ENCOREAlumni newsletter Summer 2018

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TRINITY LABAN BRINGS ALUMNI BACK TOGETHERTrinity Laban’s wonderful buildings have been playing host to a range of reunions and alumni events this summer. Recently, graduates from Transitions Dance Company joined us for a reception event before the company marked the end of their tour with a special performance of works choreographed by Richard Chappell and alumni Jarkko Partanen and Hagit Yakira.

We have also welcomed back dance alumni who attended the Chelsea College of Physical Education and, as part of their specialism in dance, spent a year studying at what was then the Art of Movement Studio in Addlestone, Surrey. They watched a performance by Boundless, Trinity Laban’s creative dance group for people aged 60+ and observed as our dance students rehearsed pieces by Wayne McGregor and Uday Shankar for their Historical Project performances.

There have been events for music alumni too – in early July, we had a fantastic turnout of alumni who studied at Trinity College of Music in the 1980s. For many, it was the first time they had visited us in Greenwich, so the reunion was a great opportunity for them to explore our site and catch up with old friends.

Picture: Current student, Daniella Caceres, performing at the music alumni reunion

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HONORARY FELLOWSHIP FOR LIN HWAI-MIN

In May, we were delighted to present Lin Hwai-min with an Honorary Fellowship. The award recognises Lin Hwai-min’s outstanding accomplishments as founder and Artistic Director of the internationally celebrated dance company Cloud Gate Dance Theatre and its sister company, Cloud Gate 2.

Having founded the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre in Taiwan in 1973, Lin is stepping down from his role as Artistic Director following the UK premiere of Formosa, a breathtaking piece drawing on Taiwan’s history, poetry and song. Formosa, which was performed at Sadler’s Wells, attracted many five-star reviews, a fitting way to cap Lin Hwai-min’s extraordinary achievements.

Mirella Bartrip, Trinity Laban Director of Dance, spoke warmly of Lin Hwai-min during the presentation, praising his commitment to developing the art form of dance, his “distinct choreographic language” and his “unique movement aesthetic”. In his acceptance speech, Lin paid tribute to those who had supported him and called the award a “tremendous encouragement”, particularly in light of the fact that he only began taking regular dance classes relatively late, at 23 years of age. We’re sure that this, along with Lin Hwai-min’s remarkable career, will inspire Trinity Laban students for many years to come.

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TRINITY LABAN UP FOR GLOBAL TEACHING AWARDJust 17 universities around the world can say that they are finalists in the Global Teaching Excellence Awards (GTEA) 2018. Trinity Laban, brilliantly, is one of them.

Earlier this term, we found out that we had been chosen to be one of the finalists in this year’s competition. The awards, given out in partnership with Times Higher Education, are intended to recognise a university’s commitment to excellent teaching.

Many world-leading institutions submitted evidence of their high standard of teaching to the panel of international judges. Our submission focussed on our commitment to diversity and inclusivity, the way our students’ practical learning is underpinned by research and professional practice, and the outstanding learning community we have here.

As many of you will know, this third aspect has become increasingly important to Trinity Laban in recent years. In 2014, our very own Professor Louise Jackson (now a National Teaching Fellow) set up a Learning Enhancement Unit to promote excellent teaching not only within Trinity Laban, but across the Conservatoire sector in general.

Our dedication to developing teaching practices across the UK is partly why we are so pleased to be considered for these prestigious awards. The overall winner of the GTEA 2018 will be announced at a ceremony in Edinburgh in July.

LEGACY LUNCHES AT TRINITY LABANIn March 2018, we held two fantastic Legacy Lunches – one at King Charles Court and the other at Blackheath Halls – for members of our Legacy Circle and for those who were interested in hearing more about remembering Trinity Laban or Blackheath Halls in their Wills. Guests on both occasions were treated to a recital by tenor William Branston (who is also Vice President of Music for the Students’ Union) and a wonderful lunch. Several alumni attended the event at the Faculty of Music in Greenwich and they enjoyed swapping stories about Mandeville Place and their time at the then Trinity College of Music.

