Emerging Dancer Competition is an annual competition for English National Ballet to recognise and nurture talent and encourage excellence in the Company. Experience the excitement of seeing young talent thrive in the live final.
4 March 2013 - Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
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Film by Laurent Liotardo. Music by Danilo 'DJ' Walde.
Float Dance is a short film produced in response to Dance in Focus- a dance and photography project presented by English National Ballet, West London Hub for Big Dance 2012. Choreographed by Hubert Essakow and set to music of Gabriel Prokofiev and Peter Gregson, the piece is inspired by a unique photography exhibition taken by Dance in Focus participants and curated by Chris Nash.
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The Sleeping Beauty reawakens the magic of the world's favourite fairy tale in an enchanted world of castles and curses, forests and fairies.
Recorded during the Company's Autumn 2012 tour. Featuring Tamara Rojo, Vadim Muntagirov, Daria Klimentova, and James Streeter
Big Dance 2012 was launched on Friday 18 May with 200 dancers of all ages coming together to perform in a variety of dance styles in a secret pop-up performance at Westfield Stratford City and Westfield London. Shhhh...It's a Secret was an ambitious project developed by English National Ballet and East London Dance, directed by world renowned choreographer, Andre Gingras (Dance Works Rotterdam) and choreographed by a team of dance artists led by English National Ballet Creative Associate Laura Harvey. 200 dancers aged 9 - 90 years performed the 7 minute pop-up performance at the 2 Westfield sites attracting intrigue and interest from the passing shoppers. Find out more about Big Dance at www.bigdance2012.com.
Dance for Parkinsons segment starts at 9:55.
The BBC have been following Dance for Parkinson's for the whole of the Autumn term, interviewing participants, experts, and the Learning team.
The programme was broadcast at 7.30pm on BBC 1 and features English National Ballet's groundbreaking work with Dance for Parkinson's. The result of this is a 10 minute film being featured on the London News programme, Inside out, this Monday 16 January at 7.30pm on BBC One.
Full breakdown of the Big Dance Cheer choreography.
For more information about the Big Dance Cheer, please email west@bigdance2012.com or visit www.ballet.org.uk.
Itzik Galili's 'And the Earth Shall Bear Again', performed by English National Ballet. Inspired by John Cage's prepared music for piano, Galili's piece attempts to turn Cage's rich and versatile music into an extraordinary but accessible piece of dance. "The title sounds epic and enigmatic", says Galili, "2012 is a year of many beginnings, with potential for new world records...To me, it's like the earth having its birth again."
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English National Ballet and World Dance Champions Flawless come together again in an exciting new show fusing streetdance, acrobatics and ballet. Against Time takes the audience on a thrilling journey during which the boys from Flawless and the ballerinas from English National Ballet showcase all that is extraordinary about dance.
NATIONAL TOUR
June 1 - July 8
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Against Time is a co-production between English National Ballet and World Dance Management and has been created by Flawless and Jenna Lee.
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www.ballet.org.uk/against-time
English National Ballet and World Dance Champions Flawless come together again in an exciting new show fusing streetdance, acrobatics and ballet. Against Time takes the audience on a thrilling journey during which the boys from Flawless and the ballerinas from English National Ballet showcase all that is extraordinary about dance.
NATIONAL TOUR
June 1 - July 8
BOOK NOW
www.ballet.org.uk/against-time
www.ballet.org.uk/against-time
English National Ballet and World Dance Champions Flawless come together again in an exciting new show fusing streetdance, acrobatics and ballet. Against Time takes the audience on a thrilling journey during which the boys from Flawless and the ballerinas from English National Ballet showcase all that is extraordinary about dance.
NATIONAL TOUR
June 1 - July 8
BOOK NOW
www.ballet.org.uk/against-time
Film Credits
English National Ballet and East London Dance have teamed up with international choreographer André Gingras to create an exuberant show amidst the shiny shops of Westfield London.
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English National Ballet and East London Dance join forces for Shhh... it's a Secret a dance experience unlike any other, taking place at Westfield Stratford City and Westfield London on Friday 18 May.
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Take an exclusive look behind the scenes of the Flawless and English National Ballet rehearsals for Against Time as they learn the ropes together in a fusion of streetdance, acrobatics and ballet.
Their quest takes them on a thrilling journey which sees the boys from Flawless and the ballerinas celebrate all that is great about dance in 2012.
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The My First... ballets bring your children their first taste of the fantastical and magical world of ballet.
My First Sleeping Beauty is an enchanted world of castles and curses, forests and fairies, created especially for children by award-winning choreographer Matthew Hart. Tchaikovsky's gorgeous waltz-filled music includes the tune made famous as Once upon a Dream in Disney's version.
English National Ballet soloist, Daniel Jones, talks about Physical Ballet an English National Ballet flagship project for Big Dance 2012.
For more information and to find out how to take part in Physical Ballet visit www.ballet.org.uk or contact the arts team at Brent Council on 020 8937 3119.
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