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TRUSTEES REPORT SOCIAL IMPACT Year ending OUTREACH REPORT 30th SEPTEMBER 2020 SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

We have a vision of a society that celebrates diversity, in which individuals are inspired, access their emotions, and are empowered to take their own decisions. Sisters Grimm aims to enhance empathy, self-expression and inspiration among children and young people by offering them access to high quality entertaining shows and related workshops, that help to construct frameworks for their creative development and activity.

Too many young people do not have access to knowledge about careers in the entertainment industry or the opportunity to see high quality arts venues, shows or events.

They might be held back by their socio-economic background, where they live, their health, or a lack of access to creative subjects through their education.

SISTERS GRIMM SOCIAL IMPACT PROGRAMME

Sisters Grimm believe young people are entitled to more.

We want to show young people that they have a place in this sector. We want young people to see performers that look like them on a West End stage. We want them to meet the cast and creatives who make this happen, and to realise that the route into this industry is not a straight line, but a journey of many different diversions and cross roads. We want them to walk through the doors of the world’s most prestigious venues, and to say with confidence that they belong.

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS SINCE 2017 6,000

POSITIVE IMPACTS ON:

SOCIAL IMPACT JOURNEY 2017:

Sisters Grimm piloted their social impact programme as an act of community cohesion around the tragic events of Grenfell Tower and London’s terrorist attacks. 2000 children and young people and some the Grenfell volunteers saw Voices of the Amazon for free that Summer.

 We brought a large group of children and they were on their feet at the end... it’s ignited a real love of music and dance. It was an amazing show and we felt very privileged to be there.

Lauren Seager-Smith, CEO KidsScape

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Winner of Best Show in the Brazilian
International Press Awards
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 ‘Enjoyable, Inventive Choreography, animated
‘Beyond All Expectations’ performers and Spellbinding music’
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 ‘Illuminating the stage’ The Daily Express

WEST END: Following the resoundingly positive feedback, in 2019 for the West End shows of INALA, Sisters Grimm partnered with the Prince’s Trust founded in 1976 by Charles, Prince of Wales to help vulnerable young people get their lives on track. 1,200 school students received amazing enrichment opportunities around the event. The young people experienced a Q&A with the cast, an in-school workshop and a seat at a performance of the show at the Peacock Theatre in London’s West End.

SOCIAL IMPACT 2019: JOURNEY

Positive Impact 100%

of teachers and group leaders have asked to be notified when the next show is available as it has such a positive impact on their students.

SOCIAL IMPACT JOURNEY

2019:

SINGAPORE: the first international premiere of the outreach programme with 500 beneficiaries.

ROYAL ALBERT HALL LONDON: On 23rd October the Royal Albert Hall welcomed 1,300 young people and their families to watch INALA for free. Community groups, school groups and young people with additional needs were seated throughout the auditorium, participating as equals in this Gala event. Sisters Grimm appointed Keelan Johnson who was taking part in a Prince’s Trust Team Programme to be an Ambassador for INALA and present the behind the scenes documentary film at the Royal Albert Hall.

CHINA: Sisters Grimm expand their programme on their premiere tour of China engaging and collaborating with Ministers for Education, local government officials, major universities and NGO’s. Another 1000 participants experienced INALA and new ties were forged between theatres and universities allowing for deeper engagement and audience growth. Sisters Grimm were also invited to Educational residencies and to join Arts University advisory boards.

2020 and beyond:

We want to offer more and more young people the chance to be at our shows, to meet the creatives and cast, to have a workshop with a member of the company, and eventually to be part of the industry too.

PREVIOUS PROGRAMME OUTCOMES

Special Educational Needs

INALA schools programme was an important intervention for SEN students who find traditional education spaces difficult. They were able to find new ways of reacting to art that wouldn’t have been discovered in a classroom. Students felt excited and included.

A boy who never really smiles or goes out sat with me and was up clapping and smiling.

A parent of a student who says very little in school sent me an email saying ‘he had a great time was really glad he went, he sent me lots of photos with him and his friends and of the stage and rehearsals, he even face timed his little brother, so he could see. He also kept in contact letting me know each stage of his journey and evening. And talked about it when he got home. Thank you for giving him this Opportunity.

PREVIOUS PROGRAMME OUTCOMES

Wellbeing

It is incredibly difficult to confirm that access to the arts has an impact on mental health and wellbeing, particularly over such a short time frame. However, one piece of feedback highlights this correlation in one student:

One girl told another teacher “I had the best sleep ever!”. Now this might sound strange, but she was actually saying that watching the dancing and the music beating through her body just made her so relaxed that she felt totally rested at the end, more so than she has felt at home in a very long time.

Concentration

Although it is not possible to prove whether visiting the production of INALA improved students concentration at school, a teacher had this to say of her students:

Many of these students can find a lesson sitting down a real challenge but they all managed to be focused for the whole show. This is a true testament to just how good you are.

TRUSTEE REPORT YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 2020

ROYAL ALBERT HALL SOCIAL IMPACT REPORT OCTOBER 2019

INTRODUCTION

Too many young people do not have access to high quality arts venues, shows or events. They might be held back by their socio-economic background, where they live, their health, or a lack of access to creative subjects through their education.

Sisters Grimm believe young people are entitled to more. We want to show young people that they have a place in this sector. We want young people to see performers that look like them on a West End stage. We want them to meet the cast and creatives who make this happen, and to realise that the route into this industry is not a straight line, but a journey of many different diversions and cross roads. We want them to walk through the doors of the world’s most prestigious venues, and to say with confidence that they belong.

Sisters Grimm are proud that prior to the RoyalALbert Hall show 3,500 young people had attended a performance for free since 2017 through its social impact work.

For the West End shows in May 2019, Sisters Grimm partnered with the Prince’s Trust to offer 1,000 school students a Q&A with the cast, an in-school workshop and a seat at a performance of the show at the Peacock Theatre in London.

On 23rd October at the Royal Albert Hall welcomed 1,100 young people and their families in a single night to watch INALA for free. Community groups, school groups and young people with additional needs were seated throughout the auditorium, participating as equals in this Gala event.

This marked the next phase of our social impact mission.

In the coming months and years we want to offer more and more young people the chance to be at our shows, to meet the cast, to have a workshop with a member of the company - and eventually to be on that stage too.

BIOGRAPHIES

Rafiya Bhaiyat

Schools & Community Cohesion Programme Manager

Rafiya joined Sisters Grimm this year as the Social Impact Manager, inspired by our mission to make the arts accessible to all young people. Rafiya has worked in the education system for 13 years, teaching children in London and Gloucestershire. She has a great passion for innovation and a strong belief in justice for all, wanting change for people around the globe as well as in the local community. To this end, she is involving herself in like-minded businesses, and also charities which combat human trafficking, whilst seeing how Sisters Grimm can open up the world of performing arts to those in need.

Eibhlish Flemming

Schools & Community Cohesion Programme Manager

Eibhlish is an arts education, participation and outreach manager with a passion for the transformative power of theatre and performance. She currently works with a grant-making charity named Spirit of 2012, which was born from the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games. They fund arts and sports projects that foster greater community cohesion, empower young people and challenge perceptions of disability. Her previous managerial roles at Shakespeare Schools Festival, Shakespeare’s Globe and Children & the Arts have all been focussed on co-creating high-quality, curriculum-based creative programmes for use in the classroom. She has been working with Sisters Grimm for over a year, providing support to develop and deliver the company’s social impact and widening participation mission.

Keelan Johnson INALA Ambassador

Keelan was born in London and grew up in Orpington and Brixton. An enthusiastic, persistent and confident individual, Keelan became aware of INALA (and the show’s Producers) during a Prince’s Trust Team Programme he was taking part in. He is currently completing an apprenticeship in marketing and business and spends his free time writing music and producing tracks. Keelan says that ‘being an Ambassador for INALA is a massive and special occasion for me, I can see the shows direction and feel I can unlock my potential with the cast and much more. The future is yet to be told, but big things are ahead for INALA with inspiration from Soweto. All I can say is watch this space’.

Ronx @Dr Ronx - 30 Jan Yessssssssss 2nd decade of the #sistersgrimm fantastic work. I saw @INALA Live with @HackneyQkJest at @RoyalAlbertHall and we were blown away. The @Sowetogospel alongside black and brown Contemporylballet dancers in the west end was a vision and thanks for all the free tickets! Ronx @Dr_Ronx . 30 Jan BIG UP The Founders and directors of Sisters Grimm ex-Royal Ballet ballerina Pietra Mello-pittman and Grammy-nominated composer Ella Spira I Imagine I got shivers watching the round up video! HERES TO THE NEXT 10 years, YOU HAVE A FIRM SUPPORTER HERE Ronx @Dr Ronx . 30 Jan The visions of diversity in song and dance that these two awesome women bring to stage is something that I have NEVER seen before. Ronx @Dr_Ronx . 30 Jan And big up for recruiting this lovely, articulate and CAMERA READY 18 year old as your reel presenter Il've forgotten his namel but not his face. He is defo the f uture of presenting I know for A FACT that the young people who came with me had some forrnative moments watching @INALA Live

INALA

WEDNESDAY 23[RD] OCTOBER 2019

Prior information before the show

How many organisations filled in the initial form? 65

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43.1%
30.8%
23.9%
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Your organisation is a:

 School  Community Organisations  College  Further Education  Further Education College  College

 Children’s Charity

 Community College  Adult Education Centre  Youth Theatre Group  Dance Academy  Dance Youth Group  Dance School  Outreach Theatre Project  Homeless Women’s Day Centre and Hospital

Are you interested in a free workshop delivered by a member of the production team at your organisation? if so, Sisters Grimm will be in touch to discuss this.