This is the second time we have held such an occasion, with the launch of the Legacy Circle in 2017. This has seen a significant increase in those choosing to join the Legacy Circle by remembering Trinity Laban in their Wills. The kind gifts we receive through legacies support student scholarships and bursaries, estate enhancement, masterclasses and performances and outreach work. If you would like to hear more about remembering Trinity Laban in your Will, please contact Lydia Manuell on l.manuell@trinitylaban.ac.uk or 020 8305 4459.

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THE END OF AN ERA: MIRELLA BARTRIP STEPS DOWN AS DIRECTOR OF DANCE

After many years spent at Trinity Laban, Mirella Bartrip has announced that she is to step down from her position at the end of December 2018.

Mirella was very keen to address you personally, and has written the following message:

“As many alumni will know, I have been at Trinity Laban for a long span of time, since 1982, so I know very many of you personally! My tenure has been in different roles, first as Head of the Undergraduate Programme in Contemporary Dance, then as Vice Principal (Academic) under Dr Marion North (Principal), post-merger as Deputy Director & Dean of Studies at Trinity Laban, and for the last 8 years as Director of the Faculty of Dance under Professor Anthony Bowne as Principal. It’s been a time of many exciting developments which I have been so fortunate to be a part of. There have been lots of challenges along the way, all of which have kept us lively and resourceful as we’ve sought to ensure that study in contemporary dance retains its trajectory as risk-taking and forward-thinking. It will be great for Trinity Laban to have new leadership and ideas at this time, as the Institution continues to develop what it offers, both within higher education and in related areas.

I have decided that my first year of retirement will be a ‘senior gap year’, looking to new horizons to see what’s out there, before I decide what new opportunities I might like to pursue! However, until my departure at the end of December 2018, I look forward to working for the continuing success of Trinity Laban, and to ensuring a smooth transition to the new leadership and management of the Faculty of Dance when that is in place.”

VENUS BLAZING SETS TRINITY LABAN ALIGHTAs part of our longstanding commitment to equality and diversity, we are proud to announce the launch of Venus Blazing. Through this initiative, Trinity Laban will make sure that more than half of the music performed at our vast range of concerts in the academic year 2018–2019 will be written by women.

Dr Sophie Fuller (Programme Leader: PG Diploma, MA, MMus and MFA), one of the main leaders of the Venus Blazing campaign, explained that “It is widely recognised that music created by women – whatever the genre – is heard much less often than music created by men”. That’s why we want to redress the balance, giving works which have been lost to history, or which were denied the opportunity to be heard, the chance to reach a new audience.

As well as giving new life to old compositions, we will be championing modern music, including that of Deirdre Gribbin, who teaches composition at Trinity Laban. Her highly acclaimed violin concerto, entitled Venus Blazing, lends our campaign a particularly apt name and will be performed during the year.

Other highlights will include Thea Musgrave’s opera A Christmas Carol, symphonies by Louise Farrenc and Grace Williams and a wide variety of music written by current Trinity Laban students, staff and alumni.

If you’d like a copy of our What’s On guide, please fill in the form on the website trinitylaban.ac.uk/whats-on/subscribe-to-our-mailing-list or call our reception desk on 020 8305 4444.

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FROM MUSIC ALUMNI

NEWS Dai Fujikura (BMus composition, 2000) was celebrated with a portrait concert at Wigmore Hall in London.

Cassie Kinoshi (BMus composition, 2015) was selected to take part in the London Symphony Orchestra’s 2018 Panufnik Composers Scheme.

Victoria Oruwari (FA 2001, BMus 2005, Postgraduate Diploma, 2007, voice) reached the finals of BBC talent show All Together Now.

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Amir Konjani (MMus composition, 2012) composed the music for Oscar winning short film The Silent Child.

Charli Baptie (MMus voice, 2013) is appearing in the UK tour of Wicked and is understudy for the role of Glinda.

Adéla Ševčíková (violin, 2014) was appointed to the Southbank Sinfonia.

Philip Howells (BMus percussion, 2015) has joined Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s Resound.

Beatriz Carbonell Granada (Postgraduate Diploma 2015, Postgraduate Artist Diploma 2017, violin) was appointed to the Southbank Sinfonia.

Maria Marchant (BMus piano, 2007) launched new CD Bantock Rediscovered, recordings of piano work by fellow alumnus and former TCM tutor Sir Granville Bantock.

Yuko Yokoi (MMus jazz voice, 2013) released her debut album, Verde.

