Jan McNulty

I was moved to tears of joy by this: https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fprojectsaute%2Fvideos%2F1123926161315584%2F&show_text=0&width=560" Clicking on the link will take you to the video, produced by George Liang (Project Sau:té) and dancers and orchestra members of Northern Ballet.

That was terrific but so sad to hear no applause and see the empty auditorium.

I can't wait! They've all been excellent.

Ballet Hispanico have got a series of watch parties. Last night I watched Carlos Pons Guerra's Waiting for Pepe and absolutely LOVED it (but I am a huge fan of his choreography). Pepe is available for another couple of days and other upcoming watch parties are listed. https://www.ballethispanico.org/bunidos/watch-party

I hate to say it but the best I am hoping for is the Christmas seasons (Nutcracker and Merlin).

The school was announced 2 years ago. I don't know if it is fully up and running now but IIRC I have read about holiday schools there. Here's the earlier thread:

Thank you.

Sorry Bruce but I have no idea who PAB is.

Links - Saturday 20 June, 2020 Streaming News - The World in Bristol dance festival: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Streaming Review - Royal Ballet, La Fille Mal Gardée: Staff, DanceTabs Feature - How US dancers are coping with lockdown: Alexandra Villarreal, Guardian Cancellation News - American Ballet Theatre cancels Autumn Season at David H Koch Theater in New York: News Desk, Broadway World Feature - Dance collaborations created during confinement: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review Historic Review - New York City Ballet, mixed programme inc Apollo (2011), New York: Leigh Witchel, Dancelog.nyc News - Shanghai Grand Theatre has reopened with Shanghai Ballet’s Swan Lake: Ma Yue, Shine

What a wonderful tribute from Gavin Sutherland and musicians from the ENB Philharmonia:

I can't find it now but it was about support for the Arts. I also signed one about free lance artists who aren't getting any help from the various government schemes. As you say, the more the better as long as they all get plenty of signatures and highlight the plight of the arts.

Any suggestions for questions that people can submit to Any Questions?

I just mentioned that I had signed at least one other Parliamentary petition...

Links - Friday 19 June, 2020 Obituary - Sally Banes, dance critic & historian: Matt Schudel, Washington Post Feature - Vadim Muntagirov, Royal Ballet: Jann Parry, DanceTabs News - New York City Ballet cancels Autumn season (including Nutcracker): Julia Jacobs, NY Times Feature - San Francisco Ballet announces 2021 season: News Desk, Broadway World Streaming News - Smuin Contemporary Ballet, Indigo: News Desk, Broadway World Feature - Alonzo King, AD Alonzo King Lines Ballet: Gia Kourlas, NY Times Video Feature - Joan Myers Brown founder of Philadanco which turns 50 this year: WHYY Streaming Review - Christopher Wheeldon & dancers of Royal Ballet, Bolèro: Caitlin Halmarick, NZ Theatreview Streaming Review - Dance Theatre of Harlem, Creole Giselle: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Streaming Review - Royal New Zealand Ballet, Giselle, Hansel and Gretel: Madelyn Coupe, Fjord Review Streaming Review - Ballet Hispanico, Waiting for Pepe: David Mead, Seeing Dance Streaming Review - Covent Garden Live: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Video Feature - The life of a ballerina’s pointe shoe (3 days): Scout Forsythe (of ABT), Yahoo News

I’ve signed one other parliament.uk petition in the last couple of weeks.

I really enjoyed this video feature (it's quite detailed - 15 minutes long) about ABT's Scout Forsythe's preparation of her pointe shoes. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/life-ballerina-pointe-shoes-3-160000845.html

Very sad news this morning that Dame Vera Lynn has passed away at the age of 103. I know she had lived a very long life but she's another lady I thought would go on forever. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53091856

I've signed this one and several similar ones. I hope the fact that there are several does not dilute the impact.

