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16 Annabelle Lopez Ochoa GERARD DAVIS skypes the Columbian- Belgian choreographer who is busy creating ballets around the world

26 Andrew Peasgood VIKI WESTALL catches up with the Scottish Ballet soloist

40 Jingjing Mao JESSICA TEAGUE interviews Dutch National Ballet’s outstanding Chinese dancer

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22 in St Petersburg ANNA BELLINI reviews Petipa’s last full- SEASON 1617 length creation 40 Premieres 7th September From February On Tour GALA JUNIORS GO DUTCH 10 Peck, Balanchine, Forsythe 34 English National Ballet in FRANÇOIS FARGUE considers the Paris Opening of the season Talented Youngsters on tour Paris Opera’s final programmes in a season FRANÇOIS FARGUE cheers the London destabilised by Benjamin Millepied’s company that won over the French capital 14th – 25th September 11th February – 4th March unprecedented departure with Anna-Marie Holmes’s Corsaire DUTCH MASTERS MADE IN AMSTERDAM 1 & 2 30 Nijinsky in Stuttgart Hans van Manen – Rudi van Dantzig World Leaders of Dance 62 The Australian Ballet GIANNANDREA POESIO contemplates Toer van Schayk in London Marco Goecke’s new ballet for Gauthier Dance MIKE DIXON and GERARD DAVIS 29th March – 16th April review ballets by Graeme Murphy and 38 Osipova & Polunin 8th October – 13th November ONEGIN Alexei Ratmansky MIKE DIXON observes Natalia Osipova’s foray into contemporary dance LA BAYADÈRE John Cranko Americans in Paris Natalia Makarova 67 LAURA CAPPELLE reviews highlights 44 Turangalîla 2nd - 20th May from New York City Ballet’s season at the LUCY VAN CLEEF considers a new Châtelet creation by John Neumeier 21st – 28th October BEST OF BALANCHINE

INTERNATIONAL TOUR MEXICO contents Dutch Tour 48 Verbruggen & Varnava Hans van Manen – Rudi van Dantzig DEBORAH WEISS sees two extraordinary Alexei Ratmansky Feature premieres in Monte Carlo 17th June – 30th June SHOSTAKOVICH TRILOGY 70 Season Guide 2016-17 52 Stanton Welch’s 10th December 2016 – 1st January A comprehensive lowdown on what’s Alexei Ratmansky AMANDA JENNINGS rates a new take on the COPPELIA happening next year 19th century ballet in Houston → Ted Brandsen

7 Entre Nous 82 Auditions and Jobs 101 What’s On 106 People Page

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