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Front cover: Vadim Muntagirov in Carlos Acosta's Don Quixote. © Emma Kauldhar by courtesy

of the Royal Opera House

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People

10 Pippa Moore MIKE DIXON meets the Northern Ballet principal dancer

44 Cathy Marston VIKI WESTALL sits in on a rehearsal for the choreographer's new Victoria

56 Julian MacKay AMANDA JENNINGS talks with the American dancing with the Mikhailovsky

64 Wim Vanlessen JESSICA TEAGUE bids farewell to the Belgian as he steps down from the stage

68 Jan Špunda ALISON KENT interviews the Czech dancer making waves in Munich

Feature

78 Prix de Lausanne EMMA KAULDHAR reports on this year's competition

6 EntrE nous 85 Auditions 99 WhAt's on 108 PEoPlE PAgE

Contents Prix de Lausanne - Gabriel Figueredo - 2nd Scholarship winner. © Emma Kauldhar

Premieres

20 Carmen in Dresden JESSICA TEAGUE is impressed by a company premiere at the Semperoper Ballett

38 New Work New Music AMANDA JENNINGS considers five premieres in the Linbury Theatre

40 Faun, Dogs Sleep, Les Noces FRANÇOIS FARGUE is disenchanted with the Paris Opera's latest contemporary bill

52 Requiem SUSAN POND appraises a double bill by David Dawson

54 Carmen in Rome BRUCE MICHELSON considers a fresh take on Mérimée's tale by Jiří Bubeníček

72 New Combinations TRINA MANNINO reviews Justin Peck's latest creation for New York City Ballet

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Performances16 Carlos Acosta's Don Quixote AMANDA JENNINGS contemplates The Royal Ballet in Cervantes' chivalrous tale

24 La Dame aux camélias ALISON KENT considers the Neumeier classic at the Bayerisches Staatsballett

32 Russian Jewels PANDORA BEAUMONT catches auspicious debuts at the Mariinsky

48 Beauty and the Beast AMANDA JENNINGS appraises David Bintley's take on the fairy tale

60 This is Passion MARK BAIRD reviews SFB's opening gala and the first programme of the season

66 Giselle LUCY VAN CLEEF reviews the 19th century Romantic ballet in Budapest 74 Sleeping Beauty in Florence BRUCE MICHELSON considers Balletto del Sud's Italian version

76 Unboxing Ballet ALI MAHBOUBA finds Dutch National Ballet's Junior Company on fine form

Media

28 The White Crow ROBERT PENMAN rates Ralph Fiennes's new movie on Rudolf Nureyev

31 Akram Khan's Giselle MIKE DIXON previews the DVD

Reviews

89 Tango Fire Notre Dame de Paris Conny Janssen Danst Broos The Royal Ballet School The Cunning Little Vixen The Royal Ballet The Two Pigeons Sadler's Wells Sampled Origins

Japanese 98 ローザンヌ国際バレエコンクール

Oleg Ivenko as Rudolf Nureyev in The White Crow. © Jessica Forde.

Junior Company - Yuko Masumoto in Paquita. © Hans Gerritsen

Origins - Andrea Canalicchio as Will in David Bintley's Hobson's Choice. © Emma Kauldhar

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