MEDIA PACK www.dancing-times.co.uk [email protected] Dance Matters News English National Ballet’s Dance Matters in brief Letters Talking Point ASHTON IN SARASOTA Calendar ★ Emerging Dancers All the most important dance news Xander Parish, the fi rst Post to e Editor, Dancing Times, 45-47 Clerenwell Green, London, EC1 0EB, See Frederick Ashton’s ballets. Get a tan. Combining those two pastimes is rarely Dates for your diary Junor Souza as Ali in Le Corsaire. British dancer to join Bill Harpe considers dance and slavery possible in London, but, writes Leigh Witchel, you can do it in Sarasota, Florida the Maryinsky Ballet, or email [email protected] makes his debut as Prince May 19. The six dancers will These listings are made as comprehensive as possible but Inclusion of dates is dependent upon information received. Vintage Fonteyn and Symphonic Siegfried in Swan Lake perform in front of a panel not just watching, Natalia On May 1 this year, after inclusion does not necessarily mean recommendation. In addition, we have details of some advance programmes Star Letter from overseas/UK companies and UK tours. For more details on March 1, with further of judges. The winner will Osipova’s comet soaring 40 enjoyable years dancing iverpool’s the chain gang as a point of African Americans who professional dancing and Copy deadline for possible entries is always the 1st of the (subject to availability) email as above or call 020 7250 3006. performances this season. be announced at the end of Dear Editor –– I do so agree with Gerald Dowler’s article through the ballet sky, casting Cotswold and Yorkshire International Slavery origin... The abomination of were descendants of slaves training is undertaken in he Sarasota Ballet will be preceding month. Please send to [email protected] Variations footage rediscovered The Maryinsky danced the evening, along with the on audience behaviour. What does one do if the off ending a life-affi rming light. So we Longsword dances, LMuseum is currently slavery is not a key reference and former slaves. Through North America and Britain. presenting an Ashton Festival or post to the usual address. Entry subject to space available. All programmes, casts and information subject to change the company premiere winner of the People’s Choice person is a “personality”? I’ve experienced a very famous all need to sit up at the back locally, nationally and hosting British Dance: point for British dancers who these dances, which swept There remains, of course, from April 30 to May 3 Margot Fonteyn and Michael for the fi rst time in 60 years. of Wayne McGregor’s Award, which is voted for A PAGE actor texting throughout a ballet, and a TV presenter of class and pay attention. internationally, the current Black Routes, open until came from African countries through North America and a legacy of pain as well as Tfeaturing 11 of the master’s works. Somes in the “Awakening Scene” Ballet Theatre UK SUNDERLAND, Empire Theatre In Darcey’s Ballerina Infra on February 24. by members of the public. repeatedly talking to his companion. Another bugbear is Just like Jimi Hendrix’s members (including some March 23. This exhibition that were until the 1950’s Britain from the 1920s, the achievement. Elroy Josephz The monumental undertaking came of the BBC’s 1959 production UNITED KINGDOM www.BalletTheatre-UK.com Tel: 0844 871 3022 Heroines, on BBC Two on This year’s fi nal will be TURNING the women who can’t seem to stop playing with their hair. arrival on the guitar scene of the original dancers) draws upon the findings and 1960’s British colonies.” framework of social dancing describes the dancing we about through the dedication and Tour of The Little Mermaid (ch: Moore) 7-8: Elite Syncopations (ch: MacMillan), of e Sleeping Beauty. Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (ch: Balanchine), March 1, Bussell explores ★ Fabulous Beast Dance ENGLISH NATIONAL Saruhashi, Junor Souza and directed by English National A young ballet-goer told me that she would never return forced all others before him will dance at the Lord of the British Dance and It is not a viewpoint that changed. A low centre of inherited from African hard work of the company’s artistic MARCH CAREER Companies 13: COVENTRY, Albany Theatre ‘Still Life’ at the Penguin Café (ch: Bintley) tells the story of the Sadler’s the history of the ballerina, Theatre will tour the UK BALLET HAS announced Joan Sebastian Zamora. Ballet’s associate artist to the Royal Opera House as, on her visit, she was terrifi ed to shove down the bench Collingwood again from the African Diaspora is shared by Elroy Josephz, gravity was embraced, slaves as originally “either director Iain Webb. Wiry and puckish, Tel: 024 7699 8964 PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal Aakash Odedra Company 14: MONMOUTH, Blake Theatre Tel: 01752 267 222 Wells Ballet in wartime, from Marie Sallé to the from April 1 to May 3 the fi nalists for this Throughout the