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Laurence Olivier Award For Outstanding Achievement In Dance
The Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor and director Laurence Olivier. This award was first presented in 1977, as Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Ballet, then was retitled to Outstanding Individual Performance of the Year in a New Dance Production in 1983, before settling on the current title in 1986. With the exception of 1983–1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ..., when the criteria focused only on an individual dancer, this award`s criteria covers the breadth of a commingled group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Olivier Award
The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply The Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognize excellence in West End theatre, professional theatre in London. The awards were originally known as the Society of West End Theatre Awards, but they were renamed in honour of the Laurence Olivier, English actor of the same name in 1984 Laurence Olivier Awards, 1984. The awards are given annually to individuals involved in West End productions and other leading West End theatre#London's non-commercial theatres, non-commercial theatres based in London across a range of categories covering plays, musicals, dance, opera and affiliate theatre. A discretionary non-competitive Society of London Theatre Special Award, Special Olivier Award is also given each year. The Olivier Awards are recognised internationally as the highest honour in Theatre of the United Kingdom, British theatre, equivalent to the British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Awards for Cinema of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)
''The Sleeping Beauty'' ( ) is a ballet in a prologue and three acts to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, his Opus 66, completed in 1889. It is the second of his three ballets and, at 160 minutes, his second-longest work in any genre. The original scenario was by Ivan Vsevolozhsky after Perrault's '' La belle au bois dormant'', or ''The Beauty Sleeping in the Forest''; the first choreographer was Marius Petipa. The premiere took place at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg on January 15, 1890, and from that year forward ''The Sleeping Beauty'' has remained one of the most famous ballets of all time. History Tchaikovsky was approached by the Director of the Imperial Theatres in St. Petersburg, Ivan Vsevolozhsky on 25 May 1888 about a possible ballet adaptation on the subject of the story of '' Undine''. It was later decided that Charles Perrault's '' La Belle au bois dormant'' would be the story for which Tchaikovsky would compose the music for the ballet. Tchaiko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth MacMillan
Sir Kenneth MacMillan (11 December 192929 October 1992) was a British ballet dancer and choreographer who was artistic director of the Royal Ballet in London between 1970 and 1977, and its principal choreographer from 1977 until his death. Earlier he had served as director of ballet for the Deutsche Oper in Berlin. He was also associate director of the American Ballet Theatre from 1984 to 1989, and artistic associate of the Houston Ballet from 1989 to 1992. From a family with no background of dance or music, MacMillan was determined from an early age to become a dancer. The director of Royal Ballet, Sadler's Wells Ballet, Ninette de Valois, accepted him as a student and then a member of her company. In the late 1940s, MacMillan built a successful career as a dancer, but, plagued by stage fright, he abandoned it while still in his twenties. After this he worked entirely as a choreographer; he created ten full-length ballets and more than fifty one-act pieces. In addition to his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Sylphide
''La Sylphide'' (; ) is a romantic ballet in two acts. There were two versions of the ballet; the original choreographed by Filippo Taglioni in 1832, and a second version choreographed by August Bournonville in 1836. Bournonville's is the only version known to have survived and is one of the world's oldest surviving ballets. Taglioni version On 12 March 1832 the first version of ''La Sylphide'' premiered at the Salle Le Peletier of the Paris Opéra with choreography by the groundbreaking Italian choreographer Filippo Taglioni and music by Jean Schneitzhoeffer, Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer. Taglioni designed the work as a showcase for his daughter Marie Taglioni, Marie. ''La Sylphide'' was the first ballet where dancing ''en pointe'' had an aesthetic rationale and was not merely an acrobatic stunt, often involving ungraceful arm movements and exertions, as had been the approach of dancers in the late 1820s. Marie was known for shortening her skirts in the performance of ''La S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Schaufuss
Peter Schaufuss (born 1949 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish ballet dancer, director and choreographer. Biography He is the son of ballet dancers Frank Schaufuss (1921–1997) and Mona Vangsaae (1920–1983). Schaufuss trained at the Royal Danish Ballet School from age seven, and then joined the Royal Danish Ballet. He was artistic director of the English National Ballet 1984 to 1990, and Berlin Ballet from 1990 to 1994. From 1994 to 1995, he was artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet. In 1988 he founded English National Ballet School. He was Knighted in Denmark for his services to the arts in 1988. In 1997, he founded the Peter Schaufuss Ballet, based in Holstebro Holstebro is the main town in Holstebro Municipality, Denmark. The town, bisected by Storå, Denmark, ''Storåen'' ("The Large Creek") and has a population of 37,487 (1 January 2025). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Laurence Olivier Awards
The 1979 Society of West End Theatre Awards were held in 1979 in London at the Café Royal, celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of West End Theatre. The awards would not become the Laurence Olivier Awards, as they are known today, until the 1984 ceremony. Winners and nominees Details of winners (in bold) and nominees, in each award category, per the Society of London Theatre. Productions with multiple nominations and awards The following 13 productions received multiple nominations: * 6: '' Once in a Lifetime'' * 4: ''Death of a Salesman'' * 3: ''Chicago'', ''The Taming of the Shrew'' and '' Undiscovered Country'' * 2: '' And a Nightingale Sang'', ''Antony and Cleopatra'', '' Betrayal'', '' For Services Rendered'', ''My Fair Lady'', '' Outside Edge'', '' Songbook'' and ''Strife'' The following two productions received multiple awards: * 2: ''Death of a Salesman ''Death of a Salesman'' is a 1949 stage play written by the American playwright Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Month In The Country (ballet)
