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Posted on November 28, 2014
As we well and truly move into the winter months, this issue of Dancing Times has a little bit of something for everyone with an interest in dance, from a story about the “Child Pavlova”, dancer Marjorie Stevens, to Broadway choreographer Susan Stroman’s thoughts on her latest West End production, The Scottsboro Boys, as well as an exploration of what it takes to be a man in dance.
We also talk to The Royal Ballet’s Marcelino Sambé, pay a behind-the-scenes visit to Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, and find out all about a Community Dance gathering in Cardiff. If that wasn’t enough, Talking Point offers some thoughts about moving on from dance, and we also look at an inspiring project based at Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.
Demonstrating the vast array of themes and subjects that dance can offer, we review recent performances from companies as wide-ranging as Birmingham Royal Ballet, Richard Alston Dance Company and Grupo Corpo, as well as bringing you up to date with all the latest news. We hope you enjoy it. If you do, why not think about taking out a subscription – either in print or digitally? Details on how can be found in this issue.
JONATHAN GRAY
Cover stories
14 “What did you do in the Great War, mum?” Michael Barber is ashamed at how little notice he took of the early life of his mother, dancer Marjorie Stevens
19 / Tough and tender. What it takes to be a man in dance, by Paul Arrowsmith
23 A happy place for dancers. Excellent teaching, beautiful surroundings and a wide curriculum make Tring Park School for the Performing Arts an inspiring place to train, finds Laura Dodge
35 / Making history. Director-choreographer Susan Stroman speaks to Nicola Rayner about her latest production, The Scottsboro Boys, and being a woman in the male-dominated world of choreography
Features
27 People dancing. David Mead finds out about a Community Dance
gathering taking place in Cardiff this month
32 Dancing Times Volume 104
Regulars
06 Dance Matters. Northern Ballet plans, Fallen Angels Dance Theatre
11 Letters
12 Talking Point. Jack Thorpe Baker on moving on from dance
38 Dance Scene. Reviews this month include BalletBoyz – The Talent, The Royal Ballet and Lord of the Flies
55 Variety Lights. Barbara Newman sees Anna Nicole at Covent Garden
57 Letter from St Petersburg. Igor Stupnikov reviews the Mikhailovsky Ballet
59 Notes from New York. Jack Anderson on a performance of Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice
61 Dance Media. Jonathan Gray reviews Tina Sutton’s new biography of Dame Alicia Markova
62 Obituaries. Joan Benesh, Suzana Braga, Geoffrey Holder, Moshe Romano
65 Dance People. Zdenek Konvalina, Elena Glurdjidze
66 Dance Health. Debbie Malina looks at a project at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
73 Dance Education. RAD Genée results, Elmhurst
81 Classifieds
82 Where to Learn
91 Calendar
Into Dance
85 Dancer of the Month. The Royal Ballet’s Marcelino Sambé interviewed by Margaret Willis
88 The Little Match Girl. Zoë Anderson finds out about Arthur Pita’s show