Press Release: SCOTTISH BALLET ANNOUNCES FIRST EVER PERFORMANCES AT THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE IN LONDON THIS OCTOBER & AUTUMN TOUR LISTING

[Jan McNulty]

FIRST EVER PERFORMANCES AT THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE IN LONDON THIS OCTOBER

 

Scottish Ballet will perform at the Royal Opera House for the first time ever, as part of Kenneth MacMillan – a National Celebration in October 2017.

 

Scottish choreographer Kenneth Macmillan’s work continues to have a profound influence on dance around the world. In honour of his legacy and impact on the art-form, Scottish Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet and Northern Ballet will perform on the Royal Opera House stage alongside the Royal Ballet for the first time in a shared programme ofKenneth MacMillan: a National Celebration.

 

Scottish Ballet will perform The Fairy’s Kiss (Le Baiser de la Fée) by Kenneth Macmillan at the Royal Opera House on 18 and 19 October. Scottish Ballet soloists will also perform in Elite Syncopations with dancers from all four ballet companies.

 

Kenneth MacMillan: a National Celebration also includes a series of talks and Insights celebrating the breadth and depth of his creative genius. 

 

Season at a glance:

 

Kenneth MacMillan: a National Celebration

Wednesday 18 October - Friday 27 October 2017

Royal Opera House

 

Celebrating the legacy of Kenneth MacMillan on the 25^th anniversary of his death, Kenneth MacMillan: A National Celebration brings the UK’s leading ballet companies together for the first time. Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Northern Ballet and Scottish Ballet showcase MacMillan’s work through three Triple Bills of one-act ballets, including a joint performance of Elite Syncopations by all four companies.

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Find out more at www.scottishballet.co.uk

 

Scottish Ballet is extremely grateful for the support it has received from the following organisations and individuals:

The recreation of The Fairy’s Kiss has been generously supported by The Linbury Trust 

Significant investment has also been received from Geoff & Mary Ball, Kate & Gavin Gemmell, The Turtleton Trust, Iain McGlashan Charitable Trust and Graham White & Sarah Whitley.

Further generous donations from The Binks Trust, Fred Hay, Juliette Paton and Jan Munro.

 

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Scottish Ballet will also perform The Fairy’s Kiss (Le Baiser de la Fée) in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness in October & November 2017 as part of the Company’s Autumn 2017 tour.

 

Scottish Ballet will mark the 25th anniversary of the death of Scottish born choreographer Sir Kenneth MacMillan with a recreation of his early narrative workThe Fairy’s Kiss (Le Baiser de la Fée). Using Stravinsky’s score (itself a homage to Tchaikovsky) MacMillan reveals the darker depths of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Ice Maiden. The Fairy’s Kiss (Le Baiser de la Fée) was originally created in 1960 and has had only one revival since. Scottish Ballet will be working with the Benesh Notator, Diana Curry and designer Gary Harris to recreate the original production with new set and costumes

 

Paired with The Fairy’s Kiss (Le Baiser de la Fée), and in complete musical contrast, is Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. Scottish Ballet’s own production by Artistic Director, Christopher Hampson, uses only three dancers to convey a present day story of two brothers destined for different paths to enlightenment. Hampson has created a version that is relevant to our time; his The Rite of Spring is a brutal and physical response to the Stravinsky score, an exploration of rivalry and betrayal.

 

 

AUTUMN 2017 LISTINGS

 

Scottish Ballet Dances Stravinsky

 

 

Theatre Royal, Glasgow

Friday 6 October 2017 – 7.30pm

Saturday 7 October 2017 - 2.30pm & 7.30pm

 

Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

Wednesday 11, Thursday 12 & Friday 13 October 2017 – 7.30pm

 

His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen

Tuesday 24 & Wednesday 25 October 2017 – 7.30pm

 

Eden Court, Inverness

Friday 3 & Saturday 4 November 2017 – 7.30pm

 

www.scottishballet.co.uk

 

 

 

ENDS