HOW DOES IT WORK
THE NEW POINTE SHOES ANTI-BUNION STRETCHER BY TAMARA ROJO ® IS RELEASED
In praise of … Tamara Rojo
“Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director of English National Ballet, has been awarded a CBE for her services to ballet in the Queen’s 2016 New Year’s Honours”.
SONG OF THE EARTH / LA SYLPHIDE
MacMillan’s masterpiece and a beloved classic, performed for the first time.
English National Ballet presents a double bill featuring Kenneth MacMillan’s masterpiece Song of the Earth and Frank Andersen’s recreation of La Sylphide.
Song of the Earth
Inspired by Mahler’s haunting song cycle Das Lied von der Erde, MacMillan brings music, poetry and choreography together to capture the fragility of life, and its constant renewal. Three central figures portray the bittersweet reality of love, loss, and mortality: a Woman, a Man and an enigmatic Messenger.
First performed in 1965, Song of the Earth was a point of departure for MacMillan’s choreography, surprising and captivating audiences and critics. English National Ballet is honoured to add this revered MacMillan work to its repertoire.
A piercing work of art
Financial Times on Song of the Earth
Akram Khan’s Giselle
La Sylphide
On the morning of his wedding to his sweet fiancée Effy, James awakens from a dream to see a mysterious and tantalising Sylphide before him. His obsession with her sets off a fateful sequence of events where joy turns to sorrow, love to betrayal and infatuation to tragedy.
August Bournonville’s classic Romantic ballet is devotedly recreated by Eva Kloborg and Frank Andersen in this captivating production, and is accompanied by an enchanting score, played live by English National Ballet Philharmonic.
La Sylphide is a beautiful jewel in the history of ballet and I can’t wait for the Company and our audiences to rediscover it.
Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director English National Ballet
Get a unique insight into Song of the Earth – hear Tamara Rojo and Deborah MacMillan discuss this masterwork in the video below.
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A NEW ENB VERSION OF GISELLE
GISELLE
A NEW VERSION OF GISELLE FOR THE ENB BY AKRAM KHAN
Read English National Ballet Giselle Reviews
The creative process behind Akram Khan’s Giselle
4 October 2016
Looking back at reimagining Giselle with Tamara Rojo, Akram Khan, Ruth Little, Vincenzo Lamagna, Gavin Sutherland, Tim Yip and ENB dancers.
She Said
English National Ballet, Sadler’s Wells – Reviews
English National Ballet, Sadler’s Wells – Reviews
“A marvellous image of creativity and power” by Zoë Anderson – Independent
“When Tamara Rojo delivers, she delivers” by Vera Liber – British Theatre Guide
“She Said at Sadler’s Wells” by Debra Craine -The Times
“Three steps forward for women” by Luke Jennings – The Observer
New score, adapted from Adolphe Adam original by composer Vincenzo Lamagna.
Set and costumes by Tim Yip.
Performed by English National Ballet Philharmonic. Music director; Gavin Sutherland.
Dramaturgy; Ruth Little. Lighting design; Mark Henderson.
“When I decided I wanted to bring Giselle, one of the most traditional pieces of the classical repertoire, into the 21st Century there was only one choreographer I believe had both the knowledge of tradition and creativity necessary for this task. I am incredibly excited that Akram accepted this challenge. I believe this will be a very important step for the whole art form and I hope it will make this beautiful classic relevant to new audiences.”
Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director, English National Ballet.
English National Ballet Giselle Reviews
The creative process behind Akram Khan’s Giselle
4 October 2016
Looking back at reimagining Giselle with Tamara Rojo, Akram Khan, Ruth Little, Vincenzo Lamagna, Gavin Sutherland, Tim Yip and ENB dancers.
