DESTINO: A Contemporary Dance Story

Screening and debate at the RSA

RSA Screens & Arts Council England

In association with Dance United as part of T-Mobile Big Dance

Dance really can change lives.

DESTINO: A Contemporary Dance Story was recently screened to a full house at the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) and was followed by a debate around the question:

How can the lessons of DESTINO inform and challenge future arts policy and practice at local, national and international levels?

Speakers included:

Junaid Jemal Sendi, Principal Dancer, DESTINO

Alan Davey, Chief Executive, Arts Council England

Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive, RSA

Tara-Jane Herbert, Artistic Director, Dance United

Nikki Crane, Independent Arts Consultant

Listen to the full debate: http://www.thersa.org/events/audio-and-past-events/2010/destino-a-contemporary-dance-story

DESTINO: A Contemporary Dance Story is a film that celebrates the potency of the arts to bring people together across generations and across ethnic divides; a power to challenge fate, to change lives.

Filmed on location in London and Addis Ababa, DESTINO: A Contemporary Dance Story traces the build-up to the performances in both cities of DESTINO - last year’s unforgettable collaboration between Dance United and Sadler’s Wells. 

For further information, please contact Rowena on +44 (0)207 431 6647.