English National Ballet to Collaborate with Royal College of Music for A LETTER TO..., May 3-4

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English National Ballet dancers turn choreographers when five of them get a chance to create new works in collaboration with students from the Royal College of Music. In a new partnership, Choreographics, A Letter To ... will bring together aspiring choreographers and composers to create new work which will be performed by English National Ballet dancers at The Place, in London, May 3-4, 2013.

Director George Williamson has asked the dancers to choose a letter as inspiration for their work. With this as a starting point, the choreographer and composer work together as partners, exploring and building the relationship between dance and music. In his new role as Associate Artist at English National Ballet George aims to nurture talent with great potential and hopes to guide the choreographers and composers into a new way of thinking and working together.

George Williamson commented: "I am thrilled that English National Ballet can offer this opportunity to its dancers and outside artists. Choreography and composition are the life source for ballet companies, new creators and creations evolve and stimulate the art form and the artists with in it. It's not only incredibly important to give the artists mentoring, and extremely talented dancers a platform to get their work seen, it's also vital for new and existing audiences to see this work and inspire them to want more."

The Place is a renowned dance house that has previously launched many high profile choreographers. The following artists have been selected to take part in this exciting project:

The choreographers: Anton Lukovkin, Makoto Nakamura, Stina Quagebeur, Fabian Reimar andTamarin Stott.

The composers: Andrew Baldwin, Ryan Cockerham, Gerardo Gozzi, Laurence Osborn and Raquel Garcia Tomas.

English National Ballet actively encourages its artists to explore all aspects of their creativity, often staging in-house choreographic workshops and performances, however this will be the first time the dancers have a choreographic platform open to the public.

The choreographers and composers will be mentored by Kerry Nicholls who has taught, choreographed, performed and mentored extensively for numerous dance companies and institutions throughout Europe and worldwide. Offering support and feedback to the artists, Kerry will encourage and provoke so as to expand and empower their choreographic thinking and promote the vital dialogue between the two art forms.

The winning choreography from English National Ballet School 's Choreographics competition will also feature in this programme. This opportunity gives young student dancers a chance to perform in a professional setting amongst professional dance works.

A Letter To...
Friday 3 May and Saturday 4 May
The Place

REPERTOIRE AND CREATIVE:

Choreographer: Stina Quagebeur
Composer: Laurence Osborn

Cast:

Nathan Young

Senri Kou

Crystal Costa

Nicola Henshall

Jia Zhang

Choreographer: Makoto Nakamura
Composer: Gerardo Gozzi

Cast:

Anais Chalendard