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  1. Northern Ballet is doing a special performance of works made by the dancers at the Mercer Gallery in Harrogate on 13th February. http://northernballet.com/ballet-at-the-gallery
  2. Moorland International Ballet Elite has posted on Facebook that auditions for 2016 are on 1st April: https://www.facebook.com/MoorlandBallet/photos/a.791816774183684.1073741830.683506615014701/1101158429916182/?type=3&theater
  3. I've modified the title so we can use this thread to record thoughts on the January performances with Rhapsody too. On 16th matinee I know a few people (lurkers) who are going but if anyone wants to say hello let me know!
  4. I know nothing about the RCS but just wanted to say that Matthew Topliss of Northern Ballet graduated from there.
  5. Will she have access to a car when she passes her test? My first solo drive was driving my new car home from the garage (about 2 miles from where i live). I was terrified and didn't get out of second gear! Oh how it changed my life though - I now have to pay higher insurance than you might expect because I drive up to 20000 miles a year, many of them in my quest to watch ballet and dance!
  6. Marc Brew Company For Now, I am… Dance & Dialogue Lilian Baylis Studio, EC1R Thursday 10 & Friday 11 March 2016 Performances: Thu & Fri at 8pm Tickets: £17 (concessions £8.50) Ticket Office: 020 7863 8000 or www.sadlerswells.com Dance: Following on from the success of the =dance strand, Sadler’s Wells continues its commitment to presenting dance by deaf and disabled artists, beginning with award-winning performer Marc Brew’s work For Now, I am… which comes to the Lilian Baylis Studio on Thursday 10 andFriday 11 March 2016 before embarking on a national tour (full details below). The evening is a dual presentation of movement and words, illuminating distinctive artistic practice, entitled Dance & Dialogue. For Now, I am… engages directly with Marc Brew’s body as it is now, 18 years since his life-changing car accident in which he suffered a spinal cord injury. The work explores the journey of getting to know his changed body and new ways of working and performing. The work is the second part of a trilogy; the first, Remember When, was featured at Sadler’s Wells as part of =dance in 2014. Remember When was originally commissioned by East London Dance for Big Dance 2008 and has since been presented in the UK, Australia, the USA, Europe and most recently at British Dance Edition and Unlimited Festival 2014. Marc Brew of Marc Brew Company said: “My last solo Remember When was created in 2008 and I felt it was time to create a new solo work. For Now, I am… is an autobiographical work looking at the moment I woke up in hospital and how I had to rediscover my body and how it moves now. The work takes the audience on the journey of rediscovery and exploration of my experiences and what it means to be whole with beautiful imagery and a music score that creates a moving atmosphere and captivates the audience from beginning to end.” Brew is an award winning Australian performer, director and choreographer. Now based in Glasgow, Brew’s work has been toured to critical acclaim across the world. His outdoor work (i)land was commissioned for the Glasgow 2014 Cultural programme and street arts consortium Without Walls. Brew has also produced work for a number of high profile companies such as Ballet Cymru, AXIS Dance Company (USA), Candoco Dance Company, Scottish Dance Theatre, Touch Compass Dance Company (NZ), Amy Seiwert’s Imagery (USA), The London Contemporary Dance School and YDance. In 2015 Brew created Exalt for Scottish Ballet and Indepen-dance, the first integrated work to be made for a national ballet company. Brew has been presented with a Centenary Medal for Outstanding Contribution as a dancer and choreographer and in 2014 was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Performance at the prestigious Isadora Duncan Awards for his solo piece Remember When. Brew is currently Associate Artist at Tramway and Associate Artistic Director at Ballet Cymru and also a Guest Artistic Director at AXIS Dance Company. Dialogue: On Thursday 10 March, renowned percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie and Marc Brewcompare creating, performing, and collaborating in their respective art forms. On Friday 11 March, Alistair Spalding, Sadler’s Wells’ Artistic Director and Chief Executive, will be in conversation with Marc Brew on creating dance that reflects life experience. Both performances are audio described BSL interpreted dialogue The development of the project is supported by The Work Room, Creative Scotland, Dance Base and Tramway. Notes to Editors Listings information Marc Brew Company For Now, I am… Dance & Dialogue Lilian Baylis Studio, EC1R Thursday 10 & Friday 11 March 2016 Performances: Thu & Fri at 8pm Tickets: £17 (concessions £8.50) Ticket Office: 020 7863 8000 or www.sadlerswells.com National tour dates 16 March Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, EH1 2ED Performance: 7.30pm Tickets: £16.50 (concessions £13.50 & £8.50 Ticket Office: 0131 228 1404 or www.traverse.co.uk 23 March MacArts Centre, Galashiels,TD1 1SP Performance: 7.30pm Ticket Office: 01896 756852 or www.macarts.scot/ 23 April The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, AB24 5AT Performance: 7pm Tickets: £11 (students/U26 £5) Ticket Office: 01224 641122 or www.aberdeenperformingarts.com ABOUT SADLER’S WELLS Sadler's Wells is a world-leading dance house, committed to producing, commissioning and presenting new works and to bringing the very best international and UK dance to London and worldwide audiences. Under the Artistic Directorship of Alistair Spalding, the theatre’s acclaimed year-round programme spans dance of every kind, from contemporary to flamenco, Bollywood to ballet, salsa to street dance and tango to tap. Since 2005 it has helped to bring over 90 new dance works to the stage and its award-winning commissions and collaborative productions regularly tour internationally. Sadler’s Wells supports 16 Associate Artists, three Resident Companies and an Associate Company and nurtures the next generation of talent through hosting the National Youth Dance Company, its Summer University programme, Wild Card initiative and its New Wave Associates. Located in Islington, north London, the current theatre is the sixth to have stood on the site since it was first built by Richard Sadler 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 all having started at Sadler’s Wells. Sadler’s Wells is an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation and currently receives approximately 10% of its revenue from Arts Council England.
