New English Ballet Theatre Coming to St James Theatre This Month

NEW ENGLISH BALLET THEATRE and special guests are to present DANCING FOR NEPAL, four special performances at the St James Theatre in August to raise funds for the Nepal earthquake relief effort.

DANCING FOR NEPAL aims to raise funds for the Nepal Earthquake Recovery Appeal 2015 (NERA), set up by Alison Marston, Head of Grants and Philanthropy at the Bulldog Trust. The donations will be directed towards grassroots NGOs in Nepal providing vital mid-term recovery through the monsoon season (June-September) such as the building of transitional mid-term housing, rebuilding of schools and health posts/clinics, implementation and training of sanitation and hygiene projects.

Says NEBT founder and Artistic Director Karen Pilkington-Miksa:

"I have been very moved by the stories of terrible loss and survival in Nepal and wanted to do something to aid the incredible efforts of agencies on the ground. I'm very grateful to Alison Marston, Head of Grants and Philanthropy at the Bulldog Trust who has set up Nepal Earthquake Recovery Appeal 2015 (NERA) to direct the funds we'll be raising at the St James Theatre. Alison was born and brought up in Nepal so her knowledge is second to none; the Bulldog Trust, which has provided financial and advisory assistance to charities for over 30 years, and who have already given support and rehearsal space to NEBT in the last two years, is providing support for NERA.

"I also want to extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone at New English Ballet Theatre and special guest artists who are all giving their services freely for the four performances. I've been coming to the St James Theatre since it opened in 2012 and I can't think of a better place for NEBT to perform and simultaneously raise funds for a crucial cause."

Alison Marston says "NERA is absolutely delighted to be working with New English Ballet Theatre and the St James Theatre in their combined and generous programme of Dancing For Nepal."

St James Theatre is an award winning arts complex in the rapidly developing area of Victoria, just a stone's throw from Buckingham Palace, boasting a 312 seat main house presenting plays, ballet, revues and musical theatre and a 120 capacity studio in cabaret style offering over 250 shows a year.

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