Press Release: Northern Ballet announces Autumn 2022 season

[Jan McNulty]

For immediate release   Northern Ballet announces autumn 2022 season     Three Short Ballets 2022 – Leeds and London The Little Mermaid – Sheffield, Belfast, Southampton, Newcastle The Nutcracker – Woking, Nottingham, Norwich, Hull, Leeds   Northern Ballet’s autumn 2022 tour will visit 10 cities with revivals of two family favourites, The Little Mermaid and The Nutcracker, and the première of a new evening of work Three Short Ballets 2022.    The season will open with performances of Three Short Ballets 2022 at Leeds Playhouse featuring three world premières by an international line up of choreographers: Dickson Mbi, Stina Quagebeur and Mthuthuzeli November. Three Short Ballets will also be performed at the Linbury Theatre in London in October / November.   Throughout September and October The Little Mermaid will tour to Sheffield, Belfast, Southampton and Newcastle. The Little Mermaid was David Nixon OBE's last full-length work for the Company, created in 2017, before announcing his retirement as Artistic Director in 2020. Set to a Celtic-inspired score by Sally Beamish with set design by Kimie Nakano and lighting design by Tim Mitchell, this original ballet retells the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairytale. In Nixon's reimagining, a young mermaid falls in love with a mortal Prince and leaves her magical underwater world behind. Losing her voice and enduring immense pain, she makes the ultimate sacrifice for love.   For Christmas 2022 David Nixon's The Nutcracker will return to the stage for the first time since 2018. Always a festive favourite, Nixon's interpretation of the ballet classic is set to the famous Tchaikovsky score. The production features Regency-style sets by Charles Cusick Smith with lighting by Mark Jonathan and Nixon's own costume designs. In the midst of a family party Clara is caught up in the warmth and excitement of Christmas and becomes enthralled by her new Nutcracker doll. But, as the clock strikes midnight, her Nutcracker proves to be no ordinary toy. Clara is whisked away on the magical journey of a lifetime through a winter wonderland of dancing snowflakes and the famous Sugar Plum Fairy.    The Little Mermaid and The Nutcracker are accompanied by live music performed by Northern Ballet Sinfonia.    For more information, on sale dates and booking details for performances see northernballet.com/whatson.    -ENDS-   Notes to Editors   Autumn 2022 Tour Dates   Three Short Ballets 2022   Leeds Playhouse Sat 10 - Sat 17 Sep 2022 On sale soon Box Office: 0113 213 7700 leedsplayhouse.org.uk   Linbury Theatre, London Tue 1 - Thu 3 Nov 2022 On sale soon Box Office: 02073 044 000 roh.org.uk   The Little Mermaid   Sheffield Lyceum Theatre Thu 22 - Sat 24 Sep 2022 [AD] On sale soon Box Office 0114 249 6000 sheffieldtheatres.co.uk   Belfast Grand Opera House Wed 12 - Sat 15 Oct 2022 [AD] On sale soon Box Office 028 9024 1919 goh.co.uk   Southampton Mayflower Thu 20 - Sat 22 Oct 2022 [AD] On sale 27 Jan 2022 Box Office: 02380 711 811 mayflower.org.uk   Newcastle Theatre Royal Tue 25 - Sat 29 Oct 2022 [AD] On sale soon Box Office: 0191 232 7010 theatreroyal.co.uk   The Nutcracker   New Victoria Theatre, Woking Thu 10 - Sat 12 Nov 2022 [AD] On sale soon Box Office: 0844 871 7615* atgtickets.com/venues/new-victoria-theatre   Nottingham Theatre Royal Wed 16 - Sat 19 Nov 2022 [AD] On sale 16 Feb 2022 Box Office: 0115 989 5555 trch.co.uk   Norwich Theatre Royal Tue 22 - Sat 26 Nov 2022 [AD] On sale 25 Feb 2022 Box Office: 01603 630 000 norwichtheatre.org   Hull New Theatre Wed 30 Nov - Sat 3 Dec 2022 [AD] On sale soon Box Office: 01482 300 306 hulltheatres.co.uk   Leeds Grand Theatre Tue 20 Dec 2022– Sat 7 Jan 2023 [AD] Exc 25 & 26 Dec and 1 & 2 Jan  On sale 16 Feb 2022 Box Office 0113 243 0808 leedsheritagetheatres.com     [AD] Audio Described performance. For dates and more information, please visit northernballet.com/audio-described-performances   *Calls cost 7p per minute plus your phone company’s access charge   Northern Ballet Northern Ballet is one of the UK’s leading ballet companies and the widest touring ballet company in the UK. Bold and innovative in its approach, Northern Ballet is prolific at creating new full-length work with a unique blend of strong classical technique and impressive storytelling. Northern Ballet’s repertoire embraces popular culture and takes inspiration from literature, legend, opera and the classics, pushing the boundaries of what stories can be told through dance.   A champion for the cultural exports of the North, Leeds-based Northern Ballet is dedicated to bringing ballet to as many people and places as possible. Northern Ballet’s Company of dancers performs a combination of its full-length ballets and specially created ballets for children at more than 40 venues annually.   Launched in 2019, Northern Ballet’s digital dance platform ensures more people can access their work, from full-length films of popular ballets through to exciting short dance films by up-and-coming choreographers and filmmakers. Visit digitaldance.org to discover more.   For more details of Northern Ballet's tour, on sale dates and booking information, please visit northernballet.com/whats-on