Kenneth MacMillan International Celebration Revealing MacMillan

		Ballet.co MacMillan Home MacMillan Conference site MacMillan discusion forum Susie Crow, the Conference coordinator, talks about Heritage and MacMillan in the July Ballet.co magazine click for details This page is part of Ballet.co's coverage of the International Celebration of Kenneth MacMillan Homepage RAD Revealing MacMillan Conference Saturday 12 / 13 October 2002 Contributors include Lynn Seymour, Anthony Dowell, Monica Mason and Sir Peter Wright, Donald MacLeary and Deborah MacMillan On 12 and 13 October, the Royal Academy of Dance hosts Revealing MacMillan, the first ever conference on the life and work of the extraordinary choreographer, Sir Kenneth MacMillan. A central part of the year-long International Celebration of Kenneth MacMillan, Revealing MacMillan promises wide-ranging views of MacMillan’s career and his remarkable legacy. The Conference brings together professional and scholarly knowledge to cast fresh light on the works. Activities range from workshops for students from GCSE level to graduating professionals - passing on British dance heritage to a younger generation. Over the two days, there will be presentations of academic papers and screenings of rare archive footage, as well as workshops, masterclasses, demonstrations, interviews and discussions. The Benesh Notation scores housed at the Academy will be used in workshops and masterclasses. Contributors include renowned interpreters of MacMillan’s work, notators and repetiteurs, his artistic collaborators and colleagues, dance writers and academics and some of today’s leading performers. Kenneth MacMillan rehearsing Merle Park in the title role of Isadora, The Royal Ballet, 1981 photograph by Anthony Crickmay, this picture is to be part of the forthcoming Theatre Museum exhibition "Kenneth MacMillan - The Outsider" Major themes to be addressed at Conference include: Classicism and Expressionism in MacMillan’s work; his use and development of partnering; his choreographic structure and musicality; his relationship with The Royal Ballet institution; his dancers and their contribution; and the significance of his work and its future. Luke Rittner, Chief Executive of the Royal Academy of Dance, said: "At its heart the Royal Academy of Dance has both an artistic and an educational mission. The two will be represented perfectly when we stage this conference. It will be an opportunity to pay tribute to a great artist and will at the same time be an opportunity to explore and develop understanding of MacMillan, the man and his work. Like the man himself we hope the conference will challenge, delight, fascinate and perhaps even shock its participants." A list of participants is below For programming details, please contact Susan Crow, Conference Co-ordinator on 020 2682 1385. For general public enquiries, please contact Lisa Rich, Development & Events Co-ordinator on 020 7326 8051. Notes 1) Confirmed participants include: Lesley Collier; Liz Cunliffe; Diana Curry; Anthony Dowell; Anthony Dowson; Wayne Eagling; Alessandra Ferri; Frank Freeman; Bennet Gartside; Beth Genne; Jacquie Hollander; Jennifer Jackson; Paul Jackson; Stephanie Jordan; Birgit Keil; Alastair Macaulay; Ross MacGibbon; Donald MacLeary; Deborah MacMillan; Carol Martin; Monica Mason; Geraldine Morris; Irek Mukhamedov; Ann Nugent; Jann Parry; Robert Penman; Lynn Seymour; Antoinette Sibley; Jacqueline Smith Autard; Edward Thorpe; David Wall; Sarah Woodcock; Barry Wordsworth; Peter Wright. Dancers of The Royal Ballet will be participating in masterclass demonstration - names to be confirmed. 2) MacMillan’s Winter Dreams is currently a set text for ‘A’ Level Dance.
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