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Mats Ek’s “The House of Bernarda Alba”
Tamara talks to BBC John Wilson about my favourite work of art, a ballet by the pioneering choreographer Mats Ek, based on Federico García Lorca’s play “The House of Bernarda Alba” and created for the Swedish Cullberg Ballet company in 1978.
English National Ballet’s Tamara Rojo profiled in Ballet News
Log in to Ballet News Tamara Rojo profile
The series profiles Tamara Rojo, arguably one of the world’s most celebrated and popular dancers, as she takes up her biggest challenge to date – Artistic Director of English National Ballet.
Tamara Rojo will be profiled on 9th May on Sky Arts nd the programme is produced by Suzannah Wander. It has been a lynchpin of arts and culture broadcasting for over thirty-three years, exploring the works of some of the finest living artists, musicians, performers and writers.
“We’re delighted that The South Bank Show returns to Sky Arts with such an extraordinary line-up,” comments Melvyn Bragg. “From David Hare to Alfie Boe, Tamara Rojo to Paula Rego, these remarkable people are among the finest contemporary artists at work today and it has been a huge privilege to secure exclusive interviews and access for the series.”
English National Ballet announce Tamara Rojo to be artistic director of English National Ballet
May 17, 2012. K.Juan Carlos I delivers the Gold Medal for Fine Arts (awarded by the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts) to Placido Domingo, Pedro Almodovar, Tamara Rojo, Paco Pena, Sara Baras at the Palace of la Zarzuela in Madrid, Spain.
Tamara Rojo, one of the world’s most highly regarded ballerinas, is to become artistic director of English National Ballet, it was announced last night.
The 37-year-old dancer will take over in September from Wayne Eagling, whose unexpected departure after seven years was announced in February.
Rojo, a principal dancer at the Royal Ballet where she was in rehearsals on Thursday, said she was honoured to be taking over at a company she spent three years with in the late 1990s.
“I applied for the job, I wanted it and I’m really excited,” she told the Guardian. “Of course I’m a little scared but I would be crazy if I was not. It is going to be hard work.”
Some ballet fans might be disappointed if they do not see so much of a prima ballerina very much at her peak but Rojo said she intended to continue dancing. “I’m not sure I will be doing less, I will be doing different probably,” she said. “I will be dancing and directing.”
Rojo takes over in difficult economic times. The ENB, which tours extensively nationally and internationally, was hit with a 15% cut in Arts Council funding last year and will receive £6.1m in 2012-13.
“We have to be imaginative,” said Rojo. “We have to try to attract audiences in different ways and at the same time try to make politicians realise that the arts are worth it – that we are not animals, we are human beings and we need art to survive.
“We need to feed the soul as well as the body and that’s what the whole arts world needs to get across.”
Rojo said she would remain true to ENB’s core purpose – classical ballet for all – and would also seek out collaborations with other art forms – with theatre, music and fashion.
Rojo spent three years with the company after she left Spain in 1996, making a significant splash for performances including Clara in Derek Deane’s The Nutcracker, which prompted the Times to call her “dance revelation of the year”. After that she joined the Royal Ballet where her reputation has gone from strength to strength.
John Talbot, the ENB’s chairman, released a statement in which he also had kind words for Eagling. “We look forward to the continuing success of the company which has thrived under Wayne Eagling’s artistic direction over the last seven years,” he said.
“Tamara will use her worldwide reputation and creative vision to form inspiring collaborations throughout the UK and the world. She is looking forward to developing, mentoring and showcasing young talent within the company, and building the profiles of those who are already performing at the highest level.”
Source: The Guardian
The Laurence Olivier AWARD – BRANDSTRUP – ROJO “Goldberg Variations” BEST New Dance Production
2010 THE LAURENCE OLIVIER AWARD
– BRANDSTRUP – ROJO “GOLDBERG VARIATIONS” BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION
London Theatre Guide – The Priory wins Best New Comedy, Mear, Goldberg and Rambert …
Dancer Tamara Rojo in conversation with Luis Rodríguez de la Sierra
Date: Sunday 15 March 2009
Acclaimed ballet dancer Tamara Rojo talked to psychoanalyst Luis Rodríguez de la Sierra about the relationship between ballet and psychoanalysis. They will explored the psychological themes within classical and modern ballet and compared the craft of choreography with the practice of psychoanalysis.
