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Episode 2 – Tim Arthur

In this episode, we visit the Royal Academy of Dance’s global headquarters in London to meet its new chief executive – the ebullient Tim Arthur. Tim’s previous experience is dizzyingly varied – he arrives at the RAD via senior roles in theatre, publishing and finance, working with companies like Time Out and Virgin Money. Why […]

Royal Academy of Dance

2 maart 2023

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Episode 1 – Tiler Peck

Tiler Peck, one of the world’s great ballerinas, opens the new season of Why Dance Matters. The California-born dancer is a reigning star at New York City Ballet, where she has been a principal since 2009, and is also a director and choreographer in her own right. Feted for her innate musicality and formidable work […]

Royal Academy of Dance

23 februari 2023

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The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2023

The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition is the Royal Academy of Dance’s flagship annual event, one of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world that attracts the finest young dancers trained in the RAD syllabus, from around the globe. The dance competition is dedicated to promoting and rewarding standards of excellence in young ballet […]

Royal Academy of Dance

16 februari 2023

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Episode 7 – Benjamin Zephaniah

In the last episode of this season of Why Dance Matters, we meet a poet – the resonant, rousing, heart-stopping Benjamin Zephaniah. Benjamin’s specific dance connection is that he’s recorded the narration for Rambert’s acclaimed new stage production based on Peaky Blinders, the cult period crime drama. As a celebrated performance poet, he’s used to […]

Royal Academy of Dance

9 februari 2023

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Episode 6 – Dr Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel

In this episode of Why Dance Matters, we’re in conversation with Dr Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel the Head of Research and Lead Academic Integrity Officer at the RAD’s Faculty of Education. A graduate of the RAD, the Universities of Durham and Surrey and London Metropolitan University, she took up the position of Lecturer in Dance Studies at […]

Royal Academy of Dance

2 februari 2023

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Royal Academy of Dance's Gemma Mills talks about her journey into dance teaching

Gemma Mills, Lecturer in Dance Education and PGCE Programme Manager at the RAD’s Faculty of Education, talks about her dance background and why she wanted to become a dance teacher. #LearnTeachDance source

Royal Academy of Dance

26 januari 2023