In the 'House Seats'
This podcast brings you interviews with people working in the entertainment industry discussing about all aspects of onstage performing or backstage production. Ideas as a prospective performer through to what an adjudicator, choreographer or casting director might look for when you are delivering your performance piece.
Hosted by Craig Bartley who is a performer and choreographer, who has appeared in West End and Broadway productions ranging from 42nd Street (Original cast at Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Me & My Girl (Adelphi Theatre), La Cage Aux Follies (Palladium Theatre), Mack And Mabel in concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) and Man of La Mancha (Peacock Theatre) of which he recorded the cast albums for both ‘Mack And Mabel’ and ‘Man of La Mancha’. He also spent more than two and a half years playing the part of ‘Doody’ in the hit musical ‘Grease’ where he received the Golden Quiff Award for best performance, which was presented by the late Victoria Wood.
He also appeared in two Royal Variety Performances at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane for the BBC and ITV and 'A Royal Performance' at the Adelphi Theatre.
Craig’s experience has enabled him to travel the globe extensively whilst being involved in performing, choreographing, directing and producing for the inaugural production set up for most of the World’s leading cruise lines. As well as performing, Craig has taught specialist classes at Mountview, Millenium, Urdang, Elmhurst and Red Roofs Theatre School. He was also the full-time Course Director and co-Principal of his own successful Starquest Performers College.
He still runs and teaches at Starquest Performing Arts encouraging children from two and a half to 18 to act, sing and dance.
He hopes this podcast will help and inspire existing and especially newly graduated creatives just what challenges lie in store and what the highs and lows are for people within the performing arts industry. If you like this podcast then please leave us a 5 star review on iTunes podcasts.
In the 'House Seats'
Ep 64: Ryan Jenkins, professional dancer, choreographer and director and owner of iD-Company.
Ryan has worked in every area of the entertainment industry, most recently as creative director working with the government to represent the UK for British National Day at the Milan Expo 2015. He has worked with the biggest creatives in the world including; Matthew Bourne, Arlene Philips, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Joel Schumacher, Peter Darling, Richard Marcel. He has also shared the stage with stars such as; Kerry Ellis, Idina Menzal, Adam Cooper, Miriam Margolyes, and Adam Garcia.
Ryan has worked for Simon Cowell – SYCO entertainment as a talent scout for Britain’s got talent and a new BBC show, The Greatest Dancer.
The only teacher in the world to have taught the dancers from the hit US T.V show Dance Moms for Abby Lee Miller and UK for Jennifer Ellison.
Most notably known for appearing as a finalist in the top 20 of series 2, So You Think You Can Dance and Got to Dance, before this he had a flourishing career in London’s West End but not before gaining his first job at 19 in Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake. Ryan was appointed as Dance Captain for Grease The Musical UK and European Tour, choreographed by Arlene Philips. Original London cast of Wicked, for ENO (English National Opera) - Kismet, London Coliseum, Cabaret, Lyric theatre, by Javier de Fructos. Featured dancer – Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera the movie, directed by Joel Schumacher and choreographed by Peter Darling.
He has also worked as a choreographer with the Lebanese and Vietnamese Governments to introduce Musical Theatre to their countries and working alongside an 80 piece Orchestra and their biggest pop star, Duc Tuan.
Founder of ID-Company – A dance examination board offering a syllabus in Contemporary and Street Dance styles with a revolutionary new teacher training programme that manages over 300 schools throughout Europe and supported by many of the UK’s leading dance colleges – www.iD-Company.co.uk
He is fast becoming one of the country’s most sought after choreographers creating in theatre, T.V, film, live events, cruise’s, pop videos to teaching at some the top dance colleges in the United Kingdom and many dance schools nationwide. Ryan has gained extensive knowledge about the needs and wants for the ever-changing world of show biz.
He is artistic director for Prince Charming events working with and covered by Fashion T.V and OK! magazine. Creative director for Celebrity Gleex, a cast of ex reality T.V stars from, X-factor, Grease is the Word, SYTYCD as support act for Peter Andre and Lulu performing to crowds of 10,000 people.
Choreographer credits include: Mt4uth, channels 5 Don’t Stop Believing, Shine TV, G*Mania, London Fashion Week shows, Bloodbath musical Edinburgh, Ripper musical directed by Vernon Mound, Anthology for Irish composer Conor Mitchell. Annie Get Your Gun, market place theatre, Ireland, Godspell Grand Opera House, Belfast and Rose Theatre, Kingston, London. Fashion Victim musical at London Cinema museum. Two cruise productions for 2entertain and Scandinavia. Assistant choreographer for Michael Flatley and Molly Molloy stadium tour Celtic tiger.
Ryan is an international judge/adjudicator for Encore events, Dance show live, Disney camp and many established UK dance festivals.
He is a patron to Starlight Dance Academy and creative consultant to many dance companies.
Ryan actively works, giving his time to create or teach for many charity’s including, Music theatre for Youth, Ireland, Autism got Talent with Pineapple Performing Arts, Prince’s trust, London Taxi drivers fund for children and many smaller local fundraisers.