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News: 'Contact'
‘Contact’won a Tony Award for Best Broadway Musical of 1999. Its director is Susan Stroman, best known as a choreographer – and it stars former Royal Ballerina Sarah Wildor, but is it a ballet… Continue Reading
News: Kids Week
Kids Week in the West End20-31 August 2003Kids Week is back, and this year it’s bigger and better than ever – more tickets have already been sold in the first few days of booking than in the first f… Continue Reading
News: Kenneth MacMillan
Kenneth MacMillanTo mark the 10th anniversary of his death the Royal Ballet are showing a number of his works as part of the international celebration of Kenneth MacMillan. MacMillan ballets that will feature i… Continue Reading
News: Linda Jasper
New National Dance AgencyArts Council England in collaboration with the Department for Education and Skills has announced the appointment of Linda Jasper to lead the development of a new national organisation to… Continue Reading
News: Bonnie Bird Awards 2001
The Laban Centre announced the results of the Bonnie Bird Awards at a VIP reception at Sadler’s Wells, London on 18 October 2001. The awards were presented by Marie McCluskey MBE and Jean de Marigny. Winne… Continue Reading
News: Dance Companies
BusStoppingSee a performance at a bus stop near you last week?read moreTap Dogs RebootedThe high energy tap show is back to @ Sadler’s Wells. The performers, men and women in the new re-choreographed versi… Continue Reading
News: Education and Training
Irek Mukhamedovhas written a new ballet for London schoolchildren. He is very critical of the current state of ballet teaching in Britain, in conversation with Louise Levene, Telegraph, 23 Apr. 03. He also talks… Continue Reading
News: Olivier Awards 2003
Olivier Awards 2003The Olivier Awards for 2003 were announced at the Royal Opera House today, Friday 14 Feb.The award for the Best New Dance Production went to Danses Concertantes, principals and soloists of Ne… Continue Reading
News: Laban opens its new building
Laban, South-East London’s newest venue,Laban, the new centre for contemporary dance was officially opened by Tessa Jowell, Minister for Culture, Media and Sport, on Wednesday 5 February. There were long … Continue Reading
Feature: Rambert's 75th.
75 Years of Rambert DanceOn 15 June 1926, the visionary Polish dance teacher, MARIE RAMBERT, presented a short ballet by her pupil Frederick Ashton at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, marking the birth of what w… Continue Reading
Feature: Forum
ForumWe’ve got together with Criticaldance.com to create an area where you can post your thoughts and read other peoples comments on dance in London. Once you’ve registered, you have access to all t… Continue Reading
Feature: Judith Jamison
Judith Jamison brought her company, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, back to London in 2002 following a ten year absence – and a cancelled visit due to take place just after 11 September 2001. A pr… Continue Reading
Feature: Judith Jamison 1
You are bringing over quite a varied selection of your repertoire, from the company classic ‘Revelations’, through an early piece of your own work, ‘Divining’, to new works. What inspired… Continue Reading
Feature: Judith Jamison
When you are auditioning for dancers, what qualities do you look for?Well, it’s the way you walk in the door and stand around. The last audition I had was for four men and one woman. About 250 women showed… Continue Reading
Feature: Judith Jamison 2
When you are auditioning for dancers, what qualities do you look for? Well, it’s the way you walk in the door and stand around. The last audition I had was for four men and one woman. About 250 women showe… Continue Reading