Radio 4 documentary today, 'A Dancer Dies Twice' 4pm

[cavycapers]

Sounds pretty grim. Not sure, but i may be a repeat, but should be interesting.

Edited April 4, 2016 by cavycapers

[alison]

Sounds good, actually: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b075pm41

 

Thanks for flagging it!

[rowan]

This was fabulous. It's much more than a straightforward documentary. Highly recommended. It features Wendy Whelan and Natasha Oughtred, and a great deal more.

[alison]

... talking about approaching/entering retirement, and so on. I meant to mention that after I listened to it earlier in the week, so thanks, rowan.

[FLOSS]

A documentary that promised far more than it delivered. It would be interesting to know when it was made as it contained no reference to Whelan's post retirement dance career. Perhaps someone can explain why one section was accompanied by guitar music which as far as I could see had nothing to do with the anything.. 

[taxi4ballet]

And of course the radio is the best medium for broadcasting a programme about one of the most visual of the performing arts isn't it?

[LinMM]

I felt a bit disappointed by this. Perhaps it could have been longer to allow for more dancers to comment on this important transition in a dancers life.

 

I think the title only really fitted Wendy Welan in the comments she made.

 

There seemed to,be some sort of rehearsal bit going on in the background for atmosphere I suppose or to make sure you knew it was set in the Dance world and at one point I could only just about hear what one of the dancers was saying .....the first one I think....but generally speaking I don't think the programme got across the importance of this issue for dancers.