Links - Thursday 18 June, 2020 Obituary - Sally Banes, dance critic & hostorian: ArtForum News Feature - Sadler’s Wells to stream Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring rehearsal from Senegal: David Sanderson, Times Feature - How Russia’s indigenous artists reforged Soviet ballet to revive provincial theatre: Irina Sadovina, Calvert Journal Streaming Review - Royal Ballet, La Fille Mal Gardée: Maryam Philpott, Reviews Hub Streaming Review - Béjart Ballet Lausanne, The Ninth Symphony: David Mead, Seeing Dance Streaming News - Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, Too Mortal: Teresa Guerreiro, Culture Whisper Streaming Review - Dormeshia, And still you must swing: Susanna Sloat, DanceTabs Feature - Kim Ji-young reflects on a year of retirement from Korean National Ballet: Kang Hye-Ran, Korea Joong Ang Daily

I wish I knew Sim. I've tried correcting it and it's not having any of it. I'll have a think and have another go. The trouble is that it looks fine till I have published it. It is driving me around the bend. I have deleted all the content and started again. If anyone has got any ideas - please let me know!

The official press release: Press Release Tuesday 16 June 2020 SADLER’S WELLS ANNOUNCES A NEW FILM CAPTURING A UNIQUE MOMENT IN THE RE-STAGING OF PINA BAUSCH’S THE RITE OF SPRING, AVAILABLE TO AUDIENCES ON ITS DIGITAL STAGE Sadler’s Wells today announces the next instalment in its Digital Stage offering, Dancing at Dusk – A moment with Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring, in partnership with Pina Bausch Foundation and École des Sables. Dancing at Dusk – A moment with Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring offers a unique glimpse into the re-staging of Pina Bausch’s seminal 1975 work. Filmed as the world descended into lockdown, it captures the last rehearsal of a specially assembled company of 38 dancers from 14 African countries, and documents a unique moment in their preparations for an international tour. A rare opportunity to watch one of the world’s greatest dance works, the film will be available to global audiences via Sadler’s Wells’ Digital Stage from Wednesday 1 July 2020, at the price of £5. This year, Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring was due to tour the world, in an international co-production between Sadler’s Wells (UK), Pina Bausch Foundation (Germany), and École des Sables (Senegal), which should have opened in March 2020 in Dakar. However, just days before the premiere, all performances were cancelled as governments around the world banned public gatherings and began closing their borders due to the Coronavirus pandemic.   The company seized the opportunity to conduct their last rehearsal on the beach near their base at École des Sables in Toubab Dialaw, Senegal. Filmmaker Florian Heinzen-Ziob captured this unique moment in a stunning film, giving audiences a glimpse into a production not yet seen on stages around the world. Dancing at Dusk – A moment with Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring will be available for audiences to rent online via Sadler's Wells Digital Stage from 12:00 pm BST on Wednesday 1 July at the price of £5 or currency equivalent. Proceeds will help support the artists, the future life of the production, and Sadler’s Wells. Audiences can subscribe online to register their interest here, or can pre-purchase a ticket to watch the film. The film will be available until Friday 31 July 2020. Sadler’s Wells is grateful for the generous support of its audiences during this challenging time. Those who would like to help further can make a donation to support our work at https://secure.sadlerswells.com/support/donate. Alistair Spalding, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Sadler’s Wells, said: “We are so delighted to be able to bring this unique film to audiences across the world. Coronavirus has had a profound impact everywhere, and for us, has sadly resulted in the postponement of much of our work, including The Rite of Spring. Despite this, the company seized the opportunity to capture this powerful, one-of-a-kind moment, which feels very much in harmony with the spirit of Pina Bausch. Perhaps now more than ever, this type of international collaboration is how Sadler’s Wells responds best to the difficult times we are in, bringing our artists and audiences together once again” Germaine Acogny, Founder of École des Sables, said: “When I saw for the first time a complete run-through of the piece with these fabulous dancers who had managed to interiorise Pina’s choreography in spite of cultural and technical differences, I was deeply touched and moved and wished that Pina could have seen this powerful interpretation. I am sure she would have loved it.” Salomon Bausch, Executive Director, Pina Bausch Foundation said: “Bringing The Rite of Spring to the beach and shooting it just after sunset was a spontaneous reaction to the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. It was the last moment of being together within a crisis surrounded by uncertainty. A moment of strength and self-empowerment but also fragile and of unique awareness, dancing on sand and with costumes for the very first time. I think we have all experienced Pina’s Sacre in a