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Sisters Grimm is now BCorp Certified, joining the global community of businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental…
Grammy-nominated INALA and MBE-awarded Sisters Grimm are proud to announce that their ‘UK Art in Nature’ music video for the…
Young people across the UK encouraged to create art with submissions closing on 19th April Follow its global successes, Grammy-nominated…
The Sisters Grimm Charitable Trust Receives the 2023 Most Outstanding Climate Change Education & Entertainment Initiative – UK Award https://www.acquisition-international.com/winners/the-sisters-grimm-charitable-trust/…
Ella Spira MBE and Neil Anthony Edwards painting on the same canvas for Hamptons Fine Art Fair. Photo by Paola Chapdelaine.
Original article can be found here Former NBA player Neil Anthony Edwards has created a painting with Ella Spira MBE…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]For the first time, Ella Spira MBE and Neil Anthony Edwards unite to share the same canvas. Both have…
After a three-year sabbatical following the pandemic, the Sisters Grimm theatre company is about to experience a full-circle moment after…
You can view the original article here Time Out says Dive into an immersive multimedia exhibition at Carnegie Hall Ella Spira…
You can read the original article here by Artreview.com Discover the British composer and visual artist’s exploration of the natural…
Opening: 29 Mar 2023, 09:00 - 19:00 The original article from Art Rabbit can be found here Grammy-nominated British composer,…
Original article can be found here Following on the success of her immersive multimedia exhibition in Singapore, Grammy-nominated British composer,…
We would like to announce The Sisters Grimm Charitable Trust Youth Advisory Board for 2023. Name Age County Ace Merriott…
Ella Spira MBE, visual artist, Grammy-nominated composer and co-founder of theatre production company Sisters Grimm, presents a retrospective multimedia exhibition…
For this piece, Ella is focusing on oceanography, specifically ocean ventilation. The inspiration has been born from her youngest brother…
Artist Ella Spira is a woman of many talents – she’s a Grammy nominated composer, painter and theatre producer. Active…
You can read the original article by Claire Turrell here Ella Spira MBE and Pietra Mello-Pittman MBE talk about launching…
The originally article can be found here Having reached great heights as an artist, composer and the co-founder of production…
To listen to the podcast and read the original article, click here In this Chimatics podcast episode we are lucky to…
You can view the original article here Artist profile Born and raised in Gloucester, England, Ella Spira is a global…
Original podcast can be found here Ella Spira is a Grammy-nominated British composer, artist and co-founder of production company Sisters…
Original article from Timeout can be found here More often than not, art transforms the ordinary into thoughtful masterpieces. At…
You can view the original article from Robb Report here The Answers With… Grammy-nominated composer Ella Spira MBE, who shares…
Original article taken from broadwayworld.com The exhibition is free for the general public starting on Friday, 4th of November from…
The renowned Grammy-nominated composer, MBE awarded artist and co-founder of production company Sisters Grimm, Ella Spira MBE, collaborates with Singaporean…
Open to the public Friday 4th November 12-7pm and Saturday 5th November 12-5pm at Art Now Gallery - Raffles Hotel…
Click here to subscribe and view the video from w/c 17th October The film will showcase the images of Singaporean photographer…
Renowned multi-cultural, Jewish-British artist and Grammy-nominated composer Ella Louvaine Spira MBE will be painting a set of landscapes in Singapore.…
YOUNG AUSSIES’ WINNING ART FEATURE IN NEW MUSIC VIDEO Global movement Art in Nature releases first-ever Australian music video starring…
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The James Cast, podcast: Ella Spira and Pietra Mello-Pittman are talking about their friendship, how they started to work together…
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Sisters Grimm co-founder, Ella Spira MBE together with Egyptian Muslim hip hop and rap artist DB Gad will release a…
Building on the success of the multi-disciplinary exhibition, '50 For 50', which broke ground in Dubai, British Jewish Grammy-nominated artist…
Original article by Somya Mehta at Khaleej Times can be found here Dubai - Grammy-nominated composer and painter Ella Spira…
This article was first published by our friends at MIDDLE EAST NEWS 24/7 Dubai, UAE. Dubai Opera and British theatrical…
SISTERS GRIMM PRESENT “50 FOR 50” AT DUBAI OPERA FROM 29 NOVEMBER TO 14 DECEMBER 2021 AN IMMERSIVE MULTI-MEDIA EXHIBITION…
Last week saw some new faces head to Windsor Castle to pick up their MBEs, and I was delighted to…
BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO ALBANIA, ALASTAIR KING-SMITH HANDS OVER GIFT OF ALBANIAN LANDSCAPE PAINTING BY ELLA SPIRA MBE TO ALBANIAN PRIME…
Sisters Grimm were interviewed on RTSH Radio Televizioni News with Mimoza Haxhiaj, which was aired last week on RTSH 1…
The Show Represents a Premiere Theatrical Spectacle for the Region and First Time Performance of a Royal Ballet Ballerina in…
Written by Aarti Saundalkar on WhatsOn.   This will be the first time a Royal Ballet ballerina will perform in Dubai……
Every now and then, a buzzword starts to trend in the art world and brings with it a storm of…
Pietra de Mello-Pitman and Ella Spera, founders of the company "Pietra and Ella for Performances and Festivals" and the artistic…
Sisters Grimm Founders Former Royal Ballet Ballerina and Grammy Nominated Composer and Painter Announce Revolutionary Performing Arts Training Programme ‘The…
Sisters Grimm online press for Ella's 50/50 auction has gone viral.   In celebration of the United Arab Emirates 50th…
Proceeds from Sales Will Be Used to Develop Performing Arts Programme and Regional Youth Art Initiatives Dubai, United Arab Emirates…
Pietra Mello-Pittman and Ella Spira met in 2009 through a mutual friend. Mello-Pittman was a dancer with the Royal Ballet…
Sisters Grimm, a Dubai production company founded by ballerina Pietra De Mello-Pittman and Grammy-nominated singer Ella Spira, have released a new song…
Grammy Nominated and MBE Awarded Sisters Grimm Releases ‘Windows Of The Mind’ Music Video and UAE Art in Nature Online…
Friday Lite. 21st February 2021.Sisters Grimm front cover feature. Gulf News supplement magazine: Perfect pitch. Together, Pietra Mello-Pittman and Ella…
UAE art in nature
A Grammy-nominated production company is looking for children's masterpieces in the UAE by Kelly Johnstone January 20, 2021 Got a little…
MBEs for Pietra Mello-Pittman and Ella Spira
Pietra Mello-PittmanPietra Mello-Pittman and Ella SpiraElla Spira, founders of the dance/theatre production company Sisters Grimm, have been awarded MBEs for…
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Song Produced by Sisters Grimm Founders Pietra Mello-Pittman and Ella Spira and Composed by Ella Spira and DB Gad with…
THE WAY HOME
Song & Music Video Produced by Sisters Grimm and Composed by Ella Spira and DB Gad and Also Features Layla…
The National World Music Day
TUESDAY 23 JUNE 2020 Saeed Saeed June 21, 2020 On World Music Day, we ask: is the genre simply another example of…
A Musical Collaboration Celebrating International Talent Across Five Continents; Co-written by Ella Spira and DB Gad, Featuring Vocals of Madyan…
Tencent Chinese Music Promotion for Inala
FROM 20TH MAY TO 20TH AUGUST 2020. SISTERS GRIMM GRAMMY NOMINATED SHOW ‘INALA’ WILL BE AVAILABLE ACROSS TENCENT PLATFORMS Sisters…
Curtain Call Podcast
We were interviewed by the wonderful John Schwab on his podcast Curtain Call, talking about everything Sisters Grimm, and how…
Sisters Grimm Top 10
Labelled exciting and dynamic by Warrior Women Magazine, we were recently interviewed by them talking about our shows, upcoming plans…
Just Saying Hi Music Video Release
Sisters Grimm are "Just Saying Hi’ from Dubai with this new single and video made in lock down composed by…
Sisters Grimm Top 10
Featured at #3 in this year's About Time Magazine, Pietra Mello Pittman and Ella Spira are delighted to have been…
The tale of the Sisters Grimm is one that leads from an ambitious composer and a ballerina to huge, stage…
RIP Joseph Shabalala “It’s with a heavy heart we at Sisters Grimm hear the news that Joseph Shabalala founder of…
We have a vision of a society that celebrates diversity, in which individuals are inspired to access their emotions, and…
ANNOUNCING- INALA TOUR CHINA 2019 West End theatre company Sisters Grimm has announced a major premiere tour in China this…
Our Royal Albert Hall performance on 23 October falls in both Black History Month and on World Ballet Day. As…
This may not only be a message for South Africa, thinks Mello-Pittman. “INALA is a story about togetherness, home and…
INALA TO PLAY FOR ONE SPECTACULAR NIGHT ONLY AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL, Wednesday 23 October 2019, to Celebrate World…
A UNIQUE ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITY INALA's West End & SE Asia Premieres, celebrating unity, diversity and cultural collaboration, also mark the…
As well as raising awareness and inspiring action with the hashtag #StopTheStigma, the charity asked the audience to donate texting…
ANNOUNCEMENT! Ahead of our run in Singapore, INALA will be supporting Prince Harry’s charity Sentebale, with a performance by our…
The regional winners of the Prince's Trust Enterprise Challenge from Dixons Unity Academy meet INALA- A Zulu Ballet as their…
A Zulu ballet called 'Inala' opens in the British capital this week, featuring South Africa's Soweto Gospel Choir alongside world…
BBC Three In Tune Radio Sisters Grimm Ltd talk INALA with Official Soweto Gospel Choir on BBC Three In Tune…
Sisters Grimm, whose award-winning production of INALA, a Zulu Ballet opens at The Peacock Theatre in London’s West End on…
Sam Holder from ITV News joins the cast and creatives of INALA: a Zulu Ballet for rehearsals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ezsiaUV6mY
Read the full article here: https://www.dancing-times.co.uk/inala-returns-to-london/?fbclid=IwAR0qZQDNeKPwKN0vxzyjfB0By-cOh5YjegRpgZmUopiFW-4qQGKw3PyPMMc
INALA PREVIEW IN CULTURE WHISPER Read the full article here: https://www.culturewhisper.com/r/dance/sisters_grimm_inala_peacock/13509
We are celebrating the founders of Sisters Grimm, Ella Spira and Pietra Mello-Pittman the creators of INALA Live. Two remarkable…
The Time Out First Look evening soirée was filled with the music and dance of Grammy-nominated West End Zulu ballet…
2019 Grammy®Award-winning South African legends SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR IN THE WEST END PREMIERE OF INALA Featuring world class current and…
This weekend the wonderful Soweto Gospel Choir won their third Grammy® Award! The choir was recognised at the 2019 Grammy®…
Time Out Singapore in partnership with Sisters Grimm|Posted: Saturday January 12 2019 The Zulu word, Inala, can take on two meanings:…
We're giving away invites to our Time Out First Look soirée featuring the Grammy-nominated West End Zulu ballet INALA by…
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Grammy® Award-winning South African legends SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR DIRECT FROM LONDON’S WEST END IN THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN PREMIERE OF INALA…
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Article Source: Evening Standard Go London  ZOE PASKETT Friday 4 January 2019 11:00 Pirouette into the new year with a wonderful…
The Founders and directors of Sisters Grimm are ex-Royal Ballet ballerina Pietra Mello-Pittman and Grammy-nominated composer Ella Spira with both having had hugely…
Grammy® Award-winning South African legends SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR IN THE WEST END PREMIERE OF INALA Featuring world class current and…
Read full article here: https://www.thewonderfulworldofdance.com/inala-zulu-ballet-london
WE HAVE BEEN NOMINATED! We are very pleased to announce that we have been nominated for the Brazilian International Press…
ROYAL BALLET FIRST ARTIST NATHALIE HARRISON JOINS THE CAST OF VOICES OF THE AMAZON AT SADLER’S WELLS THEATRE Sisters Grimm…
By Arts Correspondent Robert Dex The actor has recorded a voiceover for a dance musical created by production company Sisters…
Sisters Grimm, the creators of the Grammy® Award-nominated show INALA, are delighted to present the UK premiere of VOICES OF…
ollowing the Grammy® Award nominated success of INALA, a Zulu ballet performed with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Sisters Grimm return to…
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Sisters Grimm Production, INALA - A Zulu Ballet, has just been nominated in the BEST SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT category for The…
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INALA has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best World Music Album category. The music was composed by…
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Dance Auditions to be held in Manchester and Liverpool on Sunday 28 June 2015 Do you dream of performing on…
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The winner of the Contemporary category of BBC Two’s Young Dancer 2015 competition, 17 year old Jacob O'Connell, is one…
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Sisters Grimm are honoured to be joining forces with ATG (the Ambassadors Theatre Group) to co-produce INALA going forward. This…
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INALA has been programmed as part of the 2015 Chekhov International Theatre Festival, in Moscow, from 10th - 14th June.…
INALA A ZULU BALLET was part of this years Royal Variety Performance, in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses The…
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Due to phenomenal demand, INALA returns to Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, for 6 performances from 7th - 11th July…
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Critically-acclaimed Zulu ballet INALA, featuring live music by four-time Grammy Award®-winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo and current and former members of…
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Tickets are now on sale for the 2014 UK tour of INALA. The production will tour to nine UK venues…
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18 March 2014, Edinburgh, UK: INALA, a new Zulu ballet featuring live music by four-time Grammy® Award-winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo…