MACKENZIE BALLET LONDON PERSPECTIVES FESTIVAL LIMITED DIRECTOR DR G TAMANIAN BALLET DIRECTOR MR IAN MACKENZIE STEWART

IAN MACKENZIE STEWART, A.B.B.O, DTTLLS FOUNDER DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE MACKENZIE BALLET COMPANY

AN OUTLINED BIOGRAPHY After graduating with the Royal Ballet Ian danced with many major ballet companies all over the world such as BALLET RAMBERT NORTHERN BALLET BALLET IMPERIAL BRITISH BALLET THEATRE LONDON CITY BALLET SCOTTISH AMERICAN BALLET DANCE TEATRO KOROS ROME THE LONDON LEWIS BALLET and many more.

STARRING CAREER DURING IAN’S WEST END CAREER HE STARRED IN MANY PRODUCTIONS INCLUDING Dave Clark’s Time with Cliff RICHARD Aspects of Love, dancing with Sarah BRIGHTMAN Matador, co-starring with John BARROWMAN and Hollywood actress Stephanie POWERS His most recognisable and revered part was as HARRY RITCHIE in Brigadoon. Ian spent 2 years touring with MARTY WEBB in UK and USA in the MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS

IAN HAS WORKED WITH MANY OUTSTANDING BALLET and MUSICAL DIRECTORS and PERFORMERS: SIR ANTON DOLIN RICHARD GLADSTONE JANET LEWIS MBE JOHN GILPIN MICHAEL BASSET DOMINIC MARSHAL MASSIMO MORICONE DEREK DEAN VIVIENNE LORRAINE DAVID BINTLEY CHRISTOPHER BRUCE RICHARD ALSTON ARLENE PHILIPS DAVE CLARK And many more

IAN’S MAJOR CHOREOGRAPHY Under the guidance of JANET LEWIS, MBE, Ian’s choreographed works include MOTION PICTURES AFTERNOON OF A FAUN A TRIBUTE TO GERSHWIN FEET STREET And most notably RAPSODY IN BLUE

OTHER WORKS Under the direction of SHEILA STYLES -ex principal of the SADDLERS WELLS ROYAL BALLET COMPANY NO ES EL FINAL THE BIG FINNISH SIMPLY GERSHWIN

GUEST PERFORMANCES THEY INCLUDE The part of TIME in BENJAMIN BRITTEN’S GLORIANA at the COLISEUM, London and the LINCOLN CENTRE OPERA HOUSE, New York The comedy part of the BALLET MASTER in CAPRICCIO at GLYNDEBOURNE THE ROYAL VARIETY SHOW performing a TRIBUTE TO CAMERON MACINTOSH THE LAWRENCE OLIVIER AWARDSmm

GLORIOUS GERSHWIN IAN’S THE NEWEST AND MOST EXCITING PRODUCTION including ballet and musical theatre in three acts

FIRST ACT – classical ballet at its best “OH KAY!” OVERTURE RHAPSODY IN BLUE

SECOND ACT CUBAN OVERTURE CONCERTO IN F This is a show presentation which includes several styles of Latin American type dances married with classical technique in a narrational style

THIRD ACT SHOWCASING the popular songs in the very fashionable era of 1930,s HOLLYWOOD including styles such as RADIO CITY, CHARLESTON and BUSBY BERKLEY FEATURING will be Mr IAN MACKENZIE STEWART’S vocal renditions and will include A. SUITE from CRAZY GIRLS B. MEDLEY OF SIX SONGS C. THE GRAND FINALE