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TRADE ANNOUNCEMENTFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MORE2SCREEN TO DISTRIBUTETHE LINCOLN CENTER AT THE MOVIES: GREAT AMERICAN DANCE SERIES
TO CINEMAS WORLDWIDE
THE FIRST EVER DANCE SERIES FROM THE USESPECIALLY CREATED FOR CINEMAS BY LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, NEW YORK
Issued London, UK – 11am, Wednesday 22 July 2015
More2Screen has been appointed the worldwide distributor (ex US) for the Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance series, the first ever dance series from the US to be screened to a global cinema audience. Curated and produced by the internationally renowned Lincoln Center in New York, the series features exceptional artistic performances from four leading American dance companies, filmed in HD and 5.1 Surround Sound especially for the big screen.
The series releases from 1 January 2016 with the perennial Christmas treat, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ from the New York City Ballet, described by the New York Post as ‘the Christmas show of all Christmas shows.’ This will be followed by one of the all-time favourite romantic ballets, Romeo & Juliet from the San Francisco Ballet, a signature production for the company choreographed by Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson and released on Valentine’s Day, 14 February 2016.
For spring 2016 the very best in modern dance comes to cinemas with a mixed programme from the acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, featuring Chroma, Grace, Takademe and the iconic Revelations – this will be an absolute must-see for dance fans around the world. The series comes to a dramatic close with a superb double-bill from Ballet Hispanico, the leading Latino dance company in the US, showcasing Latin dancing at its very best with CARMEN.maquia and Club Havana.
Christine Costello, Managing Director, More2Screen comments: "We are delighted to be working with Lincoln Center to bring the first ever dance series from the US to our exhibition partners worldwide. The performing arts are hugely popular at the cinema and this special American dance series will bring a fresh, dynamic new offering to Event Cinema programming in 2016.”
Jed Bernstein, President of Lincoln Center said, “The Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance series represents the height of artistic excellence and a wide range of American dance with the individual productions offering something for everyone–from committed dance fans to curious first-timers. Lincoln Center is very proud to bring four of the finest American dance companies out to a worldwide cinema audience.”
Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance is made possible by Founding PartnersJody and John Arnhold and the Howard Gilman Foundation.
****Additional support is provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Nora and James Orphanides, Orphanides & Associates, LLC., the Blavatnik Family Foundation Fund for Dance, and Stuart Coleman.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s production of Revelations, Chroma, Grace, and Takademe for Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance is supported by a grant from the Howard Gilman Foundation.
Ballet Hispanico’s production of CARMEN.maquia and Club Havana for Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance is made possible by Production Sponsor The Arnhold Foundation.
San Francisco Ballet’s production of Romeo & Juliet for Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance is made possible by Production Sponsor First Republic Bank. Additional support is provided by The Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation and Denise Littlefield Sobel. The original production of Helgi Tomasson’s Romeo & Juliet was made possible by the E. L. Wiegand Foundation.
For more information about booking The Great American Dance Series contact:
Christine Costello at More2Screen Tel: +44 (0) 20 7806 6218 Email: [email protected]
Notes To Editors:More2Screen is the leading distributor of event cinema in the UK* with more than 8 years of experience acquiring and distributing world-class opera, ballet, music concerts, theatre and special event films to 5,000 cinemas in 60+ international territories – including 50 live broadcasts and over 150 different recorded productions, plus 3D live/recorded content. The company has won two ECA Box Office Awards: Queen Hungarian Rhapsody (100,000+ worldwide admissions) in 2013 and Pompeii from the British Museum (100,000+ worldwide admissions) in 2014.
We’re passionate about bringing the finest entertainment content closer to local audiences across the globe, from distributing magnificent opera and ballet productions in partnership with Europe’s leading companies including the Royal Opera House, the Mariinsky Theatre and the Dutch National Ballet, to first-class classical music concerts from the Berliner Philharmoniker. In the growing area of museum events we are the international distributor for the British Museum’s ground-breaking Pompeii from the British Museum and Vikings from the British Museum. Our ever-expanding repertoire also features live and recorded pop music events from best-selling artists like The Rolling Stones, Adele, Queen, Peter Gabriel, Def Leppard, Morrissey and the Backstreet Boys, plus theatre must-sees Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds, Stephen Sondheim's Company, Broadway’s Romeo and Juliet starring Orlando Bloom and The Importance Of Being Earnest featuring David Suchet as Lady Bracknell. More information www.more2screen.com*(Source: IHS Screen Digest Report 2012)
About Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) serves three primary roles: presenter of artistic programming, national leader in arts and education and community relations, and manager of the Lincoln Center campus. A presenter of more than 3,000 free and ticketed events, performances, tours, and educational activities annually, LCPA’s series and programs include American Songbook, Avery Fisher Artist Program, Great Performers, Lincoln Center Festival, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Midsummer Night Swing , Martin E. Segal Awards, Meet the Artist, Mostly Mozart Festival, and the White Light Festival, as well as the Emmy Award-winning Live From Lincoln Center, which airs nationally on PBS. As manager of the Lincoln Center campus, LCPA provides support and services for the Lincoln Center complex and 11 resident organizations: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, The Film Society of Lincoln Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Juilliard School, Lincoln Center Theater, The Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, New York Philharmonic, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, School of American Ballet, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. For more information, visit aboutlincolncenter.org