way we’ve never done before." #DancingAtDusk -ENDS- Notes to Editors Dancing at Dusk - A moment with Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring Dancers: Rodolphe Allui (Ivory Coast), Sahadatou Ami Touré (Benin), Anique Ayiboe (Togo), Korotimi Barro (Burkina Faso), D'Aquin Evrard Élisée Bekoin (Ivory Coast), Gloria Ugwarelojo Biachi (Nigeria), Luciene Cabral (Cape Verde), Khadija Cisse (Senegal), Sonia Zandile Constable (South Africa), Rokhaya Coulibaly (Senegal), Inas Dasylva (Senegal), Astou Diop (Senegal), Serge Arthur Dodo (Ivory Coast), Franne Christie Dossou (Benin), Estelle Foli (Togo), Aoufice Junior Gouri (Ivory Coast), Zadi Landry Kipre (Ivory Coast), Bazoumana Kouyaté (Mali), Profit Lucky (Nigeria), Vuyo Mahashe (South Africa), Babacar Mané (Senegal), Vasco Pedro Mirine (Mozambique), Stéphanie Mwamba (Congo), Florent Nikiéma (Burkina Faso), Shelly Ohene-Nyako (Ghana), Brian Otieno Oloo (Kenya), Harivola Rakotondrasoa (Madagascar), Oliva Randrianasolo (Nanie) (Madagascar), Asanda Ruda III (South Africa), Tom Jules Samie (Togo), Amy Collé Seck (Senegal), Pacôme Landry Seka (Ivory Coast), Gueassa Eva Sibi (Ivory Coast), Carmelita Siwa (Benin), Armel Gnago Sosso-Ny (Ivory Coast), Amadou Lamine Sow (Senegal), Didja Kady Tiemanta (Mali), Aziz Zoundi (Burkina Faso) Film production: Director, Editor: Florian Heinzen-Ziob Production: polyphem Filmproduktion Cinematographer: Enno Endlicher Sound Engineer: Armin Badde Filmed before social distancing requirements were in place. The Rite of Spring 2020 Restaging, originally planned to premiere on 25 March 2020: Artistic Director: Josephine Ann Endicott  Rehearsal Directors: Clémentine Deluy, Çağdaş Ermiş, Ditta Miranda Jasjfi, Barbara Kaufmann, Jorge Puerta Armenta, Julie Shanahan, Kenji Takagi The Rite of Spring (1975): Choreography: Pina Bausch Music: Igor Stravinsky Set and Costume Design: Rolf Borzik Collaboration: Hans Pop Dancing at Dusk – A moment with Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring is produced by Sadler’s Wells, Pina Bausch Foundation and École des Sables. The Rite of Spring / common ground(s) is A Pina Bausch Foundation, École des Sables & Sadler’s Wells production, co-produced with Holland Festival, Amsterdam; Festspielhaus, St Pölten; Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg and Théâtre de la Ville-Paris. The Rite of Spring / common ground(s) is funded by the German Federal Cultural Foundation, the Ministry of Culture and Science of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the International Coproduction Fund of the Goethe Institut and kindly supported by the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch. The film production is supported by the Kunststiftung NRW and the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW. Dancing at Dusk – A moment with Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring film is available to rent via Vimeo. Currencies accepted by Vimeo, with the respective price in that currency are: U.S. Dollar ($6.50), Pound (£5.00), Euro (€5,50), Canadian Dollar ($8.50), Australian Dollar ($9.00), Danish Krone (kr. 41,50), Japanese Yen (¥675.00), Norwegian Krone (kr 60.00), Polish Zloty (25.00 zł), South Korean Won (₩7,500.00), Swedish Krona (60,00 kr), Swiss Franc (6,00 CHF). The staged production of The Rite of Spring will tour internationally in 2021 as part of a double-bill with a new work created and performed by Malou Airaudo and Germaine Acogny, common ground(s). More information and tour dates will be available here. Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage Though our theatres remain dark, we will continue to connect with audiences through our Digital Stage. Since 27 March, our online programme of performances and workshops for people to watch at home has been enjoyed by audiences all over the world, with 2.6 million video views globally. All previously released workshops remain available online, including the full Company of Elders series - specially aimed at over 60s though anyone is welcome to join in - and ten themed family workshops for children aged 2 – 6 years old. All workshops are available to follow as playlists on Sadler’s Wells YouTube channel. Details of new content for Digital Stage audiences will continue to be announced with programme updates available on our website and social media channels. Sadler’s Wells social media handles: Facebook: @SadlersWells Twitter: @Sadlers_Wells Instagram: @sadlers_wells YouTube: Sadler’s Wells Theatre About Sadler’s Wells Sadler’s Wells is a world-leading creative organisation dedicated to dance in all its forms. With a rich theatrical heritage of over three centuries, it offers a year-round programme of performances and learning activities. Its mission is to make and share dance that inspires us all. Its vision is to create, through dance, a depth of connection beyond borders, cultures and languages, so we see ourselves in each other. Audiences of over half a million come to Sadler’s Wells’ three London theatres each year, with many more enjoying its touring productions at venues across the UK and around the world and accessing its content through digital channels. Sadler's Wells commissions, produces and presents more dance than any other theatre in the world, embracing the popular and