Tamara Rojo on staging two versions of Giselle
English National Ballet au Palais Garnier de Paris with Le Corsaire
English National Ballet au Palais Garnier de Paris
Le Corsaire
21 Jun 2016 – 25 Jun 2016.
Le fougueux corsaire Conrad y tombe amoureux de la belle Médora, pupille du marchand d’esclaves Lankedem et convoitée par le très puissant Pacha. Isaac, un compagnon de Conrad, et Gulnare, la belle esclave amoureuse du Pacha, s’invitent dans l’intrigue. Enlèvements, scènes de naufrage et de révolte, empoisonnements et réconciliations emportent les interprètes dans un récit épique et romanesque, relatant les amours contrariées des deux héros. La chorégraphie, d’une grande exigence technique, permet de mettre en valeur tous les artistes de la compagnie.
Frida Kahlo’s brush with ballet: Tamara Rojo dances the artist’s life by Judith Mackrell
She Said, is a programme of new one-act ballets all choreographed by women.
Interview: Tamara Rojo introduces She Said
Tamara Rojo becomes D.A. Magna Cum Laude
In January 2016 Tamara Rojo Diez becomes D.A. Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE OF THE ELITE DANCER – VOCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROFESSIONAL DANCER.
REY JUAN CARLOS UNIVERSITY: FACULTY OF LEGAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES – ALICIA ALONSO DANCE INSTITUTE – DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND ARTS, LEGAL AND HUMANISTIC SCIENCES HISTORY AND MODERN LANGUAGES.
Thesis Director: Dr. Amador Cernuda Lago.
Speech at the opening of SHOES: PLEASURE AND PAIN
Tamara Rojo, Lead Principle and Artistic Director, English National Ballet speech at the opening of SHOES: PLEASURE AND PAIN.
3 June 2015 – 31 January 2016. This exhibition will look at the extremes of footwear from around the globe, presenting around 200 pairs of shoes ranging from a sandal decorated in pure gold leaf originating from ancient Egypt to the most elaborate designs by contemporary makers.
The Pointe Shoe Anti-Bunion Stretcher by Tamara Rojo is a device for widening the specific area of the enveloping part of the pointed ballet shoes, to facilitate a more comfortable use of said shoes to the ballerinas who suffer from the lateral deformation of the first segment of the phalangeal metatarsal joint forming a protrusion called hallux abductus valgus (hallux valgus) known as bunion. By stretching the satin canvas, at the wings area of the pointed shoes, the fitting of the ballerina’s foot suffering bunion into the pointe shoe is improved, consequently, it reduces the oppression in the bunion, relieve discomfort and helps her to dance more comfortably.
Lest We Forget program wins dance South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2015
Lest We Forget
English National Ballet wins dance South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2015 for Lest We Forget program.
Southbank Sky Arts Awards 2015 – Tamara Rojo winning speech
“This is a great honour and I’m deeply humbled by it. It is important to say that it is not an award for one individual, or even one team. It has been won by the whole company and I would like to pay tribute to and thank :~
CHOREOGRAPHERS: Akram Khan, Russell Maliphant, Liam Scarlett, George Williamson.
All our COLLABORATORS: Designers, particularly Bob Ringwood, Lighting designers, Composers and Costume makers.
The ORCHESTRA and MUSIC DIRECTOR, GAVIN SUTHERLAND, who is always up for everything and loves dance even more than me.
Our TECHNICAL TEAM, David Baxter, David Richardson and specially our technical director Al Riches, who always tells me all is ok even when I am seeing with my own eyes that it is falling apart, but somehow it is always alright in the end!
My DANCERS AND ARTISTIC TEAM, who embrace every challenge and deliver above all expectations.
TO ALL THE UNSUNG HEROES BEHIND THE SCENES, my Executive Director Caroline Thomson, producers, accountants, HR, development, marketing, costumes, hair and make-up outreach and education … You keep things going so we can all dream.
JUSTIN BICKLE, our Chairman, you are the embodiment of the definition of a philanthropist; A person that seeks the welfare of human kind. He who loves the arts. We could not be here without you and your amazing board.
And to the audience who follow us. We will be performing Lest We Forget from September, in London and around the country, so don’t miss it!
Thank you”.