In Rambert’s 90th anniversary year, the company will open the doors of its South Bank home to the public for a special two-week edition of Rambert Revealed – the company’s annual programme of public events, tours and workshops. In addition to watching dance, people will also have the chance to take part in a range of masterclasses exploring the company’s repertoire, heritage, and creativity, by sharing the broad range of activity that takes place in its studios.
Rambert Revealed runs until Saturday 22 October, building on the success of the project over the past three years. The creative initiative has doubled in size for 2016, offering more opportunities for independent dance practitioners, teachers, students and members of the public to explore Rambert, participate in workshops, preview upcoming work and develop their dance practice.
Highlights include open rehearsals for Ghost Dances and the Rambert Event, as well as the chance to learn choreography from some of Rambert’s classic repertoire, including Ghost Dances and A Linha Curva. There will also be the opportunity to preview new works or works-in-progress from the company’s choreographic platform, which will feature work by independent dance artists affiliated with the company, Rambert dancers and Rambert’s new choreography fellow Julie Cunningham.
Other opportunities for professional dancers and choreographers include classical and contemporary classes led by Rambert rehearsal directors, as well as a two-hour workshop with Rambert’s Artistic Associate Peggy Olislaegers. This workshop will give dancers and choreographers the opportunity to deconstruct three pieces from Rambert’s repertoire before reconstructing them with new choreography informed by each work.
Rambert Live will return for its second year giving behind the scenes access to audiences and members of the public across the UK. The live-stream feed will feature a contemporary class with the Rambert dancers, previews of some of the works touring this autumn – including Christopher Bruce’s Ghost Dances and Itzik Galili’s A Linha Curva – and a choreographic platform performance, featuring works by Joss Arnott, Julie Cunningham and Carlos Pons Guerra.