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Posted on March 28, 2011
As spring approaches, it will soon be time for MOVE IT 2011, the dance exhibition held at London’s Olympia. This annual event goes from strength to strength, with ever more dance classes, workshops and performances on offer.
As in the past, Dancing Times will be exhibiting, and you can meet the team on Stand 244. If you are visiting on March 13, you will also be able to meet Arlene Phillips, who will be signing copies of her books, as well as ballroom star Kristina Rihanoff. In this issue, we take a look at issues relating to dance health, including an interview on recovery from serious injury with Rambert’s Angela Towler. Also included is a feature on two new UK dance productions based on Alice in Wonderland, and an interview and exclusive photo session with Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Iain Mackay. With the next issue of the magazine, we reluctantly raise our cover price to £3.15, the first increase since October 2006. However, perhaps readers might like to take advantage of a Dancing Times subscription, which remains at the same rate of £32.45.
JONATHAN GRAY
Contents
March 2011 Volume 101 Issue 1207
Features
14 Family man. Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Iain MacKay interviewed by Gerald Dowler
21 National Dance Awards. By Zoë Anderson
23 Ballet for all. Jeannette Andersen looks at the Bavarian State Ballet’s outreach work
29 Off with his head? Paul Arrowsmith investigates two new productions of Alice
33 Dance medicine at Birmingham. Rachel Rist reports on the latest IADMS conference
37 Move IT 2011
39 Back to strength. Rambert Dance Company’s Angela Towler talks to Zoë Anderson about recovering from injury
44 On the Hoppé. A new photographic exhibition by Hoppé at the National Portrait Gallery
47 Who and what is Dalcroze? By Nicola Gaines
Regulars
6 Dance Matters. Ballets Russes film discovered, Balletboyz book competition, Work Place initiative
11 Letters
12 Talking Point. This month, Robert Carter on how he prepares to portray a ballerina
34 Dance Health. Debbie Malina continues our health directory for dancers
55 Dance Scene. Reviews this month include : The Royal Ballet, Phoenix Dance Theatre, American Ballet Theatre, and Black Swan
79 Letter from St Petersburg. Igor Stupnikov sees Spartacus
81 Dance Media. New books reviewed by John Snelson and Bill Harpe
87 Dance People. Kader Berlarbi, Anne Walker
89 Obituaries. Lois Smith, Zoë Dominic, Sara Neil
93 Dance Education. Easter Dynamics at The Place,
Prix de Lausanne results
97 Classifieds
98 Where to Learn
101 Calendar
Into Dance
109 Cleopatra. Zoë Anderson takes a closer look at Northern Ballet’s new production
112 Dancer of the Month. The Royal Ballet’s James Hay interviewed by Margaret Willis
114 Your Page