DPSS Supporting the Arts
We pleased to support a week of open rehearsals and performances at The Cockpit, London showcasing emerging dancers, choreographers and musicians.
Capital Ballet in collaboration with The Cockpit theatre and sponsored by DPSS have organized a week of open rehearsals and performances providing dancers, choreographers and musicians an opportunity to engage in their art-form and reconnect with audiences.
"During the last year it has become clear that my mission is to create a company that celebrates the LGBTQ+ community. Ballet Workshop is the first step in the long road ahead.” Jamie Carter - Program director of Ballet Workshop and Founder of Capital Ballet
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" The chance to work in this open and supportive environment is so needed right now. Having the freedom to create a new work on the dances is vital to my development as an artist." Jacqueline Back - Freelance Dance Artist and guest Choreographer for Ballet Workshop
?Open rehearsal take place Monday August 23 to Thursday August 26 from 7- 9 pm and performances are at 7:30 Friday August 27th and 1:45 and 7:30 Saturday August 28th. All feature musical accompaniment.
Tickets are available here: https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/ballet_workshop
Ballet Workshop is an innovative programme providing valuable performing experience to recent graduates and early stage professional classical and contemporary dancers that have had their training and careers interrupted by Covid-19.Focusing on creating innovative new works, it brings dancers, choreographers and musicians together in one place to allow them to reengage with all aspects of their craft. The open rehearsals allow the audience the opportunity to witness the creative process in action, deepening their understanding of what is necessary to create a new ballet. The scores used are by LGBTQ+ and minority composers. Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake Act 2, with new choreography by Jamie Carter, has been arranged for piano and violin, reflecting the intimate nature of the performance space.Ethel Smyth's evocative Sonata of Piano and Violin provides the setting for Jacqueline Back's duet for two women. The songs of legendary “Empress of the Blues” Bessie Smith have been curated by Jamie Carter into a series of vignettes performed by jazz vocalist Julia Titus.