EMERGING DANCER CELEBRATING THE TALENT OF TOMORROW’S STARS TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2020, 7.30PM Livestreamed from the Holloway Production Studio A WORD FROM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TAMARA ROJO RUNNING ORDER PART ONE Welcome to the 2020 edition of Emerging Corps de Ballet for their exceptional Dancer. With this very special live stream, contributions on and off stage. WELCOME Host, Ore Oduba Carolyne Galvao we welcome you not only to our studios in I would like to thank our host, Ore Oduba, and Miguel Angel Maidana London, but also to our first performance and our judges for joining me on the panel CLASSICAL PAS DE DEUX "both of two…" since our 70th Anniversary Gala in January. this evening: Matthew Hart, Kerry Nicholls, Choreography: Jeffrey Cirio What a wonderful feeling to be able to Emily Suzuki and Victor Prigent Natalia Osipova, Kenneth Tindall and Music: Prima by Danilo Walde share our work again live! Satanella Edward Watson. My thanks also to the and Adagio in G minor by Tomaso Albinoni Choreography: Marius Petipa This year has been challenging for us all. Company members whose time and Music: Napoléon Henri Reber INTERVAL We hope that we helped you cope, thanks support have made this event possible: and François Benoist, to our classes and ballet streams. Through James Streeter, who produced the event, arranged by Gavin Sutherland Interval interviews them, we connected with hundreds of Senri Kou, Sarah Kundi and Pedro Lapetra, Coached by Sarah Kundi People’s Choice Award voting thousands of people around the world, and who mentored and coached the finalists, received great feedback: it meant a lot to and all the staff members who, behind the Ivana Bueno and William Yamada PART TWO us, and certainly kept us going. scenes, have worked tirelessly to enable The Talisman us to live stream this event. Choreography: Marius Petipa Rhys Antoni Yeomans To mark our return to the stage, it seems Music: Riccardo Drigo, (2019 People’s Choice Award Winner) fitting that we celebrate the future of ballet. Thank you to our Associate Choreographer arranged by Gavin Sutherland Mañana Iguana Emerging Dancer shines a spotlight on six Stina Quagebeur, to our Lead Principal Coached by Senri Kou rising talents of the Company, who have Jeffrey Cirio and to choreographers Choreography: Arielle Smith been selected by their colleagues: Ivana Mthuthuzeli November and Arielle Smith, Carolyne Galvao Music: Mañana Iguana by Bobbie McFerrin Bueno, Carolyne Galvao, Miguel Angel who took on the challenging task of and Miguel Angel Maidana Julia Conway creating a new work in socially distanced Diana and Acteon Maidana, Victor Prigent, Emily Suzuki and (2019 Emerging Dancer Award Winner) conditions with great enthusiasm. William Yamada. Choreography: Agrippina Vaganova Esmeralda after Marius Petipa We are also very grateful for the generous During lockdown, these talented dancers Music: Riccardo Drigo, Choreography: Jules Perrot kept on taking their daily ballet class from support received from the Emerging arranged by Gavin Sutherland Music: Cesare Pugni, home – in far from ideal conditions. They Dancer production sponsors: Sue and Coached by Pedro Lapetra arranged by Gavin Sutherland persevered and stayed motivated. Since Graeme Sloan, The Buffini Chao returning to our studios, I’ve seen them Foundation, Christopher Saul Associates, CONTEMPORARY WORKS AWARDS PRESENTATION work hard and make the most of their Chris and Victoria Davison, Karine rehearsal time. This is testament to their Giannamore, Carol Brigstocke, Janie Emily Suzuki and Victor Prigent Corps de Ballet Award love for our artform, which will shine Medlock, Julia Paton, Wanda Gase-Goodey Hollow People’s Choice Award through tonight’s performances. and Mark Goodey, Jacquie and Paul Choreography: Stina Quagebeur Emerging Dancer Award Gulbenkian, The Porter Foundation, Music: II Bell’Antonio, Tema III, One of them will receive the Emerging and those who wish to remain anonymous. composed by Giovanni Solima and played RUNNING TIMES Dancer 2020 prize. This evening, you, the by Yo-Yo-Ma and Kathryn Stott We are so delighted to be back, and we audience, will also be able to vote for your 19.30 Part one hope you will enjoy tonight’s performance. Ivana Bueno and William Yamada People’s Choice, by text. We will also reveal 21.00 Interval the recipient of this year’s Corps de Ballet FULL-OUT 21.25 Part two Award: this prize, voted by our Artistic Choreography: Mthuthuzeli November Approx. 22.00 Curtain down team, goes out to a member of our Tamara Rojo CBE Music: cheating, lying, stealing by David Lang 2 3 MEET THE FINALISTS MEET THE FINALISTS IVANA BUENO CAROLYNE GALVAO MIGUEL ANGEL MAIDANA VICTOR PRIGENT Ivana Bueno joined English Originally from Brazil where she Miguel Angel Maidana began his French dancer Victor Prigent National Ballet in 2018 after trained at the Bale do Teatro dance training in his home country trained in French Guiana, Paris, graduating from the Princess Escola Basileu França, Carolyne of Paraguay at Escuela de Danza Chicago and San Francisco and Grace Academy, Monaco, Galvao joined English National Mainumby before moving to danced with San Francisco Ballet following her training at Fomento Ballet in 2018. Some of her career Argentina to study at Academia de and Atlanta Ballet for a season Artístico Cordobés in her home highlights so far include being a Ballet de Moscù, followed by each before coming to the UK to country of Mexico. prize winner at the Prix de Belgium to attend Brussels join English National Ballet in 2017. During her time with the Company Lausanne 2018 and winning Silver International Ballet School. Highlight roles of his time in the she has enjoyed performing Medal at the Jackson Ballet He joined English National Ballet in Company so far include Freddie the Spanish dance in Wayne Competition 2018. Notable roles 2018 and notable roles in his time and Chinese dance in Wayne Eagling’s Nutcracker. with the Company include the with the Company have included Eagling’s Nutcracker, the Beggar Chinese and Spanish dances in Freddie and Spanish dance in Chief in Kenneth MacMillan’s Wayne Eagling’s Nutcracker and Wayne Eagling’s Nutcracker, Manon, Neapolitan in Derek Jewels in The Sleeping Beauty Birbanto in Le Corsaire, and Playlist Deane’s Swan Lake, and at ENB’s 70th Anniversary Gala. (Track 2) and Swansong as part Swansong and Playlist (Track 2) of ENB’s 70th Anniversary Gala. at ENB’s 70th Anniversary Gala. 4 5 MEET THE FINALISTS PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD — TEXT TO VOTE Vote for the Emerging Dancer finalist you believe should take home the People’s Choice Award. Voting will open and close at the times specified during the live broadcast. Please do not attempt to vote before or after this time as you may still be charged and your vote will not be counted. Voting opens only after all Emerging Dancer finalist performances have concluded. If you are watching on-demand or time-shifted, then you should not vote since the lines and vote will have closed and you may still be charged. Tex t EMERGING and the NAME of your favourite finalist to the numbers below. UK Viewers Text International Viewers Text 66777 +44 7786 200 690 To vote for Emily Suzuki EMERGING EMILY To vote for Victor Prigent EMERGING VICTOR To vote for Carolyne Galvao EMERGING CAROLYNE EMILY SUZUKI WILLIAM YAMADA Emily Suzuki has been an Artist William Yamada joined English To vote for Miguel Angel Maidana EMERGING MIGUEL of English National Ballet since National Ballet in 2015. 2016, having trained in her home He originally trained with his country of Japan at the Acri mother followed by the Young To vote for Ivana Bueno EMERGING IVANA Horimoto Ballet Academy before Dancer’s Academy, London, moving to the UK to study at and the Royal Ballet School. To vote for William Yamada EMERGING WILLIAM English National Ballet School. As part of English National Ballet’s In 2017 and 2019 she danced 70th Anniversary Gala in January the role of the Chosen One in he debuted in Playlist (Track 2) Pina Bausch’s Le Sacre du by William Forsythe, and he has printemps (The Rite of Spring). also danced the role of Freddie in Wayne Eagling’s Nutcracker during his time in the Company. Messages will be charged at your local network rate. Ts&Cs can be found on our website along with our privacy policy. 6 7 HOST AND JUDGES ORCHESTRA ORE ODUBA Radio and television presenter, and musical theatre performer Music Director and Conductor: Timpani: Kate Hext TAMARA ROJO CBE MATTHEW HART Gavin Sutherland Artistic Director and Lead Principal Sarasota Ballet Choreographer and former Percussion: Austin Beattie at English National Ballet Royal Ballet and Rambert dancer Orchestra Manager: Paul Allen Violin 1: KERRY NICHOLLS NATALIA OSIPOVA Librarian: Lars Payne Matthew Scrivener (leader) International Coach, Change Leader Principal dancer at The Royal Ballet and Director of Kerry Nicholls Dance Rachel Allen Orchestra Attendants: Emil Chakalov Mark Johnson KENNETH TINDALL EDWARD WATSON MBE Anne Martin Richard Dilley Artistic Director of Digital and Choreographer Principal dancer at The Royal Ballet Ruth Knell in Residence at Northern Ballet. Flute 1: Helen Keen Violin 2: Flute 2: Hazel Woodcock Alain Petitclerc Sue Croot Oboe: Gareth Hulse CHOREOGRAPHERS Theodor Kung JEFFREY CIRIO MTHUTHUZELI NOVEMBER Clarinet 1: Derek Hannigan Charlotte Howes Lead Principal at English National Ballet, Choreographer, and Senior Artist at Ballet Black Clarinet 2: Paul Allen Choreographer, and Co-Founder/Artistic Director Viola: at Cirio Collective Bassoon: John McDougall