Bluebird Posted October 20, 2016 Posted October 20, 2016 Nutcracker casting is now on the ENB website http://www.ballet.org.uk/whats-on/nutcracker/ 3
capybara Posted October 20, 2016 Posted October 20, 2016 A 'ready reference' version of the casting: Milton Keynes Theatre Wednesday 23 November - Alina Cojocaru, Cesar Corrales, James Forbat Thursday 24 November (mat) - Crystal Costa, James Forbat, Vitor Menezes Thursday 24 November - Begoña Cao, Junor Souza, Emilio Pavan Friday 25 November - Tamara Rojo, Isaac Hernández, Aitor Arrieta* Saturday 26 November (mat) - Katja Khaniukova, Fernando Bufala, Ken Saruhashi Saturday 26 November - Laurretta Summerscales, Emilio Pavan*, Junor Souza Liverpool Empire Tuesday 29 November - Laurretta Summerscales, Emilio Pavan*, Junor Souza Wednesday 30 November - Fernanda Oliveira, Alejandro Virelles, Jinhao Zhang Thursday 01 December (mat) - Rina Kanehara*, Yonah Acosta, Guilherme Menezes* Thursday 01 December - Tamara Rojo, Isaac Hernández, Aitor Arrieta* Friday 02 December - Fernanda Oliveira, Alejandro Virelles, Jinhao Zhang Saturday 03 December (mat) - Tamara Rojo, Isaac Hernandez, Aitor Arrieta* Saturday 03 December - Alina Cojocaru, Cesar Corrales, James Forbat London Coliseum Wednesday 14 December - Laurretta Summerscales, Emilio Pavan*, Junor Souza Thursday 15 December (mat) - Katja Khaniukova, Fernando Bufala, Ken Saruhashi Thursday 15 December (press night) - Alina Cojocaru, Cesar Corrales, James Forbat Friday 16 December (mat) - Rina Kanehara*, Yonah Acosta, Guilherme Menezes* Friday 16 December - Tamara Rojo, Isaac Hernández, Aitor Arrieta* Saturday 17 December (mat) - Begoña Cao, Junor Souza, Emilio Pavan Saturday 17 December - Alina Cojocaru, Cesar Corrales, James Forbat Sunday 18 December (mat) - Fernanda Oliveira, Alejandro Virelles, Jinhao Zhang Tuesday 20 December (mat) - Crystal Costa, James Forbat, Vitor Menezes Tuesday 20 December - Katja Khaniukova, Fernando Bufala, Ken Saruhashi Wednesday 21 December (mat) - Begoña Cao, Junor Souza, Emilio Pavan Wednesday 21 December - Tamara Rojo, Isaac Hernández, Aitor Arietta* Thursday 22 December (mat) - Rina Kanehara*, Yonah Acosta, Guilherme Menezes* Thursday 22 December - Alina Cojocaru, Cesar Corrales, James Forbat Friday 23 December (mat) - Begoña Cao, Junor Souza, Emilio Pavan Friday 23 December - Fernanda Oliveira, Alejandro Virelles, Jinhao Zhang Saturday 24 December (mat) - Laurretta Summerscales, Emilio Pavan*, Junor Souza Monday 26 December (mat) - Fernanda Oliveira, Alejandro Virelles, Jinhao Zhang Tuesday 27 December (mat) - Laurretta Summerscales, Emilio Pavan*, Junor Souza Tuesday 27 December - Rina Kanehara*, Yonah Acosta, Guilherme Menezes* Wednesday 28 December (mat) - Crystal Costa, James Forbat, Vitor Menezes Wednesday 28 December - Katja Khaniukova, Fernando Bufala, Ken Saruhashi Thursday 29 December (mat) - Begoña Cao, Aitor Arietta*, Emilio Pavan Thursday 29 December - Rina Kanehara*, Yonah Acosta, Guilherme Menezes* Friday 30 December (mat) - Katja Khaniukova, Ken Saruhashi, Fernando Bufala Friday 30 December - Tamara Rojo, Isaac Hernández, Aitor Arrieta* Saturday 31 December (mat) - Laurretta Summerscales, Emilio Pavan*, Junor Souza Tuesday 03 January (mat) - Crystal Costa, James Forbat, Vitor Menezes Tuesday 03 January - Rina Kanehara*, Yonah Acosta, Guilherme Menezes* Wednesday 04 January (mat) - Fernanda Oliveira, Alejandro Virelles, Jinhao Zhang Wednesday 04 January - Laurretta Summerscales, Emilio Pavan*, Junor Souza Thursday 05 January - Begoña Cao, Aitor Arietta*, Emilio Pavan Friday 06 January - Katja Khaniukova, Ken Saruhashi, Fernando Bufala Saturday 07 January (mat) - Crystal Costa, James Forbat, Vitor Menezes Saturday 07 January - Fernanda Oliveira, Alejandro Virelles, Jinhao Zhang *debut in role Of course, not all the asterisks denote debuts! 2
Don Q Fan Posted October 20, 2016 Posted October 20, 2016 (edited) Ooh I've got Laurretta opening night at Liverpool great! Edited October 20, 2016 by Don Q Fan
