Performance TitleStrictly Gershwin
Performance Date19 June 2008
Performance DayThursday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersBarbara Cook - vocal,
Jonathan Scott - piano

Dancers selected from:
Senior Principals:
Guillaume Cote (Canada),
Thomas Edur (Estonia),
Elena Glurdjidze (Georgia),
Dmitri Gruzdyev (Russia),
Daria Klimentova (Czechoslovakia),
Agnes Oaks (Estonia),
Tamara Rojo (Spain),
Erina Takahashi (Japan),
Friedemann Vogel (Germany)

Principals:
Yat-Sen Chang (Cuba),
Sarah McIlroy,
Cesar Morales (Chile),
Fernanda Oliveira (Brazil),
Arionel Vargas (Cuba)

First Soloist:
Fabian Reimair (Austria)

Soloists:
Zhanat Atymytayev (Kazakhstan),
Desiree Ballantyne (Canada),
Asta Bazeviciute (Lithuania),
Begona Cao,
Crystal Costa (Canada),
Daniel Jones,
Adela Ramirez (Spain)

First Artists:
Kei Akahoshi,
Fernando Bufala,
Laura Hussey,
Daniel Kraus,
Jenna Lee,
Van Le Ngoc,
Laurent Liotardo,
Anton Lukovkin,
Andre Portasio,
Lisa Probert,
Juan Rodriguez,
James Streeter,
Venus Villa

Artists:
Medhi Angot,
Esteban Berlanga,
Kerry Birkett,
Francisco Bosch,
Laura Bruna Rubio,
Jung ah Choi,
Cara Cooper,
Shevelle Dynott,
James Forbat,
AnnaMi Fredriksson,
Jennie Harrington,
Anjuli Hudson,
Amber Hunt,
Young Jae Jung,
Senri Kou,
Natalia Kremen,
Pedro Lapetra,
Miranda Lee,
Alison McWhiney,
Stina Quagebeur,
Grant Rae,
Nicholas Reeves,
Adrienne Schulte,
Tamarin Stott,
Max Westwell,
Stephen Wilson,
Araminta Wraith,
Nathan Young

Additional Dancers:
Grace Hoy,
Salvatore Manzo,
Joel Morrison,
Natasha O'Brien,
Nicole O'Neill,
Alberto Pretto

Guest Ballroom Artists:
Darren Bennett,
Lilia Kopylova (Russia)

Guest Tappers:
Douglas Mills,
Paul Robinson
Orchestra or BandOrchestra of English National Ballet
ChoirsMaida Vale Singers:
Christopher Dee
Stuart Matthew Price
Verity Quade
Hannah Richmond
ConductorsGareth Valentine
Performance NotesEnglish National Ballet, with choreography by Derek Deane, in a celebration of George Gershwin, with singing by Barbara Cook.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/2008/54),
Handbills (RAHE/6/2008/3B, 21),
Poster (RAHE/2/2008/13)
Ticket Prices£52.50 - £19.50
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/2008/54Strictly Gershwin13-22 June 2008
RAHE/6/2008/21Strictly Gershwin13-22 June 2008
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Ofovaibowb_HuvStrictly Gershwin12
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/4723Scott; Jonathan (fl 2000s-); English pianist, organist
DS/UK/1312Maida Vale Singers; 1999-; English choir
DS/UK/426Gershwin; George (1898-1937); American composer and pianist
DS/UK/5106Cook; Barbara (1927-); American singer, actress
DS/UK/5113Bennett; Darren (14 February 1977); English dancer
DS/UK/5112Kopylova; Lilia (1978-); Russian professional dancer
DS/UK/5111Valentine; Gareth (1956-); British composer, conductor, musical director
DS/UK/14469Edur; Thomas (fl 1988-); CBE; Estonian ballet director, former ballet dancer
DS/UK/14471Oaks; Agnes (fl 1980s-); Estonian ballerina
DS/UK/16602Rojo; Tamara (17 May 1974); CBE; Canadian-born Spanish ballet dancer and artistic director of the English National Ballet
DS/UK/17606Klimentova; Daria (1971-); Czech ballerina, photographer
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