bangorballetboy Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 at last... 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 You just pipped me to the post BBB. So pleased; so well-deserved! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Brilliant news so richly deserved. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Fantastic news at last!!! Thrilled to bits for him. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 They didn't mention that on the news, did they? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Arise Sir David! Many congratulations to him....not before time! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisG Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Splendid news! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 A quick trawl of the New Year Honours List produced the following Dance-related awards. The list may not be exhaustive. The Cabinet Office list is here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/855178/New-Year-Honours-2020.pdf It was searched using the term 'dance;' nothing came up using 'ballet.' New Year Honours List KBE - David Bintley CBE CBE – Shobana Jeyasingh MBE CBE – Stephen Mear OBE – Mirella Bartrip OBE – David Toole MBE – Judith Palmer I have modified the thread title accordingly. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toursenlair Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 also Ashley Wheater, AD of the Joffrey Ballet, MBE 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Pigeons Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Hallelujah. Justice for Sir David at last! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Newcombe Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 So well deserved 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 I also think Shobana Jeyasingh is brillaint and innovative, a well deserved recognition. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCL Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Very pleased for Sir David! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 At last! I'd moreorless given up hope. So well deserved and I'm absolutely delighted for him. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate_N Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Great news (in amongst the Buggins' turn awards). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Katherine: Many thanks for drawing attention to Ms Wheater's award. It appears on the separate Diplomatic Service and Overseas List. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 This news made me cry. I am so very happy for him. So well deserved. And I can't wait to see his future creations... Congratulations! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 If anyone on here had something to do with this, thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Great news ....I can remember when he was a new boy having just left the RBS and a friend of mine who was up in these things at the time ( mid 70’s) told me it was predicted he would be doing great things especially with choreography right from early days. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 3 hours ago, Ian Macmillan said: Katherine: Many thanks for drawing attention to Ms Wheater's award. It appears on the separate Diplomatic Service and Overseas List. Mr Wheater! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Mea maxima culpa! The perils of dabbling in areas in which one has limited knowledge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Pigeons Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 51 minutes ago, LinMM said: Great news ....I can remember when he was a new boy having just left the RBS and a friend of mine who was up in these things at the time ( mid 70’s) told me it was predicted he would be doing great things especially with choreography right from early days. And the greatest Petrushka I've ever seen. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, Two Pigeons said: And the greatest Petrushka I've ever seen. And the greatest Widow Simone I've ever seen. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Brilliant news!! Delighted he has at last received this honour. Many congratulations Sir David. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninamargaret Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 wouldn't it have been good for ballet if some mention had been made in the BBC? Hope there's more interest in Birmingham. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Well, I hope someone amongst the powers that be in Birmingham will have nominated him! As well as the wonderful company he built up and the way he steered it through less prosperous times, he actively supported educational work in the City . I was fortunate to have first hand experience of this at a sixth form college some years back. He came with two principal dancers and ran a masterclass and was very generous with his time. I know of others who testify to his commitment to projects with young people. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Pigeons Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 2 hours ago, ninamargaret said: wouldn't it have been good for ballet if some mention had been made in the BBC? Hope there's more interest in Birmingham. The BBC news website was more interested in the guy who created Peaky Blinders who has been given a CBE. I am recording Midlands Today and Central News, probably more in hope than expectation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Congratulations to all the awardees! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Fantastic news. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Q Fan Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Really pleased for Sir David (at long last!) and all the others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Unsurprisingly, BRB have made this headline news on their website. It’s accompanied by a nice quote from Sir David. https://www.brb.org.uk/post/arise-sir-david 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Odyssey said: Unsurprisingly, BRB have made this headline news on their website. It’s accompanied by a nice quote from Sir David. https://www.brb.org.uk/post/arise-sir-david Lovely tribute, and lovely and characteristic comment from Sir David. I do feel that it's a great shame (to put it mildly) that he did not receive this honour while still director of the company. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 25 minutes ago, bridiem said: I do feel that it's a great shame (to put it mildly) that he did not receive this honour while still director of the company. Quite! As I quite often shorthand Sir Peter Wright to SPW (and I remember Jeremy Isaacs coming on stage at the end of a Nutcracker matinee in Birmingham to announce that Peter Wright had become SPW) I shall now shorthand Sir David Bintley to SDB! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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