Posted on September 1, 2022

Editorial and contents August 2022

There’s a Spanish theme – fairly unintentionally – to this newest problem of Dancing Instances. Not solely will we report again on the newest Flamenco Pageant held at Sadler’s Wells in London in late June and early July this yr, which offered a bunch of fantastic dancers and corporations, however we additionally hear from the Spanish ballerina Tamara Rojo, who steps down from her place as creative director of English Nationwide Ballet later within the yr with the intention to take up the position of creative director of San Francisco Ballet. On a sadder notice, in Obituaries we pay tribute to Marina Keet, one of many founders of the Spanish Dance Society, whose love of Spanish dance in all its types made her a passionate advocate for the artform on this nation and overseas – together with Spain. 

Elsewhere within the journal, we discover out extra about Artists Turning into, an institutional consulting enterprise that seeks to raise requirements of wellbeing throughout the dance business, and we contemplate the topic of leisure and a few of the strategies that may assist convey the thoughts and physique of the dancer again into stability. Lastly, we additionally report the reunion of a long-lost firm, London Metropolis Ballet.

JONATHAN GRAY

Dancing Instances, August 2022 Quantity 112 Situation 1344

Cowl Tales

12 – Stirred, not shaken. Graham Watts interviews Tamara Rojo, creative director of English Nationwide Ballet

21 – Humanity and neighborhood. Daniel Pratt finds out about Artists Turning into

27 – Flamenco Pageant. Reviewed by Graham Watts

48 – Trusting their guts. Marianka Swain hears from Latin champions Troels Bager and Ina Jeliazkova

Options

17 – Repositioning the lens. Nicola Rayner meets choreographer Ann Yee 

24 – King’s firm. Margaret Willis attends a reunion for London Metropolis Ballet 

Dance Right this moment

50 – Recommendations on method. James Whitehead on the topline

51 – Method clinic. By Phil Meacham 

52 – Notes from the dance ground. Fátima Nollén attends the UK Tango Marathon and Championship

54 – Simon’s Information to Swing. By Simon Selmon 

55 – Stepping Out. By Pete Meager

56 – Someplace in time. By Jack Reavely 

Regulars

6 – Letters

8 – Information. United Ukrainian Ballet brings Giselle to London

11 – Speaking Level. By Jamiel Laurence

31 – Dance Scene Worldwide. Evaluations embody Scottish Ballet, Nationwide Ballet of Canada

41 – Selection Lights. By Barbara Newman

42 – FRANCE/dance. By Laura Cappelle

44 – Notes from New York. By Leigh Witchel

59 – Dancer of the Month. Margaret Willis interviews Scottish Ballet’s Madeline Squire

63 – Folks. Promotions, joiners, leavers

64 – Obituaries. Marina Keet, Bob Lockyer

66 – Media

67 – Merchandise

68 – Schooling. Tring Park College

70 – Well being. Debbie Malina on leisure

73 – Classifieds

74 – Calendar

78 – Listings

82 – Final Dance. We glance again to what was revealed in Dancing Instances in August 1982

Simon Oliver

Simon Oliver has been manufacturing editor of Dancing Instances since 2010 and is very skilled in design throughout print and on-line journal manufacturing. All through his profession, Simon has labored on a various vary of topics together with music, household historical past, ebook gathering and poker.