Jan McNulty Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 English National Ballet Emerging Dancer Sadler’s Wells Thursday 25 May 2017 Performance at 7.30pm Tickets: £12 - £28 Box office: 0844 412 4655 or www.ballet.org.uk/emergingdancer “This competition is like no other!” (London Dance) Now in its eighth year, English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer competition will be held at Sadler’s Wells on Thursday 25 May 2017. Through this annual event, English National Ballet recognises the excellence of its artists. Selected by their peers, six of the company's most promising dancers perform in front of an eminent panel of expert judges, before one receives the 2017 Emerging Dancer Award. The recipients of the People's Choice Award, selected by members of the public, and the Corps de Ballet Award, acknowledging the work on and off-stage of a member of the Corps de Ballet, will also be revealed. Emerging Dancer is a key part of English National Ballet’s commitment to developing and nurturing talent within the Company. Last year’s winner of both the Emerging Dancer Award and the People’s Choice Award, Cesar Corrales, has since been promoted to First Soloist. He has performed principal roles in Akram Khan’s Giselle, Swan Lake in-the-round, Nutcracker, and Mary Skeaping’s Giselle, and his performance as Ali in Le Corsaire has been nominated for Outstanding Male Performance at the 2017 Critics Circle National Dance Awards. The 2017 finalists are: Isabelle Brouwers Having trained at English National Ballet School, Isabelle joined English National Ballet in 2014. This season, Isabelle has performed as Myrtha in Akram Khan’s Giselle, Mirliton and Lead Flowers in Nutcracker, and as Myrtha in Mary Skeaping’s Giselle. A previous Emerging Dancer finalist in 2014 and 2015, Isabelle won Silver Medal at the 2013 Genée International Ballet Competition, and came second place in Young British Dancer of the Year 2013. Rina Kanehara Rina trained at the Princess Grace Academy, Monaco and joined English National Ballet after being named Prize Winner at the Prix de Lausanne 2015. In the 2016/2017 season Rina made her debut as Clara in Nutcracker, and performed as Moyna and in the Peasant pas-de-deux in Mary Skeaping’s Giselle. Rina was a finalist in Emerging Dancer 2016 and has won Silver Medal at Varna 2016, Gold Medal at the Youth American Grand Prix 2012, Gold Medal at Nagoya Ballet Competition 2012, Gold Medal at Nara Ballet Competition 2011. Madison Keesler Madison joined English National Ballet in 2013, and was previously with The Hamburg Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. This season she worked closely with Akram Khan on the creation of Giselle and performed in the title role, as well as performing as Lead Snowflakes and Flowers in Nutcracker, and as Bathilde in Mary Skeaping’s Giselle. Madison was a finalist in Emerging Dancer 2014. Aitor Arrieta Aitor joined English National Ballet at the start of the 2016/2017 season. In his short time with the company he has performed as Albrecht in Akram Khan’s Giselle, as the Nutcracker, and in the Peasant pas-de-deux in Mary Skeaping’s Giselle. He received The Professional Dancers’ Association of Gipuzkoa Discover Award in 2015, the 2015 Dancer Revelation of Gipuzkoa Prize, Gold Medal at the International Dance Contest of Biarritz, 2013 and 1st place Championship of Euskadi Aurresku, 2011. Guilherme Menezes Guilherme joined the company from English National Ballet School in 2011. This season he has performed as the Nutcracker and Lead Flowers in Nutcracker, and in Akram Khan’s Giselle. He was a finalist at Prix de Lausanne 2010 and was a finalist in Emerging Dancer 2013. Emilio Pavan Previously a member of Queensland Ballet, Emilio joined the company in 2015. He has performed in Akram Khan’s Giselle and made his debut as Nephew in Nutcracker this season. Previous winners of the Emerging Dancer award include Shiori Kase (2011)and Yonah Acosta (2012), who have since both been promoted to Principal,Junor Souza (2014), who has since been promoted to First Soloist, Alison McWhinney (2014), who has since been promoted to Soloist, and Jinhao Zhang (2015), who has since been promoted to First Artist. For further information about English National Ballet and to book tickets visit www.ballet.org.uk. Please note performance details are subject to change. About English National Ballet English National Ballet has a long and distinguished history. Founded in 1950 as London Festival Ballet by the great English Dancers Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin, it has played a major role in the growth and history of ballet in the UK. Today, English National Ballet is renowned for taking world-class ballet to the widest possible audience through its national and international tour programme, offsite performances at festivals including Glastonbury and Latitude, its distinguished orchestra English National Ballet Philharmonic, and being a UK leader in creative learning and engagement practice and delivery, building innovative partnerships to deliver flagship programmes such as English National Ballet’s Dance for Parkinson’s. Under the artistic directorship of Tamara Rojo, English National Ballet has gained new acclaim as it introduces innovative new works to the Company’s repertoire while continuing to honour and reinvigorate traditional ballet. This spring, see English National Ballet perform an electrifying triple bill of masterpieces from the 20th century: Pina Bausch's iconic Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring), William Forsythe's In The Middle, Somewhat Elevated and Hans van Manen's Adagio Hammerklavier. Sadler’s Wells, 23 Mar – 1 Apr 2017, ballet.org.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Congratulations to all these dancers, but I have to say that I am staggered that Stina Quagebeur is not amongst them. (I certainly voted for her!). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Congratulations to all these dancers, but I have to say that I am staggered that Stina Quagebeur is not amongst them. (I certainly voted for her!). Did you realise that the 'audience vote' is something separate, bridiem? Maybe Stina Quagebeur will emerge triumphant there. The dancers listed above as participating in the competition on the night were nominated by their fellow dancers and other ENB staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Did you realise that the 'audience vote' is something separate, bridiem? Maybe Stina Quagebeur will emerge triumphant there. The dancers listed above as participating in the competition on the night were nominated by their fellow dancers and other ENB staff. Oh, thanks capybara, I hadn't registered that. Of course it was the audience vote I was thinking of. Though even so, I'm very surprised she doesn't appear in the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 My money is on one of the ladies this year. Looking forward to seeing Cesar Corrales perform on the night too as the reigning champion. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I feel that the competition is more balanced this year with all the candidates having danced at least one leading role. As for Stina Quagebeur, I've already voted for her in the Audience Choice Award. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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