 Yes  No

INALA

WEDNESDAY 23[RD] OCTOBER 2019

Prior information before the show

How many responses?

65

How do you hope this group will benefit from seeing INALA at the Royal Albert Hall? Tick as many as applicable.

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Inspiration 60 (92.3%)
Inclusion 41 (63.1%)
Wellbeing 35 (53.8%)
Artistic Disciplines 35 (53.8%)
Celebrate Diversity 54 (83.1%)
Access Emotions 31 (47.7%)
New Experience
1 (1.5%)
Cultural Awareness 1 (1.5%)
1 (1.5%)
To support their Qualification 1 (1.5%)
1 (1.5%)
Many of these families would never acce... 1 (1.5%)
1 (1.5%)
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sheromle brewster l￿catChpr0JecT . Oci 26, 2019 Replying to Qo)INALA Livè and @RoyalAlbèrtHall All inspiring Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Ballet a great time thank you encore encore Dr Xand van Tulleken • • @Xand￿ . Oct 24, 2019 So lucky to sit with LdHackneyQuest at @INALLLive- I've not had a ljetter evening out in many years. Naturally @Dr Ronx was being naughty. What a great evening= thanks to the incredibte @_Sisters_Grimm the whole @RovalAlbertHall on ourfeet! Isi Y%" Bom2bdllterent Q&EomZbditlerent . Dct 23, 2U19 Huge gratrtude to @OasisPlay IcoknrG foNRrd toth8 one performance by @Sowelogospel @INALA Live kid(iry off at 7.30k¥n @FioyalAlbertHall choolholidays #earers having a life of thr own AU 13 e Hackney Quost @HackneyQuest. Oct 24, 2019 'MASSIVE THANK YOU" to @INALLLive & @Dr_Ronx for an amazing nightl Our YP loved tti L Ronx.. Arranges amazing exFeriences for our YP Ll 2 0 14

INALA

WEDNESDAY 23[RD] OCTOBER 2019

Post show

How many organisations came? 46 How many 1112 people came?

How many 22 responses?

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For how many people in your group was this their first time at the Ropyal Albert Hall?

How did yiu hear about our giveaway tickets?

INALA

WEDNESDAY 23[RD] OCTOBER 2019

Post show

How many responses? 22

Do yoiu think this will inspire your group to pursue more opportunities to get involved in dance, music or performance in general?

13.6%  Yes  No  Maybe 86.4%

Please tick the words which best describe the show. You can tick as many boxes as you like.

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Exhilirating 15 (68.2%)
Joyous 18 (81.8%)
Diverse 18 (81.8%)
Fun 17 (77.3%)
Inclusive 10 (45.5%)
Stunning 15 (68.2%)
Incredible 19 (86.4%)
Spectacular 20 (90.9%)
Epic 7 (31.8%)
1 (4.5%)
Moving & Inspirational 1 (4.5%)
1 (4.5%)
A Masterpiece! 1 (4.5%)
Beautiful, Musical 1 (4.5%)
A Night to Remember 1 (4.5%)
Creative 1 (4.5%)
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INALA

WEDNESDAY 23[RD] OCTOBER 2019

Post show

How many responses?

22

Please let us know which of the following would interest you and your group in future. Tick all that apply.

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Workshops with the cast & company 18 (81.8%)
Community & schools participating ste... 9 (40.9%)
Careers workshops with the creators 13 (59.1%)
Q&A session with the cast and company 11 (50%)
Tickets to future productions 22 (100%)
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One of my students asked me if I would be able to learn one of the dances and teach them it. We don’t have dance in our curriculum so I run a dance club at lunch time. Students said that it was ‘Amazingly breath-taking, I was sitting on the edge of my seat!

Ella - Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School

Our group could not stop talking about the show. They were so grateful for the opportunity and loved every minute. Tom Misenti - Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

My students loved attending the performance - they are from diverse backgrounds and seeing diverse people and companies on stage is important. They were also impressed with the talented singers and dancers and the RAH itself! Thank you for the opportunity. Alice - Westminster Academy

The group were buzzing, talking about it on the bus ride home. Their favourite dancers the music the atmosphere. Sport at the Heart

The show was really good, the music and singing and dancing was fantastic, it’s actually nice to be able to go to the theatre as a family and other community members. Thank you for the free tickets and the opportunity for the kids to be involved in different experiences. We are open to going to more shows in the future.

FAST project

For all our young people it was the first time at the Royal Albert Hall, they took lots of photos to show to all their friends. One of them said “one of best days of my life” another one said “I forgot all the problems I had tonight”. All of them have gone through a lot in their live’s, leaving their home country for a safe place but not having their family is hard, however on the night of the show they forgot about their problems and they had a brilliant time. Thank you to Sisters Grimm, is very much appreciated by everyone. Luljeta - Shpresa Programme house

The Wickerscharity @WickersThe . Oct 25, 2019 An amazing evening @INALA Live @WickersThe really enjoyed the show a mas51ve shout of thanks to all Candlceat LCC@MaxRoach @canjam @INALLLive we loved it

lccatmaxroach at #RoyalAlbertHall

For 13 out of the 20 participants this is #first experience watching live ballet O hugemongous thanks to @_Sisters_Grimm @Londonyouth 131 view5 0..15 10'.45 ri 2 9..00 PM. Oct 23, 2019 . TwrtterforArKlroid

REPORT ON THE PREMIERE INALA CHINA TOUR DECEMBER 2019

INTRODUCTION

Following on from the West End, Singapore, Prince Harry’s concert at Hampton Court Palace and the Royal Albert Hall we are delighted to have taken the successful first step in touring INALA in China, marking the beginning of a long term partnership between Sisters Grimm and Poly.

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YUNNAN GRAND THEATRE, Kunming QINTAI GRAND THEATRE, Wuhan
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INALA PREMIERE CHINA TOUR

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TOTAL IMPACT
1,697,717
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VIP ATTENDEES INCLUDED:

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PINGSHAN THEATRE, Shenzhen GUANGXI CULTURE & ART CENTRE, Nanning
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COVERAGE INCLUDED:
Local Media CIIE Local Universities
Major social media influencers across WeChat, Weibo and Tik Tok
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IMPACT REACH WOR 1211 21119 Workshops in Kunming and Wuhan .10.00-11.30 Sr¢ •.

VISION & NEXT STEPS

FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF THIS FIRST TOUR, SISTERS GRIMM’S VISION IS:

To continue touring Inala to all other Poly venues, available from May 2020 onwards.

VISION & NEXT STEPS CONTINUED

A new China show, as a co-production between Sisters Grimm and Poly. Sisters Grimm Industry training academy and consultation in line with all future China tours. Continue to support via cultural, collaborative, live entertainment, the One Belt One Road initiative.

Premiere China Tour of Voices Of The Amazon in 2020 to align with the Cop15 Biodiversity summit during October and the Green is GREAT campaign.

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‘Beyond All Expectations’
Reviewers Hub
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‘Enjoyable, Inventive Choreography, animated
performers and Spellbinding music’
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Winner of Best Show in the Brazilian
International Press Awards
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  ‘A true visual treat’ ‘Illuminating the stage’ Rene Africa, Audience The Daily Express

感谢信

SISTERS GRIMM TRAINING PROGRAMME

In addition to the many workshop participants, we also appointed the first Inala intern at the Yunnan Grand Theatre from Yunnan Arts University, working with the Education Minister and the University Dean. The student of their choice was awarded an Internship Certificate following their immersion in a foreign language environment which deepened their industry knowledge and experience.

We wish to continue our Education programme to:

  1. Further individual professional development and Industry experience.

  2. Deepen the relationship between Poly Venues and Universities.

2019 年12 月5 日-7 日，在云南省大剧院，英国格林姐妹舞 团带来《INALA》舞剧，此舞剧曾获格莱美奖提名，享誉世界， 今年正式在中国巡演，昆明是第一站。云南艺术学院有幸获得免 费观看演出的机会。经有效组织和踊跃参与，我校共计300 名师 生现场观看了演出。12 月5 日，我校组织了100 名学生观看舞 剧，近距离感受到了国际顶尖艺术表达的水准，深受震撼。12 月6 日，我校组织各二级学院领导和专业老师观看舞剧，获得了 全体领导和老师的高度评价，从舞美、服饰、到现场音效均是国

际顶尖水平。12 月7 日，我校领导和行政部门教职工观看了舞 剧，被舞剧超凡的现场效果所吸引，深深地沉浸其中，领会了“艺 术无国界”的真实涵义。

SISTERS GRIMM Ltd trading as SG SHOW 1 LTD

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实习证明书

同时，我校也有幸在舞团在昆期间，于12 月3 日邀请到了 本证书授予 舞团创始人、《INALA》舞剧制作人、前英国皇家芭蕾舞团领舞 李明（Charles Li） Pietra Mello-Pittman 女士来我校开展了3 个创意工作坊，共 因为他与Sisters Grimm实习期间的出⾊⼯作150 名师生参加。3 个工作坊分别针对了音乐学院、戏剧学院的 ⾃2019年11⽉28⽇起，李明与Sisters Grimm合作，营销和推⼴本公司的表演艺术作品50 名学生，50 位学校教职工和舞蹈学院的50 名师生。Pietra 《INALA - ⾮洲祖鲁⾳乐舞蹈剧》，该剧于2019年12⽉5⽇、6⽇和7Mello-Pittman⽇在云南省⼤剧院举⾏女士敬业的态度，满满的活力感染了参与工作坊 中国⾸演。 的每一位师生，大家领略了不同文化肢体表达与表演的魅力，不 在演出的前期，李明准备了⼀份清晰的营销政策⽂件，安排线上线下的营销物料的制 作与发布，并且跟INALA表演团在剧院时担任了⼀名重要的团队成员，为此获得了断寻求新的表达同时思考与自身特色的有利结合，获益良多。3600元⼈ 民币的报酬。 本⼈对李明的职业道德、乐意态度和不懈努⼒都感到⾮常满意。李明⼀向彬彬有礼，外事处谨代表云南艺术学院感谢英国格林姐妹团队带来的 态度热情。 Sisters Grimm祝他今后⼯作好运，祝他今后⼯作好运， 顶尖艺术水准的精彩演出，给我校师生免费观摩演出的机会，以 Pietra Mello-Pittman and Ella Spira Letter of Thanks

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INTERNSHIP CERTIFICATION

THIS CERTIFICATE IS AWARDED TO 中国⾸演。

CHARLES LI

FOR HIS EXCEPTIONAL WORK DURING HIS INTERNSHIP WITH SISTERS GRIMM.

