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In spring 2015 we will be celebrating our 45th anniversary with a special Sapphire Gala in Leeds. This year we're touring Romeo and Juliet, Wuthering Heights The Great Gatsby, Madame Butterfly with Perpetuum Mobile, Elves & the Shoemaker and two mixed programmes. We will also be offering four emerging choreographers the opportunity to experiment in our Choreographic Laboratory, in partnership with Scottish Ballet and The Royal Ballet.
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What’s onFebruary – June 2015
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Europe’s Best Dance CompanyWinner of Best Company at the Taglioni European Ballet Awards
Romeo and JulietUK Première
Remember the first time you fell in love? Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Les Ballets de Monte Carlo’s Romeo and Juliet is performed in the UK for the first time.
Edinburgh Festival TheatreThu 26 – Sat 28 February Box Office 0131 529 6000 edtheatres.com
Leeds Grand Theatre Wed 4 – Thu 12 March Box Office 0844 848 2700 leedsgrandtheatre.com
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Audio Described performance available.
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Wuthering HeightsSee this turbulent love story brought to life in Claude-Michel Schönberg and David Nixon’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s romantic masterpiece.
Sheffield Lyceum TheatreWed 18 – Sat 21 March Box Office 0114 249 6000 sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Southampton Mayflower TheatreWed 22 – Sat 25 April Box Office 02380 711811 mayflower.org.uk
Milton Keynes Theatre Tue 28 April – Sat 2 May Box Office 0844 871 7652 atgtickets.com/miltonkeynes
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‘A riveting evening’ Sunday Express
Kevin Poeung as Romeo and Antoinette Brooks-Daw as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. Photo Guy Farrow. 3
45th Anniversary Sapphire GalaJoin us to celebrate our 45th anniversary with a special Sapphire Gala. Our spectacular dancers will perform Demis Volpi’s Little Monsters and new pieces specially created for them by David Nixon OBE, Jonathan Watkins, Kenneth Tindall and Daniel de Andrade.
This dazzling evening will also feature The Royal Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Hamburg Ballet and Phoenix Dance Theatre. Audiences will also be treated to the Charleston from our blockbuster ballet The Great Gatsby.
Leeds Grand TheatreSat 14 March Box Office 0844 848 2700 leedsgrandtheatre.com
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Martha Leebolt as Daisy and Tobias Batley as Gatsby in The Great Gatsby. Photo Jason Tozer.4
The Great GatsbyYou are invited to the most glamorous party in town. After its sell-out success in 2013 David Nixon’s blockbuster ballet is back by popular demand.
London Sadler’s WellsTue 24 – Sat 28 March Box Office 0844 412 4300 sadlerswells.com
Norwich Theatre RoyalTue 14 – Sat 18 April Box Office 01603 630 000 theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk
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‘Beautifully staged and choreographed’ Sir Ben Kingsley
Audio Described performance available.
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Mixed ProgrammeThis exhilarating programme includes Kenneth Tindall’s The Architect (London première), Christopher Hampson’s Perpetuum Mobile, Demis Volpi’s Little Monsters and a new work by Jonathan Watkins.
Leeds Stanley & Audrey Burton TheatreWed 6 – Sat 9 May Box Office 0113 220 8008 theatreleeds.com
London Linbury Studio Theatre at Royal Opera HouseTue 12 – Thu 14 May Box Office 020 7304 4000 roh.org.uk
On sale soon
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‘Memorable choreography and considerable theatrical power’Dance Europe on The Architect
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Choreographic Laboratory In partnership with Scottish Ballet and The Royal Ballet, the Choreographic Laboratory will offer four emerging choreographers the opportunity to explore narrative classical choreography. It will culminate in a presentation of ideas on Saturday 20 June including performances and a panel discussion with experts.
Leeds Stanley & Audrey Burton TheatreSat 20 June Box Office 0113 220 8008 theatreleeds.com
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Northern Ballet dancers in The Architect. Photo Emma Kauldhar. 7
Madame Butterfly with Perpetuum Mobile
Experience Northern Ballet at its dynamic best - through the achingly emotional storytelling in a new adaptation of David Nixon’s Madame Butterfly and the awe-inspiring strength and skill of Christopher Hampson’s Perpetuum Mobile.
