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Cloud Dance Festival: Kristen McNally and Tommy Franzén in Rehearsal

by Emilia & Linda on July 16, 2011

The Royal Ballet’s Kristen McNally continues to prove that semi-narrative ballet can evolve by cross communicating with dance forms like hip hop. Having showcased some of her “ballet fusion” works earlier this year in special events at the “Move It Show” and at Covent Garden’s Apple Store, Kristen is now getting ready to present her [...]

Tagged as: Abstract, Cloud Dance Festival, Don't Hate the Player Hate the Game, Firefly, Kim Brandstrup, Kristen McNally, Tommy Franzén

Move It Show 2011 – Ballet Rocks

by Emilia & Linda on March 18, 2011

The 6th edition of the Move It Show, the UK’s biggest dance event, took place last week. For the first time, the show included a segment called Ballet Rocks, designed to showcase ballet under a different light, away from the preconceived ideas of tutus, tiaras and pink. We had the opportunity to be involved in [...]

Tagged as: Ballet Rocks, Bennet Gartside, Cloud Dance Festival, Don't Hate the Player Hate the Game, Interview Sofa, Kristen McNally, Move It, Move It 2011, Royal Ballet, Social Media, The Royal Ballet Not What You Think, Thomas Whitehead

The Red Shoes at Secret Cinema

by lupiquero on March 15, 2011

Lucía Piquero is the founder choreographer of Diciembre Dance Group, a project started in 2008 to bring together artists from different backgrounds and disciplines. In her previous guest blog for us she considered the challenges and rewards of wearing the hats of dancer and choreographer. Here Lu reports on her collaboration with Secret Cinema for [...]

Tagged as: Ballet & Culture, Ballet & Pop Culture, Ballet Movies, Cloud Dance Festival, Diciembre Dance Group, Future Cinema, Guest Blog Post, Guest Post, London, Lucía Piquero, Moira Shearer, Royal Opera House, Sadler's Wells, Secret Cinema, The Red Shoes, Vicky Page