Samuel Barnett, who in 2001 was awarded the first-ever Genesis LAMDA scholarship, portrays painter John Everett Millais in a new BBC-originated series, Desperate Romantics

Natalie Carter, a 16 year-old British ballet dancer will pursue her dream of studying at Moscow's legendary Bolshoi Ballet Academy thanks to a grant from the Genesis Foundation.  Natalie is the second female British dancer to be offered a place in the Bolshoi's 230-year history.

Sam Barnett (LAMDA Genesis Scholar of 2001) will be appearing in a new television series as painter John Everett Millais in Desperate Romantics. This six-part drama series (Tuesdays, 9:00 pm, BBC2 and BBC HD from 21 July 2009) is set in 19th-century industrial London and follows the careers of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a vagabond group of English artists. Portraying the tumultuous and sometimes scandalous lives of the painters who were intellectually, at least, to English art something similar to what the Impressionists were to the French, the series addresses their iconoclasm and anti-establishment attitudes.

Maly Theatre: Talkback Event 19 June 2009 2 – 4pm, Young Vic Theatre In February this year, eight young directors travelled to St Petersburg to train with legendary Russian director Lev Dodin at the Maly Drama Theatre. This Talkback event is an opportunity to hear the directors describe their experiences, and discuss the discoveries they made about the purpose and practice of directing.

For the first time, the Genesis Foundation is supporting the graduation show of the BA Product Design course at Central Saint Martins. You can see the exhibition at Central St Martins College of Art and Design in Southampton Row in London.

There is no doubt that the new Pope wishes to see a return to the great music of the sixteenth century but that it should sit alongside the music of our present day. Those of you who know our repertoire will be well acquainted with our many recordings of Renaissance works. However, it is also important that we champion music of today. This would not be possible without the support, belief and encouragement of individuals. We are so fortunate to have in John Studzinski, the architect of the whole “Padre Pio” project, through his inspired Genesis Foundation, someone who believes not only in creating spiritual experiences but also ensuring that music in the Catholic Church is upheld and, above all, injected with life.

Genesis Foundation Responds to Tête a Tête
Genesis reluctantly withdrew from Tête à Tête production due to contractual issues.

The German newspaper, Der Freitag , has listed ten "unknowns" whom, they believe, will become well-known in the future. Among those receiving the accolade is the Genesis-sponsored Serbian composer, Isidora Žebeljan.

Tête à Tête was founded in 1997 and has made a particular name for producing and promoting new, small-scale operatic works.  The Genesis Foundation's collaboration with Tête à Tête was launched in 2007 with support for the company's Blind Date Tour, which presented six short operas by six different composers in the course of one evening.  Subsequently, the Foundation committed to two further years of funding.

The Genesis Foundation has been working with the fringe opera company Tête à Tête since June, 2008, to develop projects, programmes and individual shows with the express aim of widening the audience for contemporary opera.

After a hugely successful run in Barcelona, the re-cast Young Vic/ATC production of The Brothers Size returned for a second run of performance at the Young Vic in London as well as embarking on a tour.

Houses traces the story of three homes in Toronto from their construction, years ago, to the present day. Unearthing the lives lived, the stories trapped within the bricks and interweaving fragments of past, present and future, Houses is based facts dug out of the Canadian archives by Christopher Mayo and subsequently pieced together.