DANZA&DANZA International Magazine

Sol Leon and Paul Lightfoot have collaborated on more than sixty world premieres in the course of an artistic partnership that has endured for more than four decades. In this issue, they tell us about their early careers, how they joined the NDT – which became their “home” for many years – and even give us some “spoilers” about their latest creation, commissioned by the Royal Ballet.
Pride Month is coming up in June, so what better time to reflect on where we are in terms of LGBTQIA+ rights in the dance world, and how these issues are tackled and elaborated on through performance? Our special Pride dossier includes an interview with the non-binary Principal at Wiener Staatsballett, Alessandro Lucia Frola, who discusses their experiences as a gender non-conforming artist in the ballet world; we also take an in-depth look at the queer poetics of the Spanish choreographer Alberto Cortés, who has a talent for burning stereotypes to the ground.
Now it’s over to you readers to discover all the other great content we have in this issue, with reviews from around Europe and interviews with some of the dance world’s leading lights.