FROM 28[TH] NOVEMBER 2019 CHARLES LI WORKED SISTERS GRIMM IN THE MARKETING AND 态度热情。 PROMOTION OF THEIR PRODUCTION INALA – A ZULU BALLET, THAT HAD IT’S CHINA PREMIERE AT YUNNNAN GRAND THEATRE 5[[TH]] , 6[[TH]] AND 7[[TH]] DECEMBER 2019 Sisters Grimm祝他今后⼯作好运，祝他今后⼯作好运，

PROMOTION OF THEIR PRODUCTION INALA – A ZULU BALLET, THAT HAD IT’S CHINA PREMIERE AT YUNNNAN GRAND THEATRE 5[[TH]] , 6[[TH]] AND 7[[TH]] In the lead up to shows, Charles Li prepared a clear marketing strategy document, arranged for assets to be created and displayed, worked as a valuable team member when he was at the theatre with the INALA company and for this work he was paid 3600RMB. Pietra Mello-Pittman Directors, Sisters Grimm Ltd

We were very satisfied with his work ethic, willingness and execution of the tasks given to him. Charles was polite and had a warm manner throughout.

www.sisters-grimm.co.uk www.inala.co.uk www.voicesoftheamazon.co.uk

We wish him the best of luck for his future work.

With all our best wishes

Chinese Intern Certificate

Pietra Mello-Pittman and Ella Spira Directors Sisters Grimm Ltd

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English Intern Certificate

Thank you so much for the opportunity, tonight. It was one of those nights I’ll tell my children about. Everything was just perfect, the choreography was well executed, the music scores were brilliant. I enjoyed every bit of it. Thanks so much.

That was a beautiful show and everyone loved the workshop too!! So many thanks for everything!!!

My friend’s daughter said to me ‘I’ve lived for 8 years and this has been the best day so far!’ The whole cast, dancers, singers and musicians were all outstanding and it came together to create a captivating piece. We’ve come home singing and dancing! Thank you!!!

Know that you’ve really brightened up so many peoples lives here in Kunming! Thanks so much!

It is absolutely a wonderful show and is full of love, strength and passion! Thank you so much for this opportunity for children and parents from three organizations. Some parents said they rarely have the opportunity to accompany their kids for an outing due to their busy work! Some are the first time for the whole family going out together!

Thanks for such a gorgeous show. I really love it and hope there’ll be more shows in China from Sister Grimm.

SISTERS GRIMM PRESENTS GRAMMY[®] AWARD-WINNING SOUTH AFRICAN LEGENDS SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR IN SOUTH AFRICAN DANCE MUSICAL

CONTACT

Pietra Mello Pittman +44 7760 166 297 Ella Spira +44 7724 302 842 - mail@sisters grimm.co.uk - www.sisters grimm.co.uk

Sisters Grimm Ltd @sistersgrimmltd @sistersgrimmshows @EllaPietra

Trailblazing culturally themed spectacles.

Sisters Grimm are an award winning, Grammy nominated and critically acclaimed London based production company. Their shows celebrate a modern take on international folklore culture and , tradition, through an exciting fusion of dance, music and song, that appeals to diverse contemporary audiences around the world.

★★★★★

★★★★ ‘STUNNING’

The Independent

★★★★ ‘A MASSIVE HIT’ The Telegraph

INALA +1

INALA

a South African dance musical Wednesday 23[rd] October 2019 Royal Albert Hall

A celebration of South Africa today featuring the Multi Grammy and Emmy award winning Soweto Gospel Choir with current and former dancers from the Royal Ballet, Rambert and Alvin Ailey and London’s finest musicians .

INALA marks 25 Years of South African democracy, and in 2020 will celebrate 20 years since Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom. The spectacular gala on 23[rd] of October falls on World Ballet day and Black History Month.

A huge critical success, this show was awarded a Grammy nomination, and was featured on the UK’s Royal Variety Performance and Prince Harry’s Hampton Court Palace concert. It has sold out major theatres and concert halls internationally, drawing in 30-45% first time theatre attendees, and received standing ovations every show.

Choreography: Mark Baldwin OBE

Act 1 40minutes Interval Act 2 40minutes

Music: Ella Spira, Joseph Shabalala & Ladysmith Black Mambazo Design & Storyboard Artist: Temple Clark Costume Design: Georg Meyer-Wiel Sound Designer: Adrian Rhodes Lighting Design: Ben Cracknell

INALA, a Zulu Ballet tour of the Peoples Republic of China Wednesday 3[rd] December until Monday 23[rd] December 2019

Forecasted live theatre audience in CHINA 20,000

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The production

Following a hugely successful West End and Singapore run and performance for Prince Harry at his Sentebale concert at Hampton Court Palace this summer, the hugely anticipated, Grammy-nominated show INALA - A Zulu Ballet, is touring to China this December.

The 12 performances in 4 major cities, will star the original West End cast of over 25 world-class dancers and singers, which includes 2019 Grammy Award winners Soweto Gospel Choir, current and former dancers from the Royal Ballet and Rambert, Chinese-Singaporean dancer and SOTA graduate Adelene Stanley with a band of some of London’s best musicians. INALA, meaning abundance of goodwill in Zulu, was conceived to mark 20 years of democracy in South Africa in 2014, promoting equality and celebrating diversity today. The show is an uplifting cultural experience, powered by an explosion of live music, song and dance.

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‘I was very much impressed by their approach to the world wide problem of deforestation and attacks upon the indigenous populations’

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TOTAL REACH OVER 175 million

PR Reach TOTAL 184,558,869 ……………………………………………………………………. Live Audience TOTAL 105,000

……………………………………………………………………. Social Impact Programme TOTAL 3,500

INALA has been featured in the above publications

“ We have a vision of a society that celebrates diversity, in which individuals are inspired, access their emotions, and are empowered to take their own decisions. Sisters Grimm aims to enhance empathy, self-expression and inspiration among children and young people by offering them access to high quality entertaining shows and related workshops, that help to construct frameworks for their creative development and activity.”

INALA & Social Impact

This year we launched a partnership with The Princes Trust for a careers opportunity initiative, which saw over 1,000 young people from lower socio economic areas attend INALA during the run in the West End where they joined the company for their warm up on stage, had a short talk from different key team members, they got to ask any questions they had and then they watched the show alongside all the other audience members. The ambition of the programme is to break down barriers, to inspire and help educate young people about the career opportunities within live entertainment. There was also an educational piece for other audience members around inclusivity which we are confident translated and was appreciated. The energy those groups brought into the theatre was special and the reaction and feedback was truly wonderful and overwhelming

They enjoyed the visit so much that they all attended twice, one of the students was reduced to tears at the end of the performance. The group lead told SG that many of the students struggle with time management and motivation, for them to attend the production twice is a testament to the impact of the production and how welcoming the team were. They often feel unwelcome and forgotten by society and at the show they were welcomed and celebrated.

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PUPILS FEEDBACK

“I LIKED THE SPECIAL TREATMENT, IT MADE ME FEEL I WAS ABOUT TO SEE SOMETHING THAT WOULD CHANGE MY LIFE.” “I LOVED SEEING THE PERFORMERS BEFORE THE SHOW. IT’S LIKE WE GOT TO KNOW THEM.”

“I WOULD WATCH INALA AGAIN DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT SEPARATED US FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD AND WORDS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTAIN HOW I REALLY FEEL ABOUT THE SHOW OTHER THAN IT WAS AMAZING.” “WE ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE PIECE AND IT WAS MADE EVEN BETTER BY MARK BALDWIN ENGAGING WITH OUR STUDENTS, WHAT A HERO!” “BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCE THAT TOUCHED OUR HEARTS”

SISTERS GRIMM PROGRAMME OUTCOMES

Special Educational Needs

INALA schools programme was an important intervention for SEN students who find traditional education spaces difficult. They were able to find new ways of reacting to art that wouldn’t have been discovered in a classroom. Students felt excited and included.

“A boy who never really smiles or goes out sat with me and was up clapping and smiling.”

“A parent of a student who says very little in school sent me an email saying ‘he had a great time was really glad he went, he sent me lots of photos with him and his friends and of the stage and rehearsals, he even face timed his little brother, so he could see. He also kept in contact letting me know each stage of his journey and evening. And talked about it when he got home. Thank you for giving him this opportunity.’”