Jan McNulty Posted October 20, 2016 Posted October 20, 2016 The press release: English National Ballet NutcrackerNational Tour Wednesday 23 November 2016 - Saturday 7 January 2017Performance times and ticket prices varywww.ballet.org.uk/nutcracker This Christmas season English National Ballet presents its acclaimed production of Nutcracker on tour in Milton Keynes (23 - 26 Nov 2016) and Liverpool (29 Nov - 3 Dec 2016 ) before returning to the London Coliseum (14 Dec 2016 - 7 Jan 2017). 2015 saw English National Ballet’s most successful Nutcracker run on record, when over 73,000 people made a performance at the London Coliseum part of their holiday celebrations. This year’s tour of Wayne Eagling’s version continues the Company’s tradition of presenting a Nutcracker production every year since 1950, its founding year. This year, Nutcracker sees debuts from Rina Kanehara in the role of Clara, Emilio Pavan in the role of Nephew, Aitor Arrieta in the role of Nephew and Nutcracker, and Guilherme Menezes in the role of Nutcracker. Further Principal casting sees Alina Cojocaru, Tamara Rojo, Fernanda Oliveira, Begoña Cao, Laurretta Summerscales, Crystal Costa, and Katja Khaniukova in the role of Clara, and Isaac Hernández, Yonah Acosta, Alejandro Virelles, Cesar Corrales, James Forbat, Junor Souza, Fernando Bufalá and Ken Saruhashi in the role of Nephew. Based on a concept by Toer van Schayk and Wayne Eagling, Nutcracker has choreography by Wayne Eagling and music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, performed live by the English National Ballet Philharmonic, with design by Peter Farmer and lighting by David Richardson.Principal Casting (Casting is subject to change. Please see http://www.ballet.org.uk/ for up-to-date casting) Nutcracker (in the order of Clara, Nephew, Nutcracker) Milton Keynes Theatre Wednesday 23 November - Alina Cojocaru, Cesar Corrales, James Forbat Thursday 24 November (mat) - Crystal Costa, James Forbat, Vitor Menezes Thursday 24 November - Begoña Cao, Junor Souza, Emilio Pavan Friday 25 November - Tamara Rojo, Isaac Hernández, Aitor Arrieta*Saturday 26 November (mat) - Katja Khaniukova, Fernando Bufalá, Ken Saruhashi Saturday 26 November - Laurretta Summerscales, Emilio Pavan*, Junor Souza Liverpool EmpireTuesday 29 November - Laurretta Summerscales, Emilio Pavan*, Junor SouzaWednesday 30 November - Fernanda Oliveira, Alejandro Virelles, Jinhao Zhang Thursday 01 December (mat) - Rina Kanehara*, Yonah Acosta, Guilherme Menezes*Thursday 01 December - Tamara Rojo, Isaac Hernández, Aitor Arrieta*Friday 02 December - Fernanda Oliveira, Alejandro Virelles, Jinhao Zhang Saturday 03 December (mat) - Tamara Rojo, Isaac Hernandez, Aitor Arrieta* Saturday 03 December - Alina Cojocaru, Cesar Corrales, James ForbatLondon ColiseumWednesday 14 December - Laurretta Summerscales, Emilio Pavan*, Junor Souza Thursday 15 December (mat) - Katja Khaniukova, Fernando Bufalá, Ken SaruhashiThursday 15 December (press night) - Alina Cojocaru, Cesar Corrales, James ForbatFriday 16 December (mat) - Rina Kanehara*, Yonah Acosta, Guilherme Menezes* Friday 16 December - Tamara Rojo, Isaac Hernández, Aitor Arrieta*Saturday 17 December (mat) - Begoña Cao, Junor Souza, Emilio PavanSaturday 17 December - Alina Cojocaru, Cesar Corrales, James ForbatSunday 18 December (mat) - Fernanda Oliveira, Alejandro Virelles, Jinhao Zhang Tuesday 20 December (mat) - Crystal Costa, James Forbat, Vitor MenezesTuesday 20 December - Katja Khaniukova, Fernando Bufalá, Ken SaruhashiWednesday 21 December (mat) - Begoña Cao, Junor Souza, Emilio Pavan Wednesday 21 December - Tamara Rojo, Isaac Hernández, Aitor Arietta* Thursday 22 December (mat) - Rina Kanehara*, Yonah Acosta, Guilherme Menezes*Thursday 22 December - Alina Cojocaru, Cesar Corrales, James Forbat Friday 23 December (mat) - Begoña Cao, Junor Souza, Emilio PavanFriday 23 December - Fernanda Oliveira, Alejandro Virelles, Jinhao ZhangSaturday 24 December (mat) - Laurretta Summerscales, Emilio Pavan*, Junor SouzaMonday 26 December (mat) - Fernanda Oliveira, Alejandro Virelles, Jinhao Zhang Tuesday 27 December (mat) - Laurretta Summerscales, Emilio Pavan*, Junor SouzaTuesday 27 December - Rina Kanehara*, Yonah Acosta, Guilherme Menezes*Wednesday 28 December (mat) - Crystal Costa, James Forbat, Vitor MenezesWednesday 28 December - Katja Khaniukova, Fernando Bufalá, Ken Saruhashi Thursday 29 December (mat) - Begoña Cao, Aitor Arietta*, Emilio PavanThursday 29 December - Rina Kanehara*, Yonah Acosta, Guilherme Menezes*Friday 30 December (mat) - Katja Khaniukova, Ken Saruhashi, Fernando BufaláFriday 30 December - Tamara Rojo, Isaac Hernández, Aitor Arrieta*Saturday 31 December (mat) - Laurretta Summerscales, Emilio Pavan*, Junor SouzaTuesday 03 January (mat) - Crystal Costa, James Forbat, Vitor MenezesTuesday 03 January - Rina Kanehara*, Yonah Acosta, Guilherme Menezes* Wednesday 04 January (mat) - Fernanda Oliveira, Alejandro Virelles, Jinhao ZhangWednesday 04 January - Laurretta Summerscales, Emilio Pavan*, Junor SouzaThursday 05 January - Begoña Cao, Aitor