Black British Ballet Project: Launch Event with Shevelle Dynott, Ben Love & Brenda Garratt-Glassman

We are proud to be partnering with the Black British Ballet Project and were pleased to host an event celebrating the project’s launch in October 2021.

The launch event featured a panel discussion with Brenda Garratt-Glassman, Ben Love and Shevelle Dynott – three generations of Black British dancers, choreographers and dance educators – facilitated by Dr. Sandie Bourne. Each panel member shared insights into their own experiences as Black artists in the ballet world and their hopes for substantive and meaningful change in the industry.

As more Black British Ballet Project resources become available they will be added to English National Ballet's website here ► https://www.ballet.org.uk/black-british-ballet-project

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The Black British Ballet project aims to document the history and experiences of Black dancers and choreographers in British ballet in the last century. The project is based on the PhD work of Dr. Sandie Mae Bourne, whose field of research specialises in the historic underrepresentation of Black professionals in British ballet institutions.

The work is led by Dr. Bourne and by Marsha Lowe, Oxygen Arts Director, whose M.A. explored the role of minority ethnic artists working in mainstream theatres.

The Black British Ballet project is partnering with a number of institutions, including English National Ballet.

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00:00 Introduction
00:45 Inspiration and Training
15:44 Ballet highlights
26:19 Career low points
32:07 The future for black dancers
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