Royal New Zealand Ballet News - New Scarlett, UK Tour with Kobborg Giselle and New Director.

[Bruce]

Lots of news from RNZB this morning...

 

In 2015 Liam Scarlett is doing a new 'full-length' Midsummer Nights Dream for RNZB - using the Mendelssohn score and with designs by Tracy Grant Lord (among others she did their excellent R&J). It premieres on 20 August 2015 in Wellington. Details:

http://www.rnzb.org.nz/shows-and-events/the-vodafone-season-of-a-midsummer-night's-dream/about/

 

Also in 2015 RNZB are touring England and Scotland with the Kobborg/Stiefel Giselle. Can't find any dates but suspect Autumn 2015. It's an acclaimed production and look forward to seeing it. The news is in this press release about a new Director:

http://www.rnzb.org.nz/news/news/new-ad-and-2015-season/

 

Finally they have a new director, following the departure of Ethan Stiefel - Francesco Ventriglia. He has been Director of MaggioDanza in Florence since 2010. Lots of blurb about him in the press release:

http://www.rnzb.org.nz/news/news/new-ad-and-2015-season/

[Jan McNulty]

Royal New Zealand Ballet are performing Liam Scarlett's A Midsummer Night's Dream to end their 2021 season:

 

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU2109/S00196/liam-scarletts-enchanting-a-midsummer-nights-dream-to-close-2021-for-royal-new-zealand-ballet.htm

[Scheherezade]

5 hours ago, Jan McNulty said:

Royal New Zealand Ballet are performing Liam Scarlett's A Midsummer Night's Dream to end their 2021 season:

 

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU2109/S00196/liam-scarletts-enchanting-a-midsummer-nights-dream-to-close-2021-for-royal-new-zealand-ballet.htm

 

That would make an interesting stream.

[alison]

Haven't they streamed it already, or was it only an extract?

[DanJL]

I think they streamed it last year but it was only available live (through Facebook?) and it was the middle of the night for anyone based in Europe. 

[alison]

I thought that since the original thread had gone rather off-track the last few comments would be better moved to this thread.