Wellbeing

It is incredibly difficult to confirm that access to the arts has an impact on mental health and wellbeing, particularly over such a short time frame. However, one piece of feedback highlights this correlation in one student:

“One girl told another teacher “I had the best sleep ever!”. Now this might sound strange, but she was actually saying that watching the dancing and the music beating through her body just made her so relaxed that she felt totally rested at the end, more so than she has felt at home in a very long time.”

Concentration

Although it is not possible to prove whether visiting the production of INALA improved students concentration at school, a teacher had this to say of her students:

“Many of these students can find a lesson sitting down a real challenge but they all managed to be focused for the whole show. This is a true testament to just how good you are.”

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Sisters Grimm’s world-renowned multi disciplinary, multi-cultural show INALA has been praised for its audio visual spectacle, selling out theatres across the country. For world-leading theatre visit the UK.

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SISTERS GRIMM BOARD

DIRECTORS

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Co Founder/Creative Producer

Pietra was a First Artist allerina with the Royal Ballet, at the Royal Opera House in London. After winning the Ursula Morton Choreography Competition in 2001, while at the Royal Ballet School in London, Pietra started on the path to becoming a producer through her subsequent choreographies. Passionate about cross-cultural, multi disciplinary collaborations and carrying with her the high standards from her professional life as a ballerina, she retired from the Royal Ballet in 2015 to focus on producing.

Stephen Kane is the owner and founder of Stephen Kane Colleen Jennings-Roggensack is Executive director of & Company a specialist advisor to the retail and leisure ASU Gammage, one of the top touring Broadway venues sectors, advising on the occupation and ownership of in America. She is an award-winning leader in the artscommercial real estate throughout the UK, Europe and presenting world and a Tony voter. the USA. He is also is a Non-Executive Director of Brooks Brothers UK Ltd and Furla UK Ltd and a Governor, Trustee and Director of The Central School of Ballet.

Mark Wagman is a talent executive and was part of the BAFTA winning team behind Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration. More recently Mark oversaw the talent for HRH The Prince of Wales’s 70th Birthday celebration.

Co Founder/Composer & Producer

Roy Luxford is currently Planning and Operations Director Arlene Phillips CBE is a household name as a multiple at the Edinburgh International Festival. He has run three of Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee for her the UK’s most prominent production companies, worked work as a choreographer, director, TV presenter and on many international productions and has collaborated former dancer. She has choreographed West End and with leading London and international venues. Broadway musicals such as Starlight Express and Saturday Night Fever, which she also directed, directed the choreography of the Commonwealth Games opening and closing ceremonies, and was a judge on Strictly Come Dancing and So You Think You Can Dance.

Alistair Gosling is the Founder and CEO of Extreme Sports. With over 25 years’ experience in media, marketing, licensing and real estate development. He launched the Extreme Sports Channel brand in over 60 countries and is on the advisory board of Qiddiya, the sports, entertainment and cultural destination being developed in Saudi Arabia.

Ella Spira is a Grammy Nominated, London-based composer who has created film scores, dance compositions, adverts, and theme songs for major campaigns such as UNICEF and kids Tv shows including Hi5. She has also arranged remixes for many musicians such as Nelly and Bruno Mars, and in 2008 Ella was nominated for the Channel 4 Talented Newcomers Award for Production Music. Last year Ella was one of the music judges for the RTS Awards.

SISTERS GRIMM PRESENTS

GRAMMY[®] AWARD-WINNING SOUTH AFRICAN LEGENDS

IN SOUTH AFRICAN DANCE MUSICAL

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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRODUCERS OF

INALA means abundance of goodwill in Zulu. Through true collaboration, the show was born out of a desire to unite different cultures, artistic disciplines, backgrounds and celebrate diversity, giving an equal voice to all in one space.

At the very beginning in 2009, we met Ladysmith Black Mambazo for the first time and shared our desire to collaborate on a new show in a new way. We experienced each others performances. We saw their performance at Cadogan Hall and with support from Lord Tony Hall, they attended a Royal Ballet performance at the Royal Opera House where Pietra was performing. Everything then hinged on whether the dream of a music writing collaboration between Joseph Shabalala, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Ella Spira could come true.

In 2010, Ella first sat at the piano in the Durban Playhouse, surrounded by the nine, all male choir members of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and she played the first four chords she had prepared. Joseph closed his eyes, tilted back his head and sang the song title words ‘USIZI’. When asked what the song meant Joseph explained, When asked what the song meant, Joseph explained it’s about perseverance and resilience in the face of challenge and grief. This is ‘Joseph’s message’, the only English speaking moment in the show, spoken tonight by Soweto Gospel Choir member Mary Mulovhedsi. From this seed, the show grew gradually, one song at a time and to this day we feel Usizi is one of the most poignant moments in the show. Usizi is the message in, and the story of INALA.

The narrative is an interpretation of a community at the beginning of a day. We get a sense of different characters, a pair of lovers, family etc. One character falls out of step with the rest of the community, not partaking, he spirals and loses his way, going to the city where he runs into trouble. Act 2 is about redemption, forgiveness and the meaning of home; he returns to his community and is welcomed back with open arms.

We are honoured to welcome you to the Royal Albert Hall tonight, in Black History Month and on World Ballet Day, to experience the emotion of INALA for yourselves.

Pietra Mello-Pittman and Ella Spira, Sisters Grimm.

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THE MAKING OF INALA

GUARDIAN DANCE CRITIC LYNDSEY WINSHIP SPEAKS WITH SISTERS GRIMM DIRECTORS, PIETRA MELLO-PITTMAN AND ELLA SPIRA ABOUT THE JOURNEY OF INALA.

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“They move so beautifully and rhythmically,” adds Baldwin. “And they can
tap dance like you wouldn’t believe!”
“I’ve listened back to the recordings,” says Spira, “and what gospel
singing does is it pushes slightly ahead of the beat. Whereas Ladysmith
Black Mambazo sat ever so slightly behind the beat. So it adds a whole
different level of excitement. It’s like a big, bright, massive sunrise.” Baba
agrees: “You can feel the music going through your body, it’s an incredible
experience,” she says.
In addition to Baba, there are more new dancers, including Brazilian Hicaro
Nicolai (“He’s gorgeous, just made for this show,” says Mello-Pittman) and
Manchester-born Nahum McLean, who comes with a background in hip hop
and African dance and training at the Ailey School in New York (“He’s
dynamite,” says Baldwin.). The cast are deliberately individual – there’s no
conformity of height, build or training – but what they have in common
is a connection to the material. “We don’t just audition them, we
interview them,” says Mello-Pittman. “We ask them why they want
to be on the show, how they connect to it, how they feel about the
music and the themes.”
One performer from the original cast who returns is South African
ballet dancer Ashleigh Wilson (now based in the US). She grew up with
Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s music. “It takes me back home, and the
same thing happens when I perform INALA,” she says. It’s not only that
music that whisks her back to Cape Town. “In the sound design they’ve
integrated a lot of the sounds you hear in South Africa, whether it’s crickets
or drum beats,” she says. “I remember people coming out of the theatre and
crying: ‘The crickets, the crickets!’. These sounds are really special.”
But more than just homely nostalgia, the show has something to say for
South Africa today. “For me it’s also a show about humanity and how such
a diverse cast can connect in one voice,” says Wilson. “That feels really
similar to the way I perceive South Africa as it heals from its past, trying
to move forward with a new generation, uniting different colours and
cultures and I think that touches people’s hearts a lot.”
This may not only be a message for South Africa, thinks Mello-
Pittman. “INALA is a story about togetherness, home and
community,” she says. “Given that this show is going out just
after Brexit, I think there couldn’t be a more poignant time
for it. There’s a sadness in some of the songs but it’s an
uplifting journey. It feels like everything’s going to be ok if
we all stick together. We’re all in it together,
we’re all just people, we share the same
space – that’s the message.”
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SONGS & DESCRIPTIONS
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THE GRAMMY[®] NOMINATED INALA SCORE

SIYOPHUMELELA

EZA MALOBOLO

I have found the one! I have seen a nice lady and I want to pay the dowry (cattle) and marry her!

You must overcome the obstacles in your way.

ASIJABULE

KHULUMANAYE

The time of sorrow is over. Let’s celebrate!

Talk to her! Talk to her! Do not suffer or suppress your feelings! Letters take a long time to reach her! Talk to her, don’t be afraid!

HAYI BO SISEBENZA KANZIMA

We work very hard!

WONGILINDA NG’FIKA

WAMUHLE NTOMBI

Don’t talk about me behind my back!

You are so beautiful young lady! It’s time to choose the way you go and the one to be with!

NGIYAYAZI ‘NTO ENGIYENZAYO, UZOKHALA NGOBANI NA

BABEMTHANDE BABEMZONDA

Some loved him, Some did not!

You are making trouble my friend! We have been warning you for a long time, you who gets told but does not listen, who will you blame for your situation now!

~~INTERVAL~~

NGISELE NGEDWA

UHLULEKILE UMAKOTI

You have left me today, my heart is painful, broken. I am left alone here.

The cows will be returned. The bride has failed, they will be returned. All of them!

USHESHE WAFIKA

MANA KANCANE

Without me knowing that you are coming you unexpectedly turned up! We tell you that you are welcome here at home, we are happy to see you!

A boy walks through his village to a wedding. He passes a girl. She needs to ask permission to join him. He hurries her but she says be patient.

JOSEPH’S MESSAGE

USIZI

There are many things that may hinder you when you want to do something good. But if you focus, you can go there!