  7. What a gorgeous painting! I'm going to the matinee on 13th Feb. I like the couple of short Wheeldon pieces I have seen and want to see some more.
  8. Mark Almond wrote on twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcAlmond/with_replies "It's not often I truly cry at the loss of an artist but I'm devastated. He meant so much. Goodbye David Bowie and our youth. We loved you. X" That just about sums it up for me really. I saw him live once as a solo artist supporting, amongst others, Humble Pie. He had a mane of long red ringlets and hadn't yet released Space Oddity. He was my sister's absolute favourite and we used some of his music at her funeral. The BBC Breakfast report really summed him up as a man who was constantly reinventing himself and his music. He was a true innovator of music in the 20th century and beyond. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35278872 http://news.sky.com/story/1620422/david-bowie-dies-after-18-month-cancer-battle
  9. I've just read the incredibly sad news that David Bowie has passed away. Sincere condolences to his family and friends.
  10. Tamara Rojo has just tweeted: The next principal dancer of English National Ballet! http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160110-this-bird-will-out-dance-you-because-it-has-a-built-in-tutu … https://twitter.com/TamaraRojo1 http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160110-this-bird-will-out-dance-you-because-it-has-a-built-in-tutu
  11. And I think you are now getting to the stage where you are bullying another member. Perhaps if you were more temperate in your own vehement dislike postings you would not get some of the reactions you get.
  12. Not that it has got anything to do with the price of fish but I am not and have never been a fan of Darcey Bussell. My reaction would have been the same no matter whom the subject of the post had been. I think because the same thing has been said over and over again it has had something of a cumulative effect on me.
  13. The view of a blogger: http://www.flyonthefourthwall.com/2016/01/elizabeth-will-tuckett-linbury-studio.html
  14. Mind map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map I spent years working in IT (or whatever it is called these days) and have never been able to cope with spreadsheets (even though I know they are a subset of a database) but give me a database any day of the week!
  15. Happy New Year Ian!! It's lovely to hear from you and I hope you will continue to contribute from time to time. We miss your erudition.
  16. Here's a link to Tim's website: http://tmcross.com There is a tab for audition videos. I well remember him as a dancer with BRB (he was a wonderful Mossop in Hobson's Choice) and he is a fabulous photographer.
  17. There is a sword form of Tai Chi too.
  18. We used it for Marge's funeral too. Not to get too maudlin here, I am there for the matinee on 16th January (I wonder why!!!) if anyone else is going and wants to say hello.
  19. I'm very sad to hear that Ed Stewart has passed away. I always listened to his Junior Choice Radio Show and I loved him on Crackerjack. Condolences to his family and friends. http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jan/09/ed-stewpot-stewart-dies-bbc-dj
  20. Note to self: do not play the final section of Two Pigeons in the car - it was a bit difficult to see the road through the tears!
  21. The NB auditions would be for people starting in August so I guess they would be looking at graduating students too. I assume other companies would be the same.
  22. SPRING DANCE CINEMA SHOWINGS There are 3 showings from the Great American Dance Series currently scheduled, plus Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man (information on that to follow shortly). More2Screen’s site www.greatamericandance.com has information on cinemas screening the programmes. Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man is screened from 1 March – information to follow shortly. GREAT AMERICAN DANCE SERIES Produced by Lincoln Center and distributed by London-based Event Cinema specialist More2Screen, Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance is the first dance series from the US to be screened to a global cinema audience and features spectacular dance performances by four of America’s leading dance companies – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballet Hispanico and San Francisco Ballet, plus New York City Ballet – there are already screenings of the Nutcracker this week. San Francisco Ballet: Romeo & Juliet – screenings from 14 February Helgi Tomasson’s gorgeous, compelling production stars Maria Kochetkova and Davit Karapetyan as the star crossed lovers. It was filmed at the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco – 5 and 7 May 2015. A list of cinemas and dates is here. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, mixed programme: Chroma, Grace, Takademe, Revelations – screenings from 25 March This diverse programme includes Wayne McGregor’s Chroma with music by Jody Talbot, and the company’s much loved signature piece Revelations. It was filmed at the David H. Koch Theater, New York – 16 and 18 June 2015 A list of cinemas and dates is here. Ballet Hispanico: CARMEN.maquia and Club Havana – screenings from 23 April This dazzling double-bill from America’s leading Latino dance company features two audience favourites: the company’s electrifying contemporary take on Carmen, and the sizzling Club Havana. It was filmed at the Mesa Arts Center, Arizona – 16 and 18 September 2015. A list of cinemas and dates is here.
  23. I failed my driving test twice due to nerves. Neither instructor could believe I had failed. I gave up after that and only tried again some years later when there were a lot of issues with the local trains. I did a one week intensive course in Llandudno ( we had to have some basic experience so I had about 4 hours before I went on the course). It was a one-man driving school. He ran the courses with 2 people at a time. You drove for an hour and observed from the back seat for an hour. The course started on Monday morning and we had a mock test on Thursday afternoon. The test was pre-booked for the Friday. I am still amazed after all this time to say that I passed! I went to the garage to have a test drive on the Saturday (I had already decided which car I wanted), ordered it and collected it on the Sunday. I had been saving for so long for a car (at the nagging of a friend) that I was able to buy a new car outright! I have never looked back since. I don't know if it is still the same but I had a lot of female colleagues who had passed their driving tests at a young age but who had never been able to buy a car and had lost confidence in their driving ability. They were still qualified to drive, which is a frightening thought! A couple of people I know took a refresher course when they were able to get their own car.
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