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Paris Opera - Amandine Albisson in Mats Ek's Carmen. © Emma Kauldhar. Contents People Festivals 10 20 Colours PREMIERE EMMA KAULDHAR talks with the ballerina ALISON KENT reviews two striking about motherhood and her upcoming programmes at the International Dance performance in Verona Festival in 28 Elizabeth McGorian 74 Young Talent Festival AMANDA JENNINGS meets The Royal GERARD DAVIS and AMANDA principal character artist who has just returned JENNINGS catch two visiting companies from guesting in Capriccio in Madrid and the RBS in a new initiative at the ROH 38 Ingrid Lorentzen 78 Holland Festival GERARD DAVIS catches up with the ALI MAHBOUBA checks out this year's Norwegian National Ballet's artistic director festival's offerings in Amsterdam

82 Gemma Bond Media TRINA MANNINO touches base with the ABT dancer as she retires from dancing to 63 Pavlova, Petipa and work on her first major choreographic Victoria MIKE DIXON reviews two books and commission 's recent premiere on screen Feature Olga Front cover: Dutch 66 National Ballet Academy Season 2019-20 EMMA KAULDHAR asks film-maker - Emma Mardegan in 43 Suzanne Gielgud about her plans for a new Rachel Beaujean's The indispensable guide to the new dance staging of Paquita. movie about Olga Spessivtseva © Emma Kauldhar season

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Dance Europe - August/September 2019 3 Dance Europe Performances FOUNDED IN 1995 P.O. Box 12661, E5 9TZ,UK 16 Mats Ek at the Tel: +44 (0)20 8985 7767 PREMIERE www.danceeurope.net Paris Opera FRANÇOIS FARGUE on the Swedish Editor/Photographer Emma Kauldhar choreographer's return from retirement [email protected] mobile/text: +44 (0)7983 608544

Advertising Manager Naresh Kauldhar 24 Van Manen, Forsythe, [email protected] Arqués PREMIERE Tel: +44 (0)20 7682 1733 SUSAN POND weighs up Dutch National mobile/text: +44 (0)7981 945320 16 Ballet's last programme of the season Editorial Consultant Clare Taylor Administrator Katie Harrington À Jour [email protected] 34 ALISON KENT reviews three very diverse Listings and Videos for Digital Edition pieces in Munich [email protected] 56 The Mother Critics & Writers GERARD DAVIS stomachs a gruesome Mark Baird, Pandora Beaumont, Luke Bradshaw, work by Arthur Pita Ellie Carr, Gerard Davis, Mike Dixon, Valery Dmitriev, François Fargue, Jesús R. Gamo, Maina PREMIERE Gielgud, Amanda Jennings, Altin Kaftira, Alison 58 Invisible Cities Kent, Ali Mahbouba, Trina Mannino, Bruce MIKE DIXON weighs up a piece that is short Michelson, Yuki Nagano, Catherine Pawlick, Robert Penman, Susan Pond, Lydia Radetsky, Oli on dance but big on visual effects Speers, Jessica Teague, Philip Tunstall, Lucy Van Cleef, Viki Westall. 60 Kimin Kim Evening PANDORA BEAUMONT appreciates a Freelance Writers special programme to celebrate the talents

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