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An interview with Aakash Odedra | Why Dance Matters

Our guest today is the dancer and choreographer Aakash Odedra. Based in the UK, his work tours internationally, and he collaborates with artists from across countries and art forms. Each piece he makes seems more ambitious than the last – next is Songs of the Bulbul, which premieres at the Edinburgh International Festival. His manner […]
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The Shell Trial during Opera Forward Festival 2024 | Dutch National Opera

A performance clip from The Shell Trial! An opera in which multiple voices from the climate debate were heard. Part of the Opera Forward Festival in 2024 at Dutch National Opera. Music – Ellen ReidLibretto – Roxie Perkins; based on the play De zaak Shell by Anoek Nuyens, Rebekka de Wit, Frascati Producties and De Nwe Tijd Musical direction […]
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The ultimate romantic classic ballet: Giselle | Dutch National Ballet

In this video you see principal dancer Olga Smirnova from Dutch National Ballet in Giselle. In 2009, Rachel Beaujean and Ricardo Bustamante created their own new version of what is probably the most romantic production in the classical ballet repertoire. Their successful interpretation of Giselle conquered not only the hearts of Dutch audiences, but also […]
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An interview with Eilis Small | Why Dance Matters

The Royal Academy of Dance will soon hold the annual Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition, where promising dancers from across the world dance their hearts out in front of some of ballet’s big names. In 2014, the Australian ballerina Eilis Small took part in the predecessor to the Fonteyn, the Genée, held that year in […]
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An interview with Mike Wamaya | Why Dance Matters

We often talk about how dance changes lives on Why Dance Matters. No one exemplifies that more than the remarkable RAD dance teacher Michael Wamaya. He works with Project Elimu in Kibera, Kenya. Kibera faces many challenges – extreme poverty, intense lack of resources. But Mike offers children and young people the chance to engage […]