People
8 Viktoria Tereshkina CATHERINE PAWLICK catches up with the Mariinsky ballerina in St Petersburg
26 Gillian Lynne and Miracle in the Gorbals VIKI WESTALL meets up with the veteran choreographer in Birmingham
60 Ciro Tamayo LUCÍA CHILIBROSTE interviews Ballet de Uruguay’s outstanding dancer
67 1st Job CARLOS PONS GUERRA skypes Tamara Chilirojo - aka Kevin García Montagut - in New York City
Features
25 Comment: Company Saved But Few Rejoice BRUCE MICHELSON analyses a less than satisfactory outcome
32 Critics’ Choice Dance Europe’s writers, along with guest critics, select the highs and lows from last season
65 Tanzmesse DWAYNE HOLLIDAY gets a taste of the mega dance event in Düsseldorf
68 Positano WENDY PERRON reports on this year’s Positano Performances Premia la Danza Léonide Massine 14 Coppélia DEBORAH WEISS and MIKE DIXON weigh up 70 Shawbrook different casts in ENB’s revival of Ronald Hynd’s DIARMAID O’MEARA visits a terpsichorean production hideaway in Ireland
contents contents 18 Push GERARD DAVIS savours a hypnotic marriage 6 Entre Nous
73 Auditions and Jobs 20 Julidans DAVIDE COCCHIARA considers some of the 81 International Diary highlights in this year’s Amsterdam festival 83 Dance on Screen 23 Biarritz 85 Exhibitions and Events FRANÇOIS FARGUE reports on an alliance formed by three French companies 86 People Page Front cover: Mariinsky Ballet - Viktoria Tereshkina as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet Photos: Erik Tomasson; Andrew Ross; Dance Europe → Photo: E. Kauldhar/Dance Europe. DANCE EUROPE October 2014 3
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