To coincide with performances of Le Corsaire at Liverpool Empire from Wednesday 18 to Saturday 21 November, English National Ballet announces The Dance Within Us, a programme of ambitious projects, including live performance work, which will take place beyond the stage at Tate Liverpool on Friday 20 November 2015.
English National Ballet’s residency at Tate Liverpool is inspired by the exhibition An Imagined Museum: works from the Centre Pompidou, Tate and MMK collections, and will see a new work from choreographer Morgann Runacre-Temple performed in the exhibition space by English National Ballet dancers.
The residency also sees Tate Liverpool host The Unstoppable Life of Artworks debate. Chaired by Professor Nigel Weatherill, Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University, Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director of English National Ballet Francesco Manacorda, Artistic Director of Tate Liverpool, and Gemma Bodinetz, Artistic Director of Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, will discuss whether masterpieces such as Swan Lake, The Iliad or Matisse’s The Snail can be preserved without losing impact and relevance.
English National Ballet's exclusive live drawing event, which focuses on capturing the body in motion, will be held at the Liverpool Empire. The class will start with a discussion led by visual artist Heidi Wigmore on the nature of live drawing and the different skills required to capture the moving body.
Participants then will enter the auditorium as English National Ballet dancers take their daily ballet class for a drawing session, followed by a one-off opportunity to draw the dancers' performance at Tate Liverpool’s An Imagined Museum exhibition.
The Dance Within Us will be presented in collaboration with Tate Liverpool, LJMU, Liverpool Empire and MDI.