writings
books / book contributions by Paul RW Jackson
Malcolm Arnold Companion
- ed. A. Poulton (2023)
Chapters : 'The Ballet Music, The Little Suite For Brass No.3'
Fifty Contemporary Choreographers
- ed L. Sanders and J. Butterworth (2020)
Chapter : 'Liv Lorent'
contributer
chapter : 'liv lorent'
Transmissions in Dance
ed. L. Main, Palgrave (2018)
Chapter : 'The Intangible Cultural Heritage of Robert Cohan'
The Last Guru
- Sir Robert Cohan (2013)
Robert Cohan is part of the pantheon of American contemporary choreographers which includes Alvin Ailey and Paul Taylor. Like them he follows in the tradition of their teacher Martha Graham whose works were grounded in finding through dance a way to express the human condition in all its forms. This he has done in over fifty works, from early solos and duets to large group works which have been performed by contemporary and ballet companies around the world. A distinguished teacher, choreographer and advocate for dance, he has shaped the lives of generations of dance artists.
This book is based on extensive interviews with Cohan, his family, friends and colleagues. Drawing together his life in dance around the world, it provides the first in depth study of this seminal figure in the dance world. '
The Brilliant and the Dark
- Sir Malcolm Arnold (2003)
' "All of my music is biographical" declared Sir Malcolm Arnold in an interview in 1991. Arnold's turbulent life has permeated his music to a greater degree than probably any other British composer as Paul Jackson reveals in this illuminating account. Interweaving biographical details with close analyses of Arnold's major works, particularly the nine symphonies, and drawing on sketch materials never previously examined, Jackson provides fascinating insights into Arnold's compositional process, and the ideas informing works such as the John Field Fantasy and the 7th Symphony.
Extensive interviews with Arnold himself as well as with his family, friends and colleagues add further perspectives on his relationships with fellow composers and musicians, publishers, critics and family. A combination of joie de vivre and periods of depression and personal tragedy, Arnold's life has mirrored his music in its combination of seemingly disparate elements that make a compelling whole. '
Source: Ashgate
Music and Literature
- Sir Arthur Bliss (2002)
Chapter : 'An American Interlude'
articles and reviews by Paul RW Jackson
2022
'Obituary Jospeh Horowitz 1926 - 2022'
dancing times - april 2022
'No ordinary joe'
a celebration of joseph horowitz 1926 - 2022
British Music Society - april 2022
2021
'Obituary Sir Robert Cohan 1925 - 2021'
Dancing Times - March 2021
2020
In conversation with choreographer Robert Cohan : "I have no choice but to begin"
2018
Coordinated Exhibition
balletLORENT at 25
Northern Stage
2017
Omne Trivium Perfectum
essay for Ballet Lorent programme for Snow White
2015
'Martha Graham: Goddess of Contemporary Dance' 17 April 2015
BBC ARTS website
2014
Introductory essay for Ballet Lorent programme for tour of Rapunzel
2013
'Dorothy Madden 1912-2009 An American Revolutionary'
Dance Research, Winter
2009
'Richard Arnell 1917-2009, his life and music'
British Music Society
'Remembering Trudy'
Bliss Society Journal - Spring edition
'Lady Bliss 1904-2008, a memoir'
British Music Society
2008
'The ballet music of Dennis ap Ivor'
Dance Now - Winter edition
'MacMillan and Music'
British Music Society Journal 2007 Richard Arnell; a 90th birthday tribute - British Music Society Journal
2007
Richard Arnell; a 90th birthday tribute
British Music Society Journal
The ballets of Richard Arnell
Dance Now - Autumn edition
Of ballet, {boyz] and spectacle, the work of Liv Lorent
Dance Now - Spring edition
2006
May O’ Donnell, dance pioneer
Dance Now - Spring edition
The American Invasion (DVD review)
Dance Now - Spring edition
2005
'Solitaire and Homage to the Queen'
Sir Malcolm Arnold website
2004
'The ballet music of Sir Richard Rodney Bennett'
Dance Now - Spring edition
Click here to read the full article
'Trudy at 100 - A Birthday Centenary Celebration of Lady Bliss'
Bliss Society Journal - Spring edition
2003
'The ballet music of John McCabe'
Dance Now - Winter edition
2000
Stephanie Jordan, Music for Dance (book review)
Dance Now - Winter edition
British Dance 2000 Edition
Dance Now - Spring edition
1999
Something appealing (dance review)
Dance Now - Spring edition
1998
Frontier (book review)
Dance Now - Winter edition
Birds Eye View (book review)
Dance Now - Autumn edition
Northern Dance (festival review)
Dance Now - Spring edition
1997
Goddess (book review)
Dance Now - Autumn edition
The ballet music of Wilfred Josephs
Dance Now - Autumn edition
Dance and Music
Performance Journal - Winter edition
Horovitz at the Ballet
Dance Now - Winter edition
Novello Music Publishers
Composers Catalogue
1996
Dance Umbrella (review)
Dance Now - Winter edition
Saburo Teshigawara in Newcastle (review)
Dance Now -, Autumn edition
Martha Graham in Edinburgh (review)
Dance Now - Autumn edition
Lost and Found
Beckus No21
Martha Graham
Dance Now - Summer edition
Gavin Gordon
Dance Now - Spring edition
1995
The ballet music of Sir Arthur Bliss
Dance Now - Winter edition
Becoming Lloyd
Dance Now - Autumn edition
1994
The ballet music of Sir Malcolm Arnold
Dance Now - Winter edition
1991 - 1993
Editor and founder of The Malcolm Arnold Society and Journal
conference papers and public lectures given by Paul RW Jackson
2017
Society for Dance Research Legacy Project
Panel IX Chair: Helena Hammond
Paul Jackson, Victoria Thoms
Dance Fields Conference
2014
Martha Graham Dance Company
Keynote address at gala in honour of Robert Cohan
Venue: Martha Graham Studio Theatre, New York, USA
2013
Public interview with Robert Cohan on choreo-musical collaboration
Venue: Dance UK National Conference; Sadler's Wells, London, UK
2012
Society for Dance Research
Paper presented: 'Dorothy Madden American Revolutionary'
Venue: Roehampton University, London, UK
2007
CORD (Congress on Research in Dance) 40th anniversary conference
Paper presented: 'Robert Cohan and the development of a British contemporary dance technique'
Venue: Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, USA
2005
SCODHE/SCUDD Conference - Panellist/Chair/Organiser - The Legacy of Robert Cohan
Venue: University College Northampton, UK
2004
ELIA (European League of Institutes of the Arts) Conference
Panel member symposium Music and Dance
Venue: Lucerne, Switzerland
2002
Revealing MacMillan
Paper presented: 'MacMillan and Music' and panel member alongside Dame Monica Mason,
Barry Wordsworth, Brian Elias and Stephanie Jordan
Venue: Royal Academy of Dance, London, UK