Jan McNulty

Hello BR1 - love your user name! Fellow Forum member Terpsichore has also attended KNT in Manchester: http://jelterps.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/so-proud-of-manchester-knt-danceworks.html

Hello K123 and welcome out of the lurking shadows! Thankyou for your recommendations. I do hope you will continue to join in now that you have broken the posting ice.

But only London is covered as yet, unless I am reading it wrong.

Thank you! Fantastic news for your DD. You must be sooooooo proud.

Can I have a PM too please?

There are some details about the MIDAS summer course on this thread: http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/9167-midas-summer-course/

Here's a review from London Dance: http://londondance.com/articles/reviews/new-english-ballet-theatre-tolstoys-kreutzer/

Hello RachelC and welcome out of the lurking shadows! Now that you have broken the posting ice, I do hope you will continue to join in.

Pom Bears have fewer calories than ordinary crisps too!

Well done on your weight loss Lisa! Just think that it's not long till your next award and stay strong! I get basic frozen sweetcorn from a supermarket where every little helps. It only takes seconds in the microwave to defrost and heat up and is more economic than the tins.

SCOTTISH BALLET COLLABORATE WITH SCOTTISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR WINNER KATHRYN JOSEPH TO CREATE MUSIC VIDEO FOR HER NEW SINGLE THE BIRD The new music video marks the launch of Scottish Ballet Creative, an outlet for artistic projects exploring the relationship between camera, dance and digital media. “I am delighted to announce the launch of Scottish Ballet Creative with the release of The Bird video. Kathryn Joseph’s music and voice captured our imagination and the music video provides a wonderful starting point for an ambitious initiative that will see future collaborations between Scottish Ballet dancers, filmmakers, musicians and other creative artists to produce innovative dance works for our expanding online audience. Projects like these are vital to help us bring dance to a wider audience and will allow a new generation to experience the beauty of ballet up close.” Christopher Hampson, CEO/Artistic Director The Bird, directed by Scottish Ballet filmmaker and graphic designer Eve McConnachie, uses the skills of our own dancer/choreographerSophie Laplane. The haunting film features Laplane performing her own work, devised specifically to reflect the fragility and melancholy of the song, filmed on location on a desolate Scottish beach. The music video was launched at 2pm today exclusively by The List, the official media partners for Scottish Ballet’s Autumn Season. Eve McConnachie Film director Eve McConnachie’s previous creations include the short dance film Healah Dancing, shown as part of the Dance Odysseysprogramme at the Edinburgh International Festival 2013. The film was also selected to be part of the DANCE:FILM Festival in Edinburgh and the Dance on Camera festival in New York. Sophie Laplane Dancer, Sophie Laplane, joined Scottish Ballet in 2004 and has worked closely with Scottish Ballet’s CEO/Artistic Director, Christopher Hampson, to develop her choreographic skills. Her first commission Oxymore was showcased at the Edinburgh International Festival 2013, Scottish Ballet’s Up Close tour 2014 and more recently at the TEDx Glasgow event. Her latest work for Scottish Ballet, Maze, will receive its world premiere on Thursday 24 September 2015 at Glasgow’s Theatre Royal ahead of a tour across Scotland. Kathryn Joseph Singer/songwriter, Kathryn Joseph, won the Scottish Album of the Year Award in June for her debut album ‘Bones You Have Thrown Me And Blood I’ve Spilled’. This is her first single release from the album and it is a double A-side featuring The Bird alongside the new song The Worm. The double A-side single, which launches on 27 July, will be available to download and will also be out as a limited edition 7inch vinyl release. Credits: The Bird by Kathryn Joseph, Scottish Ballet Creative Music by Kathryn Joseph (Hits the Fan Records) Directed by Eve McConnachie (Scottish Ballet) Danced and Choreographed by Sophie Laplane (Scottish Ballet) View the music video for The Bird here: https://www.list.co.uk/article/72758-watch-the-video-for-kathryn-josephs-new-single-the-bird/ EDITORS NOTES: Sophie Laplane biography Sophie Laplane trained at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris, winning the Prize of the CNSMDP Mention Bien. Prior to this, she trained at the Paris Opera Ballet School. She danced with Le Ballet de Lorraine from 2003 to 2004 and was a member of The Junior Ballet Classique du Conservatoire de Paris between 2002 and 2003. She joined Scottish Ballet in winter 2004, and was promoted to Coryphée in July 2011. Significant roles have included playing Stella in Lopez’s Ochoa A Streetcar Named Desire and Juliet’s friend in Pastor’s Romeo and Juliet as well as performing in Matthew Bourne’s Highland Fling. Laplane is also an emerging choreographer. Her dance work Oxymore was performed at Edinburgh International Festival 2013 as part of the Dance Odysseys event and a second work, Sink In, was showcased at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2014. Laplane also choreographed a new work for students of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland as part of their end of year performance in 2014. Most recently she presented a new dance work at the Linbury Studio Theatre in London as part of The Royal Ballet's Draft Works programme. Laplane’s new creation Maze will be performed as part of Scottish Ballet’s upcoming Autumn Season 2015. Eve McConnachie biography Eve McConnachie studied Animation at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee before expanding her skillset by volunteering at the filmmaking charity GMAC film. She further honed her design skills while working as a freelance graphic designer. After stints volunteering as a designer for the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2007 and 2008 and the Glasgow Film Festival in 2009, McConnachie joined Scottish Ballet as in-house designer and filmmaker in August 2009. McConnachie is responsible for art directing Scottish Ballet’s campaign images as well as creating custom illustrations and branding. She is also responsible for producing Scottish Ballet’s video content including a wide range of films such as animated trailers, behind-the-scenes documentaries and short dance films. Scottish Ballet Digital Scottish Ballet has embraced digital media and is using it in creative ways to relay the beauty of ballet and engage with a growing online audience without any geographical or time limits. Scottish Ballet won the UK Golden Tweet Award in 2009 and was the first dance company in the UK to do a webcast in 2010. Scottish Ballet has more than 300,000 video views per year and has developed a free iPad app. The company was recently nominated for a Dadi Award for Digital Media Strategy, with the awards ceremony taking place in October this year. Autumn Season 2015 Scottish Ballet’s Autumn Season 2015, featuring Elsa Canasta by Javier de Frutos, Motion of Displacement by Bryan Arias and Mazeby Sophie Laplane, will be performed at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow, Festival Theatre in Edinburgh, Eden Court in Inverness and His Majesty’s Theatre in Aberdeen in September and October 2015. The List is the media partner for Scottish Ballet’s Autumn Season 2015.

