Janite

13 hours ago, Jan McNulty said:

Brandon is a wonderful ambassador for dance.  He's always going above and beyond the call of duty.

 

This was a solo appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival a couple of years ago (not really representative of the classical style though)

Thank you Janet. I don't think I had seen Brandon Lawrence dance before and this is great.

Sander has decided to finish his interviews. Sander said at the end of the last one that he had reached out to everyone he was able to and not everyone wanted to do it and now he felt it's time end. I have really enjoyed them and appreciate his taking the time to do this.

On 13/06/2020 at 10:27, Jeannette said:

Concert for Flute and Harp - Stuttgart - Exquisite! Top prize of the day! Most beautiful, most fascinating ballet I’ve seen for male corps. How this gem has been hidden away in Stuttgart all of these years is beyond my comprehension. 

Thank you Jeannette for your reviews, I would not have watched this without your recommendation and I thought it was very good I could really 'see the music'.

This just came up on my news feed. Scottish Ballet the Fairy's Kiss by MacMillian

Apologies if this is posted elsewhere.
Dance Theatre of Harlem Virtual Ballet Series

This week, our Virtual Ballet Series continues with the online premiere of Darrell Grand Moultrie’s challenging tour de force, Vessels on Saturday, June 13th at 8pm. Vessels draws on the energy and artistry of a new generation of Dance Theatre of Harlem artists. 

Growing up in Harlem, Moultrie often watched performances at Dance Theatre of Harlem. Being able to recognize himself while looking at all of the dancers of color influenced the choreographer that Moultrie is today. Moultrie is a part of a long legacy of Black men creating ballets, passing forward the knowledge and inspiration that underlie his dynamic choreography.

Vessels Schedule of Events:

Thursday, June 11th 

Inside Vessels at 8pm

Watch a conversation with DTH’s Artistic Director Virginia Johnson and Vessels choreographer Darrell Grand Moultrie on his inspiration behind Vessels, how Darrell began choreographing and more on our YouTube and Facebookchannels.

Friday, June 12th 

Alumni Live Chat at 8pm
Join Company Artist Anthony Santos for a live chat with original cast members of Vessels: alumni Fred Davis, Jenelle Figgins and Chyrstyn Fentroy on Instagram live.

Saturday, June 13th:
Exploring Vessels at 5:30pm
Explore the themes of Vessels as it is interpreted by current DTH company artists on our Instagram(IGTV), YouTube, and Facebook channels.

Online Premiere of Vessels at 8pm

Watch the full-length version of Vessels on our YouTube and Facebook channels hosted by Vessels choreographer Darrell Grand Moultrie featuring live commentary with Company Artist Stephanie Rae Williams.

1 hour ago, Bruce Wall said:

Silas Farley is a corps dancer with NYCB, joining in 2013.  There is a small article by him in Dance Magazine here.  He first discovered dance at his family's church. 

 

"For me, dance was worship before it was performance."

 

I couldn't find the article from the link so I am posting it here. It's a couple of great interviews, thank you Bruce

https://www.dancemagazine.com/u/silasfarley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn45Q4SbiGk&feature=emb_logo

this is the YouTube link if you want to bookmark  it for later

DTH Legacy Alert: Creole Giselle Extension

We were so moved by the impact that Creole Giselle has had on so many of you that we’ve decided to extend the streaming time on our YouTube channel until 11:59pm EDT on Wednesday, June 10th.

This is a great time to share Arthur Mitchell’s radical masterwork with your friends, family, and students alike. In a time where a diverse dance world is so greatly needed, our Creole Giselle shows you that it is possible. Thank you for support of this magnificent work.

On 05/06/2020 at 20:53, Bruce Wall said:

Thought some of the testimony on this page from Dance Magazine was potent.  

Thank you, very interesting and sad reading.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-kent-52927374/teen-stuck-at-home-instead-of-starting-at-royal-ballet

Just read this, the Korean plan looks interesting. 

https://www.classicfm.com/artists/royal-opera-house/collapse-in-autumn-needs-theatre-recovery-plan/

Having not watched anything yesterday the morning started for me with SJD (Shobana Jeyasingh Dance).

This week some extracts form her work Strange Blooms is being streamed. It starts and ends with discussion. I found this a riveting piece. The Dance is from 3.19 to 19.20.

Like wise this is a beautiful and heartbreaking poem by Joseph Sissions. If you saw 'Men at the Barre' on BBC4 recently you would have seen him talk about his early experience of racism.

This was on the Lincoln Centre page this morning, and they have my support in this.

On 29/05/2020 at 20:32, ChrisG said:

Just watched the livestream of The Cellist having missed it when it was on at the cinema. As a result my only experience of it had been from the front row of the Amphitheatre, and seeing it close up was a revelation. By the end I'm afraid I was in floods for various reasons - because of the beauty of the music, the tragedy of the story and the sensitive way in which the story was told, and the sorrow that we likely won't see these gifted dancers again for some time yet. It was the last thing I saw at the ROH before the lockdown and I'm missing the place very, very much.

 

P.S. What I missed from up high was the fact that you see from the LP cover that the recording that inspires Jackie is Paul Tortelier's Elgar recording. That is such a wonderful detail and gave me an added frisson because one of my earliest classical musical memories is seeing Paul Tortelier perform the Elgar with, I think, the Hallé sometime in the mid 60s in Chester Cathedral. I would only have been about 10 at the time but I remember it vividly. 

I remember that evening, what a fantastic, beautiful and moving  performance it was. Unlike you I had already seen the cinema screening and I remember at the time thinking that what I appreciated from front row amphitheatre  was being able to see the whole pattern of chorus and main story tellers, they worked together so well. I had also wondered having seen it up close in the cinema if the emotion would register all the way back and up in the amphitheatre and I felt it did.

Who knows when theatres will open again and like you ChrisG I long to be back . I felt in this last season that I was seeing a golden time for the royal ballet and how wonderful that was.

Sander does interviews every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7pm. I have just found out how to access the previous 4, I took a picture to show people but it won't let me upload it so I will try to describe it. 

In Instagram search for Sander's page.

About third down are 3 symbols, the middle one is the IGTV one if you click on that you get all his uploads for the last 10 days or so.

The IGTV symbol is a square with and arial on the top and a lightening in the middle.

just posted from Sander's IG account

Here are my guests for next weeks “in conversation” on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7pm UK time on my Instagram Live!
- Monday: Tara Brigitte Bhavnani - First Artist with the Royal Ballet Company!
- Wednesday: Sander Blommaert - Former First Artist with the Royal Ballet Company and current Upper School Ballet Teacher at Elmhurst Ballet School and Founder of Blommaert Ballet&Toning
- Friday: Meaghan Grace Hinkis - Soloist of the Royal Ballet Company!
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Yes! After a lot of requests I am happy to share that I will be joined by @balletmafialondon on Wednesday who is going to interview me for a change... so scary! 🤪

12 hours ago, alison said:

This page

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08dpy7h

lists a number of, but by no means all, the programmes.  So I suppose I'll have to have a go with the little information I've got 

Thank you for this, I had missed the Crystal Pite which is now set to record.

Also don't forget Dracula (posted above) on 31st May.

I really needed a laugh and this was it, half an hour of fun and jollity.

43 minutes ago, Sim said:

Hi Janite.  ToThePointe blog did a nice interview with Shobana Jeyasingh in 2017.  There are many other interesting articles and interviews on the site:

 

https://tothepointemagazine.wixsite.com/tothepointemagazine/single-post/2017/04/21/BBC-Young-Dancer-2017-To-The-Pointe-Interviews-Shobana-Jeyasingh

Thank you, this is wonderful. Shobana is such an interesting person and I love how she advises dancers to take an interest in life, politics, etc. 

just come across this. dates in the link below
 

'Audiences can now give their regards to Broadway from the comfort of home with Broadway On Demand, a new streaming service that launched last week. The service will feature both pre-recorded performances and ongoing series, including our very own Principal Dancer Tiler Peck's "Turn It Out With Tiler" Monday-Saturday class series.'

For more information visit broadwayondemand.com.

https://www.playbill.com/article/new-streaming-service-broadway-on-demand-adds-allegiance-tiler-peck-and-frankie-james-grande-series-more-to-slate?fbclid=IwAR3rSXpzdYn62-1QIky-VUENfwJdQc5EaUTS_stuzyT9wuIEXfzLdtn3iLE

4 hours ago, Janite said:

Kenya's Dance Discovery

Before the Coronavirus lockdown, professional dancer Joel Kioko returned to his home city Nairobi, meeting dance students emerging from a thriving classical ballet scene in Kenya. (12+)

BBC News Channel

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Virgin: 601

3 minutes ago, Jan McNulty said:

 

What a shame that this re-showing of Billy Elliot clashes with the showing on Northern Ballet's Dracula on BBC4.

Hopefully it will be on iplayer so there will could be a bit of time to see it. 

And thank you. 

I too thought Nora was wonderful. I saw it live when ENB did She Persisted and I got the programme out it re re read. I think it made much more sense to me second time around. I loved the music and the 'chorus' dancing Nora's feelings. I wish ENB steamed for a bit longer, still good to have anything at all to see. 

Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker

Sky Arts

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Fri 5 Jun
7:00am-9:00am (2 hours)

No information yet on who is dancing this.