BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:332724ecd4707987dda2c5b279979156 CATEGORIES:DEFAULT CREATED:20221201T094659 SUMMARY:Soloists from The Royal Ballet SA Tour LOCATION:Hilton College Theatre DESCRIPTION:The Hilton College Theatre is very proud to host soloists from the Royal Ba llet in January 2023. Join solo dancers and principal musicians from The Ro yal Ballet and Royal Opera House for the 1st time in South Africa in over 6 0 years in a unique appearance: an unmissable evening of music and dance li ve on-stage.\nSouth African dancer Ashley Dean is a Soloist of The Royal Ba llet. She trained at English National Ballet School and graduated into The Royal Ballet’s Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme in 2014, entering the Roy al Ballet Company in 2015.\nDean started dancing at the age of five and tra ined at Cape Junior Ballet Company before joining English National Ballet S chool in 2011. Awards while a student included bronze medal at the 2011 Gen ée International Ballet Competition and the Royal Academy of Dance’s Solo S eal Award in 2013.\nAustralian dancer Benjamin Ella is a Soloist of The Roy al Ballet. He trained at The Royal Ballet Upper School and graduated into t he Company in 2009, promoted to First Artist in 2016 and to Soloist in 2017 .\nElla was born in Melbourne to former ballet dancers Christine Walsh and Ricardo Ella. After initially training as a tennis player, at the age of 11 he joined his parents’ ballet school, the Australian Conservatoire of Ball et in Richmond. Aged 15 he won the Alicia Markova Bursary to train at The R oyal Ballet Upper School and awards as a student included silver prize at t he Youth American Grand Prix and joint Outstanding Graduate of the Year at The Royal Ballet School.\nEnglish pianist Robert Clark is Head of Music for The Royal Ballet. In addition to managing the Company’s music staff and pl aying in rehearsals, he regularly gives solo piano performances in Royal Ba llet, Royal Opera productions and across Asia and North America.\nClark was born in Kettering and began playing the piano at the age of five. He studi ed at the Royal College of Music. In 2000 he joined the music staff of The Royal Ballet and was appointed as Head of Music Staff in 2010 and then Head of Music in 2020.\nDan Newell is principal cornet (trumpet) with the orche stra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, having previously been a memb er of the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. You can hear him playing on over 200 film, TV and video soundtracks includi ng Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Shreks, Love Actually, How to Train You r Dragon, Black Panther, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Thor: Love and Thunder. He has also played and recorded with artists including Muse, Elbow , Florence and the Machine, Sam Smith, The 1975, Peter Gabriel, Sir Paul Mc Cartney and is a professor at the Royal College of Music, London.\nBookings through the Quicket link below:\nhttps://www.quicket.co.za/events/200685-s oloists-from-the-royal-ballet-sa-tour/ (https://www.quicket.co.za/events/20 0685-soloists-from-the-royal-ballet-sa-tour/) Early bird special before 25 December 2022 (Use code: EB2512 at checkout)  (https://www.quicket.co.za/ev ents/200685-soloists-from-the-royal-ballet-sa-tour/)   X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The Hilton College Theatre is very proud to host soloists from the Roy al Ballet in January 2023. Join solo dancers and principal musicians from T he Royal Ballet and Royal Opera House for the 1st time in South Africa in o ver 60 years in a unique appearance: an unmissable evening of music and dan ce live on-stage.

South African dancer Ashley Dean is a Sol oist of The Royal Ballet. She trained at English National Ballet School and graduated into The Royal Ballet’s Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme in 20 14, entering the Royal Ballet Company in 2015.

Dean started dancing at the age of five and trained at Cape Junior Ballet Company befor e joining English National Ballet School in 2011. Awards while a student in cluded bronze medal at the 2011 Genée International Ballet Competition and the Royal Academy of Dance’s Solo Seal Award in 2013.

Austr alian dancer Benjamin Ella is a Soloist of The Royal Ballet. He trained at The Royal Ballet Upper School and graduated into the Company in 2009, promo ted to First Artist in 2016 and to Soloist in 2017.

Ella wa s born in Melbourne to former ballet dancers Christine Walsh and Ricardo El la. After initially training as a tennis player, at the age of 11 he joined his parents’ ballet school, the Australian Conservatoire of Ballet in Rich mond. Aged 15 he won the Alicia Markova Bursary to train at The Royal Balle t Upper School and awards as a student included silver prize at the Youth A merican Grand Prix and joint Outstanding Graduate of the Year at The Royal Ballet School.

English pianist Robert Clark is Head of Musi c for The Royal Ballet. In addition to managing the Company’s music staff a nd playing in rehearsals, he regularly gives solo piano performances in Roy al Ballet, Royal Opera productions and across Asia and North America.

Clark was born in Kettering and began playing the piano at the a ge of five. He studied at the Royal College of Music. In 2000 he joined the music staff of The Royal Ballet and was appointed as Head of Music Staff i n 2010 and then Head of Music in 2020.

Dan Newell is princi pal cornet (trumpet) with the orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Ga rden, having previously been a member of the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. You can hear him playing on over 200 fil m, TV and video soundtracks including Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Shre ks, Love Actually, How to Train Your Dragon, Black Panther, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Thor: Love and Thunder. He has also played and recorded with artists including Muse, Elbow, Florence and the Machine, Sam Smith, T he 1975, Peter Gabriel, Sir Paul McCartney and is a professor at the Royal College of Music, London.

Bookings through the Quicket link below:
https://www.quic ket.co.za/events/200685-soloists-from-the-royal-ballet-sa-tour/
 
Early bird special before 25 December 2022 (Use code: E B2512 at checkout)
 
jan hilton royal ballet tour
 
 
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