Jan McNulty Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 English National Ballet Cinderella in-the-round Royal Albert Hall Thursday 6 – Sunday 16 June 2019 Tickets: ballet.org.uk/cinderella / royalalberthall.com/cinderella / 0845 401 5045 English National Ballet will perform a new in-the-round version of multi-award-winning choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon’s, Cinderella, at the Royal Albert Hall from 06-16 June 2019. Co-produced by English National Ballet and the Royal Albert Hall, Wheeldon’s inventive production features over 90 dancers and combines magnificent sets and costumes, theatrical surprises, and lively choreography set to Prokofiev’s famous score performed by English National Ballet Philharmonic, in what promises to be the ballet spectacular of 2019. Tamara Rojo, English National Ballet’s Artistic Director said: “I’m so thrilled that Christopher is re-staging his magical Cinderella for English National Ballet. I can’t wait to see this production take shape in the magnificent space of the Royal Albert Hall, a venue we are always so pleased to return to.” Lucy Noble, Artistic and Commercial Director for the Royal Albert Hall, said: “Nothing can compare to the epic spectacle of a ballet at the Royal Albert Hall, and this extraordinary re-staging of Cinderella will bring the immortal story to life on a grand scale. We’re thrilled to be working once more with English National Ballet and can’t wait to see what Christopher does with the world’s most famous stage.” Working from the darkly intriguing Brothers Grimm version of the story, Wheeldon originally created Cinderella to great acclaim for Dutch National Ballet and San Francisco Ballet: he and his creative team now reunite for the re-staging of this sparkling ballet. The production includes striking set design by Julian Crouch – founder of the influential theatre company, Improbable – puppetry from Basil Twist (whose credits include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and projection from Daniel Brodie. English National Ballet has presented grand-scale in-the-round productions at the Royal Albert Hall since 1997, including Swan Lake – with its record-breaking 60 swans – and re-workings of Romeo & Juliet and Sleeping Beauty. -ENDS- Listings: English National BalletCinderella in-the-round Royal Albert Hall Thursday 6 June – Sunday 16 June 2019ballet.org.uk/cinderella / royalalberthall.com/cinderella Credits: Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon Music: Sergei Prokofiev Libretto: Craig Lucas Design: Julian Crouch Lighting design: Natasha Katz Puppetry design: Basil Twist Projection design: Daniel Brodie Notes to Editors About English National Ballet English National Ballet has a long and distinguished history. Founded in 1950 as London Festival Ballet by the great English Dancers Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin, it has played a major role in the growth and history of ballet in the UK. Today, English National Ballet is renowned for taking world-class ballet to the widest possible audience through its national and international tour programme, offsite performances at festivals including Glastonbury and Latitude, its distinguished orchestra English National Ballet Philharmonic, and being a UK leader in creative learning and engagement practice and delivery, building innovative partnerships to deliver flagship programmes such as English National Ballet’s Dance for Parkinson’s. Under the artistic directorship of Tamara Rojo, English National Ballet has gained new acclaim as it introduces innovative new works to the Company’s repertoire while continuing to honour and reinvigorate traditional ballet.ballet.org.uk About the Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is the world’s most famous stage. Over the past 148 years, it has hosted everyone from Albert Einstein to Arctic Monkeys, The Beatles to Beyoncé, Churchill to Chvrches (we could go on). Last year, its breath-taking auditorium presented 401 events by the world’s greatest performers – taking in rock, pop and classical music, theatre, dance, films, Cirque du Soleil and even tennis – with the magical setting and inspired artists creating amazing memories for audiences. Opened in 1871 to fulfil Prince Albert’s vision of a central hall to promote the arts and sciences, the Hall is a registered charity that remains true to his founding ambitions while looking to the future. With 1.8million visitors a year, ‘the nation’s village hall’ is the world’s busiest venue, while its 1,000 events in secondary spaces help to welcome a young, diverse audience to the Hall. Research conducted by Populus in 2018 found that the Hall was the most respected venue in its field, with members of the public regarding it as more special and yet less elitist than any comparable venue. Its Education & Outreach programme reaches more than 200,000 participants each year, working with schools, young people and the community, as well as other charities such as Music for Youth, as part of its extensive public benefit remit. It creates memories, changes lives and provides inspiration through music for all, regardless of age or background.royalalberthall.