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Lynette H

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  1. Details here https://www.sadlerswells.com/a-kaleidoscope-of-dance-march-2024/?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ZSEMEM03Active031424&utm_content=version_A This autumn from Sept in brief London City Ballet ENB Khan Giselle National Ballet of Canada New Hofesh Shechter BRB Luna BRB Fille Akram Khan new work Gigensis Michael Keegan-Dolan new work Matthew Bourne Swan Lake Plus lots of others. No word yet on when Sadler's Wells East will open or what the programme will be, but it is supposed to be this year.
  2. I saw UniVerse in the Linbury last year. The visual effects are very impressive. It might be better to approach this as an art installation which has a modest amount of dancing involved. I hope at Sadler's they can replicate the giant fish hologram (or projection) which in the Linbury I could have sworn was floating above the stalls area.
  3. "This Season, Next Generation Festival features performances from BRNO National Theatre Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet 2, New English Ballet Theatre, The Royal Ballet School, CHANCE2DANCE (Chance to Dance Legacy Company, Chance to Dance Connect, The Royal Ballet School’s Primary Steps, National Youth Ballet and Joe Powell-Main), German National Youth Ballet (BundesJugendBallet), ZooNation Youth Company, Rambert School and English National Ballet School." Details here https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/festival/the-next-generation-festival-2024-details A couple of these companies are new to me - can anyone give us a bit more detail on BRNO and the German National Youth Ballet, for example ? And what sort of rep they might be bringing.
  4. More on this "Birmingham’s cultural figures from Carlos Acosta and Joe Lycett to Duran Duran and Napalm Death have criticised the 100% cut made by the city council to its arts funding which they say will “devastate” the arts ecosystem in Britain’s second city. The complete defunding of arts organisations, including Ikon Gallery, Birmingham Royal Ballet and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, was announced this week as the council plans £300m worth of cuts over the next two years." https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/23/joe-lycett-others-condemn-100-budget-cut-birmingham-arts
  5. Birmingham City council is virtually bankrupt. Latest cuts to the arts are reported on the BBC as follows "There will be a cut to all funding for culture projects and local arts development, including support for 10 local arts forums. Support will initially be retained for Black History Month and Birmingham Heritage Week in 2024/25 but those events will face a 100% cut from 2025/26. Birmingham International Dance Festival will lose its £350,000 funding Grants to regularly-funded arts organisations will face 50% cuts this year and 100% next financial year. They include: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Birmingham REP Theatre Birmingham Royal Ballet IKON Gallery Birmingham Opera Company FABRIC Sampad Ex Cathedra Legacy Centre of Excellence B:Music Funding to attract tourism will also be cut by £25,000." More at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-birmingham-68340410?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=65d4ac4a57c60b5283ad3083%26Culture+cuts+on+the+way%262024-02-20T15%3A49%3A17.976Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn%3Aasset%3A1be496aa-5fb3-49f2-9516-8897c5616eed&pinned_post_asset_id=65d4ac4a57c60b5283ad3083&pinned_post_type=share&at_format=link&at_medium=social&at_link_id=ECF7693C-D00A-11EE-BBFA-D3F9413A1DFE&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_campaign_type=owned&at_link_type=web_link&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_link_origin=bbcmtd&at_campaign=Social_Flow Grim.
  6. The Ashton Foundation Masterclass on Sunday 18th February was excellent. Anthony Dowell coached Sae Maeda and Leo Dixon in the Thais pas de deux. This was one of the most enjoyable of these sessions that I've been to. Dowell was very engaged and keen to get the best out of the dancers. And full of anecdotes too. I hope this makes it to the web site soon. There was some vintage film of Ashton coaching Sibley and Dowell from 1972 in a BBC programme. I hope that can be included.
  7. Bruce I suspect you might be thinking of Mark Bruce's Dracula, a production from a few years back with Jonathan Goddard. Frankenstein is a new show (also with Jonathan Goddard).
  8. We don't seem to have any press releases associated with these, but I thought I'd mention them for anyone who is interested Ballet Black at the Barbican, a double bill 15 - 19th May https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/event/ballet-black-heroes Again at the Barbican, Boy Blue, a world premiere 30 April - 4 May https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/event/boy-blue-cycles At the Linbury , Yorke Dance Project in March (almost sold out by now) 21 22 March https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/california-connection-three-pioneering-women-dates Also in the Linbury Sydney Dance Co 25-28 March https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/ascent-sydney-dance-company-dates?start-date=25-03-24&end-date=25-03-24 At the South Bank Hofesh Shechter II, 17 - 20 April https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/performance-dance/hofesh-shechter-england-love?eventId=974955 I think we have previously noted some performances at The Place that might interest forum readers, but for completeness Phoenix 22 - 23 March https://theplace.org.uk/events/spring-2024-phoenix-dance-theatre Mark Bruce Dance Co 26 - 28th March https://theplace.org.uk/events/spring-2024-mark-bruce-frankenstein March / April is a very busy time.....
  9. ON BBC I Player, a recording of a recent production in Aviva Studios a new venue in Manchester - a dance version of the film The Matrix. Its a huge cast. Available for a year. Director Rhodri Huw Director Danny Boyle Composer Michael 'Mikey J' Asante Choreographer Kenrick 'H2O' Sandy https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001tws5
  10. Arielle Smith is creating a new Carmen for San Francisco Ballet, to premiere this spring. https://www.sfballet.org/discover/backstage/inside-carmen-with-choreographer-arielle-smith/ Do have a look at Jolly Folly - it's a hoot.