the unknown. Since 2005, it has helped to bring over 180 new dance works to the stage, many of them involving its 16 Associate Artists, three Resident Companies and four Associate Companies – the most exciting talents working in dance today. Sadler’s Wells productions have toured to some of the most prestigious theatres and festivals around the world, such as the Sydney Opera House, the Lincoln Center’s White Light Festival in New York, the National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing and the Chekhov International Theatre Festival in Moscow. These include Russell Maliphant’s multi award-winning production PUSH with Sylvie Guillem; Crystal Pite’s Polaris with Thomas Adès; Gravity Fatigue, directed by fashion designer Hussein Chalayan; Sutra by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and sculptor Antony Gormley; Michael Keegan-Dolan’s Swan Lake/ Loch na hEala; productions by Carlos Acosta’s company Acosta Danza; Natalia Osipova’s Pure Dance; Botis Seva’s BLKDOG and William Forsythe’s A Quiet Evening of Dance. Sadler’s Wells nurtures the next generation of talent through a range of artist development initiatives and reaches over 30,000 annually through its learning and engagement programmes. Located in Islington, north London, Sadler’s Wells’ current building is the sixth to have stood on site since entrepreneur Richard Sadler first established the theatre in 1683. The venue has played an illustrious role in the history of theatre ever since, with The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and English National Opera having all started at Sadler's Wells. Sadler’s Wells is to open an additional mid-scale venue in east London in 2022. The new space will be at the heart of the East Bank project, a new cultural and education district in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, which will also include BBC, UAL’s London College of Fashion, UCL and the V&A including a partnership with the Smithsonian Institution. As well as a 550-seat auditorium, Sadler’s Wells’ new venue will include a choreographic centre and a hip hop theatre academy, the first of their kind in the world to be run by a theatre. www.sadlerswells.com About The Pina Bausch Foundation The Pina Bausch Foundation was established in 2009 shortly after the death of Pina Bausch by her son Salomon Bausch. The charitable foundation based in Wuppertal owns the rights to the works and choreographies of Pina Bausch along with the set and costume designs of Rolf Borzik and the extensive Pina Bausch archive. The foundation’s role is to carry Pina Bausch’s oeuvre forward into the future, to disseminate it and enable its performance. Preserving a work of choreographic art requires much more ongoing work than most other forms, as no sooner is it realised, it is gone again, and must be brought back to life on stage again with each performance. The Pina Bausch Archive, which consists first and foremost of production details and documentation, serves as a knowledge resource. This resource, combined with the unique knowledge of the Tanztheater Wuppertal ensemble, is the basis for the continued performance of the pieces. For this process, it is not only important to pass on the knowledge continually to new dancers, but also to train people to pass this knowledge on. In recent years, dancers took on the role of stagers, transmitting choreographies directly to dancers within and outside the Tanztheater Wuppertal. Thus pieces have been rehearsed with companies such as the Bavarian State Ballet, the English National Ballet, the Opera Ballet Vlaanderen and the Paris Opera. The positive experiences from these transmission projects encouraged the Pina Bausch Foundation to mark its 10th anniversary by looking to the future and searching for new forms and objectives for the transferal of Pina Bausch’s works, thus widening access to them, under the heading ‘Reimagining Transmission’. http://www.pinabausch.org/ About École Des Sables École des Sables is an international centre for traditional and contemporary African dances, a school for theoretical and practical teaching, a laboratory for research, and a space for meetings and exchanges, conferences and artistic residences. The school is dedicated to professional training for dancers from all over Africa in traditional and contemporary African dances. Its objectives are to professionalise African dancers, allowing them to be able to live from their art, and to encourage communication and collaboration between dancers, choreographers and companies from Africa and with the rest of the world; in short, to develop and promote contemporary African dance. Since 1998, the school has regularly organised professional training workshops gathering dancers and choreographers from Africa, the African diaspora and all over the world. École des Sables was created in 1998 by Germaine Acogny, considered as “the mother of contemporary African Dance”, and her husband Helmut Vogt. Germaine Acogny is the former director of Mudra Afrique (1977-1982), a pan-African school founded by Leopold Sedar Senghor and Maurice Béjart, which had the objective of giving a professional education to African dancers and citizens to make them become responsible and autonomous through the art. http://ecoledessables.org/

