Only 3 years ago a Facebook page was set up for Musicians who work in Dance. We did not know each other , but in these intervening months we have all discovered each other and become a global family. We share ideas, music and support in good and difficult times. To that end, the International […]
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Barishnykov and Music
It’s a joy to look at Baryshnykof ! I’m reposting this YouTube article I made in the summer.
More ideas on playing for Class
Here Mariana talks about the adaptation of a melody. Mariana also composes music for ballet class, if you don’t improvise and if you click here you can see her great work. “Music & Dance” by Mariana Palacios
Some great ideas
Well, I thought it might be time to review another of the films up there on YouTube. It’s a short I made – looking at music for Jumps. The most confounding pieces of music to get just right for ballet class. Have a look! (Oh, and enjoy Gene Kelly too….)
YouTube hits the world of ballet pianists!
Hi. Here we are on day two of the YouTube adventure. Mariana has posted an interesting 9 minutes exploring the very first stages of accompaniment for dance. Especially ballet. Have a look and you can buy her score right here on this site too.
New YouTube Channel
It’s all the rage! Despite there being MILLIONS of youtube channels out there , very few are the best quality. Over the next few weeks I’m going to post some truly great stuff for you to reference. First of all Mariana Palacios. Her new channel looks into how to make a start (and a CAREER!) […]
Series 4 of The Crown Netflix
I hope this strange headline catches your eye! My dear friend Robert Long (whose scores I sell on this site) has struck gold!. His music has been chosen for the Princess Diana ballet scene in Episode 3 of the new Series of The Crown. Starring Olivia Coleman and Helena Bonham Carter. Best of Luck!
Mariana and Karen’s final chat
As always I ask each contributor where they see themselves in 10 years time. As ever Mariana has a joyful answer: Mariana: Well, I don’t really know… That’s for me impossible to say. I’m a very curious person and I love to learn and to discover new things. So maybe playing ballet classes in a […]
More from Karen and Mariana
Here we talk more about film and cultural histories in this second part of our interview: Mariana:Moving image on film gives you a very wide range of possibilities. You can experiment with any kind of connection or even disconnection between music and moving images. But I have to mention that I find similarities in terms […]
Mariana Palacios chats to The Art of Class
I had the joy of interviewing Mariana this week and below you can read our ideas over the next few days: Karen : I am intrigued by your capacity to work with film AND dance image as a musician. Do you see differences between music for Moving Image on film and music for Moving Image […]