Podcast appearances and mentions of Lauren Cuthbertson

Some top British ballerinas have become new mums during lock-down. In fact, there are so many in the Royal Ballet that they've created a Whatsapp group. We know that being a ballet dancer is competitive and careers can be short, so has lock-down given the chance to get pregnant? Lauren Cuthbertson, is principal of The Royal Ballet and had her baby a few weeks ago, and Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani, first artist of The Royal Ballet, is due in April. There’s been a surge in calls to domestic abuse services. As so many of us are working from home at the moment the Business Minister has written to employers urging them to be a be supportive as they can be, and that means helping victims of abuse in the home. We hear from Paul Scully. When it comes to the Covid vaccine, research from the University of Glasgow indicates that BAME communities are much less likely to get the vaccine if or when it's offered. Reasons include language barriers and misinformation. We hear from Dr Zubaida Haque, as well as children speaking various different languages to persuade their grans and granddads to get the jab. The Welsh Labour MP, Alex Davies-Jones, says she was left without the majority of her cervix because she delayed getting a smear test. She wants to tell other women not to make the same mistake. According to the Chair of the Women and Equalities Select Committee, the MP Caroline Nokes, more then six hundred thousand women could miss their routine smear tests during the pandemic.

Our final episode features principal dancers at the Royal Ballet, Francesca Hayward and Lauren Cuthbertson, reminiscing about the first time they saw each other dance, unforgettable moments on stage and the vastly different ways they’ll be ringing in the new year, with Frankie performing in the Nutcracker and Lauren welcoming home her newborn baby See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What is it like for an athlete to face a global pandemic? Especially one whose performances rely on an audience and stalls being full of people seeking escapism and magic. Lauren Cuthbertson is a shining bright ballerina living in London with countless accolades to her name. She performs around the world but really her home is the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. As for so many of us, Lauren’s world has been turned upside down and inside out this year. It was a joy to speak to Lauren, she’s bright and full of passion - we cover several topics as her personal life has also taken a pirouette!

In this episode, Royal Ballet principal Lauren Cuthbertson discusses her path to dance, the illness that stopped her in her tracks, and the fire she returned with once she was well. See her dance in The Joyce Ballet Festival, running Aug 6-18.  *** More Info About The Joyce.  Tickets Facebook Instagram Thanks to Simon Kafka, the composer of our theme music, and the East West Quintet, who performed it. If you like it, you can purchase the song here.  Thank you to photographer Carrie Schneider and choreographer Kyle Abraham for providing the photograph for our show image. The photo features dancer Tamisha Guy in Abraham's Dearest Home. 

Emma Thompson and Celia Imrie discuss their new film comedy The Love Punch; choreographer Chris Wheeldon, composer Joby Talbot and principal ballerina Lauren Cuthbertson look ahead to tonight's opening of The Winter's Tale, the Royal Ballet's first original full-length Shakespeare ballet in 50 years; Gaylene Gould reviews Simon Stephens' play Birdland starring Andrew Scott; and actor Sam West on a new arts funding campaign.

Ballet Mistress Ursula Hageli explores the evolution of Classical Ballet with reference to the Royal Academy of Arts exhibition Degas and the Ballet: Picturing Movement. With Royal Ballet dancers Leanne Cope and Lauren Cuthbertson.

With John Wilson. A new film of John le Carre's classic novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy stars Gary Oldman as George Smiley, with John Hurt, Colin Firth and Benedict Cumberbatch as fellow spies. Bridget Kendall, BBC diplomatic correspondent and former Moscow correspondent, gives her verdict. A re-print of John le Carre's book has also been brought out - and is available now. We pay tribute to artist Richard Hamilton, whose death at the age of 89 was announced today. Royal Ballet star Lauren Cuthbertson visits the Royal Academy's new exhibition Degas and the Ballet: Picturing Movement. She reflects on whether a 21st century ballerina has anything in common with Degas' 19th century depictions. Musician Laura Marling discusses about her new album and its literary influences, and performs in the Front Row studio. Jon McGregor talks about his short story, Wires, one of the five shortlisted for this year's BBC National Short Story Award. The award celebrates the best of contemporary British short fiction. The winning author, to be announced live on Front Row on Monday 26 September, receives £15,000 Producer Rebecca Nicholson.

Lauren Cuthbertson, Leanne Benjamin, Tamara Rojo, Edward Watson and Mara Galeazzi talk about their journeys from their first ballet experience to becoming Principal dancers with The Royal Ballet.

Leanne Benjamin, Lauren Cuthbertson, Edward Watson, Mara Galeazzi and Tamara Rojo Principal dancers with The Royal Ballet talk about what motivated them to become a dancer and why they still love what they do.

Tamara Rojo, Lauren Cuthbertson, Edward Watson, Mara Galeazzi and Leanne Benjamin Principals for The Royal Ballet, talk about how they personally make a role specific to their own bodies and make the performance their own.

Lauren Cuthbertson, Mara Galeazzi, Tamara Rojo and Edward Watson Principal dancers for The Royal Ballet talk about how they remember the different movements and choreography for the many productions they perform in.

Mara Galeazzi, Edward Watson, Tamara Rojo, Leanne Benjamin and Lauren Cuthbertson Principal dancers for The Royal Ballet talk about the highlights of their careers as a dancer.

Mara Galeazzi, Edward Watson, Tamara Rojo, Leanne Benjamin and Lauren Cuthbertson Principal dancers for The Royal Ballet talk about the highlights of their careers as a dancer.

Lauren Cuthbertson, Mara Galeazzi, Tamara Rojo and Edward Watson Principal dancers for The Royal Ballet talk about how they remember the different movements and choreography for the many productions they perform in.

Tamara Rojo, Lauren Cuthbertson, Edward Watson, Mara Galeazzi and Leanne Benjamin Principals for The Royal Ballet, talk about how they personally make a role specific to their own bodies and make the performance their own.

Lauren Cuthbertson, Leanne Benjamin, Tamara Rojo, Edward Watson and Mara Galeazzi talk about their journeys from their first ballet experience to becoming Principal dancers with The Royal Ballet.

Anthony Dowell, former Director of The Royal Ballet and former Principal Antoinette Sibley lead a Swan Lake ballet masterclass with Royal Ballet Principals Rupert Pennefather and Lauren Cuthbertson.

Anthony Dowell, former Director of The Royal Ballet and former Principal Antoinette Sibley lead a Swan Lake ballet master class with Royal Ballet Principals Rupert Pennefather and Lauren Cuthbertson.