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Ballet Composer Profile: Sergei Prokoviev | Part 1

“In my view, the composer, just as the poet, the sculptor or the painter, is in duty bound to serve Man, the people.” - Prokofiev

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Poem: The Man With A Thousand Faces

There’s a man with a thousand faces, standing in my heart….

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Ballet in Britain: 1910-1939

“The creation of Ballet in Britain is one of the grandest achievements in the artistic annals of our century. It is owed absolutely to the idealism which fired Rambert and Ninette de Valois” - Jane Pritchard

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Ballet Composer Profile: Léo Delibes

Léo Delibes is arguably one of the most remembered ballet composers of his time, having composed two famous works that are still performed today- Coppelia and Sylvia. And yet, rarely does he get the recognition he deserves, despite his music and melodies being so easily recognisable today.

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What is the relationship between Music and Dance?

Music and Dance are inextricably linked, so why is the relationship between the two not discussed more often?

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Freedom vs. Methodology

Surely, in order to find our own personal musical voices we have to listen to our own hearts and inner guide?

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Poem: Looking Glass

If in a mirror you could see inside, would you be happy with what you’d find?

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