August 2017
Dancing Times, August 2017 Volume 107 Issue 1284
Cover Stories
14 – Moscow International Ballet Competition 2017. Margaret Willis sees the winners
20 – Thoroughly Moderno. Nicola Rayner talks to Flavia Cacace about her and Vincent Simone’s Tango Moderno. Photographs by Hugo Glendinning
24 – Nureyev Festival. Graham Watts travelled to Ufa to attend a festival celebrating the life of Rudolf Nureyev
31 – DC dancing. The Washington Ballet’s 2017–18 season, photographed by Dean Alexander
Features
17 – Musical theatre in the Midlands. Laura Dodge visits MADD
27 – A fractured, tragic ambition. Trader Faulkner remembers Elaine Fifield
Dance Today
6 – Up in arms. Nicola Rayner thinks arms are the unsung heroes of ballroom and Latin American dancing
60 – Keeping the legacy alive. Alison Gallagher-Hughes on the importance of inspiration in dance
62 – I dream of Genie. Lee Knights takes a look at belly dancing
64 – Tips on technique. By James Whitehead
65 – Technique clinic. By Phil Meacham
66 – Simon’s Guide to Swing. By Simon Selmon
67 – Stepping Out. By Marianka Swain
68 – Somewhere in time. By Jack Reavely
Regulars
6 – News. Arts Council England funding announced, Bolshoi cancels Rudolf Nureyev ballet
10 – Letters
12 – Talking Point. By Daniel Pratt
33 – Variety Lights. Barbara Newman sees Bat Out of Hell and YANK!
35 – FRANCE/dance. By Laura Cappelle
37 – Letter from St Petersburg. Igor Stupnikov attends the Dance Open Festival
39 – Notes from New York. Jack Anderson reviews LA Dance Project at the Joyce Theater
41 – Dance Scene. Reviews include Scottish Dance Theatre, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Alexander Whitley, les ballets C de la B, Dorrance Dance, National Ballet of China, Dutch National Ballet
71 – People. Nicolas Le Riche, Royal Ballet promotions
72 – Dancer of the Month. Margaret Willis meets Scottish Ballet’s Araminta Wraith
77 – Products
78 – Education. National Youth Ballet, Central School of Ballet
82 – Health. Debbie Malina looks at the issue of muscle memory
85 – Classified
87 – Calendar. Our guide to what’s on stage in the UK and abroad
94 – Listings. Where to learn to dance
98 – Last Dance. We look back to August 1977