Jan McNulty

Yes BRB performed Carmina at the Coli in March and in Birmingham in June. It is expensive to tour so doesn't get revived too often.

Alexander Campbell

Absolutely not! Am I so obvious that everyone knows about whom I was writing???

In respect of Romeos there is a wonderful Romeo in the company who has not yet been given an opportunity to dance this role with RB! Edit: discussion of R&J casting moved from this thread http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/10358-rupert-pennefather-to-leave-rb/page-0 on Rupert Pennefather deciding to leave the Royal Ballet.

Isn't the objective of these workshops/intensives to learn but also to ENJOY? They must surely be designed to be inclusive of everyone and just because everyone cannot have professional tutus and practise clothes will be worn it does not mean anyone is less committed than other people.

A lovely obituary from Nadine Meisner in the I newspaper: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-jonathan-ollivier-dancer-who-performed-powerful-emotional-roles-with-matthew-bournes-new-adventures-company-10450594.html?origin=internalSearch

Oh sorry OrchidBlue. Does your son panic in exams? One of my cousins did but the technical college he had applied to for 6th form equivalent still accepted him on the basis of his school reports and a reference from the school. This was more years ago than I care to remember. It seems somewhat harsh of the school. Good luck with building your son's spirits up and getting him sorted with something he will enjoy.

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Sean Graham’s Foreign Bodies Orchestra presents Race Tracks Race Tracks is a new dance theatre production that explores ‘Britishness’, multiculturalism and political correctness through dance, theatre and spoken word. Written and choreographed by Sean Graham, Race Tracks is inspired by Graham’s interest in the interaction between different races and the current opposing views of whether racism and prejudice still exist and how deep are its roots. Race Tracks is set in a metaphoric sporting event where nations are replaced by ethnicities. The gold that each strives for is an ideal Britishness and the host is an embodiment of Britain itself. It explores how the idea of a great nation affects those who have tried, over decades, to assimilate, integrate or exist independently within it whilst trying to retain their cultural identity. It also looks at to what extent the “indigenous” British have lost their own sense of identity as a result of the “multicultural project”. Graham explains “I set out to explore our national position on whether multiculturalism is working or not? And, what is it exactly that we are all fighting for or patriotically defending? Is there a prize for the winner and a price to pay for the loser? How do we decide who is really the winner when so much is sacrificed to get to such an elusive finish line? Is the gold medal they pursue really just fool’s gold? Following sold out performances at the Lilian Baylis (Sadler’s Wells) and Curve Theatre, Leicester Race Tracks has been developed further and will be performed at the Shambala Festival on the 29th August 2015. Creative Director: Sean Graham Project Manager: Chris Corner Production Assistant: Shivon Sloley Composer: Gemma Weekes Designer: Isabella Van Braeckel Performers: Sean (MoSean) Edwards, Tyrone Isaac-Stuart, Si Rawlinson, Yoshi SBX, Frank Wilson and Aneta (Modelo) Zwierzynska RUNNING TIME 40mins. Notes to Editors Performance Details Venue: The Play House at the Shambala Festival, Kelmarsh Hall, Harborough Rd, Kelmarsh, Northamptonshire NN6 9LY Date: 29th August 2015 Time: 4pm Please note performance details and castings are subject to change Sean Graham’s Foreign Bodies Orchestra Diverse bodies, diverse identities, diverse voices. Sean Graham’s Foreign Bodies Orchestra fuses dance, drama and spoken word to create unusual and extraordinary theatre that is not afraid to explore contentious subjects. The primary aim of Foreign Bodies Orchestra is to create works that enables and encourages people from different racial and social denominations of society to challenge and see themselves differently. To accomplish this Foreign Bodies Orchestra embraces and explores the political, social and media issues that generate much of our social disparities. Foreign Bodies Orchestra’s name derives from Sean Graham’s journey as a performing artist and creative practitioner. Graham believes that from a social, political and human aspect, we all “foreigners” in some aspect of our lives - an essential “otherness” - a fascinating human facet that must be embraced and explored. This is reflected in his work; when he starts to create a new work, all the dancers in the studio are seen as ‘foreign’ with Graham being the creative conductor who orchestrates their movement and speaking to create a coherent theatrical conception. For more information please visit www.fbo-dancetheatre.com Sean Graham / Creative Director Sean Graham has nearly 20 years of experience within dance and the arts. As a performer he has toured and performed locally, nationally and internationally. He has transitioned across art forms using various theatre, Contemporary, Jazz, Hip-Hop and African forms as an artist. Companies and choreographers he has worked with include; Luca Silvestrini (Protein Dance), Alesandra Seutin (Vocab Dance), Tony Adigun (Avant Garde Dance) and Barrowland Ballet (Scotland). As a choreographer Graham has presented works at: The Southbank Centre, Peacock Theatre, Richmix, Stratford Circus, The Place Theatre, The Royal Opera House, The Horniman Museum, Sadler's Wells and Olympia Stadium. Graham’s awards include the Trailblazers Award (2008) from the Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD), a Marion North Choreographer Mentorship Award from Trinity-Laban Conservatoire (2009) and he has been a temporary Resident Artist in partnership with State Of Emergency and the Bernie Grant Arts Centre (2007). For more information please visit www.seangraham.co.uk Credits: The development of Race Tracks has been supported by Arts Council England.It has also received assistance from ADAD The Association of Dance of the African Diaspora and Breakin Convention. Race Trackswas originally created in a Sadler’s Wells/Breakin’ Convention development project Back To The Lab.

