YouTube event comes after popular 2012 webcast. Meanwhile, Matthew Bourne teases Twitter followers about mysterious new show and Kings of the Dance to come to the Coliseum
Earlier this week, Kevin O'Hare, director of the Royal Ballet, gave an interview to Bloomberg TV, discussing the business model of the company's live screenings at cinemas. Much more interesting to ballet watchers, however, were two footnotes to the conversation. One was O'Hare's quiet but firm riposte to the disparaging remarks Carlos Acosta made recently about the lack of dedication among today's young dancers. O'Hare admits on camera that fewer members of the internet generation may be drawn to ballet, at least at first, but insists that those who do have no lack of passion and talent.
Even more intriguing is the comment O'Hare lets slip about plans for a 2014 repeat of the Royal Ballet Live experiment, launched in 2012. Allowing cameras backstage to film classes and rehearsals, this day in the life of the company was streamed live on YouTube and the Guardian website to an international audience that surprised even the company. No date has been announced for the second live broadcast.
Likewise, no details have been revealed about the latest project by choreographer Matthew Bourne and his New Adventures company. On Wednesday, however, Bourne posted a tantalising tweet about a meeting with his "genius designer Lez Brotherston" has the dance world guessing. Another ballet adaptation, such as Romeo and Juliet? Or a classic movie, like Rebecca?
In other dance news, a testosterone-fest is set to come to the Coliseum next year. In April, the London theatre will present the UK premiere of Kings of the Dance, the international rat pack of ballet stars – which includes Ivan Vasiliev, Marcelo Gomes and Roberto Bolle – in a male-focused repertory of works.
Their appearance will be preceded by the more modestly named Men in Motion, which returns in January. An ongoing project directed by dancer Ivan Putrov, this iteration has a new cast, including Edward Watson and Vadim Muntagirov, and a repertory that features a newly commissioned piece for Watson by London-based choreographer Arthur Pita.
Women are not excluded from the Kings or the Men in Motion projects, but they're given predictable roles, such as angel or whore: from the delicate bedroom interest in Vaslav Nijinsky's Le Spectre de la Rose to the lethal siren in Roland Petit's Le Jeune Homme et la Mort. Maybe it's time for an all-female project, which could deliver some more interesting possibilities. Reported by guardian.co.uk 23 hours ago.
Earlier this week, Kevin O'Hare, director of the Royal Ballet, gave an interview to Bloomberg TV, discussing the business model of the company's live screenings at cinemas. Much more interesting to ballet watchers, however, were two footnotes to the conversation. One was O'Hare's quiet but firm riposte to the disparaging remarks Carlos Acosta made recently about the lack of dedication among today's young dancers. O'Hare admits on camera that fewer members of the internet generation may be drawn to ballet, at least at first, but insists that those who do have no lack of passion and talent.
Even more intriguing is the comment O'Hare lets slip about plans for a 2014 repeat of the Royal Ballet Live experiment, launched in 2012. Allowing cameras backstage to film classes and rehearsals, this day in the life of the company was streamed live on YouTube and the Guardian website to an international audience that surprised even the company. No date has been announced for the second live broadcast.
Likewise, no details have been revealed about the latest project by choreographer Matthew Bourne and his New Adventures company. On Wednesday, however, Bourne posted a tantalising tweet about a meeting with his "genius designer Lez Brotherston" has the dance world guessing. Another ballet adaptation, such as Romeo and Juliet? Or a classic movie, like Rebecca?
In other dance news, a testosterone-fest is set to come to the Coliseum next year. In April, the London theatre will present the UK premiere of Kings of the Dance, the international rat pack of ballet stars – which includes Ivan Vasiliev, Marcelo Gomes and Roberto Bolle – in a male-focused repertory of works.
Their appearance will be preceded by the more modestly named Men in Motion, which returns in January. An ongoing project directed by dancer Ivan Putrov, this iteration has a new cast, including Edward Watson and Vadim Muntagirov, and a repertory that features a newly commissioned piece for Watson by London-based choreographer Arthur Pita.
Women are not excluded from the Kings or the Men in Motion projects, but they're given predictable roles, such as angel or whore: from the delicate bedroom interest in Vaslav Nijinsky's Le Spectre de la Rose to the lethal siren in Roland Petit's Le Jeune Homme et la Mort. Maybe it's time for an all-female project, which could deliver some more interesting possibilities. Reported by guardian.co.uk 23 hours ago.