The Fonteyn – the RAD’s prestigious international ballet competition – took place in person for the first time since 2019. The final was held at His Majesty’s Theatre, the opulent London theatre that is home to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera – and Dance Gazette was there to capture the evening in sound.

How do you create solos to premiere at The Fonteyn? In this special audio feature, we go behind the scenes with choreographer Andrew McNicol and dancers at The Fonteyn in London.

The RAD has been sending examiners around the world for decades – initially in a world before mobile phones, internet or email. The RAD’s remarkable retired examiners share some unexpected travellers’ tales.

Dancers and singers live and breathe music. In this special audio feature, we visit the Royal Opera House in London to ask a leading soprano and principal ballerina about working with music, and how it feels to perform to a mighty score.