James Darch (FDA musical theatre, 2009) joined the cast in the UK premiere of An Officer and a Gentleman the Musical in the West End.

Samuel Boden (BMus 2006, MMus 2008, voice) sang Telemachus in the Royal Opera House / Roundhouse collaboration The Return of Ulysses.

Nazerene Williams (BA musical theatre, 2014) played Rosalind in Mary Stuart at the Duke of York Theatre, London.

John Chambers (BMus composition, 2008) composed the music for the UK tour of Turn of the Screw.

Johannes Mnich (MMus 2011, piano) has been appointed Artistic and Executive Director of the new TauberPhilharmonie in Weikersheim, Germany.

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Eimear McGeown (BMus flute, 2005) released her debut solo album Inis.

Simon Lasky (piano, 1993) released his second album About the Moment.

Nardus Williams (BMus voice, 2014) is joining Houston Grand Opera Studio as an artist for 2018–19.

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George Jackson (Sir Charles Mackerras Junior Fellow, conducting, 2017) was appointed Associate Conductor at Opera Holland Park for the 2018 season.

Matthew Elliot-Campbell (FDA 2011, BA 2012 musical theatre) is in the cast for the UK and Ireland tour of Beautiful, the Carole King Musical.

Helen Glaisher-Hernández (MMus piano, 2009) has set up boutique agency La Mer Artists which recruits musicians to perform on cruise lines.

Elliot Galvin’s (BMus jazz piano, 2013, MMus composition, 2014) new album The Influencing Machine has received critical acclaim and was named Jazz CD of the month by The Guardian.

Timothy Connor (BMus voice, 2010) made his international debut with Scottish Opera at the Théâtre du Châtelet.

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Ayanna Witter-Johnson (BMus composition, 2008) was the subject of Portrait of the Artist on BBC Radio 4.

Emily Gray (BMus voice, 2017) performed at the Royal Albert Hall as a soloist in The Armed Man to mark the anniversary of the end of the First World War.

Martin Speake (LTCL 1979, FTCL 1981, saxophone) celebrated his 60th birthday with an album launch at Pizza Express Soho.

Alex Verster (MFA double bass, 2017) has been touring with Royal Ballet Sinfonia.

Natalie Harman (FDA 2009, BA 2010, musical theatre) appeared as Fairy Tulip in Sleeping Beauty at the Gordon Craig Theatre.

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Sally Potterton (MMus violin, 2013) performed in the gold-medal Wedgwood Garden at the press day of the Chelsea Flower Show.

Lori McLare (BA musical theatre, 2017) joins Celebrity Constellation cruises as a vocalist.

Matthieu Esnult (MMus 2013, Postgraduate Artist Diploma 2015, piano) performed at Carnegie Hall with violinist KeHan Zhang on 29 June.

Stjepan Hauser (FA 2006, BMus 2009, cello) performed at the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final in Kyiv as part of 2CELLOS.

Laura Jurd’s (BMus jazz trumpet, 2013) ensemble, Dinosaur, launched their new album Wonder Trail at Kings Place, London.

John Savournin (BMus voice, 2007) directed The Mikado for Charles Court Opera and appeared as Leporello in Opera North’s Don Giovanni.

Henry Roadnight (BA musical theatre, 2016) wrote new musical Super Hero for National Youth Music Theatre.

AWARDS, HONOURS AND COMPETITIONSCongratulations to our alumni for the many awards and prizes they have won.

Nicholas Morrish (MMus composition, 2013) has been named as a 2018 Mendelssohn Scholar.

Madelaine Jones (BMus piano, 2014) was a finalist in the Caritas International Emerging Composer Competition 2018.

Nubya Garcia (BMus jazz saxophone, 2016) was named Breakthrough Act of the Year at the Jazz FM Awards and was awarded Best Breakthrough Artist at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2018.

Gen Li (MMus 2014, Postgraduate Artist Diploma 2015, piano) won Third Prize at the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition.

Ezra Collective, which includes alumni Femi Koleoso (BMus jazz drums, 2017), Joe Armon-Jones (BMus jazz piano, 2016) and current student Dylan Jones (BMus jazz trumpet), was named UK Jazz Act of the Year at the Jazz FM Awards. They also received the award for Live Experience of the Year which was voted for by the public.

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John Powell (composition, 1986) was awarded the prestigious ASCAP Henry Mancini Award at the ASCAP Screen Music Awards.

Farah Ghadiali (MMus 2016, Postgraduate Artist Diploma 2017, voice) won joint First Prize in an All India Western Classical Vocal Competition in New Delhi.

Emily Gray (BMus voice, 2017) won Second Prize and the Audience Prize at the John Kerr Award for English Song.

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FROM DANCE ALUMNI

NEWS Stine Nilsen (BA 1996, Graduate Diploma 1997) has taken over as CEO and Artistic Director of the CODA Oslo International Dance Festival.

Shobna Gulati (Community Dance 1989) is starring as Ray in the hit West End musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.

Marine Tournet (BA 2017) has joined the National Dance Company of Wales.

Shantel Ehrenberg (MSc 2006) presented work at the 2018 Women in Dance Leadership Conference in New York.

Panayiotis Tofi (BA 2014) presented Never been missed as part of DANCE FEST akropoditi 2018 in Syros, Greece.

Joss Arnott (BA 2009, MA 2010) was announced as a Déda Associate Artist 2018.

Jean Abreu (Graduate Diploma Dance 1999) toured new work Solo for two which was commissioned by the Southbank Centre and Horniman Museum and Gardens.

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Caitlin McAfee (MFA 2015) was appointed Artistic Director of Baltimore-based BlueShift Dance.

Beth Pattison (BA 2017) has joined Motionhouse as a company member.

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AJ Bentley (BA 2017) is touring in stage-show The Band, which is based on the story of Take That.

Jane Judd (BA 1981) presented a dance festival at the Bull Theatre and her company, D2D Dance Company, performed at the Southbank Centre and the Chelmsford Music and Arts Festival.

Yukiko Masui (DDS 2009, MA 2011) choreographed A Little Night Music at the Storyhouse, Chester.

Kirsty Tapp (MA 1996) worked on the revival of Macbeth at the Royal Opera House with original choreography by Michael Keegan-Dolan.

Preeti Vasudevan (MA 2002) was named one of The Lincoln Center for Performing Arts’ Emerging Artists of 2018.

Oona Doherty (Postgraduate Diploma 2010) performed her four-part dance work Hard To Be Soft – A Belfast Prayer at Dublin Dance Festival.

Dance for people with Parkinson’s, which was co-founded by Anna Gillespie (BA 1988) and Marina Benini (BA 2003), is celebrating its 10-year anniversary.

The Mostly Everything People, co-directed by Jennifer Fletcher (BA 2009) and Christopher Preece (BMus jazz drum kit, 2010) presented The Very Important Child at the VAULT Festival.

Luke Bafico (BA 2014), Simone Mousset (Certificate Dance Theatre 2008), Yukiko Masui (DDS 2009, MA 2011), Eleanor Perry (MA 2011), Elinor Lewis (BA 2014) and Darren Ellis (MA 1991) have all been announced as artists for The Place’s Choreodrome 2018.

Tania Soubry (BA 2005) and Catherine Elsen (Postgraduate Diploma 2012, MA 2013) have been presenting their latest work Soul‑scapes in London and Luxembourg.

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Helga Deasy (Postgraduate Diploma 2011, MA 2012) was invited by the Laban Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies to present her latest work Helica at their 40th anniversary celebration, ECOPOETIC, in New York.

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Songhay Toldon (DDS 2016) performed in the UK premiere of Gary Clarke’s dance work The Troth as part of Alchemy Festival at the Southbank Centre.

Rosie Macari (BA 2014) is touring with Motionhouse in their production Block.

Janine Harrington (BA 2006, Specialist Diploma 2012) is presenting Screensaver Series as part of Dance Umbrella 2018. It will be performed by a host of fellow alumni.

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Sylvia Ferreira (MA 2006), directed and choreographed Safar with Hawiyya Dance. The work was shown at the V&A and The Globe as part of Refugee Week.

Roswitha Chesher’s (Diploma Dance Theatre 1991) film Porcelain was selected to be shown at Short Waves Festival 2018 in Poznań, Poland.

