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Alan Carr's Rather Sticky Situation Reading | Letters Live

Alan Carr reads a hilarious letter to an insurance company, the name has been withheld…and with good reason! LETTERS LIVE celebrates letter writing and the art of correspondence through live events where remarkable letters are read by a diverse array of outstanding performers. The sell-out live phenomenon has seen the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliet […]

The Shows Must Go On!

26 juli 2021

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An interview with Cathy Marston – Why Dance Matters podcast

www.royalacademyofdance.org/podcast The choreographer Cathy Marston has a rare gift for telling stories in dance. Now a major player in leading ballet companies (including The Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre) that until recently were a boys’ own club, her starting point is often literature or history – in ballets about Jane Eyre or […]

Royal Academy of Dance

8 juli 2021

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An interview with Céline Gittens | Why Dance Matters podcast

Céline Gittens first made her name as a teenager, winning both a gold medal and the Audience Choice Award at Sadler’s Wells in London, in the RAD’s Genée International Ballet Competition (now named The Fonteyn). Her serenity and clarity marked her out as something special. Born in Trinidad and later moving to Canada, she is […]

Royal Academy of Dance

26 juli 2021

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An interview with Dr Guddi Singh Why Dance Matters Podcast

Dance touches lives beyond performers, so the guests on Why Dance Matters aren’t only professional dancers. Guddi Singh is a paediatrician and BBC broadcaster, and eloquent on the important part the arts can play in healthcare. In a warmly reflective conversation, she explains how, earlier in her career, a Bollywood dance class helped restore joy […]

Royal Academy of Dance

21 juli 2021

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An interview with Luke Rittner | Why Dance Matters podcast

Even for non-dancers, dance gets to the heart of things which matter to them the most. This week, for the final instalment of series 1 of Why Dance Matters, we go into the RAD itself and meet Chief Executive, Luke Rittner. Luke has led the RAD since 1999 and overseen substantial change at the RAD, […]

Royal Academy of Dance

26 juli 2021

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An interview with Phil Chan | Why Dance Matters podcast

www.royalacademyofdance.org/podcast Phil Chan is a dancer, arts advocate and activist born in Hong Kong and now based in New York. With Georgina Pazcogin of New York City Ballet, he co-founded Final Bow For Yellowface in 2017. Provoked by stereotypes of Asian characters and culture in classic ballets – mostly notably in The Nutcracker – their […]

Royal Academy of Dance

12 juli 2021

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