year, George Williamson. The that the camera phones constantly fl ashing before the a little to make space for 8pm. Everyone is welcome. Research Project, during who, having travelled from the whole body was in a release or a cry for help”. what shines through in conversation Tel: 01600 719 401 19-22: The Prince of the Pagodas (ch: Bintley) www.aakashodedra.com 15: MANSFIELD, Palace Theatre LONDON COLISEUM including rare archive present. Good Swan, Bad with a Stravinsky double year’s Emerging Dancer English National Ballet’s competition is generously performance might trigger an epileptic attack. I would have him at the top, so is this Then, on Sunday, May 4, which memories of black Jamaica, made his home in motion, and improvisation Peter Blackman, founder is that he’s mad about ballet, its Tour of Rising, featuring new works by Akram Tel: 01623 633 133 Tel: 020 7845 9300 As Ashley Page creates his Khan, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Russell Maliphant footage and interviews with Swan: Dancing Swan Lake, on bill. This is the fi rst Competition. Now in its artistic, music and supported by restructuring thought that this was a serious health and safety concern, happening in ballet. We must they will also be dancing at British dancers involved in the UK, becoming in 1979 was expected. Lindy Hop of British-based dance history – and Sir Frederick Ashton. 16M: TUNBRIDGE WELLS, Assembly Hall 26-29: The Prince of the Pagodas MARCH Tel: 01892 530 613 Gillian Lynne, Beryl Grey BBC Four on March 9, shows time Michael Keegan- fi fth year, the competition administrative staff , along experts Talbot Hughes latest full-length ballet in but the staff didn’t seem bothered. –– Yours sincerely, enjoy the fact that ballet is places around the Bar Walls the artform from the 1970s the first lecturer in African- maestro Frankie Manning and music group Steel An’ “There are things as a director you 6: LONDON, Artsdepot 22M&E: WARWICK, Bridge House Theatre and Henry Danton. During Tamara Rojo preparing to Dolan’s productions of is an annual opportunity with its principal dancers, McKillop. The winner Robert Iles being redefi ned before our on their annual “Walls Tour” onwards were explored. Caribbean dance at what led the way, “dancing Skin, describes a legacy of want to do and things you have to Tel: 020 8369 5454 Breakin’ Convention Vienna, the choreographer Tel: 01926 776 438 www.breakinconvention.com his interview, Danton dance Odette-Odile in Swan The Rite of Spring and for the company to have been voting for their receives £2,500, the People’s talks to Paul Arrowsmith Salisbury very eyes, its magic is being starting at 11am at Walmgate The research project is now Liverpool’s John at a sharp angle to the slavery as “inappropriate do – this is something I needed to Anton Du Beke – Ballroom 23M&E: HAYES, Beck Theatre The international festival of hip hop dance remembered that an amateur Lake, including rehearsals, Petrushka have toured recognise the talent of its favourite emerging dancer. Choice award-winner humanised and infused with Bar and then to Monk Bar, was led by Christy Adair, Moores University. As the ground like a track runner, behaviour” today, deriving do. This festival is about Sir Fred, his Tel: 020 8561 8371 theatre returns. This year’s line-up includes ILL- Each month the author of our Star Letter will win a year’s to Broadway 28: BURNLEY, Mechanics Abilities, Ukweli Roach and Wanted Posse cameraman had fi lmed a performance, interviews the UK. See Calendar. up-and-coming dancers. Tickets are now on sale for receives £1,000 and all subscription or an extension to a current subscription real soul, at last. I’m not sure Bootham Bar and onwards! professor of Dance Studies museum catalogue makes instead of the upright, stiff from inherited habits ballets and the man behind them.” www.raymondgubbay.co.uk Tel: 01282 664 400 MAY Anton Du Beke partners Summer Strallen, with 29M&E: STAMFORD, Corn Exchange 3-5: LONDON, Sadler’s Wells rehearsals for Symphonic and specially fi lmed The fi nalists for 2014 are the fi nal of the competition, nominees receive £500. we’ll see her like again so The group would like to at York St John University, clear, “central to his work ballroom position”. That and attitudes that were A former dancer with both the ensemble dancers including Faye Huddleston and Tel: 01780 766 455 ★ Tel: 0844 412 4300 Variations. Archivists at the workshops. Programme Errol White Company Madison Keesler, Senri Kou, which will be held at Call 0844 871 3000 or see we should enjoy this new, reunite with any former and Ramsey Burt, professor was his understanding of dancing attitude, which was acquired to survive 400 Sadler’s Wells and Covent Garden music from the Raymond Gubbay Big Band and 30M&E: LOUGHBOROUGH, Town Hall 10: DONCASTER, Cast British Film Institute have schedules may change – has launched Evolve, Alison McWhinney, Ken London’s Lyceum Theatre on ballet.org.uk for tickets.