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Ella Spira MBE and Pietra Mello-Pittman MBE talk about launching a theatre company, the importance of collaboration and what they look for in their cast.<\/h3>\n

Grammy-nominated composer Ella Spira MBE and former ballerina Pietra Mello-Pittman joined together in 2009 to launch the UK theatre company,\u00a0Sisters Grimm<\/a>. While Spira had produced music for Bruno Mars and Mello-Pittman had lit up the Royal Opera House in London for The Royal Ballet, neither of them had run a theatre company. Now 13 years later, their award-winning productions including\u00a0Inala<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Voices of the Amazon<\/em>\u00a0have starred in the West End and toured the globe, with\u00a0Inala<\/em>\u00a0due to head to Broadway soon.<\/p>\n

For those who don\u2019t know what is Sisters Grimm?<\/h4>\n

Pietra:<\/strong>\u00a0Sisters Grimm is a celebration of different cultures through big dance musical shows.<\/p>\n

How did the two of you meet?<\/h4>\n

Pietra:<\/strong>\u00a0We met in the Ministry of Sound dance club in London when a mutual friend introduced us. We were colleagues before we were friends.<\/p>\n

Ella:<\/strong>\u00a0Pietra choreographed a piece about the surrealist artist Leonor Fini for The Royal Ballet Show at the Royal Opera House and asked me if I would compose the music for it.<\/p>\n

Why did you decide to launch your own theatre company?<\/h4>\n

Pietra:<\/strong>\u00a0I was a ballet dancer and Ella’s a film composer, we are both from multicultural backgrounds and passionate about world music. We like the idea of bringing together different cultures, audiences and disciplines, so we decided to launch Sisters Grimm in 2009.<\/p>\n

Take us back to your first production. What were the early days like for Sisters Grimm?<\/h4>\n

Pietra:<\/strong>\u00a0Our first production was\u00a0Rapunzel The Final Chapter<\/em>. Neither of us came from money, so we had to go out and raise funding and convince other people that Sisters Grimm was a brilliant idea. I kept working at The Royal Ballet, while Ella was busy composing. Our meetings would be in the coffee shop at the Royal Opera House.<\/p>\n

‘Inala’<\/em>\u00a0was your first large production. You were new to running a theatre company, but you persuaded ex-Rambert Dance Company members, the Soweto Choir and Ladysmith Black Mambazo to take part. How did that happen?<\/h4>\n

Pietra:<\/strong>\u00a0It took a lot of effort and persistence to get everyone on board and to get approval to use the Rambert Dance Company and The Royal Ballet names. With Ladysmith Black Mambazo and the Soweto Gospel Choir, there was an openness to explore what may be possible and see if there were any sparks between us.<\/p>\n

Where did you go from there?<\/h4>\n

Pietra:<\/strong>\u00a0After launching\u00a0Inala<\/em>\u00a0in South Africa, we took the show to London and then Europe. The following year, Ella received a Grammy nomination for the score and we started work on our next show in my home country of Brazil. We launched\u00a0Voices of the Amazon<\/em>\u00a0in 2017 and took it to London, Moscow and Singapore.<\/p>\n

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‘Voices of the Amazon’. Photo credit: Johan Persson<\/em><\/p>\n

Jeremy Irons was the narrator of that show. What\u2019s been your biggest pinch-me moment so far?<\/h4>\n

Pietra:<\/strong>\u00a0There have been so many pinch-me moments. One was premiering\u00a0Inala<\/em>\u00a0at the Edinburgh Festival in 2014, another was performing\u00a0Inala<\/em>\u00a0at the Royal Albert Hall in 2019 during Black History Month, and then there was our 10th-anniversary\u00a0party at the Ministry of Sound. We turned the main DJ room into our auditorium. Our 68 performers included Jeremy Irons and Alfie Boe, and Joely Richardson performed an excerpt of a show of ours that was in development.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve made it look easy. Was there ever a time when you thought you\u2019d bitten off more than you could chew?<\/h4>\n

