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Issue 8 – October 2023

TAKING THE STAGE

Animation by Jack Tite for Dance Gazette

Issue 8 – October 2023

Digital can be dreamy – but we all need a touch of the physical. After four years away from the stage, and despite an ambitious and successful online competition in 2021, The Fonteyn will once again take place in person this year – just weeks after this new issue of Dance Gazette appears.

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Curtain up!

The Fonteyn, the RAD’s flagship ballet competition, returns to the live stage this year. But how does it feel to be part of this cherished event? Rosemary Waugh hears from dancers, teachers and crucial figures behind the scenes.

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The long goodbye

What happens when a student decides to move away from ballet? How do teachers feel when someone they have known since childhood leaves their class? Alice Robb explores how to say goodbye to ballet.

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High hopes

Ballet classes shouldn’t depend on income, says Peruvian RAD teacher Marícarmen Silva. Dan Collyns visits her school in Lima to hear about resilience and turning trash into opportunity.

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ACTION!

Who does the daredevil stunts for action movies – and why does a ballet background help? Veronica Horwell investigates.

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Total immersion

Audiences flock to immersive theatre experiences, choosing their own path through action that happens all around them. But what are they like to perform? Writer and dancer Isaac Ouro-Gnao shares a view from the inside.

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Strike!

Industrial action is rare in the ballet world – but artists from Melbourne to Paris and London are protesting over pay and conditions. Jane Albert reports on what it takes for dancers to strike.

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Sound of The Fonteyn

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.

SHORT READS Issue 8 – October 2023

Art of the matter

Grand reverence

As he retires from the RAD, Artistic Director Gerard Charles reflects on the lessons of his tenure – and says farewell in model ballet style!


Gerard Charles

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Big Picture

Dancing Times archive

The Dancing Times archive has been saved – by the RAD.


Dance Gazette

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Inside RAD

Safeguarding

The RAD is progressing its safeguarding work, for members and students.


Dance Gazette

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RAD Q&A

Susan Coles

Susan Coles was a beloved RAD teacher. Her daughter Emma Tonkin describes the RAD bursary set up in Susan’s memory.


Dance Gazette

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Advice Bureau

Aditi Mangaldas

Step into the forest of dance, says the renowned Indian choreographer.


Dance Gazette

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Why Dance Matters

Alice Oseman

The creator of Heartstopper describes what dance has given them.


Dance Gazette

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Playlist

Sonya Lindfors

A transporting playlist from the ‘hiphop head’ and Cameroonian-Finnish choreographer.


Dance Gazette

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