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People Premieres Features Premieres 8 A Swan Lake GERARD DAVIS reviews Alexander Ekman’s People take on the Tchaikovsky classic in Oslo 12 Gillian Murphy 22 Daphnis and Chloé DEBORAH WEISS catches up with the American FRANÇOIS FARGUE reports on Benjamin ballerina who was born in Wimbledon Millepied’s visually stunning new ballet in Paris 28 Krzysztof Pastor 26 Dutch Doubles DIARMAID O’MEARA talks with the Polish JESSICA TEAGUE on unique choreographic choreographer about his Shakespeare ballets collaborations at Dutch National Ballet 42 Obituary 30 Black Diamond Gailene Stock remembered DEBORAH WEISS is impressed by Tim Rushton’s latest piece for the Danish Dance Theatre 56 Anna Trevien DEBORAH WEISS meets the Royal Ballet’s 36 Ratmansky & Welch senior notator ALISON KENT reviews company premieres at the Berlin Staatsballett 83 Yumiko Takeshima JESSICA TEAGUE looks back on the Japanese 50 Béjart, Clug & Volpi ballerina’s career as she watches her DWAYNE HOLLIDAY weighs up an old masterpiece farewell Giselle in Dresden and two new ballets in Stuttgart 60 Notations DEBORAH WEISS reports on new creations by McGregor, Spuck and Goecke in Zurich 6 Entre Nous 69 Auditions and Jobs Features 85 International Diary 18 Sir Frederick Ashton Festival MIKE DIXON travels to Sarasota for a festival 90 People Page celebrating the legendary English choreographer 66 Dance Fest Skopje GERARD DAVIS visits Macedonia’s evolving dance festival Front cover: Norwegian National Ballet - Yaniv Cohen in Alexander Ek- man’s A Swan Lake. 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