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Alastair Tallon, Head of Learning & Participation at the Royal Albert Hall said: “One of the most formative experiences a young person can have is when they are involved in a performance. To be able to offer these young people the chance to dance in one of the most famous venues in the world, will be an experience they will carry with them for the rest of their lives. To see the sense of achievement in the faces of these young dancers when they come off stage reminds us all why we do projects like Swanning Around.” Sydney Thornbury, Executive Director at WebPlay said; “The real power of technology isn’t about online shopping or video games, it’s about expanding our horizons and knowledge of the world. Swanning Around has provided young people from across the UK and China the opportunity to learn about each other, explore their cultures and work together to create a piece of dance. They have forged friendships across time zones and cultural divides and used technology to make the world just a little bit more beautiful. “ To book your free tickets for this event, please call the Royal Albert Hall Box Office on 0845 401 5025. An administration fee of £1 per booking is charged for telephone bookings but not to personal callers to the Box Office. Bookings for this event are not available online. - Ends - For further information, images and interviews please contact: Rachel Branton, Press Manager at English National Ballet on 020 7581 1245 or email rachel.branton@ballet.org.uk. Or: Jessica Silvester, Marketing, Digital & Press Manager at Royal Albert Hall on 020 7959 0510 or email jessicas@royalalberthall.com For further information about the UK’s programme of events at the 2010 Shanghai Expo please contact Alex Bratt, British Council on 020 7389 4872 or email alex.bratt@britishcouncil.org Notes to the Editors: English National Ballet - English National Ballet’s learning programme Be Engaged provides a gateway into the world of ballet connecting young people and communities to artistic practice and engaging them in a range of inspirational and high quality participatory activities. Be Engaged enriches the artistic programme, bringing ballet performances, activities and creative experiences to a diversity of audiences nationally and internationally. English National Ballet’s Department of Learning develop long term relationships with schools, colleges, dance agencies, arts organisations and stakeholders and initiate strategic projects that add value, inspire, promote health and well-being, increase self confidence, enhance physical skills and essentially leave a lasting legacy. www.ballet.org.uk Royal Albert Hall is one of the UK’s most treasured and distinctive buildings, recognisable the world over. It is a registered charity and, unlike many of its competitors, it operates without any public subsidy. Since its opening in 1871, it has an unparalleled history of exceptional performances by the world’s leading artists from every kind of performance genre. This shared experience of the best of live performance is now enjoyed by well over a million people each year at the Hall and by many millions more around the world through broadcasts, recordings and new media channels.
Royal Albert Hall Learning & Participation works with over 30,000 participants each year, including children, students, teachers, home educators, families and other groups, creating a range of opportunities for them to engage with the Royal Albert Hall. It does this without receiving any central or local government funding and is reliant on both the Hall’s own funding and that of trusts, foundations, companies and individuals who have kindly offered their support. The Royal Albert Hall is very grateful to The Hobson Charity for their generous support of the Swanning Around project. www.royalalberthall.com WebPlay is an arts education charity that combines technology and the performing arts to create projects for schools that raise young people’s aspirations, skills, creativity and cultural awareness. WebPlay projects also help teachers develop skills in integrating technology and drama into the classroom, as well as enable performing arts organisations to make better use of technology to engage audiences. Founded in 2000, WebPlay has worked with over 25,000 from across the UK, the USA, India and China. www.webplay.org Swanning Around has been developed with support from Connecting Classrooms, the British Council’s international school partnership programme. The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We work in over 100 countries worldwide to build engagement and trust for the UK through the exchange of knowledge and ideas between people. We work in the arts, education, English, science, sport and governance and last year we engaged face to face with 13.2 million people and reached 221 million. We are a non-political organisation which operates at arm’s length from government. Our total turnover in 2008/9 was £645 million, of which our grant-in-aid from the British government was £209 million. For every £1 of government grant we receive, we earn £2.21 from other sources. The British Council is a Founder Sponsor of the UK Pavilion at Shanghai Expo and is leading on the design and development of the Programme of Events. These will take place on the UK Pavilion site, around Shanghai, throughout China and online. They will reflect the UK’s regional and national excellence and diversity in arts, business, culture, sports, science and education. www.britishcouncil.org
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