As disabled dance artists find greater visibility, Emily May meets choreographers who are breaking down barriers for other disabled dancers – and for the dance world as a whole.
Emily May
From nappy changes to juggling childcare: Rosemary Waugh discovers how RAD dance teachers balance professional and family life.
Rosemary Waugh
Helping dancers feel safe in sexual or violent scenes is ever more important to ballet companies. Jane Albert explores the crucial role of intimacy coordinators.
Jane Albert
The RAD has appointed a new CEO in Elizabeth Honer CB. In her first interview, she tells Dance Gazette about the paths that led her to the RAD – and the joy of being a Silver Swan!
Dance Gazette
Silver Swans is one of the RAD’s most popular projects, bringing women over 55 to dance. But why do so few men embrace dance as they grow older? Sanjoy Roy goes in search of the silver foxes.
Sanjoy Roy
Director’s cut post Director’s cut
Artistic Director Alexander Campbell begins his new Dance Gazette series by asking: what does the RAD actually do?
Dance Gazette
Why Dance Matters post Why Dance Matters
In Mumbai, an inspirational performer and RAD teacher is broadening access to ballet.
Dance Gazette
Advice Bureau post Advice Bureau
‘Don’t dance’? Bold advice from the American-Israeli choreographer.
Dance Gazette
John Macfarlane has designed many classic ballets. But what music means most to him?
Dance Gazette
Big Picture post Big Picture
The RAD has received Kenneth MacMillan’s archive, giving insight into a pioneer of 20th-
century ballet.
Dance Gazette
What does an encounter with the unexpected feel like for artists or audiences? How do choreographers surprise themselves? David Jays asks daring dance makers about the art of the unknown.
David Jays
Impressive dance careers have begun at the RAD’s Bedells Bursary. Catja Christensen visits the 2024 Bursary to hear how the competition can propel a young dancer.
Catja Christensen
Leigh Bowery was a clubland legend and a fashion icon. But what did he do for dance? So Mayer explores the work of the artist who cut a fabulous dash both on stage and off.
So Mayer
