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.
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Review: The Great Chevalier with the diva-ish enfant terrible and Artistic Director of the Ballet National Folklorique du Luxembourg
Matthew Paluch sees The Great Chevalier, in which the diva-ish Mr Chevalier shares the stage with his company’s Executive Director Simone Mousset, in a work often uncomfortably close to home.
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Review: Ivan Putrov’s Dance for Ukraine gala – raising funds to support ballet students
Graham Watts praises Dance for Ukraine – a very fine show, worthy of fulsome support.
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Interview: Ivan Putrov on the Dance for Ukraine gala at the Royal Academy of Dance
Darcey Bussell, President of the Royal Academy of Dance, and Ivan Putrov present a ballet gala to support ballet students in Ukraine, on Saturday 21 March.
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Interview: former Royal Danish Ballet principal Gregory Dean on life after 40
Gregory Dean talks to Paul Arrowsmith about choreographing and coaching after retiring as a dancer at 40, and life with his daughter.
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The Fonteyn 2025: The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition to be held in Brazil this October
The Fonteyn 2025 – RAD’s The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition, is coming to São Paulo, Brazil for the first time (11-19 October 2025).
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Interview: talking to Melissa Hamilton, The Royal Ballet’s new principal dancer
Royal Ballet principal dancer Melissa Hamilton talks about her unique path to the top of her profession, her production company, and her colleagues.
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Interview: Giving Voice to British Ballet – Patricia Linton talks to Jonathan Gray about Voices of British Ballet
Dance critic Jonathan Gray talks to Voices of British Ballet director, Patricia Linton, about the oral history project.
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One third of UK schools are not teaching compulsory dance education – Royal Academy of Dance helps out
One third of UK schools are not teaching dance even though dance is part of the United Kingdom’s national curriculum. RAD proposes Battle: Break-It-Down.
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Interview: Still on an upward trajectory, the career of National Ballet of Canada’s Hope Muir – a “collector of ideas and people”
Graham Watts talks to Hope Muir, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, on the eve of the company’s London performances.
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What Next for The Royal Academy of Dance? An Opinion Piece, by John Byrne – Part 3
Part 3 of dance educator John Byrne’s 3-part essay looks at how the Royal Academy of Dance is run and proposes alternative models of management.
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What Next for The Royal Academy of Dance? An Opinion Piece, by John Byrne – Part 2
Part 2 of dance educator John Byrne’s 3-part essay looks at how the Royal Academy of Dance is run and proposes alternative models of management.
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What Next for The Royal Academy of Dance? An Opinion Piece, by John Byrne – Part 1
In a three-part essay, dance educator John Byrne looks at how the Royal Academy of Dance is run and proposes alternative models of management.
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The Fonteyn 2024 – the Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition “an evening, jam-packed with quality dancing”
Matthew Paluch sees The Margot Fonteyn Ballet Competition: “seeing young people flourish because of their own hard work and dedication will never tire.”
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The Royal Ballet appoints Stuart Cassidy as Répétiteur to the Principal Artists
The Royal Ballet has announced the appointment of former company principal dancer Stuart Cassidy as Répétiteur to the Principal Artists.
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The Royal Ballet promotes Calvin Richardson and Joseph Sissens to Principal
Director of The Royal Ballet, Kevin O’Hare, has announced the promotions and the joiners and leavers for The Royal Ballet’s 2024/25 Season.
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Royal Academy of Dance launches ninth season of its ‘Why Dance Matters’ podcast with Misty Copeland
The Royal Academy of Dance has launched series nine of its podcast, Why Dance Matters. First episode with Misty Copeland.
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Queen Camilla becomes the new Patron of the Royal Academy of Dance
Queen Camilla was Vice-Patron of the Royal Academy of Dance since 2020, with Queen Elizabeth II as Patron from 1953 until her death in 2022.
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Benesh Movement Notation to train young dancers in Frederick Ashton’s repertoire
The Royal Academy of Dance’s Benesh International has collaborated with The Frederick Ashton Foundation and Royal Ballet School to teach choreography using BMN.
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Royal Ballet Principal Alexander Campbell becomes Artistic Director of the Royal Academy of Dance
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has announced that Alexander Campbell will leave The Royal Ballet to take up its Artistic Directorship.
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The Fonteyn at His Majesty’s – Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2023
RAD’s Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition returns after Covid at the Phantom of the Opera theatre in London.
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Royal Academy of Dance announces winners of the Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2023
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) presents awards at final of the Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2023 in London.
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[Interview] Valentino Zucchetti on Anemoi, his work for The Royal Ballet
Valentino Zucchetti talks about the genesis of his ballet Anemoi for The Royal Ballet, on its return to the opera house stage.
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Royal Academy of Dance acquires Dancing Times photographic archive
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has acquired Dancing Times magazine’s photographic archive of 38,000 prints from c1920 to 2000.
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The Fonteyn 2023 – RAD’s The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition
The Royal Academy of Dance will host The Fonteyn 2023 competition in London in October – the first in-person competition since the pandemic.
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Dame Beryl Grey: an obituary by Mary Clarke
Mary Clarke, former editor of Dancing Times, wrote this obituary of Dame Beryl Grey before her death in 2015.
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English National Ballet pays tribute to Dame Beryl Grey
English National Ballet pays tribute to the company’s president, Dame Beryl Grey, who died yesterday at the age of 95.
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[Review] Ballet Black celebrates its 20th anniversary at the Royal Opera House
Guest author Matthew Paluch sees Cassa Pancho’s Ballet Black celebrating its 20th anniversary with ‘Say it Loud’ and ‘Black Sun’.
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#WorldBalletDay 2022 – the biggest-ever global celebration of dance
#WorldBalletDay 2022 will be the biggest yet with over 60 companies participating, including 14 for the first time.
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Dancing Times magazine to close after 112 years
I write with great sadness that Dancing Times magazine will cease publication and that the September 2022 issue will be its last.
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