London, coliseum 11 january 2017 gallery of pictures by dave morgan. The nutcracker, english national ballet, london coliseum. Three uk dance companies join forces for the olympics. Posts about lauretta summerscales written by gerarddavis09. She joined english national ballet in 2009, became first soloist 20, principal 2016 and then joined bayerisches staatsballett in 2017. Having thrilled audiences with a new take on giselle from akram khan back in november, a full run of nutcracker over. In 2009 she joined the english national ballet in london where in 20 she was promoted to first soloist and in 2016 to principal dancer. Giving opportunity to children to perform ready for the professional stage. So why is it so keen on swan lake and the nutcracker. Please note that some teachers are available in week 1 or week 2 only.
Summerscales grew up in surrey where she started tap dancing aged two and attended her mothers stage school, as well as ballet classes. To fully immerse himself in their artistic world, he was granted exclusive access to english national ballet dancers nathan young and lauretta summerscales. Recently i was lucky enough to get an exclusive interview with the world famous ex royal ballet principal ballerina marguerite porter, who now works as the director of the yorkshire ballet summer school. Warner chappell, public domain compositions, and 1 music rights societies. Laurretta summerscales, a leading dancer with the english national ballet, left last season for the bavarian state ballet in munich, telling dancing times magazine that she yearned for a broader. A rather nice feature about why lauretta summerscales and yonah acosta have organised the gala. This production choregraphed by derek deane especially for the royal albert hall in 1997 features 60 swans. Although it premiered in saint petersburgs mariinsky theatre on december 18, 1892, composer pyotr tchaikovskys the nutcracker wouldnt become the dependably magical holidayseason reaffirmation of christmas joy we know and love until decades later. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. It remains as faithful to the original 1841 french production as possible but with a few later variations also included. English dancer laurretta summerscales is a principal of english national ballet. This triumphant performance of the nutcracker by english national ballet at the london coliseum has an air of absolute artistic integrity, writes laura thompson. Both have recently been promoted acosta to principal and kase to first soloist.
The ballerina is lauretta summerscales, senior soloist at english national ballet. Wangs understated choreography signifies the drama. Juliet is one of lauretta summerscales favourite roles. Featured in nutcracker and the four realms dvd now available. Tamara rojos english national ballet shes its new director comes across much like enb of old as it launches itself into another tranche of performances of wayne eaglings the nutcracker at the coliseum. Laurretta summerscales promoted to principal by jenny groves february 8th, 2016 there are currently 0 comments after an afternoon performance of le corsaire at the end of january, english national ballet dancer laurretta summerscales was promoted to principal on stage in front of both the cast and the audience.
The ballet bag has been giving a fresh spin on ballet since 2009, breaking down the myth that classical dance is for traditionalists, and covering it under a younger light. English national ballets lauretta summerscales modelling. Yonah successfully rose to the challenge of his variation with high. Laurretta summerscales international ballet masterclasses in prague. Dec 16, 2016 mary skeapings giselle english national ballet. London coliseum, 15 december 2016 posted on december 16, 2016 by gerarddavis09. In the 201718 season she dances at the royal opera house as part of kenneth macmillan. The decision to bring back tamara rojo as their artistic director has proved successful as her mission for g. Or so i believed until actually seeing a ballet performance up close and personal, being lucky enough to secure tickets from a friend and watching the. The english national ballet principal has just completed the second show in a series of gala performances in singapore. Be trained by west end performers and recognised practitioners in the industry.
Photographs by, laurent liotardo, jack devant, nigel norrington, emma kauldhar, aszure barton, christopher allerton, sinead bunn and wilfried hosl. Lauretta summerscales who is spellbinding in execution. Laurretta summerscales, the 27yearold dancer from surrey, has revealed her decision to leave the english national ballet all came down to its repeated repertoire and her need to live a bit. Laurretta summerscales dancing for a dream gala in woking, 10th november. She preferred riding but her mother persuaded her to keep. I love the idea of the new and taking the art forward, but oh, the bliss and comfort in tradition, honed over decades and beautifully delivered. Aug 21, 2017 ballet suites sleeping beauty,nutcracker,swan lake licensed to youtube by ingrooves on behalf of red bus classical. Jun 12, 20 english national ballet s lauretta summerscales modelling a couture costume. Laurretta summerscales dancing for a dream gala in. Laurretta summerscales is a principal dancer of bayerisches staatsballett the bavarian state ballet munich, germany. English national ballet, she said, sadlers wells, april 16. Laurretta summerscales sits next to me on a snug loveseat in her dressing room, curled up under a pink shawl. Laurretta summerscales was born in 1991 in surrey, england. Set to tchaikovskys iconic score, you will be captivated as clara and her beloved nutcracker battle a most memorable mouse king, encounter dancing snowflakes and travel to the palace of the dolls.
