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Genesis Sixteen Continue to Flourish Friday, 3 February 2012

The first group of talented young singers to make up the Genesis Sixteen will take part in an intensive training course this weekend, the third in their programme, at the National Opera Studios in London.

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Genesis Fellow Joe Hill-Gibbins directs The Changeling at the Young Vic Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Genesis Fellow and acclaimed theatre director Joe Hill-Gibbins directs the Young Vic’s hotly-anticipated production of Thomas Middleton and William Rowley’s Jacobean masterpiece, The Changeling, from 26 January to 18 February. One of the most powerful tragedies ever written, The Changeling is a gripping and darkly comic tale of how love and sex drive us mad.

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New Writing from India at the third Writers’ Bloc Festival Tuesday, 10 January 2012

Twelve emerging playwrights from across India who have been working with the Royal Court Theatre to develop their craft will have new work staged at the Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai this month as part of the third Writers’ Bloc Festival.

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Haunted Child causes a stir at the Royal Court Wednesday, 4 January 2012

Haunted Child by Joe Penhall is the latest production from Genesis partner The Royal Court to be praised by the national critics. A chilling family drama that centres on a young boy who starts seeing visions of his absent father, this unsettling play questions the things we believe in and their uncertain consequences.

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The Royal Court travels to Ukraine Friday, 2 December 2011

The Royal Court is working with writers from the Ukraine and Georgia in the latest phase of its ground-breaking International Playwrights project supported by the Genesis Foundation.

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Critical acclaim for 'O Guiding Night' - The Sixteen's second collaboration with the Genesis Foundation Thursday, 24 November 2011

Allmusic.com
Limelight Magazine
klassik.com
Pizzicato Magazine's Supersonic Award
International Record Review
BBC Radio 3 CD review
Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice
★★★★★  Classic FM Editor's Choice
★★★★★  BBC Music Magazine
★★★★     Choir & Organ
Fanfare

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Next stop Brazil, for the Royal Court Theatre’s International Playwrights Thursday, 17 November 2011

The Royal Court Theatre is running a playwrights’ workshop in Brazil as part of its ground-breaking International Playwrights project supported by the Genesis Foundation.

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Chris Levine collaborates with Antony and the Johnsons in New York Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Genesis Foundation partner Chris Levine is currently collaborating with musicians Antony and the Johnsons as light artist on a new large-scale production, Swanlights, to premiere at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on 26 January 2012.

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Tarik O'Regan's Heart of Darkness receives glowing reviews Thursday, 10 November 2011

Tarik O’Regan’s new opera Heart of Darkness received excellent reviews following its world premiere at the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Studio on 1 November. O’Regan’s opera was developed as part of OperaGenesis, a collaboration between the Royal Opera House’s ROH2 department and the Genesis Foundation.

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Chris Levine interviewed in The Independent Thursday, 3 November 2011

An interview with light artist Chris Levine was recently published in The Independent to mark the opening of his exhibition at London's The Little Black Gallery.

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Genesis Sixteen

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Monday, 26 September 2011

We are delighted to present this short film which follows the first Genesis Sixteen training course, the UK's first fully-funded choral programme for young singers.

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Genesis Sixteen Continue to Flourish Friday, 3 February 2012

The first group of talented young singers to make up the Genesis Sixteen will take part in an intensive training course this weekend, the third in their programme, at the National Opera Studios in London.

 More...