15th July 2008, Saddler’s Wells Theatre, London
A unique gathering of the most talented young dancers and musicians of a generation.
Taking place at Sadler’s Wells Theatre on 15 & 16 July 2008 Excellent! is a gala performance to celebrate the Department for Children, Schools and Families’ (DCSF) Music and Dance Scheme, and the achievements of the country’s most talented young dancers and musicians – including pupils of the South west Music School.
On the first day over 350 young people will come together to perform pieces created especially for the event. Taking place throughout the foyer and outdoor spaces and in the main auditorium, performances will include collaborations between musicians and dancers, a jazz ensemble, a piper, classical ballet, site-specific work and contemporary dance. The end of the interval will be signalled by a specially commissioned fanfare, which schools have entered a unique competition to compose and perform.
Students from the South West Music School, a Dartington partnership initiative and one of the Music & Dance Scheme’s Centres of Advanced Training, will be performing Keith Tippett’s Fishtale – a piece specially commissioned for them – alongside five dancers from Swindon Youth Dance Academy as part of Excellent!
The second day of Excellent! will be a symposium that brings together key industry figures, policy-makers and practitioners.
Other participating schools and schemes are:
Participating schools and schemes are: Arts Educational School, Birmingham Conservatoire Junior Department, Chetham’s School of Music, Dance City Academy, Elmhurst School for Dance, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Hammond School, Junior Trinity, Laban, National Youth Choir, The Place Centre for Advanced Training, Purcell School, Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music, Royal Northern College of Music, Sheffield Music Academy, South Asian Music Youth Orchestra, South West Music School, St Mary’s Music School Edinburgh, Swindon Dance Academy, The Royal Ballet School, The Sage Gateshead Weekend School, Wells Cathedral School, Yehudi Menuhin School, Yorkshire Young Dancers, Yorkshire Young Musicians, Youth Dance England
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