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An interview with Carlos Acosta | Why Dance Matters podcast

Carlos Acosta has an electric connection to audiences – a combination of elegance, fire and rare charisma. Starting life in one of Havana’s poorest neighbourhoods, the Cuban dancer became a favourite at The Royal Ballet and the Bolshoi. His inspirational effect has been widely recognised – including, in 2018, by the RAD’s Queen Elizabeth II […]

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16 maart 2022

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An interview with Cathy Marston – Why Dance Matters podcast

www.royalacademyofdance.org/podcast The choreographer Cathy Marston has a rare gift for telling stories in dance. Now a major player in leading ballet companies (including The Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre) that until recently were a boys’ own club, her starting point is often literature or history – in ballets about Jane Eyre or […]

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8 juli 2021

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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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26 juli 2021

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An interview with Charlotte Edmonds | Why Dance Matters podcast

For the latest episode of Why Dance Matters, we’re speaking with Charlotte Edmonds. source

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3 november 2022

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An interview with Crazy Smooth | Why Dance Matters

Our guest today is the Canadian hip hop dancer and choreographer professionally known as Crazy Smooth. We ask how Crazy Smooth came by his dance name? What makes Canadian street dance distinctive? In this Olympic year, where breaking makes its debut in the Paris games, should we really think of dance as a sport? And […]

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4 juli 2024

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An interview with Dame Arlene Phillips | Why Dance Matters

In an exciting bonus episode of Why Dance Matters, we meet the choreographer Dame Arlene Phillips as she receives a special honour at the Olivier Awards, marking a career packed with achievement. A dance legend, Arlene made her name with her racy dance troupe Hot Gossip in the 1970s, before becoming a major player in […]

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6 april 2023

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