Nana Lily Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Anyone off to the Genee in Glasgow this year? I have a ticket for the final, 4 hours on the train, but very excited. Meeting two ballet.coers there, mates from JA's in Manchester..now a 5 year long friendship.. Looking forward to it! NL 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea bun Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Hi there...Is this ticket still available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea bun Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 have pm'd you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nana Lily Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 Hi Chelsea Bun, I am using my ticket, but why don't you post a question in 'Ticket Exchange' and see if any one has a ticket for sale? NL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea bun Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Apologies...i misread the post. Too early for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celb Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 The ATG group selling the tickets for the finals on Sunday at the theatre royal in Glasgow were advertising 10 to 15 seats still available yesterday so you might still be lucky Chelsea bun www.atgtickets.com .I can't wait to attend the finals on Sunday.DD and her ballet teacher are making the most of their Glasgow weekend by also going to see Scottish Ballet perform The Rite of Spring and Elite Syncopation on Saturday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea bun Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Thank you very much celb...i've responded to a poster in ticket exchange but its good to know that some are available via the promoter. I have a close relative on the BA Modern Ballet course and she couldn't get a ticket for love nor money earlier in the week. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celb Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 pm sent chelsea bun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belljul Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 We are all going (apart from eldest son who sadly has to head back to school on Sunday morning). Will try to find you in the interval nana lily. We saw Scottish Ballet last night and it was WONDERFUL celb! Hope your daughter and her ballet teacher have a fabulous weekend. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichelleS Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Please do report back, everyone - the official competition site has lots of great photos but nothing really by way of reports and it would be fantastic to hear from all of you as the final stages unfold. Thanks, MichelleS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Excuse format! For immediate release27 September 2013Genée International Ballet Competition 2013:Finalists and winner of new Dancer’s Own Choreographic Award announcedTwelve young dancers (nine female and three male), have been named as Finalists of the Royal Academy of Dance’s Genée International Ballet Competition 2013.58 candidates from 14 different countries as far afield as the USA, Japan, Mexico, Thailand and Australia, competed in one of the world’s most prestigious international ballet competitions. The Finalists will now compete for gold, silverand bronze medals on Sunday 29 September at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow, Scotland.Desmond Kelly, Chair of the panel of Semi-Finals judges, said: "Having been heavily involved in dance education, one of the nicest things I can do now I'm retired is watch dance students doing what they do best - dancing. The judging panel all looked for the same strengths in the candidates - technique allied with stage presence, musicality and most importantly, classical line. The choosing of the 12 Finalists was absolutely unanimous."The Dancer’s Own Choreographic Award, sponsored by Mondor, and new for 2013, was awarded to Padua Eaton (aged 16, from Great Britain). This award was created in response to the successful introduction of ‘Dancer’s Own’ in 2012. This is a section of the competition in which candidates are invited to perform a piece of original choreographycreated by themselves, their teacher or a peer. As a competition Finalist, Padua will perform her own choreography as part of the Final programme on Sunday 29 September.Finalists will perform in front of a judging panel of top international ballet professionals, including prima ballerina and President of the Royal Academy of Dance Darcey Bussell CBE, Director of The Royal Ballet Kevin O’Hare, and Artistic Director of Scottish Ballet Christopher Hampson.Finalists of the Genée International Ballet Competition 2013:• Isabelle Brouwers, aged 17 from English National Ballet School (German) • Larissa Crafford-Lazarus, aged 16 from Pro Arte Academy (South African) • Padua Eaton, aged 16 from Elmhurst School for Dance (British) • Jodie Herron, aged 16 from Pro Arte Centre (Canadian) • Sasha Leong, aged 15 from Sydney Ballet School (Australian) • Katie Rogers, aged 17 from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (British) • Maki Sezuku, aged 19 from Elmhurst School for Dance (Japanese) • Kathleen Videira, aged 16 from Art of Motion (South African) • Natasha Watson, aged 17 from Ballet West (British) • Rory Ferguson, aged 17 from Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy (Australian) • John Rhys Halliwell, aged 18 from English National Ballet School (British) • Pascal Johnson, aged 18 from Tring Park School for the Performing Arts (British/American) This is the first time the annual competition has been held in Scotland. The event has previously been staged inWellington, Cape Town, London, Singapore, Toronto, Hong Kong, Athens and Sydney. The Final will take place onSunday 29 September at the Theatre Royal Glasgow. The Final has now sold out. -ENDS- 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat09 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Isn't it just lovely to see so many British names amongst the finalists - wishing them all well! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billyelliott Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 That's fantastic ! And a special well done to the Elms ! - if that's allowed ???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Well done to all the finalists. Were there any entries from RBS students? (I know some of these finalists are ex-WL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletla Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 No entries from RBS and probably won't be again as they have definitely stopped doing all RAD exams there now according to DD's friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichelleS Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Thanks so much everyone for the updates. Hope you all enjoy the finals MichelleS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 The best of luck to them all, and a special good luck to Padua as I know her and she works so hard and is a beautiful dancer, 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snape Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Exciting!, a bunch of us are going up in a mini bus. Can not wait! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Tulip it looks as if the person you knew Padua Eaton has just won some choreographic award at the Genee in Glasgow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Fantastic news for Padua, thanks LiMN for letting me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Living the Dream Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Breaking news. Isabelle Brouwers has been awarded silver and John Rhys Halliwell awarded bronze. Both are students at ENBS. Congratulations to them and well done to all the finalists. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Again fantastic news, well done to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Congratulations to them both (both ex-WL I believe) and to all the finalists. Shame there was no gold medal, but well done all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Living the Dream Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Yes JulieW you are correct they are both ex WL students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 (edited) The full results are up: http://pilot-rad.org.uk/news/genee-2013-medallists I've copied and pasted them below: "High performance standards left the judges with difficult decisions, but they eventually awarded five medals. The full list of medallists is as follows:No gold medals were awarded." Silver medallists (two female, no male) Isabelle Brouwers, 17, from English National Ballet School (German)Sasha Leong, 15, from Sydney Ballet School (Australian)Bronze medallists (one female, two male) Natasha Watson, 17, from Ballet West (British) - winner of the level 2 Genée Dance Challenge 2010.Rory Ferguson, 17, from Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy (Australian)John Rhys Halliwell, 18, from English National Ballet School (British) - finalist in the RAD's Fonteyn Nureyev Young Dancers Competition 2006 and winner of the RAD's Phyllis Bedells Bursary 2011.The Audience Award, voted for by audience members on the night, went to John Rhys Halliwell.The Dancer’s Own Choreographic Award, announced at last Friday’s Semi-final, was presented to winner Padua Eaton − who choreographed her own variation − by Armando Guadagno, General Manager of award sponsor Mondor. Edited September 29, 2013 by Bluebird 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Ah - so there was more to it than the 2 mentioned earlier. Huge congratulations to all the medal winners :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billyelliott Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Well done and congratulations to everyone ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 My friend in Oz will be pleased about Rory. Her daughter is at the Tanya Pearson Academy in Sydney. She also told me that Sasha Leong is a lovely dancer. Not awarding the Gold sounds good on one level that they were all so good no one person stood out enough!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belljul Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 It was a fantastic evening with an amazing atmosphere. The winners were all hugely deserving (although I would have liked to have seen a silver for John Rhys rather than a bronze) and we were thrilled to see Ballet West's Natasha Watson win a bronze. Loved Padua Eaton's choreography. Great that John Rhys also went home with the audience vote. I spent the intervals chatting as there were so many familiar faces. Great to see a few balletcoers too. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celb Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 (edited) What an exciting and inspiring weekend of dance.My DD and I met up with so many friends ,balleocoers and teachers - great to support an event of this caliber in Scotland .We enjoyed cheering on the talented young dancers from my DD's school and also anyone or anything Scottish.I was disappointed to discover we'd missed a ceilidh on the Saturday night.Back to the dancing- for me suppressing partisan tendencies ,amongst the girls Sasha Leong from Sydney Ballet School really stood out, especially her breathtaking classical variation from La Bayadere.Maki Sekuzu ,a student at Elmhurst demonstrated beautiful classical lines and artistry in a simple white leotard.Padua Eaton's award winning own choreography " Computer Virus" was memorable for its quirkiness and originality (also Elmhurst).John Rhys is a witty and expressive performer rightly capturing the audience award along with his well deserved bronze medal.The opportunity for developing dancers to participate in the Genee coaching classes ,win or lose is reward in itself and something for our younger DCs to aspire to. Edited September 30, 2013 by celb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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