Grief, we dodge it everywhere. We are focused on where we are heading. We face challenges and obstacles but we keep going.

NGIDONSE

KUHLE LAPHEKHAYA

Help me, guide me, show me the way. If you have troubles that you need help with, ask people for that help. It’s important to seek help when you need it!

Home is beautiful. I will now go back home, because they love me there.

NOM’ UNGANGIFHIYA

SIYO PHINDA FUTHI SIBONANE

Even if you leave me I’ll never be alone, even if you go I don’t care!

We will see each other again — it was great being together. Farewell!

ZOMBUYA NINI NA

WOZA SAMBE

All those cattle I used to pay the dowry should be paid back! When will the cows come back again?

Come let’s go, let’s go home! Home is near. My home!

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ACT 2
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Soweto Gospel Choir was formed in September 2002 to celebrate the unique and inspirational power of South African Gospel music. Drawing on the very best talent from the many churches in and around Soweto, the choir was created to share the joy of faith and tradition through music. Rehearsing in a small garage next to the house of the Choir’s founding Musical Director, the late David Mulovhedzi, the choir has come from the humblest of beginnings, a small building on a dirt road in the back-streets of the township of Soweto through to the internationally renown music phenomenon.

Soweto Gospel Choir’s first album ‘Voices from Heaven’ was recorded within the first month of the choir’s formation and reached No.1 on Billboards World Music Chart just 3 weeks after it’s release in North America. In the following years Soweto Gospel Choir have won many coveted International awards including two prestigious Grammy Awards for Best Traditional World Music for their albums Blessed (2007) & African Spirit (2008), as well as their 2009 Oscar Best Song nomination for their collaboration with Peter Gabriel for his song ‘Down to Earth’ the theme for the Disney Pixar movie Wall-E.

In addition, Soweto Gospel Choir received a 2010 Emmy for their collaboration on 3 songs with U2 on ESPN’S promotional campaign for the FIFA World Cup.

Soweto Gospel Choir’s close association with Nelson Mandela has seen them become Ambassadors for his AID’s awareness campaign ‘46664’ which has taken them around the world, performing at 46664 concerts with famous artists including Aretha Franklin, Steve Wonder, Bono, Queen and Annie Lennox.

Inspired by their patron Archbishop Tutu, Soweto Gospel Choir have been international ambassadors for their nation and have performed at many of South Africa’s most historically significant occasions including the State Funeral of the late President Mandela, his memorial at St Paul’s Cathedral in London and at Winnie Mandela’s 2018 memorial service.

Over the years Soweto Gospel Choir have collaborated, performed and recorded with many of the worlds greatest music artists including Robert Plant, Josh Groban, Angelique Kidjo, Peter Gabriel, Amy Winehouse, Jimmy Cliff, Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder as well as South Africa’s own Johnny Clegg.

Following Soweto Gospel Choir’s 3rd Grammy Award win, for Best Traditional Music album in February 2019, they are thrilled to be able to celebrate their love of music and of Africa in this extraordinary production which is INALA.

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CAST & CREW
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Sipho Ngcamu

Warren Mahlangu

Mlungiseleni Jones

Lungisani Mhlongo

Nersia (Sophie) Mofokeng

Mulalo Mulovhedzi

Anele Bizane

Phumlani Msibi

Mazwe Mhlongo

Hlengiwe Msomi

Siyabolela Mkefa

Gugu Mbongwa

Linda Sambo

Tobela Mpela (Leon)