Arietta*, Emilio PavanFriday 06 January - Katja Khaniukova, Ken Saruhashi, Fernando BufaláSaturday 07 January (mat) - Crystal Costa, James Forbat, Vitor Menezes Saturday 07 January - Fernanda Oliveira, Alejandro Virelles, Jinhao Zhang*debut in role For further information about English National Ballet and to book tickets visit www.ballet.org.uk. Please note performance details are subject to change. Notes to editors: To coincide with Nutcracker, English National Ballet will host a range of workshops and events, aimed to provide a gateway into the world of ballet. Activities held in Milton Keynes, Liverpool, and London include on-stage workshops for all ages, Live Drawing, Family Events, and Behind-the-scenes Talks. Family Friendly performances of Nutcracker are on Tuesday 3 and Saturday 7 January (matinee performances). For more details, see www.ballet.org.uk/whatson Listings information: Nutcracker Milton Keynes Theatre 23 Nov 2016 – 26 Nov 2016Box Office: 0844 871 7652 or http://www.ballet.org.uk/nutcracker Tickets: £12 - £46.50NutcrackerLiverpool Empire29 Nov 2016 – 3 Dec 2016Box Office: 0844 871 3017 or http://www.ballet.org.uk/nutcrackerTickets: £12 - £41.50Nutcracker London Coliseum 14 Dec 2016 – 7 Jan 2017Box Office: 020 7845 9300 or http://www.ballet.org.uk/nutcrackerTickets: £14 - £79.00Booking fees may apply.
Timmie Posted October 20, 2016 Posted October 20, 2016 Ooh I've got Laurretta opening night at Liverpool great! And I've got her a few nights before at Milton Keynes - equally great! 1
capybara Posted October 20, 2016 Posted October 20, 2016 James Streeter always dances Mouse King and Drosselmayer.
Tatiana Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 I've got Tamara! I've never seen her in Nutcracker before, so I'm really looking forward to this. I think Erina was actually injured at the end of the summer - probably healed by now, but maybe that's something to do with it.
alison Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 I'm amazed Rojo still dances Clara: you'd think after all the performances she put in in the Derek Deane production she might have developed an allergy to it!
swanprincess Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 Has anyone met Tamara at the Coli stage door after a show? I'd desperately love to meet her but wouldn't want to spend a fortune on tickets etc if she doesn't usually greet fans after a show, as I could get a cheaper matinee ticket to see a different dancer instead! 2
Jan McNulty Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 She was in the audience when not dancing when I saw Giselle. I spoke to her briefly in the interval. She was charming even though she was obviously rushing backstage. 2
Don Q Fan Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 I've met Tamara after Russian Icons etc at the Coli, she does stop but not for long. I met her in Manchester after the premiere and her own performance in Khan's Giselle and she was happy to sign autographs and luckily not too many people were there. She's lovely.
swanprincess Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 Thank you! On the Coliseum website, is there the option to select your own seats, rather than selecting a price band & being allocated a seat automatically?
aileen Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 Yes, you can choose your own seats at the Coliseum.
LinMM Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 Disappointed not to see Shiori Kase in at least a couple though I think Rina will be interesting so may book to see her or Summerscales!
LinMM Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 Though like the Cojocaru supporting cast as well and have never seen Alina do this role so think that may be the cast to go for for me this time.
Tatiana Posted October 28, 2016 Posted October 28, 2016 (edited) I was surprised about Shiori too! LinM - you're right, I think Rina will be a really wonderful new Clara, I wish I had the chance to see her as well. Edited October 28, 2016 by Tatiana
capybara Posted December 13, 2016 Posted December 13, 2016 The following cast changes are now on the ENB website. All the replacements are for Begona Cao. 17th Dec. mat: Laurretta Summerscales 21st Dec. mat.: Fernanda Oliviera 23rd Dec mat.: Laurretta Summerscales 29th Dec. mat.: Fernanda Oliviera 5th Jan. eve.: Crystal Costa
alison Posted December 13, 2016 Posted December 13, 2016 Thanks, capybara. I'm sure Begona's many fans will be sorry not to see her.
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