The dance sector has again been well recognised in Her Majesty The Queen’s New Year’s Honours list. Dance is hugely diverse, and the awards demonstrate how strong dance’s contribution to culture is. Continue reading Dance in Her Majesty The Queen’s New Year’s Honours list
Category: Choreographers
London Ballet Circle
The London Ballet Circle has a jam-packed programme of events scheduled until the end of 2017. Founded in 1946 by Stanley Hawkins, its founder President and first Patron was the founder of the Royal Ballet, Dame Ninette de Valois; Dame Alicia Markova succeeded Dame Ninette.Evangelia Kolyra – collaboration: a challenging but vital process
Evangelia Kolyra is a Greek born, London-based artist and performer. Working within the choreographic realm, her work takes place within theatre spaces, site-specific, film and installation contexts and spans dance, theatre and performance art to explore the performative state. Through her physically demanding choreography, Evangelia’s work bridges contemporary dance and the contemporary visual arts, incorporating the unexpected, humorous and sometimes dark sides to the psychology of human experience.Continue reading Evangelia Kolyra – collaboration: a challenging but vital process
Ballet Now – nurturing talent
Birmingham Royal Ballet, in association with Sadler’s Wells, is set to launch a world class ballet development programme in 2017, in order to nurture talent currently on stage. The two organisations are joining forces for a major new concept for classical choreographers, in the form of a five-year programme of professional development, with two commissions made each year. Ballet Now will support a total of six artists per year, with one choreographer, composer and designer per commission.Luca Silvestrini – cross-generational choreography
Born in Italy, Luca Silvestrini graduated in Performing Arts at Bologna University. In 1995, he completed his dance training at Trinity Laban, London. Since then Luca has worked with Catherine Seymour Dance Company, Lea Anderson and The Featherstonehaughs, and Aletta Collins, amongst others.Continue reading Luca Silvestrini – cross-generational choreography
Celebrating UK-India Year of Culture at The Place
The spotlight has recently shone on Indian dance at The Place, one of Europe’s most innovative performance spaces, with shows and workshops programmed to celebrate the British Council’s UK-India Year of Culture 2017.Continue reading Celebrating UK-India Year of Culture at The Place
Alexander Whitley: question movement and motion
Choreographer Alexander Whitley is a New Wave Associate at Sadler’s Wells, an associate of Rambert and an Artist Fellow at Queen Mary University London. In January 2017, Alex completed a month-long fellowship at New York University’s Center for Ballet and the Arts.Continue reading Alexander Whitley: question movement and motion
The launch of Agudo Dance Company
Jose Agudo launched his company, Agudo Dance Company, with the world premiere of his new work Silk Road in the Lilian Baylis Studio at Sadler’s Wells in early May.