''A Month in the Country'' is a narrative ballet created in 1976 with choreography by Frederick Ashton, to the music of Frédéric Chopin (three works for piano and orchestra) arranged by John Lanchbery. It is based on the play by Ivan Turgenev of the same name, and lasts for about 40 minutes.Vaughan D. ''Frederick Ashton and his Ballets.'' A & C Black Ltd, London, 1977. History Ashton had had the idea of a ballet based on ''A Month in the Country'' since seeing the play in the 1930s at the Westminster Theatre, but a meeting with Isaiah Berlin in the late 1960s helped him decide on the subject, and he took up Berlin's suggestion of using the music of Chopin. During the preparation of the ballet, Ashton encouraged the dancers to see the play in London with Dorothy Tutin as Natalia.Kavanagh J. ''Secret Muses: The Life of Frederick Ashton.'' Faber & Faber Ltd, London, 1996. Ashton also credited Michael Somes "who brought the music used in the ballet to my notice" and Martyn Thomas who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynn Seymour
Lynn Seymour (born Berta Lynn Springbett; 8 March 1939 – 7 March 2023) was a Canadian-born ballerina, mostly associated with the Royal Ballet in London. She was a muse of choreographer Kenneth MacMillan, creating lead roles in ''Romeo and Juliet'', '' The Invitation'', ''Concerto'', ''Anastasia'' and ''Mayerling'', among others. She originated lead roles for several ballets by Frederick Ashton, including '' The Two Pigeons'', '' Five Brahms Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan'' and '' A Month in the Country''. She also guested with various ballet companies throughout her life. Early career Seymour was born in Wainwright, Alberta, as Berta Lynn Springbett, and studied ballet in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 1953, she was auditioned by Frederick Ashton and given a scholarship to London's Sadler's Wells Ballet School. She joined Covent Garden Opera Ballet in 1956 and moved to the Touring Royal Ballet in 1957. A year later, she joined the main company of the Royal Ballet, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siobhan Davies
Dame Siobhan Davies DBE (born Susan Davies; 18 September 1950, London), often known as Sue Davies, is an English dancer and choreographer. She was a dancer with the London Contemporary Dance Theatre during the 1970s, and became one of its leading choreographers creating work such as ''Sphinx]'' (1977). In 1988, she founded her own company, Siobhan Davies Dance. Originally trained in art, Davies was one of the first year's intake of full-time students at the London School of Contemporary Dance. Her works ''White Man Sleeps'' and ''Wyoming'' have been included on the dance GCE A-Level syllabus. Her work ''Bird Song'' is being used in GCSE Dance syllabus as Set Work (2008–2010). She is among the top contemporary choreographers in the UK. Personal life and career She was born Susan Davies in 1950 and first performed with the company that came to be Dance Theatre Robert Cohan in 1967. She was made resident choreographer in 1984 before leaving the company in 1985. In 1986, Dav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rambert Dance Company
Rambert (known as Rambert Dance Company before 2014) is a leading British dance company. Formed at the start of the 20th century as a classical ballet company, it exerted a great deal of influence on the development of dance in the United Kingdom, and today, as a contemporary dance company, continues to be one of the world's most renowned dance companies. It has previously been known as the Ballet Club, and the Ballet Rambert. History Dame Marie Rambert (1888–1982), founder of Rambert Dance Company, was born in Warsaw, Poland where she was inspired to become a dancer after seeing Isadora Duncan perform. She went to Paris and after an early career as a recital artist and teacher she was engaged by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes as assistant to the choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky on '' The Rite of Spring''. She also taught Dalcroze Eurythmics to the company. During her year with the Ballets Russes her appreciation of classical ballet developed thus combining a love for trad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Bruce
Christopher Bruce (born 3 October 1945 in Leicester) is a British choreographer and performer. He was the Artistic Director of the Rambert Dance Company until 2002. Career Bruce trained at the Rambert School and became a dancer with the Rambert Dance Company in 1963. Since 1969, he has regularly choreographed for Ballet Rambert, and was appointed as the associate director in 1975. He was awarded the London Evening Standard's first dance award in 1974. From 1986 to 1991 he was the associate choreographer of the English National Ballet, and in 1989 he was also appointed as resident choreographer for Houston Ballet. Additionally, Bruce has choreographed for operas and musicals including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1972), Jeeves (1975), and Mutiny (1985). Since the 1980s, he has revised and created new works for companies around Europe. He received the International Theater Institute Award for excellence in international dance in 1993. Bruce was appointed arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Contemporary Dance Theatre
The London Contemporary Dance Theatre (LCDT) was a contemporary dance company, based at The Place, founded by Robin Howard with Robert Cohan as its Artistic Director. Founded in 1967, and strongly influenced by the ideas of American modern and postmodern dance artists Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham, the company was probably the first contemporary dance company in the UK, and played a pioneering role in developing the art form in that country. Choreographers such as Siobhan Davies, Christopher Bannerman and Micha Bergese, worked alongside composers like Barrington Pheloung to create new works which were performed at the Sadler's Wells Theatre and toured the UK and internationally. Well-known works created by the company include: * ''Cell'' (1969) * ''Troy Game'' (1974) * ''Forest'' (1976) * ''Nympheas'' (1976) * ''Stabat Mater'' (1976) * ''Sphinx'' (1977) * ''Rainbow Bandit'' (1979) * ''Run Like Thunder'' (1983) LCDT won the 1975 Evening Standard Award for Outstanding Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
