New English Ballet Theatre Coming to St James Theatre

NEW ENGLISH BALLET THEATRