Cinderella Games - an original dance film | English National Ballet

Cinderella Games is our third original dance film directed and choreographed by Jessica Wright and Morgann Runacre-Temple – known collectively as Jess and Morgs. Learn more ► Subscribe for regular ENB films ► Watch more ENB films ► This original dance film takes inspiration from Christopher Wheeldon’s production of Cinderella, yet imagines the fairy-tale with an alternate ending: after the ball the real Cinderella was never found, and instead a sinister game show now exists in which contestants compete for its title. Shot in the spectacular locations of the Royal Albert Hall and Kempton Steam Museum, Cinderella Games is full of intricate choreography, quirky theatrical performances and dark humour. To bring it to life, our Engagement Department recruited 35 inter-generational participants from a range of dance backgrounds to work alongside professional performers, Chihiro Kawasaki and Matthew Hawkins, giving them the opportunity to experience life on a professional film set, and to be involved in a ground-breaking dance for the camera project. JESS AND MORGS are dance filmmakers whose work has been featured on Channel 4, BBC iPlayer, Canal TV and has won numerous awards at film festivals internationally. Commissions include: The Try Out (Channel 4 - Random Acts) The Last Resort (English National Ballet), Curing Albrecht​ (English National Ballet), TREMBLE (Scottish Ballet) and most recently, Cinderella Games (English National Ballet). --------------------------- STAY CONNECTED Sign up to our monthly newsletter ⟶ Subscribe on YouTube ⟶ ENB on Facebook ⟶ ENB on Twitter ⟶ ENB on Instagram ⟶ ENB on Spotify ⟶ --------------------------- Founded in 1950 as London Festival Ballet by the great English Dancers Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin, English National Ballet has been at the forefront of ballet’s growth and evolution ever since. English National Ballet brings world class ballet to the widest possible audience through performances across the UK and on eminent international stages including The Bolshoi Theatre and Palais Garnier; its distinguished orchestra, English National Ballet Philharmonic; and being a UK leader in creative learning and engagement practice, building innovative partnerships to deliver flagship programmes such as English National Ballet’s Dance for Parkinson’s. Under the artistic directorship of Tamara Rojo CBE, English National Ballet has introduced ground-breaking new works to the Company’s repertoire whilst continuing to honour the tradition of great classical ballet, gaining acclaim for artistic excellence and creativity. 2019 saw English National Ballet enter a new chapter in its history with a move into a purpose-built state-of-the-art home in East London which brings a renewed commitment to, and freedom for, creativity, ambition, and connection to more people, near and far, than ever before. Website ⟶ #EnglishNationalBallet #ENB #BalletCompany #balletdancer #balletperformance #classicalballet #CinderellaGames #CinderellaBallet #MagicalBallet #JessandMorgs #dancefilm