Mary Mulovhedzi

Phello Sejake

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DANCERS
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Nafisah Baba
Nafisah started dancing at
the Pamela Howard School
of Dance before joining
the West London School of
Dance age 9. At 16 she was
awarded a DaDa and started
training at Tring Park School
for the Performing Arts
where she graduated with
Trinity’s National Diploma
in Professional Dance in
2015. After graduating,
Nafisah joined Chrysalis
London where her love for
Contemporary dance flourished under the direction of Jodie
Blemings and in April 2017, she won BBC Young Dancer.
She then joined Phoenix Dance Theatre as a Guest Artist
for the production of ‘Windrush’. Since then Nafisah has
been freelancing, returning to the Sadler’s Wells stage and
performing in the UK and internationally, and in November
will start working with Kate Prince on her new production
‘Message in a Bottle’.
Nafisah is incredibly excited to be a part of INALA!
IG: @nafisahbaba
Elly Braund
Elly was born in Cornwall,
where she began dancing at
the age of five. She trained
at Laban conservatoire
for contemporary dance,
graduating in 2011.
Elly joined Richard Alston
Dance Company in 2011,
and is now in her ninth
year touring with the
company performing works
by Sir Richard Alston and
associate choreographer
Martin Lawrance. Touring and performing in festivals and
theatres across the world including ‘Fall for Dance’ New York,
‘Schrittmacher’ Aachen, Germany, ‘Context’ festival Moscow.
Elly has also performed in works by Joseph Toonga, Kerry
Nicholls, Travis Clausen-knight, Martha Graham and Merce
Cunningham. Elly performed in the London cast for ‘Night of
100 solos: a Centennial Event’ in commemoration of Merce
Cunningham at the Barbican in 2019. In 2015 she received
her Masters Degree in Contemporary Dance from London
Contemporary Dance School. Elly joined the cast of INALA for
its West End premiere earlier this year
IG: @ellybraund
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Adelene Stanley Nicholas Shikkis
Adelene Stanley was part of Nicholas was born in
the original cast for INALA in Cyprus, where he began
their 2014 & 2015 seasons, training in Latin American
as well as their recent and Ballroom dance at the
West End and Singapore age of 3. He became the
productions earlier this year. National Champion of Cyprus
in Latin American Dance
Her dance training began at 17, representing Cyprus
at the School of The Arts in in various international
Singapore before moving to competitions. He trained at
Rambert School in London, the Rambert School of Ballet
where Adelene graduated and Contemporary Dance in
with First-Class Honours. London, graduating in 2016.
She received several He performed in La Traviata
scholarships from the Singapore National Arts Council and at the Royal Opera House and danced with Rambert in A Lihna
Nederlands Dans Theatre, as well as Outstanding Performance Curva by Itzik Gallili and The Creation by Mark Baldwin at
Awards in 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2013. Adelene was a company Sadler’s Wells.
artist with Frontier Danceland from 2016-2018, touring to
festivals in Israel, France and Taiwan, while working alongside Nicholas has also worked with Davide Bombana (for
choreographers such as Shahar Binyamini, Sita Ostheimer, DanceCyprus Company), Antonia Franceschi, Kerry Nicholls
Gabrielle Nankivell and Thomas Lebrun, among others. and Fotis Nicolaou. Nicholas joined the Richard Alston Dance
Company in 2016, performing works by Sir Richard Alston and
Adelene teaches various seminars and workshops across associate choreographer Martin Lawrance.
Europe and Southeast Asia, sharing her diverse repertoire of
classical and contemporary dance methodology with people In 2018 he received his Masters Degree in Contemporary
of varying ages and backgrounds. Adelene also serves as a dance from the London Contemporary Dance School.
lecturer for the Dance faculty at the Nanyang Academy of
Fine Arts as well as a Movement Consultant for the Theatre Nicholas was Dancing Times dancer of the month in
department at Anglo-Chinese Junior College. March 2019.
Adelene is currently based in Singapore where she works as IG: @nikolas2shikkis
a freelance artist, where she has expanded her repertoire to
work with brands including Porsche and Shiseido, providing
creative direction for product launches.
IG: @adelenestanleycheah • FB: @adelenestanleydancer
www.adelenestanley.com Nahum Mclean
Nahum began his formal
training at The Hammond
School, and continued his
training in Cuba at the
Sharia Johnson Prodanza Ballet.
Sharia Johnson was born Soon after, Nahum moved
in London, she trained at to New York to study at
The BRIT school before The Ailey School on the
graduating from Rambert Scholarship Program.
school of Ballet and
Contemporary. As a freelance dancer he
performed works by George
She previously toured Faison, Camille
nationally and internationally A Brown, Marcelo Gomes,
INALA in 2015, and Matthew Rushing to name a few, and has also performed
later went on to do an with companies such as Ballet Laura Alonzo, Complexions
apprenticeship with Richard Contemporary Ballet and Alvin Ailey American Dance
Alston Dance Company. Theatre. Nahum is currently a member of the Richard Alston
Following on to dance for Dance Company.
Michael Clark Company,
Rambert and Company Wayne McGregor. Sharia was The Theatre credits include: West Side Story International Tour,
Dancing Times ‘dancer of the month’ December 2018 issue. The Wiz 40th Anniversary Concert.
IG: @shariajohnson IG: @Nahummclean
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Jason Tucker Hicaro Nicolai
Jason first worked with Hícaro began his studies in
Sisters Grimm during classical ballet at the age
Rehearsal & Development of four, studying tap dance,
for ‘Voices of the Amazon’ jazz, piano, capoeira and
alongside his studies at Martha Graham’s modern
the Rambert School, where technique. In 2003, he
they graduated with a graduated from the Royal
first-class honours degree Academy of Dance, Brazil.
in 2018. Jason has also
danced for choreographers In 2004, he joined the
and companies including SESIMINAS Cia de Dança
Richard Alston Dance as a trainee dancer for 2
Company, Carlos Pons years (classic and neoclassic
Guerra (DeNada Dance dance company) and in 2007
Theatre), Arielle Smith, Charlotte Edmonds, Ashley Page the contemporary dance company Ballet Jovem Minas Gerais
OBE and Theo Clinkard. in Belo Horizonte for 5 years, being Awarded Best Dancer
of 2011 in the Usiminas Sinparc Culture Award. With Ballet
With a particular interest for making their own work, Jovem, he had the opportunity to work with the best Brazilian
Jason is a member of the Petri Delight collective and has choreographers and with Adriaan Luteijn from Introdans,
choreographic credits which comprise of pieces for Central Netherlands.
St Martins, Barbican Concert Hall, RADA, and Brighton Fringe
Festival. They are also currently reading for their MA in In 2013 Hícaro furthered his studies in performance and
Contemporary Dance at London Contemporary Dance School. moved to São Paulo and trained in Musical Theatre at the
renowned SESI/SP. Before graduating in 2016, he joined the
IG: @jjasonttucker cast of ‘É Proibido Miar’ (a children’s musical) and the musical
play ‘Hoje é Dia de Maria’.
Now, living in London, his recent work includes an international
tour of the dance musical ‘Voices of the Amazon’ (Sadlers
Wells/Singapore/Moscow) by Sisters Grimm. He continues
to work hand in hand with Sisters Grimm on various projects
Ashleigh Wilson (workshops and castings) and he is delighted to have been part
of their latest West End show ‘INALA’ at Peacock Theatre.
Ashleigh Wilson was born
in Gauteng province, South IG: @hicnicolai
Africa. Upon graduation www.hicaronicolai.com
from Martin Schönbergs
Ballet Theatre Afrikan
Academy, she joined
Dresden Semperoper Ballet
and danced in Swan Lake,
Coppelia, La Bayadere and Joshua Harriette
works by William Forsythe
and George Balanchine. After training at Rambert
School, Joshua went on to
She joined MDR Deutsches dance with: Michael Clark
Fernsehballet (Germany’s TV Company, Matthew Bourne
Ballet) in Berlin, touring extensively across Europe, performing at New Adventures, Richard
on Prime time TV. She first came to London in 2013 to work for Alston Dance Company,
Peter Schaufuss as a soloist for the Danish tour, Satisfaction. INALA (West End) and
She joined the original cast of INALA in 2014 and has since Ballet Black.
been on stage for every performance. Ashleigh now lives in the
USA where she dances with the LA Ballet Collective and as a Alongside company work,
guest Principal dancer for Andrea Bocelli. he collaborated with artist
Anthea Hamilton, a Tate
Ashleigh works in large scale TV, film & commercial commission: ‘The Squash’,
productions and sits on the Judging panel of Youth American featured in Vogue. Joshua
Grand Prix and is thrilled to be back in London with this years has also worked with ASOS, Gucci, Diesel, Alexander McQueen,
production of INALA. Pringle of Scotland, Puma, NOWNESS, BBC Arts, and
Matches Fashion, as well as being featured in various fashion
IG: @ashleighwilsondances publications and fashion weeks. Collaborating within the field
of dance Josh also designs lighting.
www.JLM-Lighting.com
IG: @joshieharriette
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Yasmin Bohn
Yasmin was born in
Indonesia in 1995. Growing
up in Bali did not have
many opportunities to
explore dance and at age
16 she left home to live in a
small dance conservatory
outside Los Angeles with the
director Deborah Brockus
and many highly qualified
teachers, including Lillian
Barbeito, co-founder of
Body Traffic. She finished
high school online while
dancing full time. In 2013, before starting university, she
attended Jacob’s Pillow for a summer course. Fall 2013 she
began her dance studies at Codarts, University of the Arts
in Rotterdam, Netherlands. During this time she worked
with such choreographers Juango Arques, Amos Ben-tal,
Stephen Shropshire and Jiri Kylian and toured around the
Netherlands. Yasmin finished a one-year internship at Scapino
Ballet Rotterdam under the direction of Ed Wubbe. She got
the chance to work with new upcoming choreographers
like Marcos Morau and Felix Landerer. Summer 2017
she graduated from Codarts with a bachelor degree in
dance. Yasmin joined finMalta in 2017. Then in 2018 she joined
Sisters Grimm production of The Enchantress going back to
her roots to explore the Balinese witch known as Rangda.
Natalie Payne
Rehearsal Director
Natalie was born in Sydney, Australia and began dancing at the
age of 7. She started full-time ballet training at the age of 15 at
the Conlan College of Classical Ballet and moved to Houston,
Texas at 16 after being offered a place to train at the Houston
Ballet Academy. After graduating the Academy, Natalie was
offered a contract with the Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet II
program (MBII) in Milwuakee, Wisconsin. During her time with
MBII Natalie performed with the Milwaukee Ballet Company
in Michael Pink’s ‘The Nutcracker’ and ‘Mirror Mirror’,
August Bournonville’s ‘La Sylphide’, Septime Webre’s ‘Alice
in Wonderland’ and Kathyrn Posin’s ‘Scheherezade’. Natalie
participated in Milwaukee Ballet Education and Outreach
performances and workshops, was a member of the ‘Tour De
Force’ program and assisted in social media and marketing
projects including hosting the Facebook live stream for ‘World
Ballet Day 2016’. After two years in Milwaukee, Natalie moved
to England to join Ballet Theatre UK as an company dancer.
She toured the U.K. performing Clara in ‘The Nutcracker’,
Helena in ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’ and The Fiancee in
‘The Little Mermaid’.
Natalie met Pietra and Ella from Sisters Grimm in October
2018 and began work as production assistant, and rehearsal
assistant to Mark Baldwin OBE for the Sisters Grimm 10 Year
Anniversary event in November 2018. In February 2019 Natalie
began her role as Rehearsal Director for INALA, working on
both the West End and Asia premieres.
IG: @natalie_payne96
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Thomas J Indge
Music Director, Piano & Arranger
Thomas J Indge is a London
and Vienna based performer,
composer and producer. His
performance credits include
piano/keys on the West End
productions of Dreamgirls,
Mamma Mia, Billy Elliot,
Jersey Boys, Spamalot, I
Can’t Sing, Thriller Live and
Made in Dagenham. Touring
credits include a world tour
of Thriller Live (AMD), and
UK productions of Jersey
Boys and Billy Elliot. Other MD credits include The Bacchae
and Blood Wedding (Royal & Derngate, Northampton), and Miss
Atomic Bomb (AMD). Non-theatre performance credits include
BBC Radio 3’s In Tune, the Ghanaian fusion group Ozi Ozaa,
and the house band on the Craig Charles Funk and Soul show
(BBC Radio 6 Music).
Thomas also works as a freelance composer and arranger,
working with bands/artists and writing for the screen. He was
a finalist for the MUSIC+SOUND AWARDS (2017). Original band
writing projects include The MoS, Fay Buzzards, Foursight
and Distraction. Notable screen credits include Sky TV (Sky
Cinema campaign - ‘Doves’), ‘State of Grace’, alongside works
covering contemporary pop, piano, and cinematic.
Maddie Cutter
Cello
Since graduating from
the Guildhall School of
Music and Drama in 2016,
Maddie has quickly gained a
reputation as a collaborative
and versatile cellist. As
co-founder and principal
cellist of Parallax Orchestra,
Maddie has become well-
known in the freelance
theatre, pop, rock and
alternative music scenes,
both live and in the studio.
She is a permanent member of the band for Anna Meredith,
and toured extensively in 2016, 2017 and 2018 across Europe
and the United States to promote the album Varmints
(Scottish Album of the Year). Their second album, FIBS, is
released later this month and features a track for solo cello
and electronics called moonmoons.
Maddie’s open-minded approach to music and composition
has led her to perform in a number of theatres across London,
including for multiple productions at Shakespeare’s Globe
Theatre (The Tempest (2016), Cymbeline (2016), The White
Devil (2017), King Lear (2017)), the RSC’s production of Queen
Anne at Theatre Royal Haymarket (2017), and Alys Always at
the Bridge Theatre (2019).
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Johnny Wells Tristan Banks
Bass Percussionist
Johnny’s theatre work Tristan has worked as a
includes This House recording artist and session
(National Theatre/Headlong musician building an
UK Tour), Jersey Boys (UK international reputation as
tours & West End), One a knowledgeable, versatile
Man Two Guvnors (National and authentic world-class
Theatre), Cats (London drummer and percussionist.
Palladium and International Working with many multi
Tour) and Drew McOnie & platinum and Grammy award
Grant Olding’s DRUNK. He winning recording artists
has performed on many including Roy Ayers, Dave
famous stages around the Valentin, David Gilmour,
world as part of Andreya Marcos Valle, Beverley
Triana’s band and is currently recording and performing Knight, Carleen Anderson and Samantha Barks. Credits also
with Decca artist Jarrod Dickenson and Domino Records’ include west end and touring productions of The Lion King
Seamus Fogarty. (UK) and Thriller Live (world tour). Tristan is a founder member
of the critically acclaimed Afro Jazz Group Hexagonal, inspired
Johnny has recorded and performed extensively with Kerri by the compositions of South African multi-instrumentalist
Watt, as well as on sessions for numerous other bands and Bheki Mseleku which featured in session live on BBC radio 3’s
artists including Robson Green and The Craze. He trained at programme J to Z in 2019.
Los Angeles Music Academy and, as a graduate, returned to
coach their summer schools. Johnny’s own band, Blitzenbolt,
has featured on BBC 6Music, BBC London, BBC Wales, Virgin
Radio and others, as well being playlisted on FM4 in Austria. Suzanne Evans
They will be releasing their new EP in January. Viola
Described as a ‘Swiss Army
muso’, Suzanne’s versatility
on both violin and viola
have led to an enormously
varied career. She has lived
in the UK since 2008 and
has collaborated with artists
Beth Higham-Edwards including Damon Albarn,
Percussionist Emilie Sande, and Jarvis
Cocker, toured with Tim
Beth is a percussionist Minchin, Michael Ball, and
who works in theatre and Alfie Boe, and recorded with
contemporary music. Little Mix, One Direction and
Her recent projects include JP Cooper. Suzanne’s extensive classical experience includes
INALA (West End and the BBC Concert Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, and
international tour 2019), the National Symphony Orchestra.
Amadeus and Common at
The National Theatre (2016-
18) and Othello and Henry V Adam Kovacs
(dep) at Shakespeare’s Globe
(2018-19). Percussionist
Beth has worked as a session Born and raised in Hungary,
artist for mercury prize winning Alt J (Infectious Music), Adam studied classical piano
composers Charlotte Harding (Non-classical) and Cheryl and percussion, emerging
Frances-Hoad (Champs Hill Records) and has performed with as a important exponent
Grammy nominated Bring me the Horizon, Alter Bridge, and of latin-pop, jazz and salsa
folk singer Fionn Regan. music. He moved to London
in 2007 and immersed
She is a founding member of the all-female percussion group himself in the scene there,
Beaten Track Ensemble where she performed to critical meeting and working with
acclaim in the Tate Modern’s Alexander Calder exhibition many of the world’s leading
Performing Sculpture. She appeared on BBC Radio 3 In Tune percussionists. Adam has
and Music Matters with the group. toured extensively with
INALA and Ladysmith Black
Mambazo. Other recent performance highlights include: The
Brand New Heavies, Rick Astley, Seal, Boyzone, Mica Paris,
Kenny Thomas, Gwen Dickey, Heather Small, Lemar, Gregory
Porter, Roachford, Beverley Knight, Gabrielle, Sophie Ellis
Bextor, George Ezra, Martha Reeves, James Blunt, Shola Ama,
Emeli Sande, The Shires.
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CREATIVES

