Hi All
I found this at The Stage:
Dance UK’s Miller calls for expert to champion dance at BBC
Published Tuesday 7 April 2009 at 15:50 by Matthew Hemley
Dance UK director Caroline Miller has criticised the BBC for its lack of dance programming and expertise, claiming that a shortage of shows featuring the work of British companies is having a negative impact on the industry.
The head of the lobbying body has called on the Corporation to reinstate a dance expert to its arts commissioning team, adding that she believed no one has a remit at the BBC to focus solely on the art form since the departure of the BBC’s former head of dance Ross MacGibbon in 2007.
She said that without this, there would be no one to champion the genre at the BBC, and warned that provision would fall behind as a result.
“There isn’t anyone with expertise at the BBC to push dance. Most of the BBC’s dance coverage seems to be with the Royal Opera House, and it’s been many years since English National Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Scottish Ballet have been on our screens,” she said.
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