  11. Rambert have an extensive archive. You can find details here https://rambert.org.uk/explore/rambert-archive/ "The Rambert Archive holds significant collections documenting the evolution of British dance. It tells the story of the development of Britain’s oldest dance company as we moved from classical ballet, through embracing modern American and other influences, to become a 21st century contemporary dance company. With over 500 costumes, 700 posters, thousands of images and objects, dance notation, music and footage, the collections held in the Rambert Archive demonstrate the company’s pioneering work in dance throughout the 20th century to present day collaborations." "Rambert Archive FAQs Can I donate items to the Rambert Archive? We welcome donations of archive material to the collections. We collect material that relates to the company, to our collaborators and heritage. Please view the collection development policy (download below) for more information. If you have material which you feel should be in the Archive, please email rambert.archive@rambert.org.uk with details of your collection or write to the Rambert Archive"
  12. Lots of things out there sound very tempting, especially the Ashton bills in June. There is a mad pile up of events in London in the last two weeks of March which includes a number of things that are of interest to me - Mark Bruce's Frankenstein with Jonathan Goddard, Phoenix Dance Co (Requiem), the Macmillan triple bill, Kidd Pivot, York Dance co. Very much looking forward to ENB in the Skeaping Giselle soon. What are you looking forward to ?
  13. And another item for your festive watching Mozart's Requiem "Witness an epic, heart-rending journey of the soul, as Opera North, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Jazzart Dance Theatre and Cape Town Opera combine for a powerful performance. Filmed at Leeds Grand Theatre, this unforgettable contemporary dance staging of Mozart’s great choral lament is choreographed by Dane Hurst and conducted by Garry Walker. Featuring soloists Ellie Laugharne, Ann Taylor, Mongezi Mosoaka and Simon Shibambu alongside the Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North" https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001qwpn/mozarts-requiem Some terrific dancing. I wish I could identify the woman who danced Lacrimosa.
  14. And a few more items from BBC iPlayer Animated Coppelia https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001gq32/coppelia Documentary on making an early BRB Swam Lake https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p026dy85/exs Irish Dance https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0015f6r/steps-of-freedom-the-story-of-irish-dance Ballet Black recent productions https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001crvg/then-or-now https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001crvd/the-waiting-game
  15. Clare Edwards, who does the BSL translation for this is an absolute delight. She does the funniest "please turn off your phones intro" ever and has wondrously eloquent hands. And she is fully integrated into the performance. A great show.
  16. But surely the King has already visited the ROH this year ? It can't be his first visit as KIng. He was there in the Royal Box with his wife at a performance of Sleeping Beauty earlier this year in spring. I was there and remember seeing them. There was no fuss or announcement. Nothing was made of it.
  17. This has just been announced. There are a couple of items I thought would be of interest to readers here. Mark Bruce Dance is back. His new work is a double bill including Frankenstein, featuring Jonathan Goddard as the monster. 26 - 28th March https://theplace.org.uk/events/spring-2024-mark-bruce-frankenstein Phoenix Dance theatre are also on in March, with a triple bill that includes part of Dane Hurst's Requiem (recorded music though) and a new piece by Miguel Altunaga. 22 to 23 March. https://theplace.org.uk/events/spring-2024-phoenix-dance-theatre
  18. I see from one of the interviews given in the links (Bachtrack) that the company is planning to operate for half the year - April to September /October. That seems to be a sensible plan, meaning they won't be in direct competition with other companies on their summer break. If thy have programmes to offer in July and August these would be very welcome, given that these months can be quite scant in terms of ballet performances.
  19. The Swan Lake live cinema screening is given on the ROH website as Wed 24 April 7:15pm . Encore Sun 28th 2pm. So that should be Naghdi / Ball. A cheaper option than being there in person, if that affects your booking plans.....
  20. The 4th Oct is clearly a very unlucky day. Tube and rail strikes and now an injured ballerina.
  21. The Manon Insight was sold out before booking opened. It seems they don't hold back tickets even for the "lesser" Friends, never mind the public. (It does say it will be livestreamed).
  22. Some very substantial cuts to the arts in Birmingham came in 2016. I recall posting something about them here then, but I don't think it triggered the same kind of reaction. Here's the news from 2016 https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/dec/15/birmingham-arts-council-spending-cuts-symphony-orchestra I suspect the funding has shrunk still further since then. So the latest news is indeed calamitous but its the end of a long drawn out process.
  23. Concerning the Festival of New Choreography, the blub said that there would be performances in the Linbury and Clore Studio as well as the four scheduled dates on the main stage. The main stage dates are there on the ROH web site but there's no trace on the web site so far of anything in the Linbury or Clore. Presumably the Linbury piece is the work by Robert Binet. Booking is now open for some Friends so this seems a bit odd. Just curious because the Clore and Linbury seem more congenial homes for some new work - the main stage is dauntingly vast for a choreographer at an early stage in their career.
  24. Also The Orchard Theatre in Dartford https://orchardtheatre.co.uk/Online/default.asp
  25. Oops you are right. It is in there. Apologies.
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