“A dancer never reaches a limit, he never does. It would be like saying that someone has reached his limit as a human being. We are in constant evolution and, therefore, I still have many things to achieve.” Tamara Rojo, Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet
Tamara Rojo Guest Artists
Marguerite and Armand
Tamara Rojo and Sergei Polunin will return to the Royal Opera House for three farewell performances of Marguerite and Armand on 12, 15 and 21 February. The pair danced the ballet to acclaim in October 2011.
Tamara Rojo at the Mikhailovsky Theatre EVENTS Mikhailovsky
Tamara Rojo at the Mikhailovsky Theatre Principal Dancer at the Royal Ballet Covent Garden Tamara Rojo is a guest artist with the Mikhailovsky Ballet.
Events
Tamara will be profiled on: Thu 16 May at 9:30pm, Sky Arts 1 HD
Tamara Rojo has danced with leading ballet companies all over the world. This programme follows her first few months in her new role as Artistic Director of English National Ballet, and gains intimate insight into her working practices in rehearsals and on tour.
Mats Ek’s “The House of Bernarda Alba”
Tamara talks to BBC John Wilson about my favourite work of art, a ballet by the pioneering choreographer Mats Ek, based on Federico García Lorca’s play “The House of Bernarda Alba” and created for the Swedish Cullberg Ballet company in 1978.
English National Ballet’s Tamara Rojo profiled in Ballet News
Log in to Ballet News Tamara Rojo profile
The series profiles Tamara Rojo, arguably one of the world’s most celebrated and popular dancers, as she takes up her biggest challenge to date – Artistic Director of English National Ballet.
Tamara Rojo will be profiled on 9th May on Sky Arts nd the programme is produced by Suzannah Wander. It has been a lynchpin of arts and culture broadcasting for over thirty-three years, exploring the works of some of the finest living artists, musicians, performers and writers.
“We’re delighted that The South Bank Show returns to Sky Arts with such an extraordinary line-up,” comments Melvyn Bragg. “From David Hare to Alfie Boe, Tamara Rojo to Paula Rego, these remarkable people are among the finest contemporary artists at work today and it has been a huge privilege to secure exclusive interviews and access for the series.”
Le Corsaire (The Pirate)
English National Ballet will be the first UK ballet company to produce and perform in October 2013; Le Corsaire (The Pirate) one of the great 19th Century classics. The production will tour Southampton, Oxford, Bristol, London and Manchester.
The Gold Medal for Fine Arts 2012 of the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts
May 17, 2012. K.Juan Carlos I delivers the Gold Medal for Fine Arts (awarded by the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts) to Placido Domingo, Pedro Almodovar, Tamara Rojo, Paco Pena, Sara Baras at the Palace of la Zarzuela in Madrid, Spain.
English National Ballet announce Tamara Rojo to be artistic director of English National Ballet
May 17, 2012. K.Juan Carlos I delivers the Gold Medal for Fine Arts (awarded by the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts) to Placido Domingo, Pedro Almodovar, Tamara Rojo, Paco Pena, Sara Baras at the Palace of la Zarzuela in Madrid, Spain.
Tamara Rojo, one of the world’s most highly regarded ballerinas, is to become artistic director of English National Ballet, it was announced last night.
The 37-year-old dancer will take over in September from Wayne Eagling, whose unexpected departure after seven years was announced in February.
Rojo, a principal dancer at the Royal Ballet where she was in rehearsals on Thursday, said she was honoured to be taking over at a company she spent three years with in the late 1990s.
“I applied for the job, I wanted it and I’m really excited,” she told the Guardian. “Of course I’m a little scared but I would be crazy if I was not. It is going to be hard work.”
