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by Mat Growcott on June 16, 2017
£250,000 on offer to talented Telford youngsters after Councillors' allowances cut
by Mat Growcott on June 16, 2017
Talented and gifted young people can apply for a new bursary – started after a cut in councillors' allowance saved almost £250,000. Telford & Wrekin Council has launched the Leader and Cabinet Members’ Young Person Bursary, which it hopes will... Read full article
by Judith Mackrell on June 6, 2017
Ashton at the Royal Ballet review – miraculous moves and romantic rapture
by Judith Mackrell on June 6, 2017
Shortly before his death in 1988, Frederick Ashton grew fretful about the future of his ballets. He worried that he was falling out of fashion, that a new generation of dancers was unable to understand his style. “They’re afraid of letting go,”... Read full article
by Michael Alexander on June 3, 2017
‘Only the strong minded keep going’ says Clackmannanshire’s real-life ‘Billy Elliot’ ballet star
by Michael Alexander on June 3, 2017
Fast forward to 2017, and rural Clackmannanshire might seem a far cry from the post-industrial wastelands of County Durham. Yet for 18-year-old local lad Harris Bell and his family, who live near Dollar, the realities of a young man overcoming... Read full article
by Judith Burns (BBC) on June 3, 2017
Sporting plan to boost boys in ballet
by Judith Burns (BBC) on June 3, 2017
Moves from Angry Birds and Minecraft as well as footballers' goal celebrations are being used to encourage more boys to take up ballet. Just 1.8% of ballet exam candidates are boys, says the Royal Academy of Dance. Now the RAD has enlisted help from... Read full article
by Phil Hewitt on June 1, 2017
Ballet Central dancers go on nationwide tour
by Phil Hewitt on June 1, 2017
Ballet Central’s 2017 nationwide tour, the performers are Central School of Ballet’s graduate performing company, and Christopher is delighted to be in charge. “I started last summer, so this is my inaugural year, my first year of students, which is... Read full article
by Helen Kreft on May 25, 2017
Northern Ballet to wow audiences with The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Little Mermaid
by Helen Kreft on May 25, 2017
Northern Ballet has announced it will create a further two new full-length ballets in 2017 which will tour to 17 venues across the country. Adaptations of John Boyne's bestselling novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and Hans Christian Andersen's... Read full article
by Christy Romer on May 11, 2017
£2.3m to expand dance-based health initiative
by Christy Romer on May 11, 2017
The rollout of a dance-based falls prevention programme by arts and health charity Aesop will see 1,000 older people benefit from a new £2.3m investment.... Read full article
on April 18, 2017
Ballet school for sick and disabled children to launch in East Kilbride
on April 18, 2017
The first of its kind in Scotland, Ballet Bees will provide ballet dance tuition for children with additional support needs and life-limiting medical conditions. Started by a group of local mums in conjunction with fundraising charity Buddy’s... Read full article
by David Whetstone on April 8, 2017
Sid likes to dance and now he and other children like him can carry on doing so
by David Whetstone on April 8, 2017
An arts initiative that helps children like 11-year-old Sid Cuthbertson, who has autism but loves to dance, has just secured funding for a further three years. Arts Connect has operated in Newcastle for five years and is an initiative... Read full article
by Hanna Weibye on April 5, 2017
Matthew Bourne's Early Adventures, Sadler's Wells
by Hanna Weibye on April 5, 2017
Not every artist attains the kind of status that will allow their early works to be revived – or, when revived, greeted with commercial and critical success. This is something of a shame for those of us with a historical mindset who like seeing where... Read full article
by Adam Sherwin on April 4, 2017
BBC opens up programmes to artists with new £4m fund
by Adam Sherwin on April 4, 2017
Arts organisations will bid for licence-fee cash to make programmes from a new BBC fund after Tony Hall, Director-General, warned that spending cuts are threatening public access to the arts. Artists and arts bodies from across the UK... Read full article
by Simon Parkin on March 31, 2017
Legendary lothario Casanova is brought to life in Northern Ballet’s lavish show
by Simon Parkin on March 31, 2017
Northern Ballet's new production brings the multi-layered character of Casanova to life beyond his notorious womanizing. Choreographer Kenneth Tindall's lavish show delves into the intellect and decadence of history's legendary Lothario, ... Read full article
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