A national ballet company is calling for people with dementia, multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s to submit videos for the chance to feature in new dance productions.
Scottish Ballet is asking people worldwide to send a 20-second clip, with the footage to be used in three new dance films as part of the multi-artform project Haud Close.
Inspired by the ballet company’s film Haud Close Tae Me, created by filmmaker Eve McConnachie in 2017 and featuring poetry from Scots Makar Jackie Kay, the project will involve working remotely with care home residents and people living with above conditions to create the films.
Marta s legacy: Scotland s national ballet launches world-wide search for participants for unique film project AMID the relentless gloom of the pandemic it touched the hearts of millions all over the world, including Spanish actor Antonio Banderas. A video of former New York Ballet prima ballerina Marta Gonzalez performing with her hands to Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake in a Valencian care home went viral in November last year, the memory of her movements seemingly unhindered by advanced dementia. Now, Scotland’s national ballet is launching a project aimed at those with dementia which aims to spread joy in the most challenging of times.
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