November 2005
News: Krump on the Rize
David LaChapelle’s film is on general release at the end of December – and Madonna uses krumpers from the film in her video for Hung Up, a track on her latest album – Confessions On A Dance Flo… Continue Reading
News: Madonna on dance
“So in the nightclub I was all over the place, I combined everything. Street dance, modern dance, a bit of jazz and ballet, I was Twyla Tharp, I was Alvin Ailey, I was Michael Jackson. I didn’t care,… Continue Reading
News: Jamie Bell
- had a Billy Elliot background – coming from a family of dancers and excelling at tap – but still only 19, he’s moving further from his roots. Read more in the Observer, 27 Nov Continue Reading
News: The Critics' Circle National Dance Awards 2005
Nominations for the National Dance Awards 2005 have just been announced. The Award ceremony will take place at The Royal Opera House on 19 January next year. Audiences also have the chance to vote for their favo… Continue Reading
News: JADE Fellowship
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation has established a Fellowship in memory of Jane Attenborough, the Foundation’s Art Manager who died in the Asian tsunami disaster of December 2004. Jane was a Founding Director of… Continue Reading
News: Many happy returns
Bolshoi ballerina Maya Plisetskaya celebrated her 80th birthday by dancing a solo made for her by French choreographer Maurice Béjart – and a surprise duet with flamenco star Joaquin Cortes Read more in t… Continue Reading
News: Fernando Bujones
- considered the greatest American male ballet dancer of the 1970’ & ’80s died recently at the age of 50. Read an obituary in the Telegraph, 15 Nov Continue Reading
News: Stan Won't Dance
Stan Won’t Dance (ex DV8 artists Liam Steel & Rob Tannion) will continue to be SBC Artists in Residence through to the re-opening of the Royal Festival Hall in 2007. SBC’s Head of Dance and Perfo… Continue Reading
News: Mad Hot Ballroom
Is a documentary feature film about New York kids taking part in a city wide ballroom dancing competition. A feel good movie for all the right reasons, it shows the transformative power of dance. Carole Cadwalla… Continue Reading
News: Sleeping Beauty
English National Ballet are touring a new production – and the Royal Ballet unveil a new one as part of its 75th anniversary celebrations next year – hoping for a definitive version after two earlier… Continue Reading
News: Behind the scenes with ENB
Debra Craine met some of the English National Ballet dancers backstage, on tour in Southampton. ‘What is the worst thing about being a dancer? Not the pay, as I incorrectly heard several times. It’s … Continue Reading
News: Agnes Oaks
Likes herbal teas, vodka shots and a lazy day off.. From the health pages of the Telegraph, 21 Nov Continue Reading
News: Third Rural Retreat
The third Rural Retreat – ‘*The 21st Century Dancer: Nurturing Talent’ – organised by *Dance East, will be run in partnership with the Prix de Lausanne. It will take place directly follow… Continue Reading
News: Leading Rambert
In the first three years in the post of Artistic Director, Mark Baldwin has been consulting sports psychologists, learning about strategic differentiation and also found time to make a new work on the company. H… Continue Reading
News: New Steps for Youth Dance
The largest of Arts Council England’s National Activities awards has been awarded to Youth Dance England. £635,000 has been allocated over two years to support the youth dance organisation’s Next St… Continue Reading