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An interview with Olivia Lume | Why Dance Matters

With members in over 80 countries around the world, and Royal Academy of Dance’s relationship with its members depends on its National Directors. They include Olivia Lume, who last year celebrated her 40th year with the RAD. As National Director for the Academy in Africa, she has lived through historic changes, and has seen the […]
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An interview with Patrick Makuakāne | Why Dance Matters

Patrick Makuakane is a dance maker, teacher and hula master and recently received a fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation. The fellowships are given to preeminent artists and thinkers and are popularly known as the ‘genius’ awards. Patrick is a passionate and thoughtful advocate for hula, a form of dance inextricably linked with Hawaii’s history and […]
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An interview with Rebecca Yates | Why Dance Matters

The Silver Swans programme is one of the Royal Academy of Dance’s most life-enhancing initiatives. Silver Swans are people of 55 and over taking a specially-designed programme of RAD ballet classes: some are experiencing dance classes for the very first time, and describe how Silver Swans fosters physical and emotional wellbeing. Rebecca Yates, an RAD […]
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Bach: Aus Liebe – St Matthew Passion – Anna-Lena Elbert, Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

‘Aus Liebe’ from ‘St Matthew Passion’ (BWV 244) by J.S. Bach. Performed by the Budapest Festival Orchestra, Gabriella Pivon, flute and soprano Anna-Lena Elbert. Conducted by Iván Fischer. In ‘Compassion’ conductor and composer Iván Fischer has put together a very diverse programme, with compassion at its core. Recorded March 20, 2024 at The Concertgebouw in […]
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Bach: Komm, ihr Töchter – Ivan Fischer, Cantemus Choir, National Kinderkoor, Budapest Festival Orch

Bach’s St Matthew Passion is the basis for a new Passion piece, intended to give compassion and empathy a place in our age. Ivan Fischer conducts the Budapest Festival Orchestra, Cantemus Choir, Nationaal Kinderkoor and Nationaal Jongenskoor. In ‘Compassion’ conductor and composer Iván Fischer has put together a very diverse programme, with compassion at its […]