Celebrating 50 years of hip hop, expert voices – including the rapper Ice T – talk dance, relevance and sneakers.

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.

This issue of Dance Gazette brings together three pairs of dance people to share and compare experiences. Dancers in different styles, RAD teachers of different generations, RAD directors in different countries – do they share more than divides them? Deirdre Kelly listens in.

From gold medallist at the Genée to choreographer at the Fonteyn – the Royal Ballet’s Valentino Zucchetti tells David Jays about creating work.

David Hallberg – star dancer, now artistic director of the Australian Ballet – tells David Jays about surviving bullying, being the boss and why dance still compels him.

Q&A interview with Baryshnikov and a report from the award ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

The RAD has been part of dancing life for both Céline Gittens and Steven McRae, from early steps to becoming principal dancers. Now, as the RAD’s new ambassadors, they share experiences.

Tim Arthur has worked in theatre, publishing and finance – now he’s the RAD’s Chief Executive. Learn about his love of the arts – and unexpected dancing past.

Carlos Acosta’s life would have been very different without ballet. He is committed to sharing the artform – as artistic director of Birmingham Royal Ballet and through a new partnership with the RAD.

Dance Gazette invites RAD National Directors to put questions to Luke Rittner as he prepares to stand down as Chief Executive.

American writer Brandon Taylor: brilliant young novelist and ballet nerd.

Australia’s star ballerina on coaching for The Fonteyn and passing it forward.