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An interview with Wayne McGregor | Why Dance Matters

Wayne McGregor, one of the world’s leading choreographers, is an ideas man who makes abstract thought into thrillingly visceral dance. His collaborations are prodigious – from his own contemporary dancers to the world’s great ballet companies, and in film, fashion and more. He discusses his latest premiere for the Royal Ballet, his programme for the […]

Royal Academy of Dance

27 juli 2023

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An interview with Wesley Ruzibiza | Why Dance Matters

We launch the new season of Why Dance Matters with a vital figure in African contemporary dance. Wesley Ruzibiza discovered dance almost by accident – he was studying financial management at the University of Rwanda when he decided to sample a dance class. It set him on the path to becoming a choreographer and co-Artistic […]

Royal Academy of Dance

29 februari 2024

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An interview with Yami 'Rowdy' Löfvenberg | Why Dance Matters podcast

Episode 1-Yami ‘Rowdy’ Löfvenberg The hip-hop choreographer, dancer and teacher Yami Löfvenberg is also known as ‘Rowdy’. As that name suggests, hers is a wonderfully confident, engaged presence – but growing up in Sweden, she was racially bullied and considered stupid, because she struggled with maths. Only later did she realise she had dyscalculia: a […]

Royal Academy of Dance

17 maart 2022

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