Just eight weeks ago, english national ballet slashed and stomped its way through akram khans new production of giselle, a blistering industrial reimagining of one of the most iconic ballets to emerge from the romantic era. The nutcracker english national ballet rojo, gouneo. Dont be intimidated by the idea of going to see a ballet performance. Laurretta summerscales principal dancewear central blog. Nutcracker star laurretta summerscales voices ballets fears. Laurretta summerscales has had permission for all media to be used. See more ideas about ballet dancers, male ballet dancers and ballet. On christmas eve, clara defeats the evil mouse king to rescue her nutcracker, who is transformed into a prince and rewards her with a flying visit. Theyre strong enough for support and very hardwearing, but theyre. In 2009, at age 18, summerscales was offered a contract to join the english national ballet, 18 months after she started training at the english national ballet school and a year before she was supposed to graduate. London coliseum, 11 january 2017 nutcracker english national ballet. Her reputation within the press and critics is for her strong portrayals and dramatic interpretations of the leading.
Laurretta summerscales was born in 1991 in surrey, great britain, and started her dance education at the age of three. The nutcracker was the entry point for many into ballet, either via excitable school trips or through benevolent relations. Augustine ballet is a nonprofit performing arts organization founded in 2010. In 20 she was promoted to first soloist and in 2016 to principal dancer. The original plot is actually quite dark and bizarre. Every adaptation of the nutcracker is the same, yet each the nutcracker is different from all others. She makes her debut this year as clara in enbs production of the. Nov 18, 2016 the ballet community is aware of the impact the present political climate could have on the arts, according to one of the english national ballets principal dancers. Lauretta summerscales, first soloist with enb, loves them. Enbs laurretta summerscales talks about her nutcracker debut. After 6 months she had the opportunity to dance the principal role of myrtha, queen of the wilis in mary skeapings giselle at the london coliseum. The nutcracker ballet and suite tchaikovskys magical music. Dec 27, 2016 download the nutcracker synopsis run time. Principal dancer lauretta summerscales invites cnn style behind the scenes of festive classic the nutcracker, staged by the english national ballet.
The nutcracker tells a story about a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on christmas eve and wages a battle against the evil mouse king. Ballet suites sleeping beauty, nutcracker,swan lake licensed to youtube by ingrooves on behalf of red bus classical. For over 50 years, the ballet inspired by the hoffman tale has been delighting the hearts of children and grownups alike when the nutcracker is presented in montreal. English national ballet giselle london, coliseum 18 january 2017 gallery of pictures by dave morgan. This annual yuletide favorite tells the story of a young girl named clara who receives a magical nutcracker doll on christmas eve, and sets out on a wondrous. Summerscaless awards include the joyce percy memorial award, the stella mann award, the baineshewitt. The company brings in professional dancers to perform in the two large shows they produce each year, including the nutcracker.
Laurretta summerscales, who will take the lead as clara when the nutcracker opens at coliseum on december 14, told the standard. British ballerina moves to bavarian state ballet for more exciting. Dance photos with yonah acosta, jonah cook, vadim muntagirov, sergei polunin, alexi popov and ken saruhashi, in many different. Laurretta summerscales joined english national ballet at the age of 17. Nutcracker star laurretta summerscales voices ballets. In 2009, at age 18, summerscales was offered a contract to join the english national ballet, 18 months after she started training at the english national ballet school and a. Augustine ballet offers performance opportunities to ballet dancers from the st. Summerscales was recruited, age 17 a year early, from the english national ballet school by artistic director wayne eagling, who spotted her exuberant promise. The choreography for this ballet was originally done by george balanchien in 1954, and it has been performed every year in manhattan since then. Which dancer do you laurretta summerscales answers the gramilano questionnaire reflecting on her life, career, passions, thoughts and opinions. In 2009 she joined the english national ballet in london where in 20 she was promoted to first soloist and in 2016 to princ. If you go down to the woods today anyone familiar with most traditional productions of giselle may be a little surprised by mary skeapings 1971 version for english national ballet. Sep 24, 2018 laurretta summerscales, a leading dancer with the english national ballet, left last season for the bavarian state ballet in munich, telling dancing times magazine that she yearned for a broader. Jan 12, 2017 anyone familiar with most traditional productions of giselle may be a little surprised by mary skeapings 1971 version for english national ballet.
