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White Oak Dance Project
White Oak, performed at the Edinburgh Festival in 2001. Debra Craine, Amanda Mitchison and Judith Mackrell take a look at how the company began and what Baryshnikov, White Oak's founder and director, is up to now.
Debra Craine, The Times, August 10
Amanda Mitchison, The Telegraph, August 9
Judith Mackrell,The Guardian, August 8

Ballet Directors to form international network
- as a result of a recent 3 day conference organised by Dance East
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San Francisco Ballet
Lorena Feijoo
Photo: RJ Muna

Edinburgh Festival
Good reasons to head north this summer
Check out the Edinburgh Festival Dance programme
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Ballett Frankfurt
William Forsythe announced that he will be leaving Ballett Frankfurt read more
Constructive talks took place this week between William Forysthe, Director of Ballett Frankfurt and officials representing the City of Frankfurt.
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Martha Graham Dance School
Alix Kirsta investigates why the New York Dance School founded by Martha Graham is in danger of being closed down in The Sunday Times
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Cross Art Collaborations
Judith Mackrell looks at successful - and less than - collaborations between choreographers and designers in the Guardian, Sat. 18 August on the eve of a new work to be premiered Edinburgh's Playhouse this weekend. Frédéric Flamand, artistic director of Charleroi Danses/Plan K, and choreographer of Metapolis - project 972, has collaborated with architect Zaha Hadid. See Charleroi Danses/Plan K in London at the Queen Elizabeth Hall 26-27 October at 7.45pm.
Reviews:
Donald Hutera, The Times, 27 Aug
Alice Bain, The Guardian, Aug 27
Ismene Brown, The Telegraph, Aug 28
John Percval, Independent, August 29