Art of the matter post Art of the matter
As the RAD’s flagship competition returns in person, Gerard Charles, the RAD’s Artistic Director, looks forward to The Fonteyn 2023.
Dance Gazette
Big Picture post Big Picture
The great British ballerina, RAD Vice President – and Dance Gazette agony aunt.
Dance Gazette
Q&A interview with Baryshnikov and a report from the award ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
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One critic described Mikhail Baryshnikov as ‘a shining golden bullet’ on the ballet stage. Jonathan Gray looks back on his miraculous classical career.
Jonathan Gray
Even as his ballet career drew to a close, Mikhail Baryshnikov embraced modern dance, screen acting and experimental theatre. Artists including Mark Morris, Robert Wilson and Willem Dafoe tell Sarah Crompton about working with Baryshnikov.
Sarah Crompton
Inside RAD post Inside RAD
The Bedells Bursary was held at the RAD’s new headquarters for the first time.
Dance Gazette
Dance organisations at last accept that safeguarding and child protection should be central to their work. Sally Howard reports on how the RAD is at the forefront of a slow revolution.
Sally Howard
Advice Bureau post Advice Bureau
Trust your instincts, stay inspired. Advice from the French ballerina dancing in the West End’s electrifying new Oklahoma!
Dance Gazette
From students to teachers, from adults taking up ballet in later life or using their dance training to pivot into a new career – the RAD forms a supportive thread through many dancing lives. We follow varied RAD stories from Brazil, Greece, Australia and the UK.
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One year on from the invasion of Ukraine, Russian ballet is isolated from the wider world. Simon Morrison traces the recent history of the Bolshoi, Russia’s iconic ballet company.
Simon Morrison
Why Dance Matters post Why Dance Matters
The RAD Vice President recalls travelling the world through ballet.
Dance Gazette
Aaron Bloomfield is the RAD’s new National Director Australia. How does a background in gymnastics prepare him for the dance world?
Dance Gazette