Graham Watts
Dance Writer and Critic at Freelance
Dance Writer/Critic/Influencer. Chair of Critics' Circle Dance Section & National Dance Awards. Ballet Icon Award 2024. OBE since 2008
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1 week ago |
criticscircle.org.uk | Graham Watts
The 25th National Dance Awards – #NDA25 Announcement of NominationsThe Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle is pleased to announce the short-listed nominations for the National Dance Awards (#NDA25). The qualifying period for performances was between 1st January and 31st December 2024. The short-listed nominees are taken from nominations made by the members of the Dance section of the Critics’ Circle.
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spectator.com.au | Graham Watts
Iain Mackay, a former ballet dancer who is now artistic director of the Royal Ballet School, told the Times in a recent interview that ‘bigger ballerinas… are the future of the art form,’ and that ballet ‘has moved away from the “slim” female fixture.’It’s essential that we move away from ballet students being body shamed by their teachers, as illustrated by the 2023 Panorama investigation, The Dark Side of Ballet Schools.
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spectator.co.uk | Graham Watts
Text size Small Medium Large Line Spacing Compact Normal Spacious Comments Iain Mackay, a former ballet dancer who is now artistic director of the Royal Ballet School, told the Times in a recent interview that ‘bigger ballerinas… are the future of the art form,’ and that ballet ‘has moved away from the “slim” female fixture.’ It’s essential that we move away from ballet students being body shamed by their teachers, as illustrated by the 2023 Panorama investigation, The Dark Side of Ballet...
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criticscircle.org.uk | Graham Watts
The Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle is pleased to announce a call for entries for the two Film categories in the National Dance Awards (#NDA24). Entries must be for films that were made in 2024 or that were first shown in 2024. The Best Short Dance Film is for dance films that are less than eight (8) minutes long; The Best Dance Film is for films that are of longer duration than eight (8) minutes.
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2 weeks ago |
bachtrack.com | Graham Watts
The significant involvement of William Forsythe with English National Ballet began under the tenure of the company’s previous director, Tamara Rojo, but the appointment of Aaron S. Watkin as her successor has significantly enhanced that relationship. Watkin’s collaboration with Forsythe goes back to the early days of his career as a dancer. He became a Principal with Forsythe’s company, Ballett Frankfurt and he has staged Forsythe’s works all over the world.
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My review of The Royal Ballet’s programme of Balanchine: Three Signature Works (Serenade, Prodigal Son, Symphony in C) in BThere magazine. https://t.co/mjOfIG4GmB
RT @NatDanceAwards: The Nominees for the 2024 National Dance Awards are announced - winners to be announced on 9 June - click link to see t…
The Nominees for the 2024 National Dance Awards are announced - winners to be announced on 9 June - click link to see the 65 nominees https://t.co/JhDMwdEXYh