Doncaster CastThu 21 - Sat 23 May Box Office 01302 303 959 castindoncaster.com
Blackpool Grand TheatreTue 26 & Wed 27 May Box Office 01253 290 190 blackpoolgrand.co.uk
Liverpool PlayhouseFri 29 & Sat 30 May Box Office 0151 709 4776 everymanplayhouse.com
Wolverhampton Grand TheatreTue 2 & Wed 3 June Box Office 01902 429 212 grandtheatre.co.uk
Leicester CurveFri 5 & Sat 6 June Box Office 0116 242 3595 curveonline.co.uk
Richmond TheatreTue 9 & Wed 10 June Box Office 0844 871 7651 atgtickets.com/richmond
Bromley Churchill TheatreFri 12 & Sat 13 June Box Office 08448 717 620 atgtickets.com/bromley
Stoke Regent TheatreTue 16 & Wed 17 June Box Office 0844 871 7649 atgtickets.com/stoke
Aylesbury Waterside TheatreFri 19 & Sat 20 June Box Office 0844 871 7607 atgtickets.com/aylesbury
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Ayana Kanda as Butterfly and John Hull as Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly. Photo Jason Tozer.
««««‘Refreshingly powerful’
Sunday Express on Madame Butterfly
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Trampolining elves, magical dancing shoes and a heart-warming story - Elves & the Shoemaker is the perfect opportunity to introduce little ones to live ballet, music and theatre.
After the sell-out successes of Ugly Duckling and Three Little Pigs, and the award-winning TV adaptations for CBeebies, don’t miss our latest ballet for children.
Northern Ballet won the award for Outstanding Contribution to Children’s Arts at the Action for Children’s Arts Awards 2014 for our series of short ballets for children.
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Elves & the Shoemaker a ballet for childrenThis child friendly performance lasts approximately 40 minutes.
Choreography by Daniel de Andrade.
Perfect for ages 3+
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Middlesbrough TheatreTue 10 March Box Office 01642 81 51 81 middlesbroughtheatre.co.uk
Bridlington Spa Fri 13 March Box Office 01262 678258 thespabridlington.com
Goole Junction Sat 14 March Box Office 01405 763 652 junctiongoole.co.uk
Barnsley The Civic Wed 18 March Box Office 01226 327 000 barnsleycivic.co.uk
Berwick-upon-Tweed The Maltings Sat 21 March Box Office 01289 330 999 maltingsberwick.co.uk
Durham Gala Theatre Thu 26 March Box Office 0300 026 6600 galadurham.co.uk
Peterborough Key Theatre Mon 30 March Box Office 01733 207 239 vivacity-peterborough.com
Lancaster The Dukes Wed 1 April Box Office 01524 598 500 dukes-lancaster.org
Harrogate Theatre Thu 2 April Box Office 01423 502 116 harrogatetheatre.co.uk
Barrow-in-Furness The Forum Sat 4 April Box Office 01229 820 000 theforumbarrow.co.uk
Stirling Macrobert Thu 9 April Box Office 01786 466 666 macrobert.org
Huddersfield Lawrence Batley Theatre Sat 11 April Box Office 01484 430 528 thelbt.org
Norwich Theatre RoyalFri 17 April Box Office 01603 630 000 theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk
Southampton Mayflower TheatreFri 24 April Box Office 02380 711 811 mayflower.org.uk
Milton Keynes TheatreFri 1 May Box Office 0844 871 7652 atgtickets.com/miltonkeynes
London Linbury Studio Theatre at Royal Opera HouseFri 15 & Sat 16 May Box Office 020 7304 4000 roh.org.uk
Doncaster CastSat 23 May Box Office 01302 303 959 castindoncaster.com
Blackpool Grand TheatreWed 27 May Box Office 01253 290 190 blackpoolgrand.co.uk
Liverpool PlayhouseSat 30 May Box Office 0151 709 4776 everymanplayhouse.com
Wolverhampton Grand TheatreWed 3 June Box Office 01902 429 212 grandtheatre.co.uk
Leicester Curve TheatreSat 6 June Box Office 0116 242 3595 curveonline.co.uk
Richmond TheatreWed 10 June Box Office 0844 871 7651 atgtickets.com/richmond
Bromley The Churchill TheatreSat 13 June Box Office 08448 717 620 atgtickets.com/bromley
Stoke Regent TheatreWed 17 June Box Office 0844 871 7649 atgtickets.com/stoke
Aylesbury Waterside TheatreSat 20 June Box Office 0844 871 7607 atgtickets.com/aylesbury
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Kiara Flavin and Filippo Di Vilio as Tap and Stitch in Elves & the Shoemaker. Photo Justin Slee.
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Registered charity no. 259140. Company registration no. 947096. Northern Ballet Limited registered in England and Wales. Company limited by guarantee and share capital. The information contained in this leaflet is correct at the time of printing. Northern Ballet reserves the right to make alterations where necessary without prior notice. Front: Martha Leebolt as Cathy and Tobias Batley as Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights. Photo Guy Farrow.
Artistic Director David Nixon OBE
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