À propos de nos auteurs

Tim Rutherford-Johnson is author of Music after the Fall: Modern Composition and Culture since 1989, and The Music of Liza Lim. He writes about new music for publications and record labels across Europe and the United States.

Musicologue diplômé du CNSMD de Paris, Tristan Labouret collabore avec de nombreux artistes et institutions musicales (Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, Orchestre national d'Île-de-France, Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier, festivals de musique de chambre de Deauville, Just Classik Festival…), menant des activités de médiation à destination de tous les publics. Ex-altiste toujours passionné par les répertoires chambristes et symphoniques, il occupe depuis 2018 le poste de rédacteur en chef de la partie francophone de Bachtrack.

Tsutomu Nasuda studied musicology at the University of Cologne (MA), Germany and after returning to Japan has worked as a critic and journalist. He co-translated Nicolas Harnoncourt’s Music as Speech and has written various other books. Currently a critic for Ongaku no Tomo and other publications, he is a member of the board of directors of the Music Pen Club Japan and a member of the Japan Pen Club.

Viki trained at The Royal Ballet School and The Hammond School of Dancing before joining London Festival Ballet at the age of 17. She danced there for 7 years before moving to Northern Ballet Theatre where she became a principal, dancing and creating many major roles. After retiring from the stage Viki worked as Events Manager for Northern Ballet, then followed her heart into teaching, guesting at many of the top vocational schools in the UK and also in Italy. She now teaches on the graduate programme at Northern Ballet Academy, has her own Pilates Studio at Chatsworth and also writes and reviews for dance magazines.

Vikki Jane Vile has been reviewing dance for over ten years, specialising in Ballroom and Ballet. In 2018, she became a member of the Critics' Circle for Dance. Vikki writes for BroadwayWorld and previously Dancing Times, LondonDance.com and CultureWhisper. She also prides herself on being a Strictly Come Dancing connoisseur since its inception and has appeared on BBC radio and several podcasts as an expert on all things Strictly. Having lived in London for ten years, she is now based in Germany and adapting to the Berlin dance scene.

Vito Lentini is Professor of Philosophy and Human Sciences, specialising in Pedagogy and the History of Dance, which he teaches at the Accademia Teatro alla Scala. His research focuses on the evolution of ballet as an art form during the 18th and 19th centuries, with particular attention to Nureyev’s repertoire and British ballet. Vito is an essayist, gives lectures and contributes writings on dance and ballet to the programme notes of various Italian and international theatres including Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Teatro Regio in Turin, Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, Teatro Filarmonico, Arena di Verona, Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm and the National Theatre in Prague. Additionally, he is a journalist, dance and ballet critic and editor-in-chief of the magazine Sipario. Vito also writes about dance for the magazine La Scala and for the culture section of the online editorial of Il Sole 24 Ore.

Zoë Anderson is a dance critic and writer. She is the author of The Royal Ballet: 75 Years (Faber) and The Ballet Lover’s Companion (Yale). She has written for The Independent, the i newspaper, the Times Literary Supplement, The Wall Street Journal, and other publications.