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LANTERN DANCE THEATRE COMPANY
Integrated Contemporary Dance
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SPIRITUS IV
The Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral 22nd August 2008
"An award wining dance company.... The Lantern Dance will perform their acclaimed show, Spiritus, in the cathedral's Lady Chapel.... The special one-hour performance will include new works by young dancers along with the appearance of guest artists. The show follows the company's sell-out performance of Prokofiev's ballet, The Stone Flower, at the Maltings earlier this year, which attracted worldwide media attention for the 88-year old star John Lowe. The Witchford grandfather-of-eleven, who began dancing at the age of 79, appeared on TV and radio shows across the world inclusing This Morning with Richard and Judy, after his ballet dancing skills were first spotted by the Weekly News."
Weekly News Thursday August 21, 2008
The performance was the result of a week-long intensive workshop in which 21 dancers took part, learning and preparing to perform a lot of new work. This year's Spiritus features new choreography by three young dance makers in the group. Tim Rayne, Rebecca Rowson and Ella Joel. It's great to see such creative work by these core members of the company, and great to see new people join the company for the occasion.
photographs © copyright Arvon Wellen
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THE STONE FLOWER-
Sergei Prokoviev
LATEST NEWS AT LDTC January 2008
The Stone Flower, with music by Sergei Prokoviev, was performed at the Maltings Ely, by the Lantern Dance Company, on Sunday 13th January 2008. The cast of talented young people also included John Lowe whose remarkable achievement was reported in many UK national newspapers as well as television and the internet.
The BBC reported, under the headline 'Ballet dancer, 88, takes to stage':
John Lowe took up ballet and tap dance nine years ago
An 88-year-old man is set to star in his first ballet show after taking up dance at the age of 79.
Grandfather to 11, John Lowe, of Witchford, Cambs, took up dancing having watched his daughter Alison become a professional dancer. '
The Daily Telegraph used the headline:
'Grandpa-de-deux prepares for his ballet debut'
While the Independent reported:
Helen Pettit, artistic director with the company, said: "John did the first steps well, but I didn't expect him to improve so dramatically, particularly in areas such as flexibility."
photographs: Arvon Wellen
copyright © Arvon Wellen 2008
Helen Pettit, Artistic Director for Lantern Dance and John were interviewed for Channel 4.
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ARTE VIVA 2006
LDTC Artistic Director Helen Pettit with a workshop group at ARTE VIVA 2006, including students from Czech Republic, Germany and the company. In front: LDTC member Ben Evans. Photo: ARTE VIVA
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Members of LDTC on stage at ARTE VIVA 2006 with "Zefiro Torna". Music: Claudio Monteverdi. Choreography: Helen Pettit. Costumes: Rebecca Valentine. Photo: ARTE VIVA.
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Festival is great experience for dancers
AN ELY dance group took part in a four-day dance festival in the Czech Republic. Members of Lantern Dance Theatre Company, the integrated dance group based in Ely, visited Jilemnice, northeast of Prague.
The company includes young people with special educational needs. They were taking part in the ARTE VIVA international dance festival.
Helen Pettit, artistic director, said: "Taking part was a big step for quite a few of our company members and it was a really valuable experience for us all. We had fantastic support from parents and our rehearsal assistants, who all took time off from work or university so that our integrated group could go to the festival."
Lantern Dance Theatre Company holds weekly classes at the Paradise Centre, Ely and at the Junction, Cambridge and also trains at Chequer Studio, Ely, preparing for performances.
from the Cambridge Evening News 15 / 11 / 2006
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LANTERN DANCE THEATRE COMPANY
web page design Arvon Wellen • e-mail: arvon**arago.co.uk
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