Supporting Scottish Ballet's Spring Season
The Trust is financially supporting the new work, Dextera, for Scottish Ballet's Spring Season '19, by resident choreographer Sophie Laplane.
Obituary: Elaine McDonald
Elaine McDonald was a great ballerina of Scotland who formed a richly creative bond with the choreographer Peter Darrell.
Elaine McDonald, OBE
We were very saddened to hear that Elaine died on 9th December. Alan Crumlish wrote a beautiful tribute which he has allowed us to use here.
The Peter Darrell newsletter - December 2018
For those of you who have not read our latest newsletter you can download it here.
The Peter Darrell Choreography Evening
The second Peter Darrell Choreography Evening with the Dance School of Scotland will take place on Friday 14th December 2018 at 5pm in the Sports Hall, Knightswood Secondary School, 60 Knightswood Road, Glasgow G13 2XD.
Funding for eight dance groups
This year, eight of the dance groups from the Go Dance 18 Community Festival at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow, have been lucky enough to be awarded funding from The Peter Darrell Trust to support their choreographic development.
The Peter Darrell Choreography Evening
The Choreography Evening, an annual event for students of the Dance School of Scotland, took place on Friday 15 December 2017. The main focus of the evening was choreography, with their education classes looking at choreographers of different styles.
Tales of Hoffmann in Tokyo
We are delighted to announce that the very successful production of Peter Darrell's Tales of Hoffmann, is being staged by Noriko Ohara, Artistic Director of the National Ballet of Japan, and opens on Friday 9th February 2018 at the Opera Palace, Tokyo.
The Nutcracker on Tour
Peter Darrell's The Nutcracker, one of the most-loved seasonal classics, is at present on tour.
The Peter Darrell Trust - Summer 2017 Newsletter
For those of you have not received our newsletter you can read it here.
Cottier Chamber Project
The Cottier Chamber Project’s Peter Darrell Weekend begins with a screening of independent filmmaker Elly Taylor’s award winning film about Peter created for BBC Scotland and called “Peter Darrell - Scotland’s Dance Pioneer”.
You can find out more information about what's on over the weekend and how to get tickets by downloading our summer newsletter.
Summer newsletter
Our summer newsletter is now available to download.
Highlights of the year
Early 2015 saw Scottish Ballet on tour with Peter Darrell’s The Nutcracker. Catching it towards the end of its run reminded me how joyful it was and such a family treat for Christmas. We look forward to seeing it again, hopefully in the not too distant future.
New production of Tales of Hoffmann
Peter Darrell's production, Tales of Hoffmann, will be performed in Tokyo later this year.
Cinema screening 2015
There will be a special screening at Grosvenor Cinema, Glasgow, on Saturday, June 20, 2015, introduced by Elly Taylor.
Paul Arrowsmith's article on Peter Darrell in the Dancing Times December 2014 issue
Paul Arrowsmith's article 'Peter Who?' in the December '14 issue of the Dancing times highlights why Darrell left London creating a touring company producing works of wide and popular appeal. Was he ignored by the London establishment because of this decision?
Summer 2014 newsletter and Nutcracker booking form
Here is the Summer 2014 Newsletter giving you the latest news, including update on Peter Darrell's 'Nutcracker', which we hope you'll enjoy. You can download it here.
Peter Darrell documentary on BBC4
The Elly Taylor documentary 'Peter Darrell Scotland's Dance Pioneer' will be given a Network transmission on BBC FOUR on 7th March 2014 at 7.30pm as part of BBC FOUR'S Dance Season.
Peter Darrell's Nutcracker to be performed
Wonderful news - the Scottish Ballet have announced that they will present Peter Darrell's Nutcracker, which will tour during the winter 2014/15 season.
Please click here to read more on Scottish Ballet website.
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