Leading dancer laurretta summerscales has said the endless repeats of. Feb 18, 2017 this pin was discovered by kathy hoover. Nutcracker star laurretta summerscales voices ballets fears of arts. Jan 29, 2017 english national ballet giselle london, coliseum 18 january 2017 gallery of pictures by dave morgan uk. Lauretta summerscales photos lauretta summerscales 2nd r of the english national ballet performs firebird as part of beyond ballet russes at the london coliseum on march 27, in london, england. Laurretta summerscales, 27yearold dancer from surrey credit. Lauretta summerscales invites cnn style behind the scenes of festive classic the nutcracker, staged by the english national ballet. Lauretta summerscales lauretta summerscales photos the. Principal, laurretta summerscales discusses how she interprets the iconic role of giselle. Juliet, that is, in the rudolf nureyev production of the tragic love story of romeo and juliet. Differences will make themselves clear as the season progresses and the company is seen in more revealing work, not in least kenneth macmillans the sleeping beauty coming up after the. Its the perfect length, tchaikovskys chocolate box music is delightful and probably familiar and the plot is simple. Laurretta is an internationally renowned ballerina who quickly rose to the rank of principal at english national ballet before moving to munich national ballet bayerishes staatsoper where she now performs all the principal roles.
Anthony dowell ballet ballet boyz ballet rambert billy trevitt birmingham royal ballet brandon lawrence bulletin pointe bulletinpointe charity gala dance dance charity dancing david gayle derek jacobi english national ballet exclusive interview gala iamdollywilliams ikley college imelda staunton kenneth tindall lauretta summerscales london. Dec 16, 20 lauretta summerscales, first soloist with enb, loves them. The last of his three ballets, it was first performed in december 1892. The twoact ballet is based on the book the nutcracker and the mouse king, by e. Clarasugar plum fairy in the wayne eaglings nutcracker. A reputation for excellence we focus on the core dance, vocal, and acting techniques. Rediscover the grand, rich sets by peter horne, the stunning costumes by francois barbeau and the magical lighting by nicolas cernovitch, which turn these festivities conceived by fernand nault into a true extrava. A procession of prettiness, confections of frothy tutus spinning, pink slippers dipping perfectly in a flurry of perfectly white feathers. Dec, 2012 this triumphant performance of the nutcracker by english national ballet at the london coliseum has an air of absolute artistic integrity, writes laura thompson. British ballerina moves to bavarian state ballet for more.
She has won numerous awards including the joyce percy memorial award, stella mann award, baineshewitt award, young dancer of the year 20072009 and molly lake award. At 18 laurretta joined english national ballet under the directorship of wayne eagling. Sep 06, 20 posts about lauretta summerscales written by iamdollydraper. Yonah acosta and osiel gouneo from munich state ballet, reece clarke, cesar corrales and fumi kaneko from the royal ballet. London, coliseum 11 january 2017 gallery of pictures by dave morgan uk. Has the english national ballet become too predictable. Lauretta summerscales has won the gold medal at the beijing international ballet and choreography competition 20 congratulations. Behind the magical scenes of the nutcracker cnn video. You can check out their website for more information and book tickets. All the old mgm musical films with gene kelly and fred astaire. English national ballet are undoubtedly a company in need or a decent break.
Laurretta summerscales laurretta is a priincipal dancer with bayerisches staatsballett in munich and also with english national ballet in london. She has won numerous awards including the joyce percy memorial. Sep 23, 2018 laurretta summerscales, the 27yearold dancer from surrey, has revealed her decision to leave the english national ballet all came down to its repeated repertoire and her need to live a. Jan 20, 2017 principal, laurretta summerscales discusses how she interprets the iconic role of giselle. Classes for ages 318 in ballet, modern, tap, singing, musical theatre, jazz, experts in boys development. Also in 2007, summerscales was a finalist for the young british dancer of the year competition. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Laurretta summerscales ballet news straight from the. The ballet community is aware of the impact the present political climate could have on the arts, according to one of the english national.
Principal dancer with bayerisches staatsballett principal dancer with enb british in munich. Laurretta summerscales answers the gramilano questionnaire. The nutcracker ballet is one of the most famous holiday shows in new york city. Nureyevs 1977 ballet on prokofievs complete score is the version danced by laurrettas home company, english national ballet, for whose predecessor, london festival ballet, nureyev. Impressions from the official presentation of the new penhaligons iris prima. Critically acclaimed inland pacific ballet s the nutcracker comes to life in this magnificent holiday ballet with dazzling sets, beautiful costumes, and more than 80 dancers on stage.
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