EXCLUSIVE: The memoir of a choreographer trainer who secretly taught Princess Diana to bop to be became a 90-minute function documentary.
Canadian producer-distributor Sphere Media has secured rights to Anne Allan’s ‘Dancing with Diana: A Memoir‘ and can co-produce it with Alan Clements’ Glasgow-based Two Rivers Media. Sphere Abacus, the gross sales arm of Sphere, will store the doc internationally.
Scottish-Canadian dancer and London Metropolis Ballet mistress Allan was the late Princess Diana’s dance trainer, and co-choreographed her ‘Uptown Lady’ routine at London’s Royal Opera Home, which she shocked Prince Charles with in 1985. Allan’s memoir, which recounts the efficiency, was launched final yr.
The doc will chronicle the 9 years from 1981 throughout which Allen secretly educated Diana as a dancer. The pair joined for lots of of one-hour classes at a personal dance studio through the years, and cast a detailed bond as Diana struggled along with her stratospheric fame after marrying into the British royal household.
Diana’s son, Prince Harry, has been within the press this week after his court docket motion towards Rupert Murdoch’s Information Group Newspapers was interrupted by a collection of delays throughout which the 2 sides reportedly transfer near a settlement. The California-based Prince sued The Solar‘s proprietor for alleged illegal data gathering by journalists and their contractors.
The most recent function doc about his mom will discover pleasure of motherhood, alongside along with her crumbling marriage to Charles and battle with bulimia. Producers say may even embody never-seen-before archive materials, together with images, private items and notes from the Princess. Royal insiders, celerities, Hollywood stars and several other of Diana’s closest mates will seem in interviews.
“I’m thrilled that Sphere Media and Two Rivers Media have chosen to convey to display Dancing with Diana,” mentioned Allan. “As a Glaswegian that lives in Canada, it is a very particular partnership for me, that I’m so trying ahead to seeing realized. Throughout my time with the Princess, I used to be so lucky to witness not solely Diana’s profound love of dance, however a way more private facet of her. I hope that viewers of the documentary will recognize this contemporary look in addition to uncover a deeper understanding of simply how extraordinary she was.”
Sphere Media President Marlo Miagza mentioned: “It’s a uncommon factor to discover a contemporary angle on such an adored and explored public determine, however Anne’s memoir is a treasure trove of latest views and intimate insights into probably the most scrutinised girls in historical past. It’s additionally thrilling to be partnering with Two Rivers for the primary time on a mission that brings collectively each of our heritages with a narrative that can certainly resonate with audiences all over the world.”
Alan Clements, Managing Director and exec producer at Two Rivers added: “This mission hits all the proper notes for a co-production between our corporations. The mix of our observe information in producing outstanding tales from various views with a distributor that leaves no stone unturned to find audiences is a strong partnership for fulfillment. Diana’s story is, after all, as enduring as it’s poignant. The gems to be present in these memoirs symbolize an ideal and natural alternative and we’re very excited to take it.”
Two Rivers is thought for applications such because the upcoming BBC doc The Final Musician of Auschwitz and the five-part Channel 4 doc collection Travels with Agatha with Sir David Suchet, a co-production with Soho Studios. Each are distributed by Sphere Abacus, which is predicated within the UK however now owned by Sphere after a multi-million greenback acquisition final yr. Two Rivers can be making Particular Forces: Most Daring Missions for Paramount+ UK and Eire, narrated by Venom actor Tom Hardy and one other co-pro with Ian Lamarra’s Soho Studios.
Sphere, which has places of work throughout Canada and produces throughout genres, is thought for the likes of grownup animated collection Pink Ketchup, animated youngsters’ present Riley Rocket, documentaries Storm the Skies 911 and 100 Days to Victory, theatrically-released function doc Monkey on A Stick: Homicide, Insanity and the Hare Krishnas, unique comedy docuseries Mark McKinney Wants a Pastime and fact-ent collection Drag Bruch Saved My Life.
The corporate is taken into account one among Canada’s largest Indies by quantity.
