Social Dance

Culture is purely a matter of taste, the huge billboard reminds those arriving in the 2005 European City of Culture. The fact that the statement is part of an advertisement for a major brewing company – a “proud sponsor” – strikes the first warning. Are we about to experience culture not for culture’s sake, but culture for the corporate world’s benefit?
“But isn’t...

The fifth anniversary Mariinsky Festival started in March with the premiere of two ballets: William Forsythe’s 1996 “Approximate Sonata”  and a new ballet by British choreographer David Dawson, “Reverence.”  That this is the second year in which the Mariinsky opens with a Forsythe choreography testifies to the radical changes taking place in the “House Of Petipa.”...

What do you teach?                                                                                        Contemporary dance technique and interpretation qualities. Our workshops are designed to enrich the dancer's interpretation of the different movement qualities of the selected archetypes –through guided improvisation.

In a word, what do you expect from your...