Royal Danish Ballet season 2014/15

[Jane S]

Next season's programme was announced today.

 

Main stage performances:

 

The Lady of the Camellias (Neumeier)

 

Sept 14 - Oct 31 (14 performances)

 

3 casts announced (Grinder/Lendorf, Bojesen/Birkkjær, Praetorius/Kaas)

 

La Sylphide/Etudes

 

Oct 25 - Feb 27 (9 performances)

 

A new production of La Sylphide by Hubbe, using a simpler decor

 

Come Fly Away (Twyla Tharp)

 

Nov 8 - 29 (8 performances)

 

A Folk Tale

 

Dec 6 - 21 (15 performances)

 

Swan Lake

 

Mar 13 - May 1 (17 performances)

 

A new production by Hubbe and Silja Schandorff, replacing the Peter Martins version

 

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Also Dans2Go, the children's ballet Kom Bamse, and various productions on the smaller stages: all details now online at

 

http://kglteater.dk/det-sker/ballet

 

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There are 8 new dancers in the corps de ballet:

 

Katerina Placha

Calista Ruat

Beila Ungar

 

Matteo di Loreto

Ariel Merkuri

Drew Nelson

Liam Redhead

Samuel Rees

 

as well as any aspirants promoted into the corps de ballet.

 

Drew Nelson and Samuel Rees are from the Royal Ballet school and I believe they are - or have been - already dancing with the company.

 

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Also guest appearances by the Hamburg Ballet (Neumeier's Death in Venice, Sept 9 -12) and the Paris Opera Ballet (Paquita, May 29 - 31 2015).

 

And the RB is also in Copenhagen in September so you could see them and the Hamburg company and the RDB all in one trip.