| Description | Documents relating to the eighth Ballet Independents' Group Discussion Forum, 'Training for the profession', which was held at the Thames Pavilion, Royal Festival Hall, London, on 9 November 1999. The guest speakers were choreographers Kim Brandstrup, Derek Deane, Matthew Hawkins, and Ashley Page. Background research carried out by BIG directors Susan Crow and Jennifer Jackson; announcement of the forum; letters inviting people to speak, arranging meetings, and thanking the guest speakers for their contributions; a transcript of the forum; list of attendees; transcript of 'Making Scenes: Construction of Narrative in Theatre and Dance Forums', held 3 August 1999. Articles:
Crow, Susan. Raising questions, The Dancer, Winter 1999/2000, pp24-25.
Seymour, Lynn. Ballet education: are we forgetting fundamentals?, Dancing Times, January 2000, p313.
Hertzman, Lewis. Training dancers for today's choreography, Dance Teacher Now, October 1997, pp38-45. |