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Posted on October 1, 2010
Some sad news to begin with this month. New English Contemporary Ballet, who did such sterling work in bringing ballet to audiences in the East Midlands region, and who lost its Arts Council funding so disgracefully last year, is to close. Published on the company website is a stark announcement that NECB has gone into creditors’ voluntary liquidation. It is a sad state of affairs when Arts Council East Midlands feels able to fund a dance company that is partly based in Belgium, but cannot find funds to support a “home-grown” ensemble.
On a happier note, in this issue we highlight the 20th anniversary of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s relocation to Birmingham Hippodrome – an example of a truly enlightened vision of bringing dance to the regions, and something eminently worth celebrating. On page 28 we publish the full results of the tenth annual Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards held on January 21, and on page 15 Gerald Dowler talks to The Royal Ballet’s Sarah Lamb, who will be performing at this year’s MOVE IT exhibition on March 13. You will also be able to meet the Dancing Times team at MOVE IT, as once again we shall be sponsoring the event and exhibiting. Come and find us at stand 244!
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Features
15 A Bostonian at the ballet. The Royal Ballet’s Sarah Lamb interviewed by Gerald Dowler
21 Your MOVE IT 2010
23 La Fille mal gardée. By Tamara Karsavina
29 The Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards 2009. By Nicola Rayner
31 Doing it the right way: to Birmingham and beyond. David Mead celebrates the 20th anniversary of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s move to the Hippodrome
37 Web wise dance. By Kevin Berry
41 Seeking a balanced approach. Debbie Malina looks at the complex issues of eating-associated problems within the dance community
47 Questioning the classics. By Gerald Dowler
51 Dancing Times 100. By Mary Clarke
53 Going Dutch: Dance and medicine coming together. By Rachel Rist
59 DanceScene International UK: English National Ballet; The Royal Ballet; Breathing Irregular; Natya Vriksha Dance Company; British Dance Edition 2010 OVERSEAS: Hong Kong Dance Company; Hong Kong Ballet; Monaco Dance Forum; Pacific Northwest Ballet; Royal Ballet of Flanders
83 New Releases. A selection of reviews of newly released books and DVDs
89 Obituary. Margaret Dale, Sir John Dankworth, Helen Lewis, Betty Ripley Cavanagh
Regulars
6 Dancematters. BRB Competition, The Mikhailovsky Ballet in London
11 Letters to the Editor
12 Talking Point. By Susan Crow and Jennifer Jackson
81 Letter from St Petersburg. By Igor Stupnikov
87 Miscellany. Elizabeth Anderton
93 Teachers & Training. Prix de Lausanne results, Bournonville seminars
97 Classified
98 Where to Learn
100 Calendar
Into Dance! for younger readers
109 Dancer of the Month – Freddie Opoku-Addaie. Interviewed by Margaret Willis
112 IntoDance. Big Dance 2010
114 Your Page