Dancing Times Magazine December 2019 Back Issue

W ith the approach of Christmas, there are some seasonal treats in the latest issue of Dancing Times. That much-loved dancer Adam Cooper returns to the UK stage this month to appear in Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes at Sadler’s Wells, and we find out what he has been up to since he was last here in an interview with Gerald Dowler. We also hear from the stage designer Dick Bird, who so brilliantly reimagined Birmingham Royal Ballet’s lovely production of The Nutcracker for its performances at the Royal Albert Hall, and who is now working on a new piece for David Bintley and Sarasota Ballet next spring.
Also this month, we come to the end of Fátima Nollén’s series on dance in Latin America. It has given us a fascinating insight into a dance scene not often reported on here, and, to mark the “series finale”, we also catch up with Thiago Soares and Iñaki Urlezaga, two South American dancers familiar to us from their performances with The Royal Ballet. In addition, Lee Knights introduces us to bachata, a popular Latin dance originating from the Dominican Republic. Which leaves me just to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.
JONATHAN GRAY