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Ballet Central Tour
Quays Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK
Tue, 16th March 2010 - Tue, 16th March 2010
From £10.00*Ballet Central is proud to bring their 25th anniversary tour to The Lowry, offering a varied programme of ballet, contemporary and jazz from some of the world’s leading choreographers. The 2010 repertoire features David Nixon’s Song to St Andrew, Christopher Bruce’s Shift and excerpts from Peter Wright’s Giselle and Michael Pink’s Dracula. Kit Holder, Louise Bennett and past graduate Christopher Marney are creating new pieces for this tour, and the School’s Director Sara Matthews will be reviving Dances from a Knot Garden. Michael Pink’s dramatic narrative piece I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire and Phillip Aiden’s Let Yourself Go complete this exciting programme.* Philip Feeney, Musical Director, will provide live accompaniment during the tour. Ballet Central has been the performing company of Central School of Ballet since 1984. It is comprised of the School’s final year graduate students offering them a unique opportunity to experience ‘life on the road’ of a touring company. * The company reserves the right to alter the programme, and the final repertoire will be confirmed on the day of the performance....
Cinderella
London Coliseum, London, UK
Wed, 11th August 2010 - Sun, 15th August 2010
From £10.00*English National Ballet's Cinderella tells everyone's favourite rags-to-riches story. Cinderella is tormented by her spiteful stepsisters and would do anything to attend the Prince's glamorous ball. Rejected, upset and alone, Cinderella's Fairy Godmother intervenes and transforms her into a glittering Princess who shall go to the ball. Prokofiev's uplifting score played by English National Ballet's symphony orchestra together with David Walker's sumptuous costumes and sets conjure up the fairy tale world of Cinderella perfectly. "This award-winning three-act ballet was the first full-length creation from Michael Corder. Interestingly, in this production of Cinderella, the step-sisters are not played by men but women on pointe to take advantage of the great music for their solos. The fact they are no longer purely comedic roles also highlights the plight of Cinderella much more" ...
Cinderella
Royal Opera House, London, UK
Sat, 10th April 2010 - Sat, 5th June 2010
From £17.00*The story of Cinderella is one of the best-known fairytales, and Frederick Ashton’s full-length version for The Royal Ballet has all its familiar ingredients. A downtrodden young girl, a glass slipper and a handsome prince combine to make the perfect piece of story-telling, and with a fairy godmother around, anything can happen: pumpkins become coaches, rags turn to ball gowns and there’s bound to be a happy ending. Ashton’s ballet draws together a wealth of wonderfully drawn characters, portrayed against the evocative themes and colours of Prokofiev’s great orchestral score. This is a mysterious and magical fantasy world, where the comedy of Cinderella’s pantomime step-sisters – unlucky in looks and love – provides the perfect foil for the developing romance of Cinderella and the Prince. Cinderella is a family event full of the magic of not just of the fairy godmother, but of The Royal Ballet too. ...
Como No! presents Carlos Acosta
London Coliseum, London, UK
Wed, 28th July 2010 - Sat, 7th August 2010
From £15.00*Following his sold-out run at the London Coliseum last summer, Carlos Acosta returns with a much-anticipated new show. Described by The Daily Telegraph as ‘a man absolutely at the top of his game’, Carlos performing live is an experience not to be missed.
Concerto / The Judas Tree / Elite
Royal Opera House, London, UK
Tue, 23rd March 2010 - Thu, 15th April 2010
From £17.00*Three ballets by Kenneth MacMillan celebrate his unique talent and versatility. MacMillan’s vision has been vital in shaping The Royal Ballet’s style and repertory, and what better way to appreciate his art than with this rare chance to experience three contrasting works in a single performance. Abstract, dramatic, humorous – this programme gives a wonderfully varied introduction not just to MacMillan’s work but to the beauty and dramatic power of ballet itself. Concerto, to Shostakovich’s Second Piano Concerto, contrasts moments of exuberance and elegiac reflection. The Judas Tree places a single woman among 13 men to enact a harrowing event that is recognizably contemporary but with biblical overtones. Its specially commissioned score will be conducted by Music Director of The Royal Ballet Barry Wordsworth. Elite Syncopations completes the programme with a sparkling evocation of a dance hall that brings ragtime rhythms to the dance and a ragtime band to the stage....
Dualia / La Leyanda
London Coliseum, London, UK
Tue, 27th April 2010 - Sun, 2nd May 2010
From £15.00*Spain's national dance company, Ballet Nacional de España, make a welcome return to London as part of Spring Dance at the London Coliseum. During its 30 years, Ballet Nacional de España has performed in some of the most renowned theatres in the world and received some of the highest accolades including the Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes, awarded to artistic director Jose Antonio in 2005 by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. For their performances at the London Coliseum, the company perform two of their best loved works. Dualia was choreographed by two of flamenco's hottest stars Rojo and Rodriguez, and explores the sensuality of looks and caresses through movement and music. La Leyenda (The Legend) was choreographed by the company's artistic director José Antonio as a tribute to the famous flamenco star Carmen Amaya who died in 1963. The piece portrays images from her life – from the slums of Barcelona to the glamour of performing on the American stage in the 30s and 40s....
Giselle
New Victoria Theatre, Woking, UK
Thu, 6th May 2010 - Sun, 9th May 2010
From £15.00*Presented with new choreography Men Y Men Giselle is the ultimate Romantic ballet, a tale of innocence, betrayal and the redemptive power of true love. English National Ballet’s traditional staging of this 1841 masterpiece moves from the sunny optimism of Giselle’s idyllic village life to a ghostly, moonlit world of mystery and menace. Giselle is presented with the prelude Men Y Men, a new choreography by Wayne Eagling. Men Y Men is designed to challenge the men of the Company in a daring and thrilling new piece set to music by Rachmaninov. Choreographed for eight of the Company's brightest male talents Men Y Men sees men partnering men in an exploitation of the most exciting characteristics of a male ballet dancer; turning, jumping and lifting......
Giselle
New Wimbledon Theatre, Wimbledon, UK
Fri, 16th April 2010 - Sat, 17th April 2010
From £2.00*English Youth Ballet presents an appealing and dramatic production of Giselle set on an English country estate with an 'upstairs downstairs' flavour about a young governess who is betrayed by the unfaithful Prince Albert. In her ultimate heartbreak, untimely death and afterlife her love saves him from the revenge of the Wilis. With enchantingly sumptuous costumes, pretty scenery and spectacular dancing, the production brings Giselle into this century with warmth, colour and drama.
Giselle
Theatre Royal Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Wed, 17th March 2010 - Sat, 20th March 2010
From £5.00*Presented with new choreography Men Y Men Giselle is the ultimate Romantic ballet, a tale of innocence, betrayal and the redemptive power of true love. English National Ballet’s traditional staging of this 1841 masterpiece moves from the sunny optimism of Giselle’s idyllic village life to a ghostly, moonlit world of mystery and menace. Giselle is presented with the prelude Men Y Men, a new choreography by Wayne Eagling. Men Y Men is designed to challenge the men of the Company in a daring and thrilling new piece set to music by Rachmaninov. Choreographed for eight of the Company's brightest male talents Men Y Men sees men partnering men in an exploitation of the most exciting characteristics of a male ballet dancer; turning, jumping and lifting......