Well that looks interesting ... wish I could see it!

Hello BalletNZ, I'm sorry your query seems to have slipped through the cracks. I do not have any dancing relatives but I do know that Rambert has an excellent reputation. If you haven't already discovered the search facility, it is well worth searching as there has been a number of Rambert-specific threads and they are also mentioned in other threads. This is the search page I pulled up:http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?app=core&module=search&do=search&fromMainBar=1

Crystal Ballet - judging by some comments I saw on Twitter I think you could say that your Swan Lake intensive was most definitely a huge success!

This is the link to the website of Professional Dance Experience, the company that ran the intensive at the Rambert School in Twickenham and in Leeds: http://www.professionaldanceexperience.org.uk/bradleywalmsley/

Hello Sue M and welcome to the Forum. I can't answer your question but I am sure other members will be able to chip in. Do let us know how your DD gets on.

And the press release: PRESS RELEASE Principal Dancer Rupert Pennefather to leave The Royal Ballet Principal dancer, Rupert Pennefather, has announced his decision to leave The Royal Ballet after 16 years. During his time with the Company he has danced all of the major classical repertory including Beliaev in A Month in the Country, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Des Grieux in Manon, Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake and Count Albrecht in Giselle. He also danced many contemporary roles including Christopher Wheeldon’s DGV: Danse à grande vitesse and Wayne McGregor’s Chroma as well as creating roles in Alexei Ratmansky’s 24 Preludes and Alastair Marriott’s Sensorium. Rupert Pennefather said ‘I am so grateful for my time with The Royal Ballet. I will always treasure having danced with so many wonderful partners in such incredible productions. I feel it’s time to see what other opportunities the future holds.’ Kevin O’Hare, Director of The Royal Ballet, comments ‘Rupert has been a wonderful dancer with The Royal Ballet, particularly excelling in the dramatic works of Frederick Ashton and Kenneth MacMillan and the fine danseur noble roles of the 19th century classics. We wish him every future success.’ Replacement casting for Rupert’s scheduled performances in the 2015/16 season will be announced shortly. - Ends- Notes to Editors Rupert Pennefather was born in Maidenhead and joined The Royal Ballet School as a Junior Associate, training at Tring Park School and privately with Julie Rose. He subsequently trained at The Royal Ballet Upper School and joined The Royal Ballet in 1999. He was promoted to Principal by Monica Mason, then Director of The Royal Ballet, in 2008 following his debut performance as Romeo.

Thanks for the info SBF. It's a long time since I have been to the Edinburgh Festival. If you wait until the programme comes out to see what you want to go to, it is almost impossible to find anywhere to stay. Last time I went I ended up staying in Glasgow and commuting! If any Forum members go, I would love to hear your impressions of the performance.

Very best wishes to Rupert Pennefather for the future.

