Pancho never forgets who she is fighting for: ordinary people who crave visions of their own lives onstage. Rather than commission glittering baubles for the royal court, she concentrates on engaging her audiences with work that speaks to their lived experiences.’
2020
By Christina Nicole
The Black ballet dancers taking on industry racism – Beyond The Screen in Lockdown
By Christina Nicole
Black Dance Matters – A personal response from Ballet Black’s Cira Robinson
By Christina Nicole
Cassa Pancho, the founder and director of Ballet Black, talks about the company’s first 20 years, the virus, trolls and Black Lives Matter
By Richard Bolton
Mark Donne in relation to his piece ‘Mute’, a segment piece from wider film installation “Listening With Frontiersman” commissioned by Estuary Festival. Danced by Ballet Black senior artist, Cira Robinson.