Homage to Nureyev
London Coliseum, London, UK
Sun, 21st March 2010 - Sun, 21st March 2010
From £22.00*A Ballet Gala in memory of the legendary ballet star Rudolph Nureyev, celebrating his extraordinary career from Kirov soloist to masterly choreographer. After his defection to the West in 1961, Nureyev became a household name - delighting audiences with his electrifying and daring performances - but he never forgot his roots and did much to revive the Russian tradition. Perhaps the greatest male dancer since Nijinksky, his longstanding partnership with Dame Margot Fonteyn of the Royal Ballet was one of the most famous in the history of dance. In this special gala concert, Nureyev's dance and choreographic repertoire will be performed by international stars from the Bolshoi, Mariinsky, Royal Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet and Berlin Staatsballet. Among them: Igor Zelensky, Polina Semionova, Yevgenia Obraztsova, Svetlana Zakharova, Andrei Merkuriev, Dmitri Gudanov, Manuel Legris, Gil Roman, Olga Esina, Marianela Nunez, Thiago Soares, Alina Cojocaru, Johan Kobborg, David Makhateli, Roberta Marquez, Dmitri Gruzdyev, Farukh Ruzimatov, Mara Galeazzi, Ivan Putrov, Sarah Lamb, Inaki Urlezaga and others....
Magia de la Danza
London Coliseum, London, UK
Tue, 6th April 2010 - Sun, 11th April 2010
From £15.00*Making its long-awaited debut at the London Coliseum, Ballet Nacional de Cuba presents two programmes, which showcase the company’s unparalleled technique and extraordinary flair for invigorating Western ballets with vivid Cuban passion. Magia de la Danza is a mixed bill which brings together extracts from seven of the company's most famous ballets including the Nutcracker, Coppélia and Swan Lake. The full programme is: Giselle Pas de Deux (Act II) Sleeping Beauty Polonesa and Grand Pas de Deux (Act III) The Nutcracker Waltz of the Flowers and Grand Pas de Deux (Act II) Coppélia Mazurka (Act I) and Grand Pas de Deux (Act III) Don Quixote Dance of the Toreadors (Act I) and Grand Pas de Deux (Act III) Swan Lake Dance of the Swans and Pas de Deux (Act II) Gottschalk Symphony Creole Party These performances feature a full live orchestra and four special guest appearances from international superstar Carlos Acosta, who performs with the company on 30 March and 1, 7 and 8 April. This will be the first time Acosta has ever danced with Ballet Nacional de Cuba in the UK. “The Cubans are famously a company of virtuosos and wherever you looked on stage there were other star turns” THE GUARDIAN...
Mark Morris Dance Company
London Coliseum, London, UK
Wed, 14th April 2010 - Sat, 17th April 2010
From £16.00*Described by The Washington Post as America’s “Mozart of modern dance” Mark Morris has changed forever the way audiences see modern dance. He returns to the London Coliseum to present his brilliant and majestic L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato. “Once in a very rare while something comes along that simply has to be seen. For dance fans that something is Mark Morris’s L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, just over two hours of blissful dance – and music” THE TIMES When it premiered in 1988 L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato was instantly heralded as a landmark work. The musical landscape includes Handel’s pastoral ode set to the poetry of John Milton. The set design includes inspiration from William Blake’s later watercolours illustrating Milton’s poems. Boasting 24 dancers, ENO’s Orchestra and Chorus, and four vocal soloists, don’t miss “one of the very greatest dances of the late 20th century” (Boston Herald) as it returns to London for the first time in ten years. 5 performances. Running time: 2hrs Soprano Malin Christensson and Elizabeth Watts; Tenor Mark Padmore; Baritone Andrew Foster-Williams; Chorus New London Chamber Choir Conductor Jane Glover; Choreographer Mark Morris; Set Design Adrianne Lobel; Costume Design Christine Van Loon; Lighting Design James F. Ingalls ...
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake
Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK
Mon, 1st March 2010 - Fri, 5th March 2010
From £18.00*When it premiered at in 1995, Matthew Bourne’s triumphant modern re-interpretation of SWAN LAKE turned tradition upside down, taking the dance world by storm. Now firmly crowned as a modern day classic, this iconic production is perhaps best-known for replacing the traditional female corps de ballet with a menacing male ensemble. Matthew Bourne blends dance, humour and spectacle with extravagant, award-winning designs by Lez Brotherston, to create a provocative and powerful Swan Lake for our times. Collecting over 30 international theatre awards including three Tonys, SWAN LAKE has been acclaimed as a landmark achievement on the international stage. It has become the longest running ballet in the West End and on Broadway and enjoyed four hugely successful tours in the UK and thrilled audiences all over the world....
Mikhailovsky - Cipollino
London Coliseum, London, UK
Sat, 17th July 2010 - Sat, 24th July 2010
From £10.00*This ballet enchants you from its very first minute. The harmony of the melodic and ear-catching music by Karen Khachaturian, bright sets and costumes by Valery Leventhal and vivid choreography by Genrikh Mayorov, perfect both for children and for grown-ups, made it a real blockbuster. In London, an extra element is added: specially for the noisy auditorium of chattering youngsters a narrator will deliver the storyline and introduce the characters. The fairy-tale story by Italian author Gianni Rodari tells of the adventures of the Little Onion boy (in Italian, Cipollino), who fights the unjust treatment of his fellow vegetable folk (his little girlfriend Radish, old Mr Pumpkin, handyman Master Grape) by the fruit “aristocracy” (foppish Prince Lemon, martinet Signor Tomato and Countesses Cherries). Even though the ballet was created especially for young people, it never lacks “serious” choreography of classical ballet. The principals of the Mikhailovsky Ballet really enjoy themselves turning from Siegfrieds and Odettes into ‘vegetables’ and ‘fruits’. The rhythms of dance, the portrayal and humour of the characters and the exceptional performances will keep everyone enthralled. Please note: there are no surtitles in this production...
Mikhailovsky - Giselle
London Coliseum, London, UK
Thu, 15th July 2010 - Fri, 16th July 2010
From £15.00*The stage life of Giselle wasn't an easy one. After the premiere of 1841 featuring Carlotta Grisi and Lucien Petipa, the ballet was performed in France till 1863, when it disappeared from the repertoire. Giselle was forgotten in its motherland but became a most frequently shown ballet on the Russian stage. In 1842, the ballet was staged in St.Petersburg. At the beginning of the 20th century during the ground-breaking Diaghilev’s Russian Seasons, the French saw their national ballet, faithfully nurtured in Russia. The Mikhailovsky Theatre’s 2008 production of Giselle by Nikita Dolgushin, a specialist in historical works, managed to amaze both the public and the critics. Dolgushin, a noble Albrecht in his time as a dancer, inspired the creation of the ballet and delicately united dance and pantomime. The choreographer revealed the essence of the romantic ballet: the story of Giselle is told in the language of ballet classicism. Together with Vyacheslav Okunev, who designed the epitome of romantic settings, Dolgushin created a production that was described by a British critic ‘an exemplary Giselle’. Please note: there are no surtitles in this production....
Mikhailovsky - Laurencia
London Coliseum, London, UK
Tue, 20th July 2010 - Wed, 21st July 2010
From £10.00*The Mikhailovsky Theatre presents the revival of Vakhtang Chabukiani’s masterpiece Laurencia, based on the play Fuente Ovejuna by Lope de Vega. Chabukiani was one of the first to create a new choreographic language by means of his own particular blend of folk dance and classical ballet. In his ballet to the music by Alexander Krein, Chabukiani asserted the importance of male dance, furthering in particular the notion of the “heroic” style. Laurencia was premiered of 1939 at the Kirov Theatre. Leading parts were performed by Natalia Dudinskaya (Laurencia), Vakhtang Chabukiani (Frondoso) and Tatiana Vecheslova (Pascuala). In 1956 the ballet was staged at the Bolshoi Theatre where Vakhtang Chabukiani partnered Maya Plisetskaya. In 2010, London will be the first city in the world to witness this historical revival of the famous ballet, after a fifty year absence from stage, in a new full-length production created for the Mikhailovsky by Mikhail Messerer. Please note: there are no surtitles in this production....
Mikhailovsky - Swan Lake
London Coliseum, London, UK
Tue, 13th July 2010 - Sun, 25th July 2010
From £15.00*Swan Lake is the jewel in the repertoire of the Mikhailovsky Theatre and the highlight of its London season in 2010. This is a revival of the historical Bolshoi Theatre staging in 1956 - an exquisite production with choreography by Alexander Gorsky and Asaf Messerer. The triumphal restaging of this Swan Lake at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in September 2009 was devised by Mikhail Messerer, the company’s ballet master in chief. The epoch of Alexander Gorsky saw the next phase in the evolution of dance following the ballet classicism of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. The staging boasts the superb sets and costumes by renowned Russian theatre designer of Georgian origin, Simon Virsaladze. The legend of a young prince finding his true love, a swan princess bewitched by an evil genius, offers all the dancers of the company a great opportunity to show their talents. Please note: there are no surtitles in this production...
Mikhailovsky - Triple Bill
London Coliseum, London, UK
Sun, 18th July 2010 - Sun, 18th July 2010
From £10.00*An exhilarating performance showing the talents of the Mikhailovsky dancers, it was greeted with countless curtain calls and critical appreciation when they made their London debut in July 2008. This season the Triple Bill programme contains Halte de Cavalerie (Cavalry Halt) by Marius Petipa, giving the audience a second chance to see the classic gem created in 1896 to music by Ivan Armsheimer, and a new piece created especially for the Mikhailovsky Ballet by Viacheslav Samodurov to music by Domenico Scarlatti. The Divertissements will crown the programme. They include Asaf Messerer’s thrilling pas de deux Spring Waters to the music of Sergei Rachmaninov, staged by Mikhail Messerer and a pas de deux from the Mikhailovsky’s production of Spartacus choreographed by Georgy Kovtun. It is a great opportunity to see both contemporary and classical ballets performed by true virtuosi. Please note: there are no surtitles in this production. ...
Peter Pan
Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes, UK
Tue, 20th April 2010 - Sat, 24th April 2010
From £15.00*'All children, except one, grow up…' Fly to Neverland with Peter Pan and Northern Ballet Theatre in this magical ballet for the whole family. Follow Peter, John, Michael, Wendy and Tinkerbell as they soar high in the sky to an enchanted world where wicked Pirates prey on Lost Boys and an adventure lurks around every corner. JM Barrie’s Peter Pan has delighted children and adults for over a hundred years and NBT’s popular production brings all the charm of this famous story to life. With music by Oscar-winning composer Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love), magical puppets, fairies and death-defying feats of flying, this is a perfect treat for young and old....
Sleeping Beauty
Richmond Theatre, Richmond, UK
Fri, 10th December 2010 - Sun, 16th January 2011
From £19.00*Founded in 1988 by former Bolshoi soloist and choreographer Victor Smirnov-Golovanov, Moscow City Ballet has become one of Russia’s most successful touring companies. We are delighted to welcome them back to Richmond with two major productions from the Russian classical repertoire. The Sleeping Beauty is one of the world’s favourite ballets and, with its delightful Rose Adagio and exquisite pas de deux, the supreme test of every ballerina. The Princess Aurora, cursed at birth by a wicked fairy, sleeps for a hundred years until she is awakened by a kiss – and dances happily ever after.
Swan Lake
Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK
Fri, 16th April 2010 - Sat, 17th April 2010
From £18.00*The Lowry is delighted to welcome Ballet Nacional de Cuba, one of the world’s most prestigious dance companies, to its stage for the first time. Renowned for its unparalleled technique and impeccable style, taking classic Western ballets and invigorating them with passion and Latin-American drama, the company has created more than 600 works and performed in more than 60 countries worldwide. Founded by ballet legend Alicia Alonso, the company has spawned and exported some of the world’s greatest male dancers, including the wonderful Carlos Acosta, Principal Guest Artist at The Royal Ballet. For this visit, the company bring two programmes, Magia de la Danza and Swan Lake, both accompanied by a live orchestra. Swan Lake (Fri 16 & Sat 17 April) is arguably the most famous of ballets in the traditional repertoire. Set to Tchaikovsky’s immortal music and choreographed by Alicia Alonso, based on the original choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, this version is a simple story of remarkable transformations, magic spells and terrible curses; a story in which the power of love ultimately triumphs over evil. ‘The audience’s ovations were fully deserved.’ The Daily Telegraph Please note that Ballet Nacional de Cuba be performing to a pre-recorded orchestral soundtrack....