ZooNation Dance Company Into the Hoods: Remixed Friday 23 October - Saturday 14 November 2015 Performances: Tue - Sat at 7.30pm, Sat at 2.30pm & Sun at 2pm & 6pm Tickets: £15 - £38 (Under 16s half price) Ticket Office: 020 7863 8222 or www.peacocktheatre.com Into the Hoods: Remixed, the newly revamped version of the award-winning production that stormed the West End in 2008 returns to The Peacock from 23 October – 14 November 2015, under the direction of Sadler’s Wells’ Associate Artist, Kate Prince before embarking on a national tour in 2016. ZooNation Dance Company uses its trademark narrative hip hop dance theatre style to tell the story of two school children, lost in the ‘Ruff Endz Estate’. The audience follow the children, who have been tasked by the Landlord to find an iPod touch as white as milk, trainers as pure as gold, a hoodie as red as blood and some weave as yellow as corn. Along the way, they meet DJ Spinderella, wannabe singer Lil Red, vivacious rapper Rap On Zel, budding music producer Jaxx and embark upon a storybook adventure into the heart of a pulsating community. The original Into The Hoods received universal praise at two Edinburgh Fringe runs (2006/07) and during its West End run in 2008, winning a What’s On Stage Award for Best Ensemble Performance and an Olivier nomination for Best Theatre Choreography. Its success has had a huge impact on the profile of hip hop dance in the UK; the production became the first ever hip hop dance show to open in the West End and subsequently became one of the longest running dance shows in the West End’s history. The much-loved show returns to the stage with all the wit and charm of the original, but updated with new designs, new costumes, and a remixed soundtrack, ready for a 2015 audience. Into The Hoods: Remixed features music from James Brown, Queen Latifah, Jay Z, Jennifer Hudson, Kool + The Gang, Salt n Pepa, Chemical Brothers, Kano, MC Hammer and new original work from Danilo ‘DJ’ Walde (Some Like it Hip Hop, The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party). The newly revamped show is once again directed and written by Kate Prince and features an updated creative team with musical direction by Danilo ‘DJ’ Walde, set design by Ben Stones, video design by Andrzej Goulding, costume design byBen Stones and Russell Royer and lighting design by Andy Murrell. The production also features Carrie-Anne Ingrouille as associate director, Rowen Hawkins as associate choreographer. The full choreographic team includes Rowen Hawkins, Kendra Horsburgh, Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, Rhimes LeCointe, Shaun Niles, Kate Prince, Kenrick Sandy, and Mikey Ureta. Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince founded ZooNation Dance Company in 2002. In 2008 Kate choreographed the West End cast of Into the Hoods for a special performance for Nelson Mandela’s 90th Birthday Concert in Hyde Park. In 2011 she wrote, directed and co-choreographed ZooNation’s production Some Like it Hip Hop which enjoyed a critically successful sell-out run and returned to London again the following year, before embarking on a UK tour and playing a third season at The Peacock in the Spring of 2013. In 2012 she collaborated with Felix Harrison, Josh Cohen and Danilo ‘DJ’ Walde to create the short film and the original music for The Holloway Launderette for the BAFTA and Channel 4 ‘Big Dance Shorts’. Kate’s most recent work includes, writing, directing and co-choreographing ZooNation’s productions Groove On Down The Road for the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, and The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, which was the first hip hop dance piece to be commissioned by the Royal Opera House. Kate was lead choreographer for the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Handover Ceremonies in 2008 with dancers from ZooNation, CandoCo and the Royal Opera House. She has choreographed for two seasons of So You Think You Can Dance (BBC) and for the movie StreetDance 3D. She also choreographed a special performance at the Laurence Olivier Awards 2011 to music from West Side Story played by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and the opening ceremony of the Tour de France 2007. Kate choreographed for the musical Shoes directed by Stephen Mear, Ballyturk at the National Theatre written and directed by Enda Walsh, and It’s A Mad World My Masters at the RSC directed by Sean Foley. Last year she choreographed the West End musical I Can’t Sing! The X Factor Musical, working alongside writer Harry Hill and director Sean Foley. Into the Hoods: Remixed is co-produced with Sadler's Wells and co-commissioned by Curve, Leicester and supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Kate Prince is a Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist and ZooNation Dance Company is a Sadler’s Wells Resident Company Notes to Editors: Listings information ZooNation Dance Company Into the Hoods: Remixed Friday 23 October - Saturday 14 November 2015 Performances: Tue - Sat at 7.30pm, Sat at 2.30pm & Sun at 2pm & 6pm Tickets: £15 - £38 (Under 16s half price) Ticket Office: 020 7863 8222 or www.peacocktheatre.com In 2016 Into the Hoods: Remixed will visit the following venues as part of a National Tour, Please refer to the venue websites for details of on sale dates and how to book. Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton Grand 25 – 27 February Blackpool, The Grand Theatre 1 – 2 March Dartford, The Orchard Theatre 8 – 9 March Leicester, Curve 14 – 15 March Truro, Hall for Cornwall 18 – 19 March Sheffield, The Lyceum 22 – 23 March Brighton, Brighton Dome 25 – 26 March Southampton, Mayflower Theatre 28 – 29 March Canterbury, Marlowe Theatre 1 – 2 April Manchester, Manchester HOME 5 – 9 April Into the Hoods: Remixed is made possible by strategic touring funds from Arts Council England. The ZooResidence Project which will use Into the Hoods: Remixed, to bring innovative dance to diverse audiences across the country. Using live shows and digital outreach, the wider project will engage grass roots groups and local networks to involve local people as participants and spectators in wrap around audience engagement projects in 5 key locations. ABOUT ZOONATION ZooNation is a groundbreaking hip hop dance theatre company, bringing together a professional dance company with training and performance opportunities for young people. ZooNation Dance Company was founded in London in 2002 by director and choreographer, Kate Prince. In May 2010 ZooNation became a Resident Company at Sadler’s Wells and Kate Prince became an Associate Artist. The company’s main focus is creating pieces of full-length narrative hip hop dance theatre. These include the five-star, award-winning show Into the Hoods – which went on to become the first ever hip hop dance shows and one of the longest running dance shows in West End history. ZooNation’s next production, Some Like It Hip Hop, also received five-star reviews and several award nominations, touring the UK and playing in London for two West End runs. Groove On Down The Road, featuring ZooNation Youth Company (ZYC) aged 10-21 was commissioned by the Southbank Centre and played for two seasons at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Most recently, ZooNation created The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, for the Christmas season in the Linbury Studio. The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party was the first hip hop piece to be commissioned by the Royal Opera House, and was streamed live online, and made available on BBC iPlayer. ZooNation Dance Company has also performed at many major high-profile events including the 2008 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Handover Ceremonies, Nelson Mandela’s 90th Birthday Celebrations in Hyde Park, the 2011 Laurence Olivier Awards and The Opening Ceremony of the Tour de France 2007. In addition to performances, ZooNation trains over 170 young people at their Saturday Academy in London. ZooNation Academy of Dance (ZAD) offers 4 to 21 year olds weekly classes covering a range of hip hop styles from locking and popping to breaking and nu skool, all taught by the company’s highly acclaimed dancers, and has recently announced a new partnership with Lyric Hammersmith to create ZAD West. ABOUT CURVE Curve is a state-of-the-art theatre based in the heart of the Leicester’s vibrant Cultural Quarter. Opened in 2008 by Her Majesty The Queen, the award-winning building, designed by acclaimed architect Rafael Viñoly, offers a completely unique visitor experience. Unlike any other theatre in the UK, Curve has no traditional backstage area. Audiences can enjoy the full theatre making process, peek behind the scenes and maybe even spot an actor or two dashing from the stage to their dressing room or enjoying a coffee in our Café. The curved façade is made from 1,192 tonnes of steel and 46000m² of glass. Managed by Leicester Theatre Trust, Curve is a registered charity providing engaging world- class theatrical experiences for our local communities. It enable people of all ages and backgrounds to access, participate in and learn from the arts, nurturing new and emerging talent, and creating world-class theatrical experiences. ABOUT SADLER’S WELLS Sadler's Wells is a world leader in contemporary dance, 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 international award-winning commissions and collaborative productions regularly tour internationally. Sadler’s Wells supports 16 appointed world-class 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 in 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 9% of its revenue from Arts Council England.