Thanks Alice! I can't stop singing Everyone's a fruit and nutcase now!!!!

No! I have to try very hard not to sing along!

I love the score of Sylvia, except for the pizzicato which, for some reason, I absolutely cannot stand. Slightly O/T but I also loathe the "Dance of the girls with the lilies" from R&J and the Wedding March from MSND!

But if you don't live near or ballet only comes to your city once a year, you may not have that luxury. I used to come to London a lot for work and if it was an overnighter (once I was interested in ballet) I would go to ROH but I didn't have a choice of who or what to see. And I really wouldn't have known any better. The internet, DVDs and cinema broadcasts are great for widening your knowledge but if it is the same dancers used all the time how will anyone ever want to go and watch different dancers?

I'm there for the first night, Thursday matinee and final Saturday. Say hello if you see me!

This sounds like an interesting new production: https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/29017023/heroes-of-our-time-wheelchair-dancers-grace-bolshoi/ If anyone is seeing it, I would love to hear what you think.

Erehwon, I am moving your post to a new thread and hopefully it will generate a great discussion. I hadn't realised you were based in Milwaukee! Michael Pink (the AD of Milwaukee Ballet) was previously the Assistant Artistic Director of Northern Ballet, one of the companies I follow, so I always look out for news of them! Milwaukee Ballet has 2 older NB works in their rep which many long-time fans of Northern Ballet would give their eye teeth to see again - Dracula and Giselle (the one set in the Ghetto). Have you seen either of these productions? I suppose the obvious way to learn about ballet is to watch as much as possible. Your reaction to the Wayne McGregor DVD is interesting. If you look through the various threads on this forum you will find that reaction to his works for the RB is very varied. When you are coming over, the UK is not as big as the USA and it could be worthwhile looking at what Birmingham Royal Ballet, Northern Ballet and English National Ballet are also doing. Many of the venues they perform at can be done as a day trip from London for a midweek or Saturday matinee. As well as the Royal Ballet you could also check out what other dance may be on in London at Sadler's Wells, the Peacock (operated by Sadler's Wells) and possibly other venues too. If there is a matinee on in Paris you could also take the Eurostar (train) there for a day trip! And, of course, everyone on the Forum will love to hear the details of your trip!

Well, having enjoyed Tree of Codes, I bought Jamie XX's new album Colours to try. WOW is all I can say!

I hope it is the version as presented by LFB/ENB in the mid 1980s - early 1990s. I have many fond memories of outstanding performances.

Hello Leanne and welcome to the Forum! I hope your DD has a splendid time at the Hammond SS. Please let us know how she gets on.

Hello Balletpig and welcome to the Forum. Thanks for the information about your summer session. Could I please ask you, in accordance with our Acceptable User Policy on commercial activities to include your contact details in your profile signature? "Members who have commercial interests must indicate that by adding a Signature line to their postings, stating the name and type of their business and giving their website and/or business email address for enquiries. (You set up a Signature via My Settings in the dropdown menu under your name.) If members wish to contact businesses, associate schemes or other commercial enterprises this should be done via the vendor’s website or email, not by starting threads on the forum."

Just booked - thank you!

Good luck for the tour to Israel!

Congratulations to DD1 Regattah!