Milagros Education Resource
The latest Royal New Zealand Ballet DVD education resource Milagros is available now!
The 2 Disc Set Contains:
DVD # 1
- Documentary featuring interviews with Javier De Frutos, ballet mistress Turid Revfiem, and dancer Lucy Balfour.
- The six minute extract from Milagros for use in the external assessment AS 90297 / AS 91211.
- The same six minutes of choreography filmed in rehearsal and performance, including close-ups.
- Unedited interview footage with choreographer Javier De Frutos.
DVD # 2
- The six minute extract from Milagros in external assessment AS 90297 / AS 91211.
DVD # 2 has been prepared for use in the external assessment and contains an extract followed by 10 minutes of black screen and the extract again (as per external assessment specifications).
Booklet
- A comprehensive written analysis of Milagros designed to thoroughly prepare students for the external assessment. The booklet is divided into eight sections; History, The Choreographer, Choreographic Process, Milagros Choreography, Production Technology, Features of Contemporary Ballet, Question Sheet (for use with DVD 1) and Sources (for futher reading).
Download a Milagros Education Resource order form here.
What is Ballet? DVD Resource
Royal New Zealand Ballet has created a new dance education resource for schools called What is Ballet? Company dancer, Shannon Dawson, is seen working with a group of students at Maidstone Intermediate School over a series of lessons. Shannon teaches some of the basics of ballet – foot and arm positions, plies, balances and lifts etc. He also teaches the students some of the RNZB’s repertoire, including excerpts from the ballet Peter Pan and La Sylphide. Students are then guided into their own dance making using the material that Shannon has taught them. To preorder your What is Ballet? DVD download an order form click here
Season education resources
Educational resources based on Royal New Zealand Ballet seasons are available online - select the season you wish to study or view from the right hand menu.
For more details contact Education Manager, Caroline Dinniss.
Royal New Zealand Ballet Dance Education Resource
"A highly informative, user-friendly and ideas-rich resource supporting the teaching of dance in the New Zealand curriculum." - Tina Hong, National Dance Coordinator, Ministry of Education.
Royal New Zealand Ballet has created hard copy education resources for New Zealand teachers, students and classrooms. Leaping out from its pages are ideas for students and teachers to create dance in their own classrooms and the opportunity to explore Royal New Zealand Ballet works through the exploration of classical and contemporary ballets. These resources provide a brief introduction to the history and development of the Royal New Zealand Ballet, highlighting its chosen productions and artists. This resource is written for primary, intermediate and secondary teachers and their students.
Hard copies of past seasons resources are available for purchase from the company.
Yes! I would like to purchase the Dance Education Resource. Download Dance Education Resource Order Form (pdf 32 kb) - requires Acrobat Reader.
Tutus and Town Halls video
A documentary that deals candidly with romance, sore feet and the finer points of junk food in a dance tour of provincial New Zealand. The 2001 Nationwide Road Tour echoes the Ballet's pioneering days with a hectic 47 night schedule in which dancers brave tiny stages, dodgy wiring and rickety town halls. This documentary is now available at the discounted price of $30.
RNZB '50 years on Their Toes' is also available to purchase.
Send your order to danz@danz.org.nz PO Box 9885, Wellington, phone (04) 801 9885 or order online http://www.danz.org.nz/education_resources.php
Ihi FrENZy: The Making of a Dance video resource
The kit goes behind the scenes, interviews the choreographers and includes stunning performance footage of the 2001 production of Ihi FrENZy by the Royal New Zealand Ballet and Te Matarae I Orehu. The accompanying teacher's booklet suggests activities for using the video, and contains reviews, articles, and lists of related resources and websites for further research and information gathering. Aimed at year 9-13 students.
Kits cost $40.50 (plus GST) and can be ordered through Learning Media Customer Services, Box 3293, Wellington, phone (04) 471 5549, freephone 0800 800 565.
For more details contact Education Manager, Caroline Dinniss.
