With the winter months drawing nearer, the dance world is bustling with excitement and activity. Youth dance England projects in the Black Country, Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire are well underway - we’ve got more about their plans for U.Dance coming soon.
Two massive dance festivals will be arriving in Birmingham next year – British Dance Edition and International Dance Festival Birmingham will be flooding our city’s streets with all sorts of dance treats. We’re under oath not to reveal too much about them just yet – read this interview with David Massingham to find out more.
In other dance news:
- Over on Article19 their Feature Article: An Inconvenient Truth took on the dance sector, following a piece about disabled people in dancing. It caused a right flurry of reader comments. Their The Evil Imp dance blog is also worth a look- this time it wonders why there are more male choreographers at British Dance Edition 2010
- In BALLET NEWS: Dusty Button is interviewed on The Ballet Blog” – BRB’s American star Dusty Button says she once had to play Scrooge and would choose Kate Hudson to play her in a film of her life. Callie Roberts is also interviewed and BRB’s Simon Harper takes over as Media & PR Manager as well as a new music director
- The Birmingham Royal Ballet also added some column inches to their ‘While the Company’s away’ touring blog
