Dancing Times  |  February 2014
Choreography is central to dance of every kind, whether it be classical ballet, contemporary dance, hip hop, ballroom and Latin, and everything in between, and in this month’s issue of Dancing Times we investigate various different aspects of this important art form. Zoë Anderson talks to four British-based choreographers, including Christopher Hampson, the new director of Scottish Ballet, where he has just created a new full-length production of Hansel and Gretel. She also talks to Robert Cohan, Yolande Yorke-Edgell and Charlotte Edmonds, each of whom are currently involved in a choreographic mentoring scheme with Yorke Dance Project. David Mead interviews Lin Hwai-min of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan on the eve of the company’s visit to London, and Paul Arrowsmith explores the relationship between composers and choreographers when making new works. In addition, Laura Dodge reports on a symposium dedicated to Robert Helpmann, who was noted for the choreography he created for Sadler’s Wells Ballet during the 1940s, and Matthew Hawkins discusses how aspects of the Cecchetti method of teaching has informed his own work
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Dancing Times February 2014.