Riaan Burger is the founding editor of Stage Africa.
Riaan Burger
Articles by Riaan Burger
Guides & How-To
How Dancers Actually Learn: The Practice Methods That Work, and the Ones That Do Not
What the science of motor learning says about dance practice: what holds up, what is only studio folklore, and what to change in your next class.
News
The Styles of Ballet in South Africa: A Dancer's Guide to the Methods and Syllabi
RAD, Cecchetti, DASA, Vaganova: what South Africa's ballet methods and syllabi are, how they differ, and how to choose the one that fits what you want.
News
The quiet rise of the producer-performer
More artists are owning the means of staging their own work.
Reviews
A choreographer on building work that travels
Notes on making dance that survives the move from studio to stage.
Interviews
Why touring circuits are rethinking mid-size halls
Operators weigh economics against the rooms that built careers.