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Joseph Shabalala & Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Co-Composer
Ladysmith Black Mambazo,
South Africa’s ‘Cultural
Ambassadors to the
World’ so designated by
President Nelson Mandela,
was assembled in the early
1960s, by Joseph Shabalala.
A radio broadcast in 1970
opened the door to their
first record contract – the
beginning of an ambitious
discography that currently
includes more than fifty
recordings, fifteen Grammy
Award nominations and four Grammy Award wins. Ladysmith
Black Mambazo’s 2013 CD, Live: Singing For Peace Around The
World was awarded the Grammy Award as Best World Music
Album for 2013.
Their philosophy is as much about preservation of musical
heritage as it is about entertainment. The group sings a
traditional style of music called isicathamiya (is-cot-a-ME-Ya),
which developed in the mines of South Africa, where black
workers were taken by rail to work far away from their homes
and their families. Poorly housed and paid worse, the mine
workers would entertain themselves after a six-day week by
singing songs into the wee hours on Sunday morning. When
the miners returned to the homelands, this musical tradition
returned with them.
During the 1970’s Ladysmith Black Mambazo established
themselves as the most successful singing group in South
Africa. In the mid-1980s, Paul Simon visited South Africa
and incorporated the group’s rich harmonies into his famous
Graceland album – a landmark recording that was considered
seminal in introducing world music to mainstream audiences,
selling over twenty million albums and winning a Grammy
Award for Best Album of the Year.
In addition to their work with Simon, Ladysmith Black
Mambazo has recorded with numerous artists including
Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, Sarah McLachlan, Josh Groban,
Emmylou Harris, Melissa Etheridge, and many others.
They have provided film soundtrack material for Disney’s
The Lion King, Part II, Eddie Murphy’s Coming To America,
Marlon Brando’s A Dry White Season, James Earl Jones’ Cry
The Beloved Country and Clint Eastwood’s Invictus. A film
documentary titled On Tip Toe: Gentle Steps to Freedom, the
Story of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, was nominated for an
Academy Award. They have even appeared on Broadway and
have been nominated for Tony Awards.
Nelson Mandela asked the group to join him on his trip
to Oslo, Norway, in 1993, when he was awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize. As well, when Mr Mandela was inaugurated
as the countries first black President, he asked the group
to perform at the celebration. Ladysmith Black Mambazo
carries a message of Peace, Love and Harmony as they travel
the world year after year.
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Ella Spira
Co-Composer/Producer
Ella Spira is a London- Mello-Pittman has continued with the forming of the company
based composer and pianist Sisters Grimm, and its completion of the ballet film Rapunzel
working predominantly with – The Final Chapter – a project part funded by the Royal Opera
classical music, whilst having House. This short film, based on the well-known folk story, was
an intimate knowledge of, created for screening, with live ensemble accompaniment.
and regular engagement
with, projects across the During 2009, Ella worked as composer on a film project,
spectrum of contemporary Uncut, the first British feature to be shot as a single,
continuous take. As BAFTA/Rocliffe New Writers Forum
popular culture. She has
worked with companies as regional composer Ella has composed for the International
diverse as The Royal Ballet, Screenwriters’ Festival (2009) and the ScreenLit Festival
BAFTA, Ladysmith Black (2010). Also in 2010 she began her continuing association
Mambazo and Ministry of with Steve Smart & West Funk, working on remixes of tracks
Sound and on pop chart including Bruno Mars’ ‘Just The Way You Are’, McFly’s ‘Shine A
remixes with Steve Smart & Westfunk. With a few notable Light’, Jay Sean’s (ft Nicki Minag) ‘2012’, Alicia Dixon’s (ft Jay
exceptions, she has concentrated on writing specifically for Sean) ‘Every Little Part Of Me’ and Nelly’s ‘Just A Dream’, on
film, including adverts, animations and narrative shorts across labels including Universal. All five of these reached the top 20
a range of genres from horror to romantic drama. in the UK charts.
In 2008 Ella was one of the UK delegates to a European arts Ella has received support and encouragement from Nik Powell,
project sponsored by the British Council, where she co-wrote co-founder of Virgin Records, Palace Pictures and Producer
the score for an international music theatre production called of films such as Calendar Girls; Barry Wordsworth, Music
Roots & Routes, and staged in Cologne. Also in 2008 she was Director of The Royal Ballet; Adrian Rhodes (Sound Designer
nominated for the Channel 4 Talented Newcomers Award for on Wallace & Gromit, The Full Monty).
Production Music.
In 2017 Sisters Grimm premiered Voices of the Amazon in
That same year, she began writing music for dance and Russia, London and Singapore. The production for which
working with Pietra Mello-Pittman and members of The Royal Ella wrote the score in collaboration with Brazilian song
Ballet, and Reves Au Chemin was performed as part of ‘Draft writers, won Brazilian international Press Award. In 2018 Ella
Works’ in the Clore Studio Upstairs at the Royal Opera House also worked in Japan and Bali on separate Sisters Grimm
in December 2008. Subsequently her association with Pietra productions in development.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo Ella at Piano with Joseph (hands up)
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Mark Baldwin’s glorious ‘zulu ballet’ is back – and it’s even better than before.

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Pietra Mello-Pittman
Producer
Pietra Mello-Pittman A.
R.A.D is co-founder and
director of Sisters Grimm
Ltd the London based
production company behind
INALA featuring Soweto
Gospel Choir and Voices of
the Amazon narrated by
the inimitable Jeremy Irons.
Pietra was born in Rio de
Janeiro to a Brazilian mother
and English father.
Growing up in England she
trained in both Ice skating
and Ballet to the point at which Pietra had to chose her path.
She was one of the rare few to win a place with the Royal
Ballet Company, at the Royal Opera House, after entering full
time ballet training, with the Royal Ballet School, at the latest
possible stage at 16 years old. A First Artist ballerina for 13
years, she performed all the classics and travelled the world
with the Royal Ballet performing all over Europe, the USA,
the Far East, Cuba and also performing at The Mariinsky and
Bolshoi Theatres in Russia.
After winning the Ursula Morton Choreography Competition
in 2001, while at the Royal Ballet School in London, Pietra
started on the path to becoming a producer through her
subsequent choreographies and in 2009 she co-founded
Sisters Grimm with composer Ella Spira while still at the
Royal Ballet.
Passionate about cross-cultural, multi disciplinary
collaborations and carrying with her, the high standards she is
accustomed to from her professional life as a ballerina, Pietra
retired from the Royal Ballet in 2015 to focus on producing for
Sisters Grimm.
Sisters Grimm is now part of UK Governments GREAT
campaign representing the best of the UK’s Creative industry.
In 2015, Pietra and Ella were nominated for the Women of
the Future Awards for Arts and Culture, the music from their
show INALA composed by Ella was nominated for a 2016
Grammy Award. lnala was also nominated for Best Special
Entertainment Award at the Manchester Theatre Awards and
has featured on the Royal Variety performance and in Prince
Harry’s Sentebale concert at Hampton Court Palace.
In 2017 Sisters Grimm spoke about cross cultural collaboration
at the St. Petersburg Cultural Forum and premiered Voices
Of The Amazon, narrated by Jeremy Irons, at the Chekhov
international Festival in Moscow, London and Singapore. The
production, which won the Brazilian International Press Award
for Best Show and for which Pietra was nominated for Best
Director, will tour Japan next year.
This year the Sisters Grimm were nominated Export
Champions and have a total of 7 different culturally themed
shows in development with international tours planned. In
September Sisters Grimm gave a talk at Yale University,
hosted by World Fellow by Nizam Uddin on ‘The Power of Live
Theatre to Humanise’and in December this year INALA will
have its premiere tour in China.
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Warm hearted and entertaining. The singing is irresistible.

