jane Vile
88 – Somewhere in time. By Jack Reavely
6 – News. Northern Ballet’s 50th anniversary plans
10 – Letters
12 – Talking Point. By Northern Ballet’s Gavin McCaig
39 – Dance Scene. Reviews include Seeta Patel, Rambert, Northern Ballet, Rosie Kay Dance Company, Masters of Choreography, The Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and Norwegian National Ballet
67 – Variety Lights. By Barbara Newman
69 – FRANCE/dance. By Laura Cappelle
71 – Letter from St Petersburg. By Igor Stupnikov
73 – Notes from New York. By Jack Anderson
91 – Dancer of the Month. Margaret Willis meets The Royal Ballet’s Joseph Sissens
95 – People. Marcelino Sambé, the Queen’s Birthday Honours
96 – Obituaries. John O’Brien
99 – Media. Nicola Rayner reviews Force of Nature Natalia
101 – Products
103 – Education. British Ballet Grand Prix
108 – Health. Debbie Malina considers the development of the Dance for Parkinson’s Network
111 – Classified
112 – Calendar. Our guide to what’s on this month in the UK and abroad
118 – Listings
122 – Last Dance. We look back to July 1979