Some ballet fans might be disappointed if they do not see so much of a prima ballerina very much at her peak but Rojo said she intended to continue dancing. “I’m not sure I will be doing less, I will be doing different probably,” she said. “I will be dancing and directing.”
Rojo takes over in difficult economic times. The ENB, which tours extensively nationally and internationally, was hit with a 15% cut in Arts Council funding last year and will receive £6.1m in 2012-13.
“We have to be imaginative,” said Rojo. “We have to try to attract audiences in different ways and at the same time try to make politicians realise that the arts are worth it – that we are not animals, we are human beings and we need art to survive.
“We need to feed the soul as well as the body and that’s what the whole arts world needs to get across.”
Rojo said she would remain true to ENB’s core purpose – classical ballet for all – and would also seek out collaborations with other art forms – with theatre, music and fashion.
Rojo spent three years with the company after she left Spain in 1996, making a significant splash for performances including Clara in Derek Deane’s The Nutcracker, which prompted the Times to call her “dance revelation of the year”. After that she joined the Royal Ballet where her reputation has gone from strength to strength.
John Talbot, the ENB’s chairman, released a statement in which he also had kind words for Eagling. “We look forward to the continuing success of the company which has thrived under Wayne Eagling’s artistic direction over the last seven years,” he said.
“Tamara will use her worldwide reputation and creative vision to form inspiring collaborations throughout the UK and the world. She is looking forward to developing, mentoring and showcasing young talent within the company, and building the profiles of those who are already performing at the highest level.”
Source: The Guardian
Romeo and Juliet
The Royal Ballet
12 January 2010 to 16 March 2010
This revival by The Royal Ballet brings all the lyrical beauty and touching fluidity of its intimate moments for the two lovers along with the grandeur of the ball scene and the action-packed encounters of the opposing Montagues and Capulets.
Beautifully staged with rich period costumes and designs, Romeo and Juliet will draw you into its intense drama with some of the finest of today’s dancers matched to the powerful sounds of Prokofiev’s famous music. This is a wonderful chance for you to experience one of the enduring tragic tales of all time, a classic of the international ballet repertory and a favourite of Royal Ballet audiences.
Cinderella: The Royal Ballet 26 & 29 May 2010
The story of Cinderella is one of the best-known fairytales, and Frederick Ashton’s full-length version for The Royal Ballet has all its familiar ingredients.
A downtrodden young girl, a glass slipper and a handsome prince combine to make the perfect piece of story-telling, and with a fairy godmother around, anything can happen: pumpkins become coaches, rags turn to ball gowns and there’s bound to be a happy ending. Ashton’s ballet draws together a wealth of wonderfully drawn characters, portrayed against the evocative themes and colours of Prokofiev’s great orchestral score. This is a mysterious and magical fantasy world, where the comedy of Cinderella’s pantomime step-sisters – unlucky in looks and love – provides the perfect foil for the developing romance of Cinderella and the Prince. Cinderella is a family event full of the magic of not just of the fairy godmother, but of The Royal Ballet too.
Fragments of a Lost Story / Infra : 26 Feb & 2 Mar 2010
One world premiere, two revivals: three cutting-edge works from The Royal Ballet. Rising talent Jonathan Watkins makes his first work for the main stage. In an optimistic strike against the modern threat of conformity, Watkins’s new ballet explores how the differences between individuals can combine to create a harmonious unity. The first revival of Kim Brandstrup’s Rushes – Fragments of a Lost Story is an engrossing contrast as it explores differing memories of an eternal love triangle. The virtuoso choreography of Wayne McGregor’s Infra is set against an LED backdrop of pedestrians by Julian Opie to reveal the depths of real relationships beneath a stark surface. McGregor’s extraordinary demands of his dancers make a fine outlet for the brilliance of the Royal Ballet dancers, and his collaboration with Opie and music by Max Richter make a great climax to an especially exciting evening of dance.
