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NATIONAL YOUTH BALLET HOSTS ‘MAD HATTER’S PICNIC’ Characters from Wonderland - Scenes from Alice enjoyed a photocall with patron and choreographer, Wayne Sleep, at Battersea Park on Sunday 20th June. Young members of the public enjoyed a spontaneous workshop with Wayne on the hill, and the crazy hat competition was won by a father from Streatham wearing an attractive raffia chicken on his head! He and his young family were thrilled to win the family ticket for the NYB gala at the London Palladium in September
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NATIONAL YOUTH BALLET HOSTS ‘MAD HATTER’S PICNIC’ This Father's Day (20th June) why not pack up a picnic and pirouette your way down a rabbit hole to join National Youth Ballet and Wayne Sleep for a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party in Battersea Park. The UK's leading youth dance company will be showcasing its family friendly production of Wayne Sleep’s Wonderland – scenes from Alice and invite you to join in the fun for free. Bring your own picnic and spread your feast on a gigantic, oversized gingham table cloth and be entertained by Alice and her friends. A white rabbit will be lending a dancing paw to anyone who fancies a hop, skip and a jump. If your children like to dance then Wayne Sleep will be there to encourage them to pointe their toes and make sure it’s the craziest picnic in town! And the parent wearing the wackiest hat will win a set of tickets to see National Youth Ballet perform. If you want to join in the fun come to Battersea Park, Albert Gate and we'll be situated between the fountains and bandstand. We’ll be there from midday until four (Wayne Sleep from 1pm – 3pm).
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Booking for the National Youth Ballet Gala Palladium Theatre London Ticket Office: 0844 412 4657. The show will also be available to book at www.seetickets.com.
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E M FORSTER THEATRE, TONBRIDGE SCHOOL, TONBRIDGE, KENT 2010 26th Aug 6.00 p.m. Box Office: 01732 304241 Now Open “I have been so impressed by this company’s amazing pieces of real theatre.” Street Dance Workshop with NYB 7 – 14 yrs – Wednesday 25th August in the Studio Theatre E M Forster Theatre. Apply info@nyb.org.uk |
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Huge congratulations to Charlie Bruce who won the UK version of So You Think You Can Dance on BBC1. Great to see Drew back on the screen on Saturday. What a fabulous pas de deux he and Charlie danced! Commiserations to Robbie - so sad to see him go out with a dislocated shoulder NYB has been so proud to see all three entertaining the country. Have a great time in Hollywood Charlie! "I started the nyb when I was 10 years of age. It was my first experience of a large audition and performing in beautiful theatres.
These experiences helped shape me into the dancer that I have become. I will be forever indebted to Jill Tookey
and The National Youth Ballet. I wish the young up and coming NYB dancers all the best and know that they will
also have this truly wonderful experience.
" "The National Youth Ballet Company has, without doubt, been one on the most inspiring and creatively developmental environments I have ever experienced. To have that wonderful opportunity at such a young age is totally priceless if you desire a career in the Arts. Jill Tookey is passionately fearless and has inspired me to be the same."
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NYB was invited to dance an excerpt from Nutcracker at a lunch in aid of The Duke of Edinburgh Awards at The Dorchester Hotel on Thursday 3rd December. 18 dancers participated in the specially choreographed ten minute piece by Janet Kinson which received rapturous applause from the audience. Also performing was Lloyd Daniels from X Factor which caused extra excitement for the audience and the young NYB cast. NYB dancers Abi Glading and Michelle Breese, who are both taking their gold award with the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme were asked to give a speech. The girls spoke extremely well and gave an interesting insight to the achievements involved at this level. ![]() Lloyd Daniels with NYB dancers backstage ![]() Russian Trio. Edward Boulding, Jack Wilcox and Lucas Hunt |
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Cinderella’s glass slipper was presented to Sir Frederick Ashton, on the revival of his Cinderella at The Royal Opera House in 1986.
NEW AWARD sponsored by Robin and Jayne Cadbury to encourage NYB’s Aspiring young choreographers. A beautifully engraved glass plaque, with Cinderella’s slipper and the award winners names, will be presented annually by sponsors Robin and Jayne Cadbury. Guy Patel, a winner of the senior solo section of the 2009 Choreographic Competition. was invited to perform his street dance piece at all 09 performing venues. This season the awards were kindly presented on stage at Sadler’s Wells by \Wendy Ellis-Somes ex principal dancer with the Royal Ballet Company. Wendy, who had many connections with Sir Frederick Ashton, will be staging The Royal Ballet’s Cinderella at The Royal Opera House in April 2010. Jane Cadbury met both winners on stage. NYB thank both Robin and Jayne for this Generous and inspiring award.
