“No one sees what you see even if they see it too” Tommy Shelby
And while we can’t give too much away, our Illusions Director Filipe J. Carvalho lifts the curtain slightly to talk about his role in Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby.
Culture segment: Stimulation
Block Party
From the imagination of Megan Lawson (Adele ‘Oh, My God music video, Madonna ‘Madame X’ tour), jump inside Block Party.
The final piece from the current Rambert2 company is a playful and funky short dance film, that mixes contemporary and street dance with a totally retro vibe.
Block Party is like a game to find the missing piece. The clock is ticking – can you guess the final shape before time runs out?
Credits
Direction/Choreography: Megan Lawson
Direction of Photography: Alana Mejia Gonzalez
Music + Sound Design: Micka Luna
Assistant Choreographer: Daniele Sibilli
Production Design: Barbara Ayozie Fu Safira
Performed and created with:
Loïc Ayme, Pierre-Antoine Bardot, Caiti Carpenter, D’Angelo Castro, Comfort Kondehson, Judy Luo, Emma Spinosi, Jonathan Wade, Archie White, Seren Williams, Verity Wright, Simone Damberg Würtz, Liam Francis
Meet Simone Damberg Wurtz
Our dancers each bring their own perspectives to the performance. They’re pretty cool off stage too. Meet Simone.
P.S. if you want to workout to Simone’s music choices, check out her playlist in Push Yourself
DoP – Tom Walder | Dan Löwenstein
Directed & Edited – Dan Löwenstein
Peaky: Hear from the Creatives
Step inside our studios for your first look into rehearsals of Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby and meet some of the creatives behind the show.
Inspired by the television series Peaky Blinders created by Steven Knight, the show is touring the UK and coming to London this Autumn. You can find out more about the show and book tickets at PeakyBlindersDance.com.
A life in a day… as a Rambert dancer
Our Superhuman dancers put you in their pocket and take you inside their world and our studios. Shot on an iPhone during rehearsals of our latest livestream, here’s a window into their world.
Our latest short on Rambert Plus.
Meet Aishwarya Raut
Introducing Rambert dancer Aishwarya Raut
Aishwarya comes to Rambert via Bollywood and Rambert2. She does not want you to call her “awesome”. But we think she is.
Take a Contemporary Fusion class with Aishwarya, or watch her in the short film Goldfish.
DoP – Tom Walder | Dan Löwenstein
Directed & Edited – Dan Löwenstein
Jay Jay Revlon & Max Day S2E4
On this episode of Superhumans, Rambert dancer Max Day speaks with the force of nature that is Jay Jay Revlon.
As the Father of the ‘UK House of Revlon’ Jay Jay is a leading authority and influence on Ballroom in the UK. Ballroom originated in late 20th century as an LGBTQ+ subculture, where Black and Latino drag queens began to organize their own pageants in opposition to racism experienced in established drag queen pageant circuit (you might have seen it explored in the ground-breaking American drama Pose).
Jay Jay and Max get into the origins of Houses, mainstream representation of voguing and the Ballroom Scene and the importance of having the right voices involved in those stories (which you might be surprised to learn is not always the case). It’s a conversation that educates on how to respect and support the community and brings us into the world of Ballroom.
In addition, Jay Jay talks about his ongoing activism and projects – creating safe spaces for QPOC and LGBTQ+ communities, including his club night, ‘Let’s Have a Kiki #theparty” and as a volunteer peer-to-peer mentor at Stonewall Housing.
We loved talking with Jay Jay on this podcast, and the openness and sense of humour he brings to all his insights.