Swan Lake (GAT)
London Coliseum, London, UK
Wed, 31st March 2010 - Sun, 4th April 2010
From £15.00*Dance or ballet: One of ballet's most famous works with some of its best known music. It is Siegfried's birthday and his mother gives him a crossbow and an ultimatum to get married! After the party and finding himself alone he goes hunting. The evil magician Rothbart (half man half bird) keeps beautiful women as swans on the lake - but by night they resume human form. Siegfried is bewitched by Odette, a Princess and one of the Swans. She explains their plight to Siegfried and says the spell can only be broken by someone who'll love her truly for ever. He swears to do so but Odette returns to being a swan as Rothbart's powers are so strong. Siegfried returns to the palace and his mother presents him with a string of women from whom to chose his bride - Rothbart arrives with his daughter Odile disguised as Odette and Siegfried agrees to marry her - only then realising his mistake as Odile reviles him for breaking his vow to Odette. Siegfried returns to the lake and begs Odette to forgive him - then fights Rothbart whom he kills - and the swans are released from the spell....
The Nutcracker
Churchill Theatre, Bromley, UK
Fri, 20th August 2010 - Sat, 21st August 2010
From £18.00*Tickets to The Nutcracker at The Churchill Theatre, Bromley.
The Sleeping Beauty
London Coliseum, London, UK
Tue, 20th April 2010 - Sat, 24th April 2010
From £15.00*On her christening day Princess Aurora is cursed by the wicked fairy Carabosse: one day the Princess will prick her finger on a spindle and die. But the kind Lilac Fairy tempers the curse so the Princess will instead fall asleep for 100 years. With a classical score by Tchaikovsky and original choreography by Marius Petipa, The Sleeping Beauty is considered one of the greatest ballets from Imperial Russia. This thrilling production is by Birmingham Royal Ballet’s former director Sir Peter Wright, creator of the Company's popular production of The Nutcracker. With its romantic finale packed with every fairytale character imaginable, The Sleeping Beauty is as engaging now as when she first fell asleep, over a hundred years ago. 'The grandest achievement, the pinnacle of style, amongst the great classics' SUNDAY TIMES 'Every fairy story Sir Peter touches turns to gold' BIRMINGHAM POST Part of Spring Dance at the London Coliseum Presented by Askonas Holt, Raymond Gubbay and Sadler’s Wells in Association with Birmingham Royal Ballet...
The Sleeping Beauty
Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK
Tue, 30th March 2010 - Sat, 3rd April 2010
From £16.00*On her christening day Princess Aurora is cursed by the wicked fairy Carabosse: one day the Princess will prick her finger on a spindle and die. But the kind Lilac Fairy tempers the curse so the Princess will instead fall asleep for 100 years. With a classical score by Tchaikovsky and original choreography by Marius Petipa, The Sleeping Beauty is considered one of the greatest ballets from Imperial Russia. This thrilling production is by Birmingham Royal Ballet’s former director Sir Peter Wright, creator of the Company's popular production of The Nutcracker. With its romantic finale packed with every fairytale character imaginable, The Sleeping Beauty is as engaging now as when she first fell asleep, over a hundred years ago. 'The Grandest Achievement, The Pinnacle Of Style, Amongst The Great Classics' - Sunday Times 'Every fairy story Sir Peter touches turns to gold' - Birmingham Post...
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