April 2005
News: Bruce, Hendrix & the Royal Ballet
Christopher Bruce’s latest work, inspired by Jimi Hendrix, is the only new piece this season for the Royal Ballet. He talks to Debra Craine about working with the company, “I use classical ballet te… Continue Reading
News: If you were PM for a day...
what would you do for culture? Fifty leading figures in the arts – including choreographer Siobhan Davies, Director of the Place John Ashford and ballet boy Michael Nunn give their answers in the Guardian, 21 Apr Continue Reading
News: £10 student stand by tickets
for performances at the Royal Opera House. The Travelex funded scheme, which has offered reduced price tickets on Mondays has been expanded Tickets will be available to students, a minimum of 24 hours before a p… Continue Reading
News: New Executive Director for Candoco
The flagship integrated dance company, have appointed a new Executive Director. Lauren Scholey will be working in partnership with the Artistic Director, Celeste Dandeker, playing a key role in setting strategy … Continue Reading
News: Sylvie Guillem is back
- with the Ballet Boyz at Sadler’s Wells in a programme of work by choreographer Russell Maliphant. She talks to Lyndsey Winship. ‘[Her] reaction to first seeing Maliphant’s work was “ins… Continue Reading
News: Stunt Dancing at the Royal Festival Hall
A free day of workshops, screenings and performances explore the parallels between dance and fight choreography, physical and virtual. Full programme of events A group of teenagers from Lilian Baylis School Vau… Continue Reading
News: Monica Mason stays at helm of Royal Ballet
Launching details of their programme for 2005/6 today, the Royal Opera House announced that Monica Mason will remain as Director of the Royal Ballet until 2010. She had been due to retire next year. Tony Hall, C… Continue Reading
News: John Tusa attacks BBC arts coverage
The Managing Director of the Barbican Centre and ex BBC executive says that the corporation is dumbing down… Guardian, 18 Apr Continue Reading
News: ENB
With the resignation of Matz Skoog and the threat of bankruptcy, the future of the English National Ballet is uncertain. Ismene Brown looks into issues and problems the company now faces. Telegraph, 13 April.05 Continue Reading
News: Billy Elliot
As Haydn Gwynne prepares to play the part of Billy’s dance mistress in the new Billy Elliot musical, she talks about the challenge of a musical. “It’s a whole different beast from a play. There… Continue Reading
News: Brazil
As Grupo Corpo perform at Sadler’s Wells this week Donald Hutera looks at cultural and artistic elements that contribute to the Brazilian dance scene. Times, 9 April.05 Continue Reading
News: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Adam Cooper’s version of the 18th century novel – and the 1980’s film – has just opened in Japan and comes to Sadler’s Wells this summer. “Liaisons represents an enormous leap… Continue Reading
News: British dancers
Responding to Dame Antoinette Sibley’s comments about the increasing number of overseas dancers in British ballet, Debra Craine asks Lauren Cuthbertson, Martin Harvey and Edward Watson – three Briti… Continue Reading
News: Akram Khan
talks to Debra Craine about the contemporary and classical aspects of his work, “Although there is something of the science lab about my contemporary work, there is a spiritual element to the dancing”… Continue Reading
News: Matz Skoog, Artistic Director of English National Ballet
Matz Skoog, Artistic Director of English National Ballet is leaving the company in October this year to take on a wider range of arts projects. He has been in the post since 2001 – and was previously a Pr… Continue Reading