Series 7
November – December 2023.
Interviews include Drew McOnie, Jakob Wheway Hughes, Pam Tanowitz, Aaron S. Watkin, Benjamin Zephaniah, Nina Wadia, and Olga Smirnova.
Episode 1: Drew McOnie
Series 7 kicks off with Drew McOnie, British choreographer, theatre director, and one of the busiest people in show business. He danced with Matthew Bourne's…
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Episode 2: Jakob Wheway Hughes
Jakob was gold medallist at the Royal Academy of Dance's Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2023. The Fonteyn took place at His Majesty's Theatre in…
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Episode 3: Pam Tanowitz
Pam Tanowitz is now an in-demand choreographer – but her career has followed a unique trajectory. For years, she and her company had an under-the-radar…
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Episode 4: Aaron S. Watkin
Aaron S Watkin seems like a man who knows what he likes: perfect material to direct a leading ballet company, and to judge a leading…
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Episode 5: Benjamin Zephaniah
In this episode of Why Dance Matters, we revisit a conversation from October 2022, in tribute to the poet, performer and activist Benjamin Zephaniah, who…
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Episode 6: Nina Wadia
This festive episode visits the pantomime: that uniquely British blend of song, dance, and silliness. Explaining its appeal is the cherished comic actor, Nina Wadia,…
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Episode 50: Olga Smirnova
Why Dance Matters celebrates its 50th episode in conversation with one of the world's great ballerinas. Olga Smirnova's Giselle with Dutch National Ballet will be…
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