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In Search of Nijinsky
Jill Rivers was not one to pass up on marvellous, unforeseen opportunities. ‘Before I knew it,’ she said, ‘I was on a plane to Phoenix, Arizona’ to meet Tamara Nijinsky and her daughter, Kinga Nijinsky Gaspers. Keep reading
Icons: Seeing and Being Seen
To watch each of these dance icons relay their remarkable life stories through words and movement is to reflect on time’s river and the unperishable creative impulse. It’s also to participate in an act of seeing as fashioned by the filmmaker’s eye
The MoveSmart Studio
Imagine for a moment your older self has lost all powers of mobility. You can’t get out of a chair, or stand unaided or step forward. Frailty is a sad fate in old age
Still Stepping Out
Just as Mick Jagger is in no hurry to exit stage left, neither are many older dancers. Some are discovering or rekindling a love of ballet classes. Others are participating in community dance groups and appearing in productions. And older professional dancers are being sought for the ageless grace, nuance and wisdom they bring to the stage and screen