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Posted on October 29, 2012
Who doesn’t love those great dance routines in Hollywood musicals, performed by such stars as Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers or Gene Kelly? Well, some of those wonderful musicals, along with an exciting array of other movies, are celebrated in a major new exhibition, Hollywood Costume, which opens at the Victoria and Albert Museum later this month.
On page 15, assistant curator Keith Lodwick gives us a preview of some of the highlights of the exhibition. Also in this issue of Dancing Times, Lorna Sanders commences our two-part A Level Study Aid on Akram Khan and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s zero degrees, and, on page 39, Paul Arrowsmith discovers more about what can be found in a number of important dance archives and collections in the UK. Zoë Anderson talks to Jonathan Burrows about the “new-look” Dance Umbrella on page 35, and, on page 25, Moira Goff introduces us to a project that aims to recreate the first ballet, John Weaver’s The Loves of Mars and Venus. Finally, don’t forget we will be holding a sale of books, CDs and DVDs in our office on November 5. Why not come and meet us?
JONATHAN GRAY
October 2012 Volume 103 Issue 1226
Features
15 Hooray for Hollywood! Keith Lodwick previews an exhibition of film costumes at the Victoria and Albert Museum
19 zero degrees. Part One of a two-part A Level Dance Study Aid by Dr Lorna Sanders
23 Recreating the first ballet. Moira Goff introduces a project attempting to recreate John Weaver’s The Loves of Mars and Venus
27 Where the boys are. Kevin Berry meets Zoie Golding to find out about FuzzyLogic and her work with young male dancers
35 A new kind of Umbrella. Zoë Anderson talks to Jonathan Burrows about his curatorship of the 2012 Dance Umbrella festival
39 Dance and its disappearance. Paul Arrowsmith delves into dance archives and collections
Regulars
6 Dance Matters. Assis Carreiro, Scottish Ballet plans, new chair for Northern Ballet
11 Letters
12 Talking Point. Matthew Lawrence wonders whether conductors are just being difficult
31 Dance Health. Debbie Malina looks into the subject of heart conditions in young people
43 Dance Scene. Reviews this month include : the 2012 Edinburgh International Festival, and the International Festival of Dance Academies in Taipei
67 Letter from St Petersburg. Igor Stupnikov meets Yuri Fateyev
69 Dance Media. New books and DVDs reviewed by Clement Crisp and Jonathan Gray
71 Dance People. The Royal Ballet Governors’ Gold Medal
72 Obituaries. Richard Cragun, Michael Holmes, Gerry Weiss
75 Dance Education. RAD, Performers College, Northern School of Contemporary Dance
81 Classifieds
82 Where to Learn
84 Calendar
Into Dance
93 Dancer of the Month. The Royal Ballet’s Yasmine Naghdi interviewed by Margaret Willis
96 Stage Picture. The Grand Tour by Zoë Anderson
98 Your Page