A short interview on myself followed by being given the news of further sponsorship to assist in attending ARB.
A segment on Close Up following my acceptance into ARB
The Press: Go Artbeat 04/06/11
Leaping ahead
* A 19-year-old Christchurch dancer Tasman Davids may be the first New Zealander to be accepted into the world's oldest ballet school, The Vaganova Ballet Academy in St Petersburg.
Davids will join 500 students aged from 10 to 20. Only around 20 places a year are offered to students from outside Russia.
He completed all his ballet training in Christchurch, including at the Southern Ballet. He has also been studying in Sydney at Ecole Ballet and Dance Theatre since October 2009. During a visit home last year he landed badly from a jump and broke a bone in his foot. This resulted in two operations and almost nine months out of training. He returned to Southern Ballet before going back to Sydney at the beginning of this year to have his audition DVD filmed for the academy. Davids has been a recipient of a Dame Malvina Major Award for the last three years.
The Vaganova Academy is allied to the Kirov Ballet and the pupils are used in their productions at the Maryinsky Theatre. Former students include Nijinsky, Pavlova, Nureyev and Baryshnikov. The students live at the school and train for six days a week - with frequent rehearsals on Sundays.
Davids will also represent New Zealand at an international workshop in Chicago.
auckland.scoop.nz 24/11/11
Press Release – AMP Scholarships
The 13th annual AMP Scholarship Programme award ceremony was held at the Auckland Museum tonight.
The 13th annual AMP Scholarship Programme award ceremony was held at the Auckland Museum tonight.
The New Zealand Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae presented the 20 National, Study Start and People’s Choice AMP Scholarships.
AMP’s General Manager Marketing and Distribution, Blair Vernon is thrilled with the calibre of this year’s recipients and humbled that AMP is responsible for a programme that seeks out New Zealand talent and continues to change lives as a result.
“For 13 years the AMP Scholarship Programme has helped Kiwis become one step closer to making their dreams a reality, and the competence of applicants never ceases to amaze us.”
He goes onto say, “with so many talented finalists, this programme reinforces the ability and determination within this country and AMP is thrilled to help identify and celebrate it.”
Tasman Davids is a keen ballet dancer who has been accepted to study full-time at the Vaganova (Kirov) Academy of Ballet in St Petersburg, the first New Zealander to ever receive this privilege.
