World-renowned director and choreographer, and former judge on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, Arlene Phillips CBE, will host the event, which sees six of our most promising dancers compete for the 2017 Emerging Dancer Award.
As well as being able to watch the full programme of performances, audiences will also get further insight into the competition, with interviews from some of the artists involved. This follows last year’s live stream which received over 10,000 views worldwide.
Also revealed on the night will be the recipients of the People’s Choice Award as selected by members of the public, and the Corps de Ballet Award, acknowledging the work on and off-stage of a member of the Corps de Ballet. The inaugural Corps de Ballet Award was presented last year to Artist of the Company, Jennie Harrington, recognising her exceptional commitment over the previous season.
The finalists will each perform a pas de deux, followed by a solo in front of an eminent panel of judges: our Artistic Director Tamara Rojo CBE, and Laura Connor, Dmitri Gruzdyev, Marguerite Porter MBE, Alfreda Thorogood and Graham Watts OBE. See the full repertoire here.
Last year’s winner of both the Emerging Dancer Award and the People’s Choice Award, Cesar Corrales, will perform a pas de deux from Don Quixote with Katja Khaniukova.