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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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On Point: Royal Academy of Dance at 100 | Genée's ballet shoes
Dame Darcey Bussell stands next to RAD’s founder ballerina, Adeline Genée’s ballet shoes www.royalacademyofdance.org/onpoint #RAD100 source
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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 […]