Genesis Foundation
Genesis Foundation: Nuturing Emerging Talents In The Arts
The focus of the Genesis Foundation is on helping inspirational young individuals in the fields of music, theatre, dance and the visual arts. On this page you will find information on the artists who are currently receiving support from the Genesis Foundation.
Isidora Žebeljan
Genesis heard and took note of the work of Isidora Žebeljan at the first Genesis Opera Project workshops in 2002. A segment from an early version of her opera, Zora D, was developed and given a presentation.
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Roxanna Panufnik
Ten years after the Genesis Foundation commissioned Roxanna Panufnik’s Westminster Mass, which was an international success, Roxanna Panufnik has become a composer in demand. As she turns 40, her year ahead features 15 premieres in five countries.
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Jean-Philippe Calvin
Composer, conductor and percussionist, Jean Philippe Calvin, was born in France in 1974. He has eclectic taste and is as happy with contemporary pop music, jazz and musical comedy as he is with formal opera, film music and stage music of all kinds, making him a multi-faceted musician with an interest in every form of music making.
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Will Todd
Will Todd was born in Durham in 1970. He received an Honours degree in Music from the University of Bristol in 1991 and an MMUS in 1993. Will met Ben Dunwell, librettist, at Bristol University and began their collaboration at that time. Their first Genesis Commission was to write a special piece of music, Among Angels.
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Disconnect: An excerpt
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010An excerpt from Anupama Chandrasekhar's latest play, Disconnect, currently showing at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs from 17 February until 20 March. Anupama Chandrasekhar is an alumnus of the Genesis Foundation supported International Playwrights programme at the Royal Court.
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Genesis Foundation collaborates with HighTide to create, the Genesis Laboratory
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Announcing the Genesis Laboratory, HighTide's Research and Development Studio for emerging theatre practitioners at the Tabernacle, Notting Hill, supported by the Genesis Foundation.
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