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SWAN LAKE 10 Ángel Corella WENDY PERRON visits the Spanish dancer April – May 2016 turned director in Pennsylvania Touring to Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness, Newcastle, Edinburgh & Liverpool Irek Mukhamedov Choreographed by David Dawson 32 EMMA KAULDHAR meets the unassuming Music by Tartar prior to class at Markova House “Dawson takes the classical steps and bends them in a way that perfectly 48 Tierney Heap appeals to a modern audience.” DEBORAH WEISS meets a feisty Carmen The Telegraph, on David Dawson World Premiere Obituaries

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Premieres Features 16 Carlos Acosta’s Carmen “Thoroughly GIANNANDREA POESIO considers AUTUMN SEASON 2016 64 YAGP in Paris fascinating, unique.” the Cuban dancer’s new EMMA KAULDHAR reports on the September – April 2016 Critical Dance, on Emergence Touring to Glasgow, Inverness & Aberdeen European semi-finals 28 - there, where Emergence (European Premiere) “Clearly a major talent we are not What do dancers read? Choreographed by Crystal Pite in the making.” 68 ALISON KENT weighs up Mei Hong VIKI WESTALL chats with Madison Music by Owen Belton The Sunday Herald, on Sophie Laplane Lin’s take on the classic in Linz Keesler and Anneleen Dedroog about the A New Work (World Premiere) books they read Choreographed by Sophie Laplane 36 The King Dances AMANDA JENNINGS admires David 71 Media World & Bintley’s ballet inspired by Louis XIV AMANDA JENNINGS checks out recent European book and DVD releases Premieres 44 The Little Mermaid JESSICA TEAGUE is enchanted by 74 A Dancer’s Guide to Paris Kenneth Greve’s fairytale ballet OLI SPEERS offers some guidelines for dancers wanting to check out the many 50 Back to the Future opportunities in the French capital GERARD DAVIS compares the old with HANSEL & GRETEL the new in Oslo Performances December 2016 – January 2017 Take 5 Touring to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, 56 Inverness & Newcastle WENDY PERRON sums up five 20 David Nixon’s Nutcracker premieres by contents MIKE DIXON applauds sparkling new Choreography by Christopher Hampson Music by Engelbert Humperdinck designs 6 Entre Nous “A feast for the eyes and ears.” 24 Press & Journal 81 Auditions and Jobs JESSICA TEAGUE reviews ’s engaging production 97 What’s On 102 People Page 30 Manon in Dresden DEBORAH WEISS catches significant Registered in Scotland No. SC065497. Scottish Charity No. SC008037. Front cover: Dutch National Ballet - Anna Tsygankova in Giselle. debuts in Dresden Above - Rachel Gillespie in David Nixon’s Nutcracker. Photos: Emma Kauldhar → Dance Europe - December 2015 3 3

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