S1 E3 Comfort Food
What shapes our cultural identity? Future Movement London talk to Rambert dancers Naya Lovell and Antonello Sangirardi and visit the home sign in of broadcast journalist Ben Hunte.
This film was made by and features:
Augustin Shaw
Estelle Sannoh
Hilary Senou
Chatchan Khabthong
Annabelle Montagu
Erhus Digba
Andria Digba
Rose Marie Stephenson
Dami Telefusi
Neithan Chua
Tallulah Miel
Savannah Wilson
Maria Mintah
Directed and edited by: Emily Badescu
Co-produced by: Chloe Young & Daniel Fulvio
Executive Producer: Helen Shute
Filmed by: Emily Badescu
Additional filming: Darryl Daniel
Drone filming Mike Rumsey
Camera Assistant: Acacia Daniel
Sound mix: Ben Sims
Colour grade: Lita Bosch
New York born Naya Lovell is magnetic as our Grace in Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby – but in real life, she’s just as captivating.
Discover her motivational force, what she’d be if she wasn’t a dancer – and what she thinks of the British weather in this dancer portrait.
In this episode of Super Humans, Rambert dancer Brenda Lee Grech chats with dancer turned actor, Will Kemp. As a principal dancer with AMP, Will danced The Swan in Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, before transitioning to a successful career in Hollywood, acting alongside the likes of Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale in Van Helsing, and Val Kilmer and Christian Slater in Mindhunters.
Here, Will and Brenda recount their journey into dance and dance training, which Will brilliantly describes as ‘the army in tights’. They talk about the confidence of youth (is it ignorance or arrogance, and why do we lose it?), the ‘Boys Dance Too’ movement, as well as the pressures of the professional dance world, particularly for women. It’s a conversation full of funny anecdotes, as well as vulnerability. How outside events impact the choices we make, the value of creativity during the adversity of adolescence, and finding inspiration in the day-to-day.
Notes for the listener:
Brenda mentions in the podcast the brilliant Helen McCrory, who she worked with on Peaky Blinders. This podcast was recorded before Helen’s sad passing, and our thoughts are with her family.
This podcast was recorded in one sitting, but you’ll notice Brenda’s microphone sound changes about ¾ of the way through due to her switching headphones.
On this episode of Super Humans, Ash Palmisciano and Max Day talk about having the courage and confidence to be themselves.
Ash Palmisciano is the first-ever transgender actor to appear on Emmerdale and his character Matty Barton is the first character written into the show to have transitioned. Watched by an average of 5 million people, Ash won the best Newcomer award at the 2018 Inside Soap Awards for his work on Britains hugely popular soap.
S1 E2 Strength in Numbers
Future Movement meet youth activist Anita Okunde to hear her take on female empowerment. And Rambert dancers Aishwarya Raut and Seren Williams who share personal reflections on being women in their industry.
This film was made by and features:
Izzie Lord-Vayro
Iqra Begum
Janet Alao
Hannah Rana
Jenna Ashworth
Jess Pearce
Aamina Asad
Directed and edited by: Emily Badescu
Co-produced by: Chloe Young & Daniel Fulvio
Executive Producer: Helen Shute
Filmed by: Emily Badescu
Additional filming: Darryl Daniel
Drone filming Mike Rumsey
Camera Assistant: Acacia Daniel
Sound mix: Ben Sims
Colour grade: Lita Bosch
Future Movement is Rambert’s free creative youth programme for young people aged 16-19. This fresh collaboration takes place in three locations – Rambert South Bank, Touchstones Rochdale and Mansfield Palace Theatre.
Find out more about Girl Up Manchester @GirlUpManchester
Calling all over-thinkers. Or perhaps you’ve suffered imposter syndrome…
In honour of International Day of Women & Girls in Science, 11 Feburary, this episode of our Super Humans podcast features soon-to-be Doctor of Neuroscience Julia Ravey in conversation with Rambert dancer Aishwarya Raut as they take a fascinating dive into how our brains work.
Julia is a neuroscience PhD researcher studying Alzheimer’s disease with a passion for making science understandable. Alongside from her vlogging and blogging, Julia has worked as television presenting, most recently for BBC Bitesize, and is a writer for a worldwide learning community, Kwik Learning.
Image credits: Aishwarya Raut by Camilla Greenwell
In this episode of the Super Humans podcast, Rambert dancer Edit Domoszlai and Film actress Romola Garai discuss their shared roots and what it takes to be a feminist in the entertainment industry.
For Edit, Romola was most recognisable for her turn (literally) in Dirty Dancing: Havan Nights, but you may know her from her starring roles in films such as Atonement, Amazing Grace and Suffragette, and television series Emma, The Crimson Petal and the White and The Hour. Recently Romola has taken to directing and her directorial debut feature film, Amulet, was released this year.
Outside of her career, Romola has been a vocal advocate for women’s rights in the entertainment industry, as well as the rights of parents returning to work. She is an ambassador for PiPA (Parents in Performing Arts), an organisation Rambert works in alignment with, and International Rescue Committee (IRC).
In this episode of the Super Humans podcast, Rambert dancer Juan Gil chats with actor Olivia Williams. Find out why she was angry when Kevin Costner rang her up with a big break, how she struggled to get a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, and both of their experiences of working closely with their partners.
Where do you recognise her from? An impressive stage career including three years at the RSC, Emma (ITV), Rushmore, The Sixth Sense, Friends (NBC), An Education, Counterparts (Starz) … the list goes on, and there are more big projects coming out soon.
Image credits:
Olivia Williams by Chris McAndrew
Juan Gil by Camilla Greenwell
In our Super Humans podcast series we talk to people who inspire us. In this episode songwriter and Radiohead Drummer Philip Selway and Rambert dancer Jacob Wye share stories of finding your own voice and holding your nerve to step outside what’s expected of you.
Philip is the drummer of Radiohead, who after forming as friends in secondary school in 1985, went on to become one of the world’s greatest bands.
Outside of Radiohead, Philip has also enjoyed a hugely successful career as a solo artist, as well as turning his talents to composing music for film and stage. Rambert has been lucky enough to work with Philip, as he composed the music for one of our productions The Rambert Event, which was performed at Sadler’s Wells theatre in London in 2019, and toured to theatres in Paris, Italy and Switzerland.
Philip recently collaborated on a music documentary called Long and Winding Road, that documents his journey on a road trip searching the country for the pubs and clubs that give artists their big breaks, and reflects on why these venues are so loved and very much needed. The film is due to be released in independent cinemas this summer.
Image credits:
Philip Selway by Colin Greenwood
Jacob Wye by Camilla Greenwell
We took Rambert dancer Guillaume out and about on the South Bank for a chat to find out how he arrived at Rambert and what makes him tick.
DoP – Tom Walder | Dan Löwenstein
Directed & Edited – Dan Löwenstein