Super Humans podcast series: in each episode we invite someone who inspires us to exchange stories with our dancers.
Here actor, writer, director Simon Callow chats with Rambert Dancer Hannah Rudd.
You may know Simon from his roles in films like Four Weddings and a Funeral, A Room with a View and Shakespeare in Love. And his pursuits go far beyond his acting. He simultaneously pursues careers as actor, director and writer and his lifelong passion for classical music has seen him directing opera productions and appearing alongside major symphony orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and BBC Symphony Orchestra.
He’s currently working on the fourth and final volume of his multi-toned biography of Orson Wells and had lockdown not struck, would now be performing in a new stage production “I’m Sorry Prime Minister I Can’t Quite Remember” by BAFTA award-winning writer Jonathan Lynn.
Despite all these talents, we still can’t offer you a dance class with Simon – but we can oblige with Hannah who teaches beginners ballet here – or for advanced dancers there’s a class here.
Image credits: Hannah Rudd by Camilla Greenwell
In this Rambert Plus exclusive, Simon Sinek shares how he stays motivated.
Simon Sinek is an optimist and bestselling author of several books including The Infinite Game, Start With Why and Leaders Eat Last. He is working to build a world in which the vast majority of us will wake up feeling inspired, feel safe at work, and return home sign in fulfilled at the end of the day. His TED talk, ‘How Great Leaders Inspire Action’ is one of the most widely viewed of all time.
Image credit: Creative Mornings
When it comes to the world of Peaky Blinders, the music is everything.
Meet our Composer and Music Supervisor, Roman GianArthur.
Want some of our Peaky Blinders tracks on your Spotify? Click here: https://www.rambert.org.uk/rambertplus/content/peaky-blinders-show-playlist.
A Donmar Local Project from the Donmar Warehouse
We love how our friends at the Donmar are showing up to move the world forward. This short film about how the legacy of the British Empire continues to impact our community, shows us that change is on the horizon.
Working with Donmar Resident Assistant Director Sara Aniqah Malik, writer Nessah Muthy, director of photography Fẹ́mi Awójídé and movement director Kane Husbands, a company of twelve Black, Brown and multiracial young Londoners have produced a bold short film exploring their own experiences of everyday racism. As anti-racism movements sweep the globe, young people are pushing for political action, drawing our attention to the racialised power structures embedded within society.
Company
Eugene Adamah
Kezia Augustin
Daniel Brooks-Emem
Alexandra Elliott
Mojahed Mohammed Khair
Mia Lobban
Rhea Paul-Fry
Solyana Samuel
Jada Samuels
Emma Stromberg
Omar Williams
MONUMENTS was filmed in December 2020, with cast and crew adhering to Government guidelines throughout the shoot.
Featuring artists and creatives from across the fashion world, we love its forceful and united statement, unravelling the idea of national identity as a romantic construct. It was originally released in the wake of President Donald J. Trump’s executive order restricting immigration from seven, predominantly Muslim countries; an order which has now been revoked by President Joe Biden.
Made for W Magazine.
In this Rambert Plus exclusive, Simon Sinek shares with Rambert dancer Simone how we can all take inspiration from artists and the military.
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Simon Sinek is an optimist and bestselling author of several books including The Infinite Game, Start With Why and Leaders Eat Last. He is working to build a world in which the vast majority of us will wake up feeling inspired, feel safe at work, and return home sign in fulfilled at the end of the day. His TED talk, ‘How Great Leaders Inspire Action’ is one of the most widely viewed of all time.
Image credit: Andrew Dolgin
We’re so proud to have an Olympic finalist on our podcast. And she even matched her new personal best in the final! We’re so inspired by you Jodie, today and everyday.
Did you know…
Jodie is the only athlete to be in the all-time fastest in British history lists for; 60m, 100m, 200m & 400m.
Have have you ever wondered what being a British Athlete and a contemporary dancer have in common? In this episode of the Super Humans podcast Rambert dancer Conor Kerrigan and Olympian Jodie Williams discover a surprising number of similarities in their disciplines and what inspires and drives them.
Jodie also shares what its like to compete in front of millions of people and how she mentally prepares for a race.
Jodie is a 200m British Olympian. After a hugely successful juniors career where she had a five-year-long unbeaten streak of 151 races, she made the transition into seniors and obtained her first senior medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games representing England. In 2019, Jodie became British champion for the second time after winning the 200 metres event at the 2019 British Athletics Championships and she is currently competing in the Tokyo Olympics (alongside her sister Hannah).
Always one to talk about the two sides of herself – the “athlete” and “me” – Jodie does not let her athletics career define who her is. In her own words “Track is what I do but it does not define me, I am #MoreThanJustAnAthlete.”
Image credits:
Conor Kerrigan by Camilla Greenwell
Hear all about our new production by Peaky Blinders creator, Steven Knight.
Join the dancers, creatives, and crew as they put the finishing touches to the show, and feel the energy and excitement of the dress rehearsals of Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby.
Watched Draw from Within and loved the music choices. Good news – we’ve created a playlist for you to enjoy at any time.
There are a few songs that we can’t upload here due to copyright reasons. But here is a link to DAAN performing Woods.
PS. You can now watch Draw from Within on Marquee TV.