Sim Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 The awards were given this afternoon in London. Some very predictable, others not so much. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. DANCING TIMES AWARD FOR BEST MALE DANCER Jeffrey Cirio (English National Ballet) BEST FEMALE DANCER Laura Morera (The Royal Ballet) STEF STEFANOU AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING COMPANY Scottish Ballet BEST MID-SCALE COMPANY Lost Dog BEST INDEPENDENT COMPANY Alleyne Dance BEST CLASSICAL CHOREOGRAPHY Jessica Wright and Morgann Runacre-Temple (Jess and Morgs) for Coppélia (Scottish Ballet) BEST MODERN CHOREOGRAPHY Ben Duke for Ruination (Lost Dog) EMERGING ARTIST AWARD Musa Motha (Dancer, Rambert) OUTSTANDING FEMALE MODERN PERFORMANCE Zeleidy Crespo in 100% Cuban (Acosta Danza) OUTSTANDING MALE MODERN PERFORMANCE Israel Galván in La Consagración de la Primavera (Compañia Israel Galván) OUTSTANDING FEMALE CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE Constance Devernay-Laurence as Swanilda in Coppélia (Scottish Ballet) OUTSTANDING MALE CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE Marcelino Sambé as Pedro in Like Water for Chocolate (The Royal Ballet) OUTSTANDING CREATIVE CONTRIBUTION Bob Crowley (Designer, for Like Water for Chocolate) Paco Peña (Director and Guitarist for Solera) THE DE VALOIS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION Jonzi D 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Thanks Sim. Congratulations to all the winners. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 A reminder from their website: 'The National Dance Awards have been organised by the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in each year of this Millennium to celebrate the vigour and variety of Britain’s thriving dance culture. They are presented by the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle, which brings together over 60 dance writers and critics. They are the only awards given by the body of professional dance critics in the UK.' One section of the website gives the following info about the committee: Chairman: Graham Watts OBE Deputy Chairman: Debra Craine Hon Secretary: Deborah Weiss Committee: Zoe Anderson, Debra Craine, Josephine Leask, Neil Norman, Lyndsey Winship But elsewhere on the website it says: The National Dance Awards Committee is: Debra Craine (Deputy Chair), Sarah Crompton, Maggie Foyer, Jonathan Gray, Lynette Halewood, Donald Hutera, Josephine Leask, Bruce Marriott, Emily May, David Mead, Neil Norman, Graham Watts OBE (Chair), Deborah Weiss (Secretary) and Lyndsey Winship.' So I don't know which is correct. But I'm amazed really that there are more than 60 people in the UK who are paid to write about dance! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 30 minutes ago, bridiem said: A reminder from their website: 'The National Dance Awards have been organised by the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in each year of this Millennium to celebrate the vigour and variety of Britain’s thriving dance culture. They are presented by the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle, which brings together over 60 dance writers and critics. They are the only awards given by the body of professional dance critics in the UK.' One section of the website gives the following info about the committee: Chairman: Graham Watts OBE Deputy Chairman: Debra Craine Hon Secretary: Deborah Weiss Committee: Zoe Anderson, Debra Craine, Josephine Leask, Neil Norman, Lyndsey Winship But elsewhere on the website it says: The National Dance Awards Committee is: Debra Craine (Deputy Chair), Sarah Crompton, Maggie Foyer, Jonathan Gray, Lynette Halewood, Donald Hutera, Josephine Leask, Bruce Marriott, Emily May, David Mead, Neil Norman, Graham Watts OBE (Chair), Deborah Weiss (Secretary) and Lyndsey Winship.' So I don't know which is correct. But I'm amazed really that there are more than 60 people in the UK who are paid to write about dance! Many of them are not paid, and some of them don't write officially anymore. Sorry to rain on your parade Bridie!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 9 minutes ago, Sim said: Many of them are not paid, and some of them don't write officially anymore. Sorry to rain on your parade Bridie!! If you're a 'professional' critic surely you're paid?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 1 hour ago, bridiem said: If you're a 'professional' critic surely you're paid?! Many of them either don’t write officially anymore, or they have their own blogs. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 27 minutes ago, Sim said: Many of them either don’t write officially anymore, or they have their own blogs. Becoming increasingly confused as to how one qualifies to become a ‘judge’ then. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 16 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted June 6, 2023 Author Share Posted June 6, 2023 14 hours ago, capybara said: Becoming increasingly confused as to how one qualifies to become a ‘judge’ then. They are all people who have written professionally in the past, and are still considered as critics even if they no longer write officially. Once you are in the Critics' Circle they don't throw you out if you stop writing...you are still considered a critic. Similarly in some countries people who have been president are forever after considered a president and are referred to as such even if they are no longer in office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Sim said: They are all people who have written professionally in the past, and are still considered as critics even if they no longer write officially. Once you are in the Critics' Circle they don't throw you out if you stop writing...you are still considered a critic. Similarly in some countries people who have been president are forever after considered a president and are referred to as such even if they are no longer in office. I know that a ‘critic’ cannot propose a person or company unless they have actually seen the performance(s) concerned but some (most?) of them, in all probability, will not have seen more than one cast but can still vote. And now you’ve told us that a number of them are no longer writing. Are they actually seeing enough shows to register an informed vote? Edited June 6, 2023 by capybara 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 8 minutes ago, capybara said: I know that a ‘critic’ cannot propose a person or company unless they have actually seen the performance(s) concerned but some (most?) of them, in all probability, will not have seen more than one cast but can still vote. And now you’ve told us that a number of them are no longer writing. Are they actually seeing enough shows to register an informed vote? Good point - but a flawed awards is better than no awards (I reckon) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 .....and while I may be disappointed that my favorite didn't win (chances perhaps lessened by not being first cast) I wonder if the dancer's themselves even care? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 6 minutes ago, zxDaveM said: Good point - but a flawed awards is better than no awards (I reckon) Agree! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, oncnp said: .....and while I may be disappointed that my favorite didn't win (chances perhaps lessened by not being first cast) I wonder if the dancer's themselves even care? I think they care if they win!! ... lol (A little love and recognition never goes amiss) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, oncnp said: .....and while I may be disappointed that my favorite didn't win (chances perhaps lessened by not being first cast) I wonder if the dancer's themselves even care? Well, from conversations I have had with several dancers about this over the years, they come across as being philisophical about the whole thing. They know the ‘playing field’ field is uneven. And yet, and yet there is the odd sign of hurt from some amazing dancers (let’s call them A, B and C) that dancers X and Y (please fill in the blanks for yourselves!! ) seem to find repetitive favour when they (A, B and C) don’t even make the shortlists. And those who win clearly DO like the accolade. Who wouldn’t? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletfanp Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 I’d be willing to bet some of the results would be completely different if the public were allowed a say! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Balletfanp said: I’d be willing to bet some of the results would be completely different if the public were allowed a say! it would be even worse, as some dancers have bigger 'fan clubs' than others; and some of those fan clubs are more zealous and vociferous than others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 I'm so pleased for Laura Morera, Marcelino Sambé, and all the other winners. Mr Sambé also collected his award from 2021. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_enthusiast Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 56 minutes ago, Sophoife said: Mr Sambé also collected his award from 2021. What was that one for? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 7 minutes ago, art_enthusiast said: What was that one for? As The Instrument in The Cellist. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondine Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 30 minutes ago, bangorballetboy said: This is so deserved. A fitting end to her dancing career and start of the next one! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Some photos from the event: 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Were they all instructed to wear black? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 17 minutes ago, alison said: Were they all instructed to wear black? Clearly there's a 'uniform' at the moment, consciously or unconsciously. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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