Arlene Philips, CBE will be head judge at English National Ballet School’s 2015 Choreographic Competition on Tuesday 19 May at 7PM. The competition will be performed in front of a panel of judges including Mark Baldwin and Kerry Nicholls, lead by Arlene Phillips. The live stream will be presented by Faye Barker, presenter and reporter for ITV News and ITV News London.
Arlene Philips said, “I am really looking forward to seeing the work the young choreographers of English National Ballet School are making. Young dancers need opportunities like this and it would be really exciting to find a dance maker of the future.”
Following A day in the life of English National Ballet School, which was watched live by more than 6,000 people across 23 countries and viewed by an additional 15,000 thousand on demand, ENB will be livestreaming the competition.
This annual competition has grown in profile and endeavour in recent years, giving students the opportunity to showcase their emerging choreographic talents. The winning piece will go on to open English National Ballet’s Choreographics at the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells in June.
Samira Saidi, Director of Dance at English National Ballet School, said, “choreography is the way forward. It is the lifeblood of dance. Our students can only benefit from being creative and imaginative.
"Choreography is hard. It requires discipline, courage, confidence and teamwork. It forces you to really listen and explore music. It helps you to discover your strengths and the finished results can be extremely rewarding and educating. This is why it is part of our curriculum”.
Once again, ENB will be working with English National Ballet School graduate and former English National Ballet dancer Andre Portasio, Executive Producer of ArtStreaming TV, to live-stream this event across the world.
As well as being able to watch all of the action, you will also have the opportunity to further interact with the competition through Twitter (#ENBSChoreo) and by casting your own People’s Choice vote via text.