Rambert School offers inspiration to dance professionals by launching innovative MA in Dance Research In its centenary year Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance is launching its first MA in Dance Research that will allow dance professionals across the world to deepen their understanding of and curiosity for their art form. The part time MA programme is subject to validation by the University of Kent with applications opening later this month. For 100 years Rambert School has been a centre of excellence for dance training with graduates occupying places across the dance world as leading choreographers, dancers and artists in some of the world’s most renowned companies. Today Rambert School continues to honour its founding principles of innovation, creativity and individuality with this new postgraduate degree. Launching at a time when much of the dance sector has been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, Rambert School hopes that this programme inspires dance professionals to continue to engage, learn and develop their interest in dance and help advance their professional development. Amanda Britton, Principal and Artistic Director of Rambert School said:‘I am hugely excited that Rambert School is launching this new research-focused MA programme. Dance professionals engage in reflection and research on an ongoing basis, but they may need to develop the confidence to place their high-level thinking into an academic or theoretical framework. This programme is designed to allow practitioners, who may have spent their professional lives immersed in dance practice, to engage in practice-led enquiry and to begin to take ownership of their academic identity.’ Rambert School believes that dance professionals should not only have a deep physical knowledge of dance but also have the opportunity to broaden their understanding and impact of their practice. Designed to embrace a wide range of interests, this postgraduate programme offers bespoke learning and professional opportunities based on students’ individual practice. Taught in the form of a Masters in Research the programme integrates students’ own practice with research into the artistic, cultural, social and political implications of dance performance and practice. Throughout the duration of this two-year programme students will have access to Rambert School’s leading artists and highly respected academics. The programme embraces the principles of flexible study, allowing students to continue learning through virtual means when the need arises. It will include a combination of research-led taught modules, supervised project work and a final independent research project, allowing students to develop their analytic, critical and research skills as well as deepening their professional practice. The launch of Rambert School’s MA in Dance Research is a further example of its commitment to providing innovative and accessible dance training. In 2018 it launched Rambert2, a collaboration with Rambert that delivers a one-year MA in Professional Dance Performance. -ENDS- Notes to Editors Due to the ongoing impact of Covid-19 Rambert School’s centenary events programme has been postponed until further notice. About Rambert School Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance Rambert School has an international reputation for delivering elite vocational dance training. The equal emphasis on ballet and contemporary dance is arguably unique within the UK and the curriculum is enriched by input from guest artists and choreographers. Throughout the School’s one hundred year history the creative energy and spirit of its founder, Marie Rambert, have endured. Graduates are characterised by their individuality, creativity, artistic expression and strong technique. They can be found in all areas of the profession as dancers, choreographers, teachers, academics, producers and directors. www.rambertschool.org.uk

Hello Macy1 and welcome out of the lurking shadows!

Hello Lynn09 and welcome to the Forum!

This has gone way off topic and is going around in ever decreasing off-topic circles. I think the time has come to shut it down.