Josephine Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Deborah Bull on Alessandra Ferri, on World at One today, at approximately 23 minutes in:https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00021qt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 A nice item, but really conveyed nothing of why she was and still is so special in her actual dancing. I know her age is remarkable, and I'm sure her personality is remarkable; but it's the dancing that matters. But good to have ballet on a mainstream news programme at any rate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephine Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 3 hours ago, bridiem said: A nice item, but really conveyed nothing of why she was and still is so special in her actual dancing. I know her age is remarkable, and I'm sure her personality is remarkable; but it's the dancing that matters. But good to have ballet on a mainstream news programme at any rate. Absolutely agree bridiem - with both points! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Why do they persist in putting things about ballet on the radio? It is one of the most visual of the performing arts - I just don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, taxi4ballet said: Why do they persist in putting things about ballet on the radio? It is one of the most visual of the performing arts - I just don't get it. Well if there's something balletic that's regarded as newsworthy, I wouldn't want radio to ignore it even if it's easier to cover it on television. (i.e. it should be on both, not one or the other.) It's perfectly possible to have interviews etc on radio that cover a story in a way that informs and/or piques interest. In fact my complaint would rather be that TV news programmes hardly ever cover ballet (though I have to admit I don't watch all that much in the way of TV news nowadays, so maybe I'm missing things). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I agree with that, although I do feel that the BBC would field accusations of a lack of ballet coverage by using radio programmes as evidence that they do include ballet in their schedules. It's not good enough, really. You can listen to someone singing or playing an instrument, but you can't listen to them dancing, can you? The same goes with radio programmes about art. Unless you are already thoroughly familiar with the artist's work, you could listen to a whole programme and be practically none the wiser. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephine Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 On 18/01/2019 at 18:35, taxi4ballet said: I agree with that, although I do feel that the BBC would field accusations of a lack of ballet coverage by using radio programmes as evidence that they do include ballet in their schedules. It's not good enough, really. You can listen to someone singing or playing an instrument, but you can't listen to them dancing, can you? The same goes with radio programmes about art. Unless you are already thoroughly familiar with the artist's work, you could listen to a whole programme and be practically none the wiser. I would love to see more focus on ballet and dance in both TV and radio schedules. Radio often succeeds in generating a sense of greater iinsight in arts features and discussions (for me), but like bridiem above, I rarely see TV these days. Sadly Radio 4 gives inadequate coverage to reviews of dance performance compared to its frequent discussions of film, theatre, art exhibitions etc. I loved the rehearsal room soundscape conjured in the BBC R4 feature on Marianela Nunez! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephine Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 Only Artists today featured Tamara Rojo in conversation with Josie Rourke. It's now available on BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002qzn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavycapers Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 On 27/02/2019 at 22:21, Josephine said: Only Artists today featured Tamara Rojo in conversation with Josie Rourke. It's now available on BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002qzn I loved this. So interesting, especially on the ownership of women's bodies. Raised my opinion of Ms.Rojo by many notches..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephine Posted March 2, 2019 Author Share Posted March 2, 2019 An interesting feature on foley artists (who are often dancers apparently), including interview with Barnaby Smyth who created the sounds of dancers for the forthcoming film The White Crow. Now on BBC Sounds. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002r3x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephine Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 Northern Ballet's Victoria will be discussed on Saturday Review next weekend, on Sat 16 March. It seens now a rare event for dance to be reviewed in broadcast media. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0003ch8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 10 hours ago, JoJo said: There will be a feature on Radio 5 Live throughout the morning on Weds 29th May discussing the mental heath of young people in the ballet world - both during training and as a professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJo Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 https://www.facebook.com/bbc5live/videos/368078400498896/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephine Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 A wonderful radio feature on Australian dancer and choreographer Eileen Kramer, now 104 years old:https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005msv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 (edited) REPEATS I have been searching for ballet on the radio (BBC), and as much for my self this is a list of what I have found: Carlos Acosta https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p03b27mh Edward Watson https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09b0shf https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0855ynh Wayne Sleep https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b047wd3q Monica Mason https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013m47s Margot Fonteyn https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00h33cy https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01kjt7m https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b038x4x1 Tamara Rojo https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002qzn https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07ptf07 Marianela Nunez https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001xsn Behind the Scenes has a few more interesting interviews. Sylvie Guillem https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001xsn https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p02y844w Tamara Karsavina https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00glw7d Merce Cunningham https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p00ncxwd Can hip Hop Save Ballet https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0003rjc Blackout Ballet https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b01p704k Sound of Dance https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08thknr/episodes/player Akram Khan https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06rwfv4 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b42z8m https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p03fcjw6 Crystal Pite https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08ynq1q Edited September 5, 2023 by alison To correct spelling of names 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Wow, thank you, Janite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Just to add ‘Nutcracker’ is Radio 3’s Building a Library tomorrow (Saturday 21 December 9:30 am). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Very much enjoyed the Nutcracker building a library and wholeheartedly agree with the recommendation - no spoilers from me. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 20 hours ago, JohnS said: Just to add ‘Nutcracker’ is Radio 3’s Building a Library tomorrow (Saturday 21 December 9:30 am). Thank you JohnS , I really enjoyed listneing to this and I would not have thought of it without your recomendation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 20 hours ago, alison said: Wow, thank you, Janite. Indeed...that’s my Christmas listening sorted out! Many thanks Janite. 👍😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Sim said: Indeed...that’s my Christmas listening sorted out! Many thanks Janite. 👍😀 It's a pleasure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Tom and Ty on Front Row. Starts at 12.11 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000cn4t Also a great podcast. https://pod.co/tom-and-ty-talk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Northern Ballet at 50, Front Row Interview with David Nixon. Starts at 00.43 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/favourites/m000b81n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Here's a couple I missed earlier (from The Forum, BBC World Service) Diaghilev and the ballet revolution: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3cswpt0 Rudolf Nureyev: Superstar Russian dancer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/favourites/w3csyp5n 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) 7 more days of In Tune. The choreographer William Trevitt talking Katie Derham about a new film of the ballet Romeo and Juliet, starts at about 12.30. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/favourites/m000c4nv Edited January 5, 2020 by Janite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Radio 4 - The Cultural Frontline Cloud Gate Dance Theatre: From the streets to the stage https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3csynby From selling slippers on the streets of Taipei as a child to running a world class dance company, we meet the new artistic director of Cloud Gate. Choreographer Cheng Tsung-lung tells us how he transformed his childhood experiences into a sensory explosion of sound, neon light and spectacular movement on stage in the latest production 13 Tongues. Two dancers on a mission to replace caricature with character. Georgina Pazcoguin and Phil Chan of the campaign group Final Bow for Yellowface tell us why they’re working to eliminate offensive stereotypes of East Asians on our stages. It’s been called Georgia's first LGBTQ+ film, has been critically acclaimed but has also attracted controversy. The actor and dancer Levan Gelbakhiani shares the story of making the new drama “And then We Danced.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 A Dancer Dies Twice A documentary about first deaths and last dances, about what happens when an instrument as finely tuned as a dancer's body begins to change. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b01mwxkv "A dancer dies twice", the legendary choreographer Martha Graham said, "once when they stop dancing, and this first death is the more painful." This is a documentary about first deaths and last dances, about what happens when an instrument as finely tuned as a dancer's body begins to change. From the music which prompts a twitch of muscle memory to the comedown which follows a burst of performance adrenaline, we hear stories of the last dances and what comes next from Gabriella Schmidt, Isabel Mortimer from Dancers' Career Development, and former principal ballerinas Natasha Oughtred and Wendy Whelan. We eavesdrop on the training of young dancers at the Royal Ballet School as they shape muscle and bone into elegant lines, diving into the visceral excitement of pounding pointe shoes and powerful leaping bodies. And we visit Sage Dance Company and the Company of Elders as they work with dancers who move with grace and beauty in defiance of their changing bodies. From the first anxious glance in the mirror to the last touch - how does the language of our bodies change as we age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3csz201 Radio 4 "In the Studio" I was sorry to miss Dada Masilo's Giselle so I hope to get to see her Rite of Spring. Interesting woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09526h6 BBC Radio 4 Following Pappano A series following the Royal Opera's music director Sir Antonio Pappano as he and his team prepare the first new Covent Garden staging of Puccini's La Bohème in over 40 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) Carlos Acosta speaking to Mariella Frostrup from The Times Radio. Carlos talks about what to expect from Lazuli Sky, getting back in the studio, his career in ballet and his vision for the Company post-lockdown. Click here to listen to the interview (starts at 1:06:55) : http://bit.ly/CA-TT https://www.thetimes.co.uk/radio/show/20201013-1571/2020-10-13?fbclid=IwAR0Hds2CYwOErn0DJrdH5p2gAY09-bRTQofoBscc4FuQCtFREyJZGcdOAKg Edited October 16, 2020 by Janite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Carlos Acosta was on the Today programme on Radio 4 this morning (I think at about 8.20am), talking about putting on The Nutcracker at the RAH and how the company dealt with lockdown etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Will Tuckett talking about Lazuli Sky. Last article starts at 19.59. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000nllm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 (edited) In The Studio with Shobana Jeyasingh. She talks about creating her work Contagion on the Spanish Flu and reflects on it in this pandemic. An interesting and creative woman who I have always appreciated listening too. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08x0jj5 Edited November 6, 2020 by Janite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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