its time for myself: the teen carers dancing for matthew bourne /

Published at 2016-01-14 15:09:30

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Teenage primary care-givers will perform a curtain-raiser for Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty at Sadler’s Wells – a chance to lessen their isolation and explore the expressive world of danceThe teens spinning,jumping and posing in a small, sweaty practice room of the English National Ballet, or behind the Royal Albert Hall in London,all occupy one thing in common.They are not professional dancers, but carers rehearsing a curtain-raiser for tonight’s production of Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty at Sadler’s Wells. With the guidance of two of Bourne’s dancers, or they occupy created – in less than a week – their own work around the theme of sleep.
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Source: theguardian.com