Robin Hood
Sophie danced in Pantomime over Christmas 2017 in Robin Hood at Loughborough Town Hall. The production won many five star reviews for Little Wolf Entertainment.
Peter Pan
T’yanna and Freya performed in Peter Pan at Derby Theatre over Christmas 2017. Both girls have appeared in several winter productions for director Sarah Brigham, and it’s a testament to their professionalism that they keep getting invited back!
Joseph Summer School
Monday 7 August – Saturday 12 August
This year our theme was Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat! 33 students spent a week with us and put on a mini musical full of wonderful songs and energetic dance routines, including an Egyptian Pharoah singing like Elvis!
We had a brilliant week. Everyone worked really hard but we also had a lot of fun with drama games every day and some cheerleading too!
We can’t wait to do it all again next year…..
BADAC Bursary 2017
Congratulations to Elena, Keely, and Holly who have been awarded BADAC Bursaries this year. At the audition Elena performed her Modern solo which was choreographed by former BADAC Bursary recipient and ex-Cabaret student Josie!
IDTA Theatre Dance Awards 2018
Congratulations to Ashleigh, Keely and Kaitlin who were all nominated for the IDTA Theatre Dance Awards following their excellent performances in their Intermediate Modern exam.
Little Shop Of Horrors Workshop
During Autumn Half Term 2016 we ran a workshop day based on Little Shop of Horrors. Forty students spent the day at the studio learning routines form the show and making their own Audrey 2 sock puppets! We had a great time and everyone worked really hard to put on an excellent performance at the end of the day!
BBC’s Classroom Heroes
T’yanna was a member of the Derby Theatre choir who sang alongside West End star Hugh Maynard on the BBC 2 Classroom Heroes programme in October 2016. He was paying tribute to his former head teacher and sang ‘Something Inside So Strong’
IDTA Theatre Dance Awards 2017
Holly was nominated for an IDTA Theatre Dance Award for her performance during her Grade 4 Ballet exam. Congratulations!
Matilda Summer School
Monday 8 August – Saturday 13 August 2016
Cabaret Burton Studio – Find Us
This Summer we ran a Summer School where we had great fun rehearsing a mini production of Matilda, and performing the show at the end of the week!
IDTA Theatre Dance Awards 2016
In 2016 Ashleigh and Keely competed in the Modern section at the Theatre Dance Awards in Manchester after being nominated for their performances in the Grade 5 Modern exam.
IDTA Theatre Dance Awards 2015
In February 2015 Eleanor competed in the Ballet section at the Theatre Dance Awards in Manchester after being nominated for her performance in her Grade 5 Ballet exam. She danced beautifully against 103 excellent ballet students from all over the country.
Annie
Maisie performed in the musical Annie at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham over summer 2013. She successfully auditioned for this youth production and was cast as a principal orphan. Well done!