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Ben Cracknell Rafiya Bhaiyatg
Lighting Designer Schools & Community Cohesion Programme Manager
Ben is an award winning lighting designer who trained at Rose Rafiya joined Sisters Grimm this year as the Social Impact
Bruford College of Speech and Drama in London. He is an Manager, inspired by our mission to make the arts accessible
associate artist of Leicester. to all young people. Rafiya has worked in the education system
for 13 years, teaching children in London and Gloucestershire.
West End includes: Joseph and the Amazing Technicoloured She has a great passion for innovation and a strong belief in
Dreamcoat (London Palladium); Heathers (Theatre Royal justice for all, wanting change for people around the globe as
Haymarket); INALA (Peacock Theatre); Young Frankenstein well as in the local community. To this end, she is involving
(Garrick); Annie (Piccadilly); Snow White, Dick Whittington and herself in like-minded businesses, and also charities which
Cinderella (London Palladium); Breakfast at Tiffanys (Theatre combat human trafficking, whilst seeing how Sisters Grimm
Royal Haymarket); All the Fun of the Fair (Garrick); Visiting Mr can open up the world of performing arts to those in need.
Green (Trafalgar Studios); Dancing in the Streets (Cambridge)
and African Snow (Trafalgar Studios).
Regional and UK tours include: Priscilla Queen of the Desert,
Rough Crossing, Rock of Ages, The Addams Family, La Cage
Aux Folles (UK Tours); Before the Party (Salisbury Playhouse);
My Beautiful Laundrette, Sunset Boulevard, Beautiful Thing
(Curve/UK tour); What the Butler Saw (Curve/Theatre Royal
Bath); The Importance of Being Ernest (Birmingham Rep/ Eibhlish Flemming
Curve); Kiss Me Kate (WNO/Opera North), Saturday Night
Schools & Community Cohesion Programme Manager
Fever (Theatre Royal, Bath/UK Tour); The Tempest, Othello,
Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It (Stafford Shakespeare
Eibhlish is an arts education, participation and outreach
Festival); The Memory of Water (New Vic, Stoke); Our House
manager with a passion for the transformative power of
(New Wolsey, Ipswich/UK Tour); Sherlock Holmes (West
theatre and performance. She currently works with a grant-
Yorkshire Playhouse); Merrily We Roll Along (Theatre Clwyd).
making charity named Spirit of 2012, which was born from the
International Includes: La Clemenza di Tito (Opéra de 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games. They fund arts
Lausanne/Opera de Oviedo); Romeo und Julia (Theatre Trier); and sports projects that foster greater community cohesion,
Annie and Chess (Toronto); The Picture of Dorian Grey, The empower young people and challenge perceptions of disability.
Life, Strangers On A Train, Sweet Charity and Tommy (English Her previous managerial roles at Shakespeare Schools
Theatre, Frankfurt); Legally Blonde (South Korea); Faust, Festival, Shakespeare’s Globe and Children & the Arts have all
1984 (Altes Schauspielhaus, Stuttgart); Dracula (Singapore/ been focussed on co-creating high-quality, curriculum-based
Bangkok) and Voices of The Amazon (Singapore). creative programmes for use in the classroom. She has been
working with Sisters Grimm for over a year, providing support
IG: @bcracknell to develop and deliver the company’s social impact and
widening participation mission.
Adrian Rhodes
Sound Designer Keelan Johnson
INALA Ambassador
Adrian Rhodes studied music at the University of York before
training in sound at The National Film & Television School.
Keelan was born in London and grew up in Orpington and
Among his film credits are Topsy Turvy & Vera Drake for Mike Brixton. An enthusiastic, persistent and confident individual,
Leigh, The Queen & High Fidelity for Stephen Frears, the Keelan became aware of INALA (and the show’s Producers)
Wallace & Gromit films, the Shaun the Sheep films & Chicken during a Prince’s Trust Team Programme he was taking part in.
Run for Nick Park & Aardman Animation. He has sound
designed on James Bond’s Tomorrow Never Dies, The Full He is currently completing an apprenticeship in marketing
Monty & The Gruffalo amongst many other productions. and business and spends his free time writing music and
producing tracks.
Recently he has completed sound design on Shaun the Sheep
Farmageddon for Aardman & Our Ladies for Sony Pictures & Keelan says that ‘being an Ambassador for INALA is a massive
he is currently working on The Snail & the Whale and special occasion for me, I can see the shows direction and
feel I can unlock my potential with the cast and much more.
A multi award winner with 4 BAFTA nominations & a win The future is yet to be told, but big things are ahead for INALA
on the BBC film Richard II. He is currently resident Sound with inspiration from Soweto. All I can say is watch this space’.
Designer at Warner Brothers De Lane Lea in London.
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Sam Palmer

Jay Hines, Freddie Nimo, Jordan D Grant

Joseph Trevitt

Temple Clark

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Johan Persson, Giulietta Verdon-Roe, Simon Turtle, Tristram Kenton, Jane Hobson, Andrej Uspenski, Irving Neil Kwok

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Sisters Grimm would like to thank Michael Carpenter, Jane Clouting, Julian Amey, LAFG, John Hendrikson, Colleen Jennings Roggensack, Roy Luxford, Mark Wagman, Stephen Kane, Alistair Gosling, Arlene Phillips, Michael Stevens, Eibhlish Flemming, Reach Fund Grant.

Pietra Mello-Pittman, Producer at Sisters Grimm says, “Sisters Grimm piloted its social impact programme as a response to the terrorist attacks and Grenfell Tower tragedies in the summer of 2017 to unite people and to encourage community cohesion. We are now honoured to be partnering with the Mosaic Initiative for our INALA schools programme to expand our offering further. We have a vision of a society that celebrates diversity, in which individuals are inspired, access their emotions, and are empowered to take their own decisions. Sisters Grimm aims to enhance empathy, self-expression and inspiration among young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, by offering them access to high quality, entertaining theatre and a framework to develop their own creative activities at school.”

As Export Champions Sisters Grimm would like to thank Baroness Rona Fairhead, Michael Charlton, Sue Bishop and Jim James .

Sisters Grimm would like to thank the Linbury Trust for supporting INALA’s 1000 free tickets for schools tonight and community cohesion programme.

As INALA’s originating lNALA investors Sisters Grimm would like to thank Rupert Atkin, Chris von Christierson, Nicholas Panitza Yablansky, Peter Gallo, Olaf Winkler, Rosemary and Howard Panter, Rod & Isla Smith .

With recent tragic losses close to members of INALA, Sisters Grimm supports the CALM Network and Sentebale .

CALM

INALA Schools Programme

Campaign Against Living Miserably, CALM . Registered charity no. 1110621 and SC044347 With suicide being the single biggest killer of men aged under 45, CALM is a national charity dedicated to preventing male suicide in the UK. The professional helpline staff offer support, information and help finding specialist services.

Sisters Grimm and INALA is the Educational Partner of the Mosaic Initiative providing access and opportunities for young people to benefit from the INALA experience.

Nizam Uddin, Senior Head of Mosaic and Community Integration at The Prince’s Trust: “The Mosaic Initiative is proud to support the INALA Schools programme. The ambition of Sisters Grimm to open the Arts to as many communities of young people as possible is one we passionately share. Their commitment and involvement with Mosaic also enables us to reach our common mission of connecting those young people to more relatable role models, and helping to give them the confidence to visualise success in a form that they can both relate, and aspire to.”

Helpline: 0800 58 58 58 Webchat: calmzone.net/get-help

Open 5pm-Midnight daily. Free, anonymous and confidential. Suicide is the single biggest killer of men aged under 45. In 2015 75% of all suicides were male. CALM is a national charity dedicated to preventing male suicide in the UK.

Sisters Grimm, are working with the Mosaic Initiative on a Schools Programme that has seen over 2,500 young people and their families attend a performance of INALA, participate in a pre-show and/or in school experience and learn about the career opportunities within the theatre industry.

Sentebale

Your contribution will help Sentebale to continue their work with the most vulnerable children & young adults in Lesotho, Botswana

The Partnership offers the opportunity for young people from disadvantaged communities across London to experience INALA, at no cost. The Programme aims to engage with and inspire young people, offering insight into the creative process, introducing new career paths and raising aspirations. Sisters Grimm are passionate about developing future audiences and making their work accessible to all.

and Malawi - the victims of extreme poverty & the HIV/ AIDS epidemic, get the support, tools & education they need to lead long, healthy & productive lives.

INALA is a fiesta, a fusion of multicultural rhythm, sound and movement, alongside musicians with skylark voices that sing from the rafters.

Rachel Nouchi, British Theatre Guide

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Unrestricted Total Total
funds funds funds
Note 2020
E		 2020
f		 2019
E
Receipts
Donations, including gilt aid recoveries 77,737 77,737 57,547
Total receipts 77,737 77,737 57,547
Grants toSisters Grimm Umited
Governance fees		 5
4		 122,000
3,300		 122,000
3,300		 26,975
1,828
Total payments 125,300 125,300 28,803
Net ofreceipts/(payments) {47,563) (47,563) 28,744
Cash funds last year end 47,566 47,566 18,822
Cash funds this year end 47,566

Unrestricted Total Total
funds funds funds
2020 2020 2019
Note E E
Cash funds
Cash at bank 2 3 47,566
Total cash funds
47,566
Total assets
47,566
Total Eabigtles 3,300