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 talk about clashing - with the visit of San Francisco Ballet at Sadlers Wells, the RB's Firebird mixed and R&J programmes at ROH, not forgetting Ballet Black in the Linbury. Madness!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHowarth Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 1 hour ago, zxDaveM said: talk about clashing - with the visit of San Francisco Ballet at Sadlers Wells, the RB's Firebird mixed and R&J programmes at ROH, not forgetting Ballet Black in the Linbury. Madness!! Or the opposite, for those who travel long distances to watch ballet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 I'm hoping to see this but I can't say the mention of puppetry is encouraging. Also, no mention of casting. Does anyone know how far in advance ENB usually announce casting? I'd like to try to see some of the dancers I was impressed by in Manon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 6 hours ago, RHowarth said: Or the opposite, for those who travel long distances to watch ballet. last time I checked, you could still only watch one show at a time 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 4 minutes ago, zxDaveM said: last time I checked, you could still only watch one show at a time But you can line them up more efficiently! My plan, if I can get the tickets, is to see the Firebird triple and SFB programme D on Friday 7th then SFB programme C and the Fonteyn gala on Saturday 8th. If the Cinderella interested me I'd add that on on the Thursday evening or Sunday afternoon. The Saturday before I'll be at the R&J matinee and SFB programme B, with probably SFB programme A on the Sunday afternoon. We out-of-towners get quite adept at looking for these opportunities, with travel being the major outlay. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 The latest press release from ENB: English National Ballet Cinderella in-the-round Royal Albert Hall Thursday 6 – Sunday 16 June 2019 Tickets: ballet.org.uk/cinderella / royalalberthall.com/cinderella / 0845 401 5045 This summer, English National Ballet will perform a new in-the-round version of multi award winning choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon’s, Cinderella, at the Royal Albert Hall (06-16 June 2019). Emma Hawes and Francesco Gabriele Frola © Jason Bell. Art Direction and Design Charlotte Wilkinson Studio. Co-produced by English National Ballet and the Royal Albert Hall, Wheeldon’s inventive production features over 90 dancers and combines magnificent sets and costumes, theatrical surprises, and lively choreography set to Prokofiev’s famous score performed by English National Ballet Philharmonic, in what promises to be the ballet spectacular of 2019. Working from the darkly intriguing Brothers Grimm version of the story, Wheeldon originally created Cinderella to great acclaim for Dutch National Ballet and San Francisco Ballet: he and his creative team now reunite for the re-staging of this sparkling ballet. The production includes striking set design by Julian Crouch – founder of the influential theatre company, Improbable – puppetry from Basil Twist (whose credits include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and projection from Daniel Brodie. English National Ballet has presented grand-scale in-the-round productions at the Royal Albert Hall since 1997, including Swan Lake – with its record-breaking 60 swans – and re-workings of Romeo & Juliet and Sleeping Beauty. -ENDS- Listings: English National BalletCinderella in-the-round Royal Albert Hall Thursday 6 June – Sunday 16 June 2019 Tickets from £15ballet.org.uk/cinderella / royalalberthall.com/cinderella Credits: Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon Music: Sergei Prokofiev Libretto: Craig Lucas Design: Julian Crouch Lighting design: Natasha Katz Puppetry design: Basil Twist Projection design: Daniel Brodie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Still no casting information though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavycapers Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 (edited) As another out of towner, I too am taking advantage of the clash of programmes, seeing R and J on the 11th, Cinderella on the 12th and Firebird, etc in the 13th! Edited May 10, 2019 by cavycapers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPD444 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Following a tweet from me ENB replied that they hoped to announce casting very soon??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, SPD444 said: Following a tweet from me ENB replied that they hoped to announce casting very soon??? I'm glad they're replying to somebody. I've asked twice on Instagram & had no reply. Edited May 10, 2019 by Dawnstar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Casting for RAH is now on the website 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCL Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 I’m going on the 11th - I would have been happy with any cast but I’m delighted that I’ll be seeing Alina Cojocaru! