INTERVIEWS
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Interview: Stanton Welch on bringing Houston Ballet’s Sons de L’âme to Segerstrom
Stanton Welch discusses bringing Houston Ballet’s Sons de L’âme to Segerstrom, with George Li playing Chopin live and dancers following the pianist’s lead.
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Interview: Choreographer Dickson Mbi on Tellus, an ancient story for modern times
Dickson Mbi on how a bedtime folk tale about the river goddess Mami-Wata became Tellus, his dance theatre of drought and fire.
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Interview: Houston Thomas moves Firebird from enchanted kingdom to corporate HQ
Houston Thomas sets Firebird in a corporate HQ for Royal Winnipeg Ballet, premiering in Winnipeg on 8 October and Ottawa on 29 October.
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Interview: Dance Umbrella 2026’s artistic director Freddie Opoku-Addaie
Dance Umbrella 2026 (7–27 October): Freddie Opoku-Addaie on a festival with no single theme, shaped by artists and communities across London and online.
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Interview: Directing Antigone to Dance – director José Luis Valenzuela on adapting the Greek Tragedy
Ann Haskins talks to director José Luis Valenzuela, whose Antigone has opened in Los Angeles, on the use of choreography in his productions.
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Interview: Los Angeles Ballet director Melissa Barak on the company’s Hollywood Bowl debut
Choreographer Melissa Barak took time from rehearsals to speak with dance writer Ann Haskins about Los Angeles Ballet’s debut at the Hollywood Bowl.
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Interview: Julia Conway – English National Ballet’s new Principal Dancer
Julia Conway talks with Graham Spicer on her promotion to ENB Principal, preparing Nureyev’s Romeo and Juliet, and balancing technique with storytelling.
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Interview: Steven McRae and Vasko Vassilev talk about their Royal Ballet project at the Linbury Theatre
The Royal Ballet opens its 2026/27 Linbury Theatre season on 11 September with The McRae / Vassilev Project, a unique evening of music and…
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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.