More About Janet Randall
In her many years as an international dance teacher and guest choreographer, Janet Randell has worked with major dance companies, including Ailey III, one of the Alvin Ailey Dance Companies in New York, the Irish National Ballet, the Academy of the Central Ballet of China, Beijing, the Guangzhou Dance Company, China, the Hong Kong Academy of the Performing Arts and others. Some of her major modern ballets and independent experimental dance works include Stonerites, The Line That Goes For A Walk based on the paintings and writings of Paul Klee and Ancient Voices, inspired by the biblical story of Job.
Randell has also choreographed a number of ballets especially for TV, including the ‘Jesus Then and Now’ series and various modern ballets with dancers from the Royal Ballet, London Contemporary Dance Theatre and Rambert Dance Company, formerly Ballet Rambert. She has collaborated with many companies and musicians and has choreographed numerous works for The Cedar Dance Theatre Company, which have been performed throughout the UK and on TV, including Foxes in the Vineyard, Misa Criolla, Chorale and Labyrinth, a dramatic dance depicting death and resurrection based on an early mediaeval Easter dance. Her most recent dance Passing Moments was filmed in 2010.
Some of Janet Randell’s major modern ballets and independent works (performed by The Cedar Dance Theatre unless otherwise specified):-
Ancient Voices
Full length work created for the Guangzhou Dance Company, Peoples Republic of China
A Ceremony of Carols
Full length work to music by Benjamin Britten
Chorale
Full length work to the music of Vivaldi performed at the Young Vic, London, with live musicians, and throughout the UK. The role of the main dancer was adapted for either female or male soloists.
Daniel
Musical performed by The Riding Lights Theatre Company
Destination Eden II
Created for the Edinburgh Festival
Foxes in the Vineyard
Created for the Edinburgh Festival, based on an award winning play. Composition and musical arrangement by Peter Monk of European award winning radio play of same name by Rob Cochrane
Freedom is Coming
Created for workshop performance Oxford Playhouse
Harvest Praise
Created for Cedar Dance in Worship Group
Idola
Choreographed for the Cyprus & Hellenic Foundation and performed by dancers from the Royal Ballet, Ballet Rambert and The Cedar Dance Theatre Company at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Music: Christos Pittas
Jack’s Visit
Performed by the Cedar Dance Theatre and One Extra
Dance Company, Sydney
Music by David Martin; Singer: Dorothy Eschweiller
Jane
(originally Pride & Prejudice based on the novel by Jane
Austen)
Music by Mozart and Dvorak
Jesus Then and Now
Video series, re-choreographed for BBC broadcast
Labyrinth
Arranged mediaeval music and percussion by Jon Kehlior, London Contemporary Dance Theatre; composition by Michael Finnissey.
Performed Edinburgh Festival.
(dramatic dance depicting death and resurrection based on an early mediaeval Easter dance)
Lacrimosa
Created for workshop performance Oxford Playhouse
Lamentation
Performed for stage/TV
Lies
Performed by ex dancers of The Royal Ballet and Rambert Dance Company for HTV
Messenger of Fire
Created specially for ITV
Music by Janet Danielson
Missa Criolla
Created for one of the Alvin Ailey Dance Companies III, New York and performed throughout UK by The Cedar Dance Theatre
Music by Ramirez (Latin American rhythms)
Motherless Child
Created for workshop performance Oxford Playhouse
Passing Moments
Digital Dance Film, Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury.
Music by Chopin
Perelandra
Workshop performed at the Oxford Playhouse
Psalm 23
Created for Cedar Dance Theatre performed by
Rebecca Ham, ex Ballet Rambert
Psycho Pieces
Music by Tamara Vaslanko (percussion) and Denis Ap Ivor (piano and wind composition)
Quem Qaeritis (Whom are you seeking)
Created for Cedar Dance in Worship Group
Sanna
Created for Cedar Dance in Worship Group
Stonerites
Choreographed by Randell and performed by one of the companies of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater
Summer Dances
Performed by dancers from the Royal Ballet, Ballet Rambert and The Cedar Dance Theatre at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Music by David Cain
The Line that Goes for a Walk
Based on the paintings and writings of Paul Klee, performed by the Irish National Ballet and The Cedar Dance Theatre
Music commissioned, composed by the South African Composer Alain Barker
The Play of Daniel
Created for the Queen’s Jubilee. Based on twelfth century liturgical drama with mediaeval music
Tribute to Fats Waller
Performed by the Irish National Ballet and The Cedar Dance Theatre
Selection of Dance Animations by Janet Randell
Ascending and Descending
Percussion Ensemble
Animation Studies
For The Tutorial Guide To DanceForms
Barcarolle
Music by Alcan
Dancing Forms For Eight
Music: Pachelbel’s Canon
Dream Fantasy
Music by Chopin
Etudes
Music by Chopin
Schubert slice
Music by Schubert
For a list of selected dances from the repertoire choreographed and directed by Janet Randell, performed by The Cedar Dance Theatre Company view here.