Link to Facebook page. Thanks PITF https://www.facebook.com/balletevents?fref=ts

I can't find the advert on FB and there is nothing on Ms Lee's website about it ... however ... You could try contacting her with the contact details from her website or the details given on the Dance UK website: https://www.danceuk.org/uk-choreographer-directory/ukcd/profile/1401/ Kat09 - if you could find the FB advert again could you please post the link?

New partnership puts customers centre stage Northern Ballet is delighted to announce a new partnership with the UK’s leading rural insurer, NFU Mutual. The partnership will give NFU Mutual customers the opportunity to enjoy exclusive hospitality at Northern Ballet performances and a unique insight into the world of ballet. The insurer, which recently launched a new product for people with high value homes and contents, is creating a series of ‘money can’t buy’ experiences for its customers. The new partnership will enable NFU Mutual customers to meet the Northern Ballet's dancers, enjoy premium seats at its performances and participate in pre-performance talks with the artistic team. Speaking about the new partnership, Kate Logan, Sponsorship Specialist at NFU Mutual said: 'At NFU Mutual, our personal, face to face service enables us to really get to know our customers and by partnering with Northern Ballet we can really put our customers ‘centre stage’ and reward them for their loyalty. Our sponsorship of Northern Ballet also allows us to engage with the Company’s loyal and passionate supporters in a way that simply would not be possible using conventional marketing methods.' David Nixon OBE, Artistic Director of Northern Ballet said: ‘We are delighted to welcome NFU Mutual as a new partner of our Company. As one of the UK’s leading dance companies we rely on support from corporate partners to enable us to continue our work, to take dance to new heights and extend our creative offering to a wider audience. I’d like to thank NFU Mutual for their support and I look forward to working with them to create unforgettable experiences for their clients and our audiences.’ Notes to Editors Northern Ballet Voted Best Company at the 2014 Taglioni European Ballet Awards, Northern Ballet is one of the UK’s five large ballet companies. Based in Leeds it performs throughout the UK as well as overseas. Northern Ballet’s productions mix classical dance and theatre, embracing popular culture and taking inspiration from literature, opera, or giving a unique interpretation of popular classical ballets. Northern Ballet is the busiest touring ballet company in the UK and is typically on the road for around 32 weeks of the year. The Company of 47 dancers tours a combination of full- length new work and established repertoire to cities throughout the UK. Northern Ballet introduced a new strand of touring in 2015, widening the Company’s already extensive reach and seeing the Company perform in nine additional venues. Northern Ballet tours widely with its ballets for children, the first three of which were adapted for TV by CBeebies, and also performs a mixed programme showcasing the versatility of its dancers. Visit northernballet.com for more information on the Company and tour. NFU Mutual NFU Mutual is an award-winning, rurally focused general insurance and financial services company that provides insurance, pensions, investments and financial protection to customers from over 300 offices throughout the UK. In contrast to other insurance companies NFU Mutual are owned by their shareholders. An emphasis on excellent customer service and the trust of their clients enables NFU Mutual to consistently excel as an insurance provider.

