Posted on September 1, 2022
Editorial and contents August 2022
There is a Spanish theme – quite unintentionally – to this latest issue of Dancing Times. Not only do we report back on the most recent Flamenco Festival held at Sadler’s Wells in London in late June and early July this year, which presented a host of excellent dancers and companies, but we also hear from the Spanish ballerina Tamara Rojo, who steps down from her position as artistic director of English National Ballet later in the year in order to take up the role of artistic director of San Francisco Ballet. On a sadder note, in Obituaries we pay tribute to Marina Keet, one of the founders of the Spanish Dance Society, whose love of Spanish dance in all its forms made her a passionate advocate for the artform in this country and abroad – including Spain.
Elsewhere in the magazine, we find out more about Artists Becoming, an institutional consulting business that seeks to elevate standards of wellbeing across the dance industry, and we consider the subject of relaxation and some of the techniques that can help bring the mind and body of the dancer back into balance. Finally, we also record the reunion of a long-lost company, London City Ballet.
JONATHAN GRAY
Dancing Times, August 2022 Volume 112 Issue 1344
Cover Stories
12 – Stirred, not shaken. Graham Watts interviews Tamara Rojo, artistic director of English National Ballet
21 – Humanity and community. Daniel Pratt finds out about Artists Becoming
27 – Flamenco Festival. Reviewed by Graham Watts
48 – Trusting their guts. Marianka Swain hears from Latin champions Troels Bager and Ina Jeliazkova
Features
17 – Repositioning the lens. Nicola Rayner meets choreographer Ann Yee
24 – King’s company. Margaret Willis attends a reunion for London City Ballet
Dance Today
50 – Tips on technique. James Whitehead on the topline
51 – Technique clinic. By Phil Meacham
52 – Notes from the dance floor. Fátima Nollén attends the UK Tango Marathon and Championship
54 – Simon’s Guide to Swing. By Simon Selmon
55 – Stepping Out. By Pete Meager
56 – Somewhere in time. By Jack Reavely
Regulars
6 – Letters
8 – News. United Ukrainian Ballet brings Giselle to London
11 – Talking Point. By Jamiel Laurence
31 – Dance Scene International. Reviews include Scottish Ballet, National Ballet of Canada
41 – Variety Lights. By Barbara Newman
42 – FRANCE/dance. By Laura Cappelle
44 – Notes from New York. By Leigh Witchel
59 – Dancer of the Month. Margaret Willis interviews Scottish Ballet’s Madeline Squire
63 – People. Promotions, joiners, leavers
64 – Obituaries. Marina Keet, Bob Lockyer
66 – Media
67 – Products
68 – Education. Tring Park School
70 – Health. Debbie Malina on relaxation
73 – Classifieds
74 – Calendar
78 – Listings
82 – Last Dance. We look back to what was published in Dancing Times in August 1982
Simon Oliver
Simon Oliver has been production editor of Dancing Times since 2010 and is highly experienced in design across print and online magazine production. Throughout his career, Simon has worked on a diverse range of subjects including music, family history, book collecting and poker.
