Ella Bella Ballerina: STORIES FROM THE BALLET

Sunday, 24 October 2010

STORIES FROM THE BALLET - TWO WEEKS TO GO

Two weeks from today I'll be in the middle of the final rehearsal; and at 2pm and 4.30 the same day, the final performances of the Stories from the Ballet concert.

Tickets are going well, with the first concert approaching capacity and the second at around 50% full. So don't delay: book your tickets now!

01707 281127

2 comments:

allie :^)24 October 2010 17:05
i'm on the wrong side of the pond! :O best of luck to you, its going to be spectacular and i truly wish i could be there! :)
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James Mayhew24 October 2010 22:48
WEll maybe one day... I'll get to do this in the States... I guess stranger things have happened?
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BIOGRAPHY

Born in Stamford, Lincolnshire in1964, James Mayhew grew up in the Dickensian village of Blundeston in Suffolk. After completing a Foundation Course at Lowestoft College, he studied illustration at Maidstone College of Art, graduating in 1987 with First Class honours. His first book for children was Katie's Pictures Show, (Orchard Books 1989) establishing the long running series about a child's adventures in an art gallery. Many of his books have a cultural agenda and James is passionate about introducing children to art, music, opera, ballet and traditional tales.

He has published over 60 books, and illustrated and written for many other colleagues including Philippa Pearce, Martin Waddell and Jackie Morris.

As a storyteller he has devised and performed a series of sell-out concerts for children with the de Havilland Philharmonic Orchestra, the Uttlesforde Orchestra, and has participated in prom performances at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and at the Cheltenham Music Festival.

He has also created designs and illustrations for the Kirov Mariinsky Opera of St Petersburg and in 1994 won the New York Times award for one of the ten best illustrated books on the year (The Boy and The Cloth of Dreams).

He has made regular appearances at the National Galleries in Edinburgh and London and visits many schools, and arts and literary festivals.

James is a member of the Art Worker's Guild and the Society of Authors.