Maresa von Stockert (BA 1995) presented Constructions of Thin Air at DanceEast. It also featured fellow alumnus Elisa Vassena (BA 2012).

Kate Elswit’s (MA 2005) new book on the interdependence of Theatre & Dance has been published by Palgrave.

Tara D’Arquian (BA 2012, Specialist Diploma 2015) premiered new work Bad Faith at the Laban Theatre to critical acclaim.

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Caitlin McAfee (MFA 2015), who is Artistic Director of BlueShift Dance, showed work at the Baltimore Dance Invitational.

Rosemary Lee (BA 1981) showed new commission Passage for Par as part of Groundwork, a festival of international contemporary art, in Cornwall.

Maciej Kuźmiński (BA 2007, MA 2012) created new work for Scapino Ballet Rotterdam as part of TWOOLS – a platform for up-and-coming choreographers to create new work for the company.

Marina Collard (BA 1991, MA 2002) was announced as one of the choreographers commissioned for the Transitions Dance Company 2019 tour.

Anastasia Papaeleftheriadou (Postgraduate Diploma 2014) performed Mirrored, me? at Wandsworth Arts Fringe.

AWARDS, HONOURS AND COMPETITIONSCongratulations to our alumni for the many awards and prizes they have won.

Veronica Jobbins (MA, 1984) was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, 2018 for her services to young people.

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Leila McMillan (BA 2004, MA 2006) was nominated for Outstanding Choreography by Hong Kong Dance Alliance for 3 fingers at arms Length, created during her time as Artist in Residence at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

Sir Matthew Bourne (BA 1985, Graduate Diploma 1986) was awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of Oxford.

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IN MEMORYWe are very sad to announce the following deaths and our condolences go to their families and friends.

Megan Pound (d. 31 Dec 2017) studied violin at Trinity College of Music in the 1980s. She went on to teach and perform, including in many West End productions and was leader of the Westminster Opera Co.

Peter Vance Case (18 Nov 1946 – 7 Jan 2018) studied flute at Trinity College of Music in the 1960s.

Pamela Claisse (nee. Knowling) (d. 1 Feb 2018) was a scholar at Trinity College of Music in the 1940s and was married to fellow TCM scholar Leonard Claisse.

Bela Katona (21 April 1920 – 5 Feb 2018) was a Hungarian violin pedagogue. He studied violin at the Franz Liszt Academy before moving to the UK and joining the faculty of Trinity College of Music, where he taught for many years.

Raimund Herincx (23 Aug 1927 – 10 Feb 2018) had a celebrated international operatic career, including performing at Sadler’s Wells, the Royal Opera House and the Metropolitan. He devoted considerable time to helping children with special needs and disabilities. His long teaching career included teaching at Trinity College of Music in the 1980s.

Victor Romaniuk (1933 – 13 April 2018) studied voice at Trinity College of Music in 1969.

Caroline Brown (7 Sept 1953 – 2 May 2018) studied music education at Trinity College of Music in 1998. She founded the hugely successful Hanover Band with the aim of performing Beethoven on appropriate period instruments. The band went on to record complete symphonies by Beethoven, Schubert, Weber and Schumann and performed internationally.

KEEP UP TO DATEWe love to hear what you have been doing since you graduated so get in touch and let us know. N.B. Please note that we cannot guarantee to include everything we receive and we reserve the right to edit submissions.

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LOOK OUT FOR... TRINITY LABAN WORKSHOPSAlumnus Lucy Evans has been hitting the road in the name of Trinity Laban. She’s recently delivered workshops at Birmingham Ormiston Academy (BOA) to give students an insight into the quality of dance training we offer. As a previous member of Transitions Dance Company and now a current practitioner within the Learning & Participation (Dance) team, Lucy’s workshops were intended to be physically challenging, engaging and enjoyable.

Lucy highlighted the contribution of percussionist Azizi Cole to the sessions: “having him there meant that the students got a taste of dancing with live music and working with different time signatures, a push for the mind as well as the body”.

“There is no better way to understand a place than to experience it,” says Lucy, who enjoyed being able to share the intensity and rigour of what Trinity Laban has to offer with talented young dancers.

If you’re interested in finding out more about what we can offer your students across dance, music and musical theatre, please get in touch with us at contact@trinitylaban.ac.uk or 020 8305 9326.

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