INTERVIEWS
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Interview: Leone Magiera – Pavarotti and me, by the man who conducted his first and last performances
Leone Magiera, the pianist and conductor, now 92, reflects on life with his dearest friend, Luciano Pavarotti.
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Interview: Mikhail Baryshnikov pays tribute to the great theatre director Bob Wilson with a new film, DON Q
Mikhail Baryshnikov, one year after the death of his friend and collaborator, the director Robert Wilson, is working on completing their last project.
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Interview: Elena Moșuc – performing with sincerity, maturity and deep respect
Graham Spicer talks with Elena Moșuc after her latest debut in the notoriously difficult role of Abigaille in Verdi’s Nabucco.
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Interview: Hugo Marchand on bringing French flair to ballet in LA
Ann Haskins spoke with Paris Opera Ballet Étoile Hugo Marchand about bringing ballet to Los Angeles’ Disney Hall.
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Interview: Jacopo Tissi is keeping it simple – finding balance in a fast-paced world
Graham Spicer talks to Jacopo Tissi on life after the Bolshoi and being a Principal Dancer with the Dutch National Ballet.
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Interview: Rosalind Plowright looks back on her 50-year career
Rosalind Plowright looks back at her 50-year career with Paul Arrowsmith before a run as Ulrica in Un ballo in maschera at Opera Holland…
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Interview: San Francisco Ballet’s newest principal – Katherine Barkman’s circuitous route in ballet
Ann Haskins talks to Katherine Barkman, recently promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer at San Francisco Ballet.
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Interview: Nina Ananiashvili talks about the State Ballet of Georgia’s return to London
Lily Hyde spoke with Nina Ananiashvili, director of the State Ballet of Georgia, about the company’s 12-performance run of Swan Lake in London.
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Interview: León and Lightfoot at The Royal Ballet – life, age, and change… a very beautiful message
Graham Spicer talked with choreographers Sol León and Paul Lightfoot – León and Lightfoot – after the opening night of their new double bill…
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Interview: English National Ballet’s Anri Sugiura – dancing with ease, softness and elegance
English National Ballet’s First Artist Anri Sugiura shares her journey from Japan to London, her debut at the Royal Albert Hall, and her pursuit…
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Interview: Mob behaviour and control hit the South Bank in Stephanie Lake’s Colossus
Australian choreographer Stephanie Lake talks with Graham Watts about Colossus, her work for 50 dancers that has toured the world since 2018.
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Interview: Darcey Bussell on her time at Birmingham Royal Ballet and Frederick Ashton’s Birthday Offering
Dame Darcey Bussell reflects on the start of her career with Birmingham Royal Ballet, performing Birthday Offering, and its technical demands.