Podcast: Cathy Marston, internationally famend, award profitable British Choreographer and Creative Director on world premiere with Houston Ballet

Cathy Marston, internationally famend, award profitable British Choreographer and Creative Director has created critically acclaimed works for The Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Northern Ballet, English Nationwide Ballet, Cuban Nationwide Ballet, Ballet Black and extra.

On this insightful podcast, Cathy shares her journey from dancer to choreographer, her inspiration for creating narrative ballets, her choreographic course of and the way she works with the dancers within the studio. We additionally talk about the significance of girls choreographers and numerous voices within the dance trade.

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This month sees the world premiere of Cathy’s interpretation of Tennessee Williams’ Summer time and Smoke with Houston Ballet, America’s fourth largest ballet firm. Take heed to Cathy describe this tragic story of affection and betrayal, how she developed the characters’ motion motifs and the creative staging that it set to impress audiences.