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 The "casting for all dates" option doesn't seem to be working past the first 3 performances (or 3 and a bit, depending on browser) again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 It's a bit irritating as an email dropped in my box announcing casting for Cinderella in the Round but it's only a very general casting giving some pairings and the role of Benjamin but nothing about who is exactly dancing on which day!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 2 hours ago, alison said: The "casting for all dates" option doesn't seem to be working past the first 3 performances (or 3 and a bit, depending on browser) again It's showing up alright for me. I'm using Firefox. I'm very pleased that they've finally put up the casting. The downside for me is that the pair I want to see, Hawes & Frola, are only doing 2 Friday matinees plus a Sunday that I can't make, so I'll have to hope I can beg an afternoon off work. The stalls prices are also rather more than I was expecting so, given how many seats there are still available, I may try holding out for a bit & see if there are any offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 No Jurgita Dronina ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) Anyone tell me where this daily casting is? I can only get the dates of performances for Alina Cojacaru Isaac Hernandez and Jeffrey Cirio This is when you go into casting for all dates.....these three come up but no other dancers and when they are performing. 😬 Edited May 17, 2019 by LinMM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 26 minutes ago, LinMM said: Anyone tell me where this daily casting is? I can only get the dates of performances for Alina Cojacaru Isaac Hernandez and Jeffrey Cirio This is when you go into casting for all dates.....these three come up but no other dancers and when they are performing. 😬 Follow the link I posted. Scroll down to the casting sections and click on “casting for all dates”; if you’re on a phone you may just have to use the drop down menu under “meet the principal casts”. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 51 minutes ago, LinMM said: Anyone tell me where this daily casting is? I've pasted it in below: Cinderella in-the-round casting Please note: casting is subject to change. In the order of Cinderella, the Prince and Benjamin. Thursday 6 June, 7.30pm Alina Cojocaru, Isaac Hernández, Jeffrey CirioFriday 7 June, 2pm Emma Hawes, Francesco Gabriele Frola, Ken SaruhashiFriday 7 June, 7.30pm Erina Takahashi, Joseph Caley, Barry DrummondSaturday 8 June, 2pm Alina Cojocaru, Isaac Hernández, Ken SaruhashiSaturday 8 June, 7.30pm Maria Kochetkova, Jeffrey Cirio, Francesco Gabriele FrolaSunday 9 June, 2.30pm Erina Takahashi, Joseph Caley, Barry DrummondTuesday 11 June, 7.30pm Alina Cojocaru, Isaac Hernández, Ken SaruhashiWednesday 12 June, 7.30pm Maria Kochetkova, Jeffrey Cirio, Francesco Gabriele FrolaThursday 13 June, 7.30pm Erina Takahashi, Joseph Caley, Barry DrummondFriday 14 June, 2pm Emma Hawes, Francesco Gabriele Frola, Ken SaruhashiFriday 14 June, 7.30pm Maria Kochetkova, Jeffrey Cirio, Barry DrummondSaturday 15 June, 2pm Erina Takahashi, Joseph Caley, Barry DrummondSaturday 15 June, 7.30pm Alina Cojocaru, Isaac Hernández, Jeffrey CirioSunday 16 June, 2.30pm Emma Hawes, Francesco Gabriele Frola, Ken Saruhashi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Thanks, Bluebird. Kochetkova? I hadn't expected that! Will be nice to see her back with her old company. Flippin' heck, though. £40+ (or lower) for a restricted view from the balcony? I thought there only used to be 2 ticket bands up there? There are 4 this time - and less generous in the amount of restriction you get.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Thanks for the casting you two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irmgard Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 14 hours ago, MAX said: No Jurgita Dronina ? Sadly she is unable to do the Albert Hall performances. Hopefully she will be back next season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 Thanks for posting the casting in full Bluebird. I was away for the weekend and had very limited internet availability. This is the body of the press release that came with the casting: English National Ballet Cinderella in-the-round Royal Albert Hall Thursday 06 – Sunday 16 June 2019 Tickets: ballet.org.uk/cinderella / royalalberthall.com/cinderella / 0845 401 5045 This summer English National Ballet performs their biggest production to date, a new, in-the-round version, of Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella at the Royal Albert Hall (06–16 June 2019.) Principal casting for the production is announced today and sees Lead Principals Alina Cojocaru and Isaac Hernández, Lead Principals Erina Takahashi and Joseph Caley, Lead Principal Jeffrey Cirio and Guest Artist Maria Kochetkova, and First Soloist Emma Hawes and Principal Francesco Gabriele Frola dance the roles of Cinderella and Prince Guillaume respectively. Kochetkova joins English National Ballet as Guest Artist for performances of Cinderella having previously danced the title role with San Francisco Ballet. Born in Moscow, the international ballet star trained at the Bolshoi Ballet School before going on to dance with companies across the world including The Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, the Mariinsky and Mikhailovsky Theatres, and English National Ballet (2003-2007). Also announced today are those dancing the role of Benjamin, the prince’s friend: Jeffrey Cirio, Francesco Gabriele Frola, Soloist Ken Saruhashi, and First Artist Barry Drummond. Co-produced by English National Ballet and the Royal Albert Hall, Wheeldon’s inventive staging, with over 130 dancers working on the production, combines magnificent sets and costumes, theatrical surprises, and lively choreography set to Prokofiev’s famous score performed by English National Ballet Philharmonic, in what promises to be the ballet spectacular of 2019. Working from the darkly intriguing Brothers Grimm version of the story, Wheeldon originally created Cinderella to great acclaim for Dutch National Ballet and San Francisco Ballet: he and his creative team now reunite for the re-staging of this sparkling ballet. The production includes striking set design by Julian Crouch – founder of the influential theatre company, Improbable – puppetry from Basil Twist (whose credits include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and projection from Daniel Brodie. English National Ballet has presented grand-scale in-the-round productions at the Royal Albert Hall since 1997, including Swan Lake – with its record-breaking 60 swans – and re-workings of Romeo & Juliet and Sleeping Beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneL Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 I have now booked for evening of 8th June as I wanted to see Maria Kochetkova. I saw her Sylphide recently in Berlin. So double ballet day for me, as I will be a Sadlers Wells in the afternoon! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 10 minutes ago, AnneL said: I have now booked for evening of 8th June as I wanted to see Maria Kochetkova. I saw her Sylphide recently in Berlin. So double ballet day for me, as I will be a Sadlers Wells in the afternoon! Hello AnneL and a belated welcome to the Forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 For anyone who missed this morning's Link, it seems there will be some fairly fantastical costumes in this show: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/gallery/2019/may/24/cinderella-costume-parade-english-national-ballet-christopher-wheeldon-in-pictures 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Wow. I hadn't considered the realities of having to produce all the costumes from scratch - it's so long since they've done a new in-the-round show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneL Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 17 hours ago, Jan McNulty said: Hello AnneL and a belated welcome to the Forum! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabine0308 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 From Maria's instagram info: Maria Kotchetkova and Jeffrey Cirio will be dancing on June 8, 12 and 14. ❤ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCL Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Casting for the roles of Stepmother and the two Stepsisters is now on ENB’s website, at least for the first few performances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 (edited) See Oliveira is back. Edited June 5, 2019 by Bruce Wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 This ENB event looks really good and I thought that Forum members might be interested, especially as it fits in so nicely with going to a performance in the RAH next door: Chat with the Creatives: Cinderella in-the-round Friday 7 June 2019 6-6:45pm Markova House, SW7 2ES Tickets: £8 pp Join members of the Creative and Artistic teams for Cinderella in-the-round as they share their inspiration behind this exciting ballet, and tell us about the work involved in bringing this large-scale production to life. Learn more about the piece, its creation and rehearsals, and take the opportunity to ask questions: the event will close with a Q&A. Sarah Crompton, theatre and dance critic Jason Fowler, Guest Repetiteur Costume Supervisor Anna-Babette Winkler, Artist of the Company Suitable for ages 16+. https://www.ballet.org.uk/event/chat-creatives-cinderella-in-the-round/ for tickets It's worth noting that the cost is less than half that charged for the 45 minute 'talks' before the shows which are put on at the ROH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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