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Anyone For Tea?
A Lyric Hammersmith and Les Enfants Terrible co-production.
Rae will be dancing the role of Alice in this new intepretation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. The production will be performed as part of the Lyric's 'Theatre in The Square' season, at Watford Palace Theatre, at Latitude Festival and at the Greenwich and Docklands International Festival. Emma Earle is directing and Paul Chantry choreographing.
Website: www.lesenfantsterribles.co.uk
INXILE (The Trail of Tears) at Sadler's Wells, Lilian Baylis Studio.
In March, Rae performed in the UK Premiere of Álvaro Restrepo's work in collaboration with choreographer Marie France Delieuvin. Created in 2011 for La Compañía del Cuerpo de Indias, INXILE is a moving work set to Polish composer Henryk Gorécki's Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, meditating on exodus, displacement and the loss of loved ones.
New Showreel.
Rae has a new contemporary dance showreel which was filmed last week. Thanks to Paul Chantry for the choreography. The youtube video is available below.
'La Traviata' for The Merry Opera Company:
Together with Paul Chantry, Rae has co-choreographed a modern version of Verdi's fantastic opera 'La Traviata'. With a new translation and direction by Kit Hesketh-Harvey, the opera plays in Highgate at Upstairs at the Gatehouse from 8th February -3rd March, before embarking on a national tour from March-July (www.merryopera.co.uk/45/la-traviata-tour-2012).
The show has just been nominated for 'Best Musical' by The Off West End Awards.
R&D at Sadler's Wells for 'The Borrowers':
Rae is creating the character of Homily Clock during a research and development period for Ojo Collective at Sadler's Wells for a new production of 'The Borrowers'.
RING AROUND THE WORLD (English Pocket Opera Company - EPOC):
Rae is co-choreographer with Paul Chantry for this production which is a celebration of the 2012 Olympics and the biggest children's opera ever known. Working with 216 schools (one for every Olympic nation), EPOC is creating a production that will play at The Unicorn and The Pleasance just prior to the start of the Games.
Click here for The Ring Around The World Website.
Previous work....
R&D for new contemporary work:
Rae completed an R&D period for choreographer Paul Chantry which considered the theme of stepping into one's own and somebody else's skin.
Aerial Performance for Toyota:
Rae performed her aerial hoop act, "Fly Away", and her silks act, "Roxanne", for company members and VIPs of Toyota on August 14th at Café de Paris in London's Leicester Square. It was a fabulous evening and a real honour to perform for an international audience.
Love Never Dies
Rae appeared in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Love Never Dies' at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End as Acro Captain/Swing. She was part of the original cast when the show opened in March 2010, and enjoyed a second contract in the show until it closed on August 27th, 2011.
Rae appeared in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Love Never Dies' at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End as Acro Captain/Swing. She was part of the original cast when the show opened in March 2010, and enjoyed a second contract in the show until it closed on August 27th, 2011.
The Wam Bam Club
Rae performed her "Roxanne" silks act at the Wam Bam Club night held at London's Café de Paris on July 16th, 2011 (photos are in the gallery section of this site). Wam Bam is a fantastically fun evening of eclectic cabaret and burlesque - be sure to pay it a visit!
This review just in from The London Burlesque Guide for the Wam Bam cabaret on July 16th:
"The star of the night was without a doubt was the fabulous Rae Piper. Her routine from start to finish was captivating and as the music became more and more dramatic it sent shivers down my spine"...."Rae Piper stole the show."
Review by Barbara Ward.
Recruitment Consultant Industry Awards 2011
Rae was asked to perform her "Roxanne" silks act at this prestigious corporate event held at London's Café de Paris on June 23rd, 2011 with hundreds of entries for the awards from businesses from all corners of the UK.
Britain's Got More Talent
Rae's contortion was filmed for "Britain's Got More Talent" as part of the pre-title sequence.
Gymbox
Rae can be seen as the extreme yoga model for Gymbox in their latest ad campaign.
West End Eurovision 2011
Rae took part in West End Eurovision 2011 as part of the Love Never Dies team in April. She performed on the silks in a routine to Albania's "It's All About You". You can watch the video of the Love Never Dies performance by clicking here. The event is run by the charity MAD Trust - please visit www.madtrust.org.uk to learn about their work in the fight against HIV and AIDS.
The Little Princess Trust
Rae was delighted to be asked to perform her aerial silks act 'Roxanne' for The Little Princess Trust's Charity Gala at Cafe de Paris in March. It was a fabulous evening with lots of money raised for this worthy cause. If you would like to donate to The Little Princess Trust, please follow this link to their website: www.littleprincesses.org.uk
Shadow Box
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of BESIX, the largest Belgium construction group, Impact Artists was commissioned to provide a shadow show as part of the festivities. Rae choreographed and performed in the piece which was entitled 'Shadow Box'. The Prince of Belgium was present at the celebration which was held in Abu Dhabi.
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of BESIX, the largest Belgium construction group, Impact Artists was commissioned to provide a shadow show as part of the festivities. Rae choreographed and performed in the piece which was entitled 'Shadow Box'. The Prince of Belgium was present at the celebration which was held in Abu Dhabi.