Same as me BMf2 - most of my driving is motorway driving. The set on my current car are Bridgestone, on previous cars I have had Dunlop or Michelin. I just had my tyres changed a couple of weeks ago. The set changed had done 65000 so I don't think they owed me any money!

Gosh Piccolo that sounds cheap to me! I've always paid around the £100 mark...

I agree about the families of young dancers MAB. I think it is a real issue.

Sasha Waltz & Guests Sacre UK Premiere Wednesday 11 - Friday 13 November 2015 Performances at 7.30pm Tickets: £12 - £29 Ticket Office: 020 7863 8000 or www.sadlerswells.com Berlin-based company Sasha Waltz & Guests, known for its innovative choreographic musical theatre performances, presents the UK premiere of a three-part evening entitled Sacre at Sadler’s Wells from 11 - 13 November 2015. To mark the hundredth anniversary of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, Sasha Waltz premiered her own vision of the piece in 2013. The tension-charged and angular composition is characterised by a strong rhythm and a layering of constantly repeating musical motifs. Earlier large-scale works by Waltz, including her Medea (2007) and Continu (2010), laid the foundations for this new piece, and showcased elements of her research into rites and group dynamics, which now culminate in Sacre. Sacre is presented at Sadler's Wells as part of a three-part evening, together with Sasha Waltz' choreographies of Scéne d'Amour (from Roméo et Juliette) with music by Berlioz, and Debussy's L'Après-midi d'un faune. Sasha Waltz was born in Karlsruhe, Germany. She studied dance and choreography in Amsterdam and New York. From 1992 onwards she was artist in residence at Künstlerhaus Bethanien. There she developed a series of "dialogues" in interdisciplinary projects with dancers, musicians and visual artists – a mode of collaborative creation that has characterised her artistic output ever since. In 1993, she founded her company Sasha Waltz & Guests with Jochen Sandig. To date, more than 300 artists and ensembles including architects, visual artists, choreographers, filmmakers, designers, musicians, singers and dancers from 25 countries have collaborated as ‘Guests’ on over 80 productions, projects and films. Sasha Waltz & Guests works in an international and constantly evolving network of production and guest performance partners, showing parts of its current repertoire of 20 pieces in about 70 performances around the globe each year. In Berlin, the company cooperates with a wide range of institutions such as municipal theatres, opera houses and museums and has contributed to the establishing of innovative production sites in Berlin for artistic dialogue such as Sophiensaele (1997) and Radialsystem V, Space for Arts & Ideas (2006). The development of innovative forms of performance and creation in choreographic musical theatre has become the most significant focus of the work of Sasha Waltz & Guests. The company was named an official Cultural ambassador of the European Union for the 2013 anniversary year. The company also received the 2014 George Tabori prize for exceptional artistic achievements over the last 20 years. Notes to Editors: Listings information Sasha Waltz & Guests Sacre UK Premiere Wednesday 11 & Friday 13 November 2015 Performances at 7.30pm Tickets: £12 - £29 Ticket Office: 020 7863 8000 or www.sadlerswells.com About Sadler’s Wells Sadler's Wells is a world leader in contemporary dance, 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 international award-winning commissions and collaborative productions regularly tour the world. Sadler’s Wells supports 16 appointed world class 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 in 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 9% of its revenue from Arts Council England.