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Bronze Statuette
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The event was attended by Jill Tookey, her son, Mark Fone (Financial Director NYB), Choreographer, Janet Kinson and her husband, Peter Payn and Maria Vasiliou who assisted with rehearsals. |
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ISS (International Social Services) is a unique charity committed to protecting vulnerable children throughout the world. Their focus is on children who are deprived of a normal life within their families, in particular children at risk, unaccompanied minors, victims of trafficking and children who have lost contact with their natural parents. NYB staged ‘Dances from around the world’. These included ‘English Country Suite’ - choreographed by Judith Harris; Italian Tarantella. choreographed by Diane van Schoor, and finally a Russian Gopak, choreographed by Valerie Sunderland and staged by Maria Vasiliou. It was a prestigious occasion for the dancers, and the charity event raised a substantial sum of money for International Social Services. |
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This is my first involvement with NYB, actually I have been so impressed by the ambition of the Company. You see it this evening. We are not just looking at pieces of choreography, we are looking at pieces of theatre and that's amazing! The sets, the costumes, the commissions, the commissioned scores and this year for the 20th anniversary to have got permission from His Royal Highness Prince Charles to make this ballet and commission this wonderful score by Nigel Hess, to then entrust that to a young and gifted dancer/choreographer who came up through the ranks of this Company seems to me to be very much in the spirit of the Company. I think everyone on stage tonight has done an amazing job. Congratulations. I think the person we need to thank the most for everything she has given to Matthew Bourne |
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| Left to Right Matthew Bourne, Drew McOnie, Jill Tookey, Nigel Hess |
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Congratulations - Jonathan Payn and James Grundy on their promotion to Senior Soloists with Birmingham Royal Ballet. Both Jonathan and James first danced with NYB in 1987 - Jonathan created the |
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| Jonathan Payn (left) and James Grundy, promoted to Senior Soloists | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NYB Alumni flying high David Webb has recently won a contract with Northern Ballet Theatre - richly deserved for a boy who has worked so hard to achieve his dream. A Granada television programme ‘With a Little Help From My Friends’ featuring Jennifer Ellison (ex NYB Cinderella) and NYB friends Justin Webb and Sinead Boughey will be screened on Saturday 2nd July at 6.00 p.m. Jonathan Payn, ex NYB now Soloist Birmingham Royal Ballet and choreographing IKEN for NYB 2005 season, is choreographing his own ballet for BRB ‘Into the Ferment’. The piece features four dancers (three of them ex NYB; Verginia Gersigny, Tyrone Singleton and James Grundy). This will be performed on 15th and 16th June 2005 at Birmingham Hippodrome. |
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National Youth Ballet final casting auditions for NYB Junior Associates were held at Birmingham Royal Ballet Studios, Birmingham on 1st May, 2005. 53 young dancers, 11 years and under were recalled and 30 dancers (24 girls, 6 boys) cast for roles in Childrens Overture music Percy Grainger, choreography: Samira Saidi which will form part of NYBs Autumn performance programme. Final casting auditions for the main cast were held at ENB studios, London on 8th May. 126 attended and 99 talented dancers cast (80 girls 19 boys). One nine year old, flew from Detroit USA to attend the audition and was successfully cast! NYB looks forward to its 18th Anniversary season with a colourful and varied programme to celebrate the Companys Coming of Age! (18th Season). Click here for final casting audition photographs. |
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Congratulations to David Webb for gaining a contract with Northern Ballet Theatre. |
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Jill thanks the many, many friends and dancers who have kindly written to congratulate her on her MBE awarded for "services to dance" in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Click here for photographs of Jill receiving her MBE from Her Majesty. Image: BCA Films |
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Last November eight young dancers were thrilled to be selected to take part in Clarins' Nationwide launch of two new frangrances which will go on sale on 21st February 2005. Their input was highly acclaimed and this week sixteen NYB dancers, from all over the country, were invited to participate in the Clarins National Sales Conference at ExCel, Docklands over three days. It was a new experience for the young dancers to interact with such a large audience and they all thoroughly enjoyed the experience. |
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Congratulations to Max Westwell and James Streeter for gaining contracts with the English National Ballet Company. |
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Janet, NYB's resident choreographer, has worked with The Company since 1990 and takes on her new role as Assistant Director this season. Her work as Resident Choreographer and Repetiteur for NYB includes choreographing Impressions of Sophie, Little Women, Pedro the Parrot, Preparation for the Dance, Colourcrazy, Let Petits Rats, Hansel and Gretel and Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. She staged The Nativity for 'Joy to the World' at The Royal Albert Hall and has restaged Fisherboy, the Polovtsian Dances for the VE Day celebrations, Just for Fun and Wonderland Scenes from Alice at The Guildhall, London. |
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Congratulations to alumnus Jennifer Ellison, the winning chef in Gordon Ramsey's 'Hell's Kitchen'. Jennifer is pictured left as Cinderella with NYB Patron Darcy Bussell OBE at the Guildhall, where NYB presented the ballet in aid of Save the Children. |
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| Jennifer Ellison as Cinderella with NYB Patron Darcey Bussell OBE | STOP PRESS - Jennifer
Ellison to play Roxey in 'Chicago' |
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Congratulations to Drew McOnie who has been given a professional contract with the International Tour of 'CATS'! |
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