Balletboyz Launch THE TALENT 2013 UK Spring Tour Today

The award-winning, internationally renowned and hugely popular BalletBoyz will be touring this spring with the Talent 2013. After thrilling audiences all over the globe with dance shows on stage and TV - the all male company will tour the UK in spring 2013 with brand new works by Liam Scarlett, one of the UK's most promising dance-makers, and Russell Maliphant, the multi-award-winning choreographer and Associate Artist of Sadler's Wells.

The double bill of the Talent 2013 premieres on January 18th at the Watford Palace Theatre before embarking on a nationwide tour that will include six performances at Sadler's Wells from March 8th-13th.

the TALENT 2013 Spring Tour:

January 18
Watford Palace Theatre
www.watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk
01923 225671

January 23-24
Richmond Theatre
www.atgtickets.com/venues/richmond-theatre
0844 8717651

January 29
Brighton Dome
www.brightondome.org
01273 709709

February 1
Aberdeen, His Majesty's Theatre
www.boxofficeaberden.com
01224 641122

February 3
Bath, Theatre Royal
www.theatreroyal.org.uk
01225 448844

February 5-6
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk
01970 623232

February 8
Cheltenham, Everyman Theatre
tickets.everymantheatre.org.uk
01242 572573

February 9
Shrewsbury, Theatre Severn
www.theatresevern.co.uk
01743 281281

February 12
London, artsdepot
www.artsdepot.co.uk
0208 3695454

February 14
Aylesbury, Waterside Theatre
www.atgtickets.com/venues/aylesbury-waterside-theatre
0844 8717627

February 18
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
www.edtheatres.com
0131 5296000

February 20
Inverness, Eden Court
www.eden-court.co.uk
01463 234234

February 23
Poole, The Lighthouse
www.lighthousepoole.co.uk
0844 406 8666

February 26
Guildford, G Live
www.glive.co.uk
0844 7701797

February 28
Dartford, Orchard Theatre
www.orchardtheatre.co.uk
0844 7701 797

March 4-5
Warwick Arts Centre
www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
0247 6524524

March 8-13
London, Sadler's Wells
www.sadlerswells.com
0844 412 4300

March 15-16
Leicester, Curve Theatre
www.curveonline.co.uk
0116 2423595

March 21-23
Cambridge Arts Theatre
cambridgeartstheatre.com
0844 871 7651

BalletBoyz, co-founded and driven by Michael Nunn and William Trevitt (left) to massive success and acclaim, is coming of age and going global. From its thrilling debut in 2000, the company has broken just about every barrier known to the dance world winning widespread public and critical acclaim, television and film commissions at home and abroad, prestigious national and international awards and the hearts and minds of thousands of dance fans, performers and audiences alike.

Via their most recent venture, the TALENT, Nunn and Trevitt have shrewdly captured the zeitgeist; giving audiences something new and exciting; giving their company a brand new division with a strong new impetus and giving young male dancers all over the country an unprecedented chance to be part of a remarkable dance company and an ever developing entity.

TAYLOR BENJAMIN trained at Bird College in Kent and Laban as a member of Transitions. He has worked with 2Faced Dance Company, Kompany Malakhi and is also an experienced teacher. This is his third season with BalletBoyz

ANDREA CARRUCCIU trained in his native Italy and at Codarts in Rotterdam. He has danced for Ballet Jeune de Geneve (Switzerland), and for acclaimed artist Penny Arcade at the Arcola Tent in London. This is his first season with BalletBoyz.

FLAVIEN ESMIEU trained at the National Conservatoire in Lyon before joining the Jeune Ballet de Lyon where he worked with the choreographers Francesco Nappa & Jean Grand-Maître. This is his first season with BalletBoyz.

ADAM KIRKHAM trained at Arts Ed, later graduating from the ENB School. Before joining BalletBoyz, Adam performed as a soloist for the Peter Schaufuss Ballet in Denmark for 3 years. This is his third season with BalletBoyz.

JORDAN OLPHERTS completed a foundation course at Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds and graduated from Rambert School this year. He has performed in Resolution! at The Place and has worked with Liam Steel at Opera Holland Park. This is his first season with BalletBoyz

EDWARD PEARCE trained at Elmhurst and then at Rambert School where he graduated in 2010, and also performed alongside Rambert in A Linha Curva by Itzik Galili. This is his third season with BalletBoyz.

LEON POULTON performed for Will Tuckett as part of the summer programme at ROH2 after graduating from Laban. He has also worked with Brazilian choreographer Jean Abreu. This is his fourth season with BalletBoyz.

MATTHEW REES has no formal training; he was introduced to dance at Brockhill Park School and prior to being accepted into BalletBoyz worked with numerous youth dance groups in Kent. Had he not been selected to join the company, Matt had completed his first stage application to join The Royal Marines. This is his fourth season with BalletBoyz.

MATTHEW SANDIFORD graduated from Laban this year. He has performed with Charlie Dixon Dance Company and at The Place as part of Resolution! In August 2012 he was a featured dancer in the London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony. This is his first season with BalletBoyz.

Photo Credit: Panayiotis Sinnos