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Promotions 2010/11 Season

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:36:44 GMT

We are delighted to announce the following 10 promotions for the 2010/2011 season following some extraordinary performances last year.

Read on to find out who has been promoted.

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Benois de la danse nominations

Fri, 14 May 2010 17:05:41 GMT
Two English National Ballet dancers have been nominated in the presitgious Benois de la Danse Awards; Soloist Esteban Berlanga for his role in Faun(e) and Principal Begona Cao for her portrayal of Manon in the ballet of the same name. Faun(e) by David Dawson, created for English National Ballet's Ballets Russes season, is also nominated for Best Choreography.

Esteban and Begona will travel to the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow for the awards where they will perform their nominated pieces; Esteban with Raphael Coumes-Marquet in Faun(e) and Begona with English National Ballet's Dmitri Gruzdyev in Manon. Artstic Director Wayne Eagling will also attend as a guest judge for this year's awards.

Dance Vote 2010

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:18:21 GMT

DanceVote 2010, www.dancevote2010.com, is the national advocacy campaign to put dance on the agenda of your local political candidates. If you love dance – have danced, dance now, want to dance or love watching dance – this is the campaign for you to join.

In the run up to the general election, DanceVote 2010, created and backed by a steering group of the major dance organisations, is looking for assurances from the main political parties that they will support the thriving dance sector.

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The 2010 Goldilocks Fashion Show at the Dorchester

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:03:10 GMT
Friend and Sponsor of the Company Dorothy Ind presents the annual Goldilocks Fashion Show in aid of KidsCompany at The Dorchester. Appearing at the fashion show as special guest will be newly promoted Principal Begona Cao.

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Debuts at the Coliseum

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:06:16 GMT
This season at the London Coliseum there were lots of exciting debuts and appearances by some of the youngest members of the Company.

Laurretta Summerscales debuted in her first Principal role in Giselle as the Queen of the Wilis, Myrtha. Her debut took place on the eve of her 19th Birthday and follows her entry to the Company a year early from English National Ballet School.

Vadim Muntagirov also joined English National Ballet this season and has already totted up an impressive CV of principal roles dancing with Senior Principal Daria Klimentová. Vadim danced the Prince in The Nutcracker, The Snow Queen's wolf and Albrecht in Giselle this Christmas at the London Coliseum. Vadim also danced the Poet in Les Sylphides during the Company's visit to Barcelona.

Other Artists of the Company in notable roles have included Kerry Birkett as Moyna in Giselle and the Arabian in The Nutcracker, Jia Zhang also as the Arabian in The Nutcracker and Nathan Young as Kay in The Snow Queen.

These dancers have to fit learning these roles into a busy schedule as they must also learn and perform the corps de ballet roles to support the rest of the Company. They will no doubt be taking full advantage of their holiday after such a busy season!

Daria Klimentova Gala

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:14:24 GMT
Senior Principal Daria Klimentova will be celebrating 20 years of being a Principal dancer in her own special way - by organising a Gala in her native Czech Republic on 10 and 11 March.

Daria will celebrate with friends and colleagues from the past and present of her career including Daniil Simkin and Hermann Cornejo from ABT, Stuttgart Ballet's Friedemann Vogel and current partner Vadim Muntagirov.

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Swan Lake on Sky Arts

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT
With sponsor Sky Arts the Company filmed an excerpt from Derek Deane's Swan Lake, Act IV at the Painted Hall, Old Royal Navy College at Greenwich. Watch a clip plus interviews and behind-the-scenes footage by clicking on the following link , or if you're lucky enough to have Sky watch on Sky Arts 2 on the following dates:

Monday 21 December 11.50
Tuesday 22 December 18.50
Thursday 24 December 10.50
Friday 25 December 09.20, 22.50
Saturday 26 December 11.50
Thursday 31 December 17.55, 24.20
Friday 15 January 11.20

Sky Arts offer free adult ballet classes

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:57:30 GMT
Skyarts celebrate their sponsorship of our National tour by offering FREE adult ballet classes and tickets to Giselle
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Choreographic workshop

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:57:30 GMT
The Choreographic workshop is aimed at providing dancers of English National Ballet with the opportunity to sample life as choreographers, helping them to create something personal and progressive and achieve a better understanding of dance and a broader insight into their profession.
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Begona and Friends support local charities

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:00:00 GMT
Newly promoted Principal Begona Cao organises a gala for charities close to her heart
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