Behind the Scene of Royal Ballet – Streaming Day Announced
On Friday 23 March, for the first time ever the doors of The Royal Ballet rehearsal studios open to a worldwide audience via the company's YouTube channel and the Guardian website.
Offering a glimpse into the unique environment of the ballet studio and a chance to witness the work and dedication that go into The Royal Ballet’s performances, the day will begin with a broadcast of morning class live from 10.30am GMT. This will be followed by rehearsals from works such as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Romeo and Juliet, as well as the opportunity to see ballets in the process of being created by Wayne McGregor – The Royal Ballet’s Resident Choreographer - and Liam Scarlett, ahead of their world premieres on 5 April.
The day will round off at 18.30 GMT as Wayne McGregor and musician/producer Mark Ronson rehearse and discuss their new ballet Carbon Life in front of an invited audience.Viewers on www.guardian.co.uk will also be able to watch a performance of Wayne McGregor’s Chroma, recorded in 2010, after the Insights Evening at the end of the day, in order to see the Company in action.
Royal Ballet Live will be presented by television and radio presenter George Lamb and Royal Ballet Soloist Kristen McNally. Between them, they will have exclusive access to the Company and audiences will be encouraged to tweet questions to be asked live on air.
Viewers from around the world will be able to watch the full day of screening either on the Royal Opera House’s YouTube channel www.youtube.com/royaloperahouse or accompanied by articles and commentary on the Guardian website www.guardian.co.uk. Users’ comments and questions with the hashtags #RBLive and #RBLquestions will be pulled into the Royal Opera House YouTube channel, and used on-screen during the event.
Highlights from the day will be available on the Royal Opera House YouTube channel the day after the event, when the entire day will also be re-streamed on YouTube.
The Royal Opera House is committed to bringing its work to as wide an audience as possible. As well as performances at the theatre, there is a full cinema season with ballet and opera broadcast live into cinemas around the world, an annual BP Summer Big Screens season, plus recordings for DVD and television.
Source: www.roh.org.uk, www.dancetabs.com
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