@cadoganhall@CityLdnSinfonia@dmahoneymusic Then in June we’re *super-excited* to be working with @RussHepplewhite on his #LivingVoices project: 10 specially commissioned new poems set to music. We’ll be giving the world première of his setting of Gravity Archives by Sir Andrew Motion on Sat 14 June! Watch this space 👀
Everyone at Arts Council England is incredibly saddened to hear that Caroline Miller OBE, Chief Executive of Birmingham Royal Ballet, passed away on Sunday.
Caroline was an inspirational leader, champion of dance, and a passionate advocate for arts and culture.
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Just returned from fascinating research in US including meeting original cast members of Sir Arthur Bliss’s last ballet The Lady of Shalott, choreography Lew Christensen. Hugely grateful to the amazing Lisa Ullmann Travelling Scholarship Fund and Bliss Trust for their support.
1. Joan Acocella, distinguished critic of dance, literature, and other arts for “The New Yorker” and other publications, died today. Although she was older than I, we had very parallel careers:
Check out members and guest players of the Royal Ballet Sinfonia showing support for friends and colleagues at Northern Ballet Sinfonia!
#WeAreTheMU#KeepNorthernBalletLive
@jlo_conductor@northernballet@ace_national@ace_thenorth@WeAreTheMU@NLebrecht Live music changes the audience’s experience of ballet- how might this decision impact on future audiences? And Is this not the time to prioritise peoples’ livelihoods including musicians, whose work is so vital to the life of ballet as an art form.
So many people have been asking why last night’s @bbcproms is not on TV….. well the good news is that we recorded our performance in Finland for broadcast later in the year, and will be viewable here at some point.
We can’t believe it but we won ⭐️Best Classical Choreography for COPPELIA @NatDanceAwards 2023 - we are so honoured and pretty amazed frankly that we won with such incredible nominees. Thank you to all of our wonderful collaborators, to @HampsonChris & all @scottishballet#NDA23
We are so proud of what we have achieved in just over a year since #IgniteMusic was born! If you would like to see more #NewMusicForYoungMinds come & see ##BorkaTheOpera on tour &/or donate to our #GoFundMe campaign. Ignite are a #NotForProfit company: https://t.co/fIPUieBKH8
Reflections on ballet's danse d'ecole in elegant dialogue w/ Bach's Musical Offering; beautiful & inventive mirroring, reversing, development of musical & dance themes intricately threaded by choreographer @JenniferJCJ for @ImagesBalletCo w/ expert Feinstein Ensemble @KingsPlace
Huge BRAVO & THANKS fabulous musicians & dancers of Feinstein Ensemble & @ImagesBalletCo@LdnStudioCentre 4 beautiful transporting performance of our Musical Offering @KingsPlace on Friday 31March. Thrilled 2 B part of BACH Weekend. Still buzzing.
Better late than never... shout out to inspirational guest teachers Tamsin Hughes, Alessandra Masoero, @JenniferJCJ who brought individual expertise & fresh perspectives to Oxford dancers this summer https://t.co/8rDhxNYSEl