Jan McNulty Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Details for Northern Ballet's Spring Tour are starting to trickle out. A Midsummer Night's Dream will be in Milton Keynes from 20 - 24 May 2014. The tickets are already on sale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Northern Ballet media release For immediate release 1 August 2013 She’s back: Northern Ballet’s most powerful heroine returns to the stage in 2014 Northern Ballet launches its spring 2014 tour with the return of one of the most infamous women in history. Cleopatra is back in a season of stunning ballet that also includes performances of the Company’s new production, Cinderella, and the continued revival of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Cleopatra will visit Leeds Grand Theatre (6-15 Mar) and Sheffield Lyceum Theatre (25-29 Mar). Choreographed by Northern Ballet Artistic Director, David Nixon OBE, to an original score by Claude-Michel Schönberg, (Les Misérables, Miss Saigon), the ballet opened in 2011 and toured extensively throughout the UK to great audience and critical acclaim. It focuses on Cleopatra at the time of her passionate love affairs with Marc Antony and Julius Caesar. Nixon explains: ‘I have been fascinated by the story of Cleopatra for a long time. There is little factual information about her yet she managed to hold in her grasp two of the most powerful men in history. She was in some ways beautiful and unbelievably sensual for the almost barbaric Romans but she was also a woman, mother and above all a queen.’ Northern Ballet will also perform Cinderella at Hull New Theatre (2-5 Apr) and Cardiff (8-12 Apr). The new family ballet, which will première in Leeds this Christmas (16 Dec 2013-4 Jan 2014), is set in Imperial Russia to a new score by Philip Feeney. In Nixon’s version, devastated by the loss of her father and excluded by her cruel step mother and spoilt sisters, Cinderella finds solace on the frozen lake. When she meets her Prince Charming and experiences a magical encounter in a market place Cinderella’s destiny changes forever. Cinderella is the fifth addition to Northern Ballet’s repertoire of highly successful family ballets which already includes The Nutcracker, Peter Pan, A Christmas Carol and Beauty & the Beast. Olivier-nominated A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be performed at Edinburgh Festival Theatre (20-22 Mar), Norwich Theatre Royal (13-17 May), Milton Keynes Theatre (20-24 May) and Southampton Mayflower Theatre (28-31 May). David Nixon’s ballet adaptation of the Shakespeare play sees the romantic antics of a touring dance company played out as it travels by sleeper train from London to Edinburgh. His choreography brings out the comedy, romance and complexity of this enchanting story. His Dior-inspired costumes, along with stylish black and white sets provide a dazzling contrast to the glorious technicolour of the dreamworld. The ballet is performed to music by Felix Mendelssohn and Johannes Brahms, arranged by John Longstaff and performed live by Northern Ballet Sinfonia. In addition to our large-scale tour sits Three Little Pigs which will be performed in 21 venues around the UK during spring. The second production in Northern Ballet’s series of Short Ballets for Small People, Three Little Pigs has been created to introduce families and young children to live dance, music and theatre. It follows the sell-out success of Ugly Duckling which toured to over twenty venues and delighted audiences and critics. Choreographed by Northern Ballet dancers Hannah Bateman and Victoria Sibson, Three Little Pigs tells the famous story of how the pigs overcome the Big Bad Wolf in a colourful, funny and entertaining 40 minute performance. Tickets are priced at just £4 and £5. Venues and performance details will be confirmed shortly. - ENDS - Editors Northern Ballet is a narrative dance company whose distinctive blend of classical dance and theatre is renowned for captivating new audiences. Northern Ballet is based in a centre of excellence for dance in Leeds. Their headquarters on Quarry Hill in central Leeds is the largest purpose-built space for dance outside London. Cleopatra Tour Listings 2014 Leeds Grand Theatre Thu 6 – Sat 15 Mar Box Office: 0844 848 2701 Book Online: www.leedsgrandtheatre.com Sheffield Lyceum TheatreTue 25 – Sat 29 Mar Box Office: 0114 249 6000 Book Online: www.sheffieldtheatres.com Cinderella Tour Listings 2013 – 2014 Leeds Grand Theatre Mon 16 Dec 2013 (Preview) Tue 17 Dec 2013 – Sat 4 Jan 2014 (World Première) Box Office: 0844 848 2701 Book Online: www.leedsgrandtheatre.com Hull New Theatre Wed 2 – Sat 5 AprBox Office: 01482 300 300 Book Online: www.hullcc.gov.uk/hullnewtheatre Cardiff New Theatre Tue 8 – Sat 12 April Box Office: 029 2087 8889 Book Online: www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk A Midsummer Night’s Dream Tour Listings 2014 Edinburgh Festival Theatre Thu 20 – Sat 22 Mar Box Office: 0131 529 6000 Book Online: www.eft.co.uk Norwich Theatre Royal Tue 13 – Sat 17 May Box Office: 01603 630 000 Book Online: www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk Milton Keynes Theatre Tue 20 – Sat 24 May Box Office: 0844 871 7652 Book Online: www.atgtickets.com/miltonkeynes Southampton Mayflower Theatre Wed 28 – Sat 31 May Box Office: 02380 711 811 Book Online: www.mayflower.org.uk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 22, 2013 Author Share Posted November 22, 2013 Northern Ballet are performing a triple bill at their home theatre (Quarry Hill in Leeds) from 18-21 June 2014. The programme consists of: New Work by Kenneth Tindall (Premier Dancer with the Company) Concertante by Hans Van Manen Work tba by Lar Lubovitch . The tickets are already on sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 22, 2013 Author Share Posted November 22, 2013 Exciting news: Northern Ballet are also performing the triple bill at the Linbury in May (08-10/05)! Here's the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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