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10 Ted Brandsen’s Mata Hari EMMA KAULDHAR asks the choreographer about his upcoming premiere

52 Le Concours LAURA CAPPELLE observes the Paris Opera’s annual promotion competition

64 Phoenix @35 MIKE DIXON on the ever-evolving Leeds-based dance company

70 What do dancers read? SUMMER VIKI WESTALL chats with Tamara Hanton and Tiit Helimets about the books they read

72 Preparing to Audition DEBORAH WEISS asks three ballet school Paris Opera - François Alu in Nureyev’s La Bayadère. Photo: Emma Kauldhar

INTENSIVE directors how they prepare their students for People auditions

18 IN MOSCOW AND URBINO Premiere MIKE DIXON interviews the former Paris Opera étoile now leading the ballet 46 ’s Duse in Vienna LUCY VAN CLEEF savours a remarkable creation with in Hamburg 44 Isaac Lee-Baker MOSCOW, RUSSIA: JULY 25 – AUGUST 26, 2016 MIKE DIXON meets the outstanding URBINO, ITALY: JULY 18 – JULY 29, 2016 Northern Ballet dancer 62 Obituary Audition by Video or in Person: Bryony Brind remembered Florence, Italy - January 9th & 10th Milan, Italy - January 10th Ravenna, Italy - February 7th Performances

For more information visit: 22 Two Pigeons RussianBalletInternational.com DEBORAH WEISS applauds the long- overdue revival of the Ashton gem

26 La Bayadère FRANÇOIS FARGUE reviews Nureyev’s sumptuous production in Paris

Alessandra Ferri in Neumeier’s Duse. Photo: Holger Badekow 30 Wheeldon/McGregor/ Bausch 7 Entre Nous contents FRANÇOIS FARGUE takes on board a musically challenging evening 76 Auditions and Jobs 89 What’s On 34 Three by Maillot LAURA CAPPELLE compares three 94 People Page spanning two decades by Jean-Christophe Maillot Front cover: - Yasmine Naghdi as the Rose Fairy in Photo: Emma Kauldhar by kind permission of the → Dance Europe - January 2016 3 3

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