Ella:<\/strong>\u00a0Have there been moments of\u00a0panic?\u00a0Absolutely. When we were relaunching\u00a0Inala<\/em>, Brexit happened. We had confirmed the venue and booked performers and then our funding was put on hold. Pietra took out a loan against her apartment to help cover the bills. It was a big commitment for her, but she didn\u2019t think twice about it.<\/p>\n

When you cast performers for your shows, what are you looking for?<\/h4>\n

Pietra:<\/strong>\u00a0There\u2019s the skill level, of course, but attitude and belief\u00a0systems are also a big\u00a0consideration. We are\u00a0creating a family and having a happy household is important. Live theatre is full of unexpected twists and turns,\u00a0and we need a\u00a0team\u00a0that can roll with that.<\/p>\n

Did you have any mentors at the beginning?<\/h4>\n

Pietra:<\/strong>\u00a0No, we were learning as we went along. We have a brilliant advisory board now, which includes arts leader Colleen Jennings-Roggensack and choreographer Arlene Philips, but we didn\u2019t have any mentors at first.<\/p>\n

Launching a theatre company was a massive risk. Before we opened at the Edinburgh International Festival a lot of people didn\u2019t understand Sisters Grimm as it doesn\u2019t sit in a particular box. But we had a clear idea of what we wanted to do, including lowering ticket prices to get the mix of people in and not exclude anyone.<\/p>\n

How easy was it for you to leave The Royal Ballet, Pietra?<\/h4>\n

Pietra:<\/strong>\u00a0I should have left earlier. I didn\u2019t retire until 2015. I was producing\u00a0Inala<\/em>\u00a0and dancing in The Royal Ballet at the same time.\u00a0Inala<\/em>\u00a0became so large I had to make a decision between producing\u00a0it\u00a0and needing to be snowflake number nine. It was the right time to leave.<\/p>\n

Were you on tour when COVID-19 hit?<\/h4>\n

Pietra:<\/strong>\u00a0We were getting ready to tour Japan and then China with\u00a0Voices of the Amazon<\/em>. At the time we were in Dubai getting ready to work on a piece for Expo 2020. We hadn\u2019t yet gone into production with the tours. We held on to our core team and refused to let anyone go.<\/p>\n

During the pandemic, Ella created the multimedia artwork series Global Landscapes where she collaborated with local artists in Australia, the UAE and Singapore. Collaboration is a large part of what you do, why are you so attracted to it?<\/h4>\n

Ella:<\/strong>\u00a0As a third-generation Holocaust survivor, maybe there\u2019s something buried in there that thinks if we all celebrate each other\u2019s cultures more persecution won\u2019t happen. I realise that\u2019s idealistic, but I\u2019m sure that\u2019s a big driver.<\/p>\n

Has the two-year break made you rethink productions?<\/h4>\n

Pietra:<\/strong>\u00a0The shows won\u2019t change artistically, but we will be more focused on permanent resident shows over touring.<\/p>\n

What advice do you have for someone who wants to launch their own theatre company?<\/h4>\n

Ella:<\/strong>\u00a0Do what\u2019s right for you and don\u2019t feel you have to conform because that\u2019s the way it\u2019s always been done. But make sure you have a creative and [an] analytical person within your leadership team. You need to have the big dreams underpinned by process and logistics.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next for Sisters Grimm?<\/h4>\n

Ella:<\/strong>\u00a0Inala<\/em>\u00a0will\u00a0return to the West\u00a0End in 2024. We\u00a0then plan to take the show to Broadway in 2025.<\/p>\n

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Ella (left) and Pietra receiving MBEs from HRH Prince Charles<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span>Claire Turrell is a freelance journalist based in Singapore. She launched the US brand SHAPE Magazine in the Middle East. After working for Harper’s BAZAAR Singapore, she went on to launch Travel by Lightfoot, the magazine for experiential travellers. Her work has also been published by Insider, Nat Geo and the BBC.<\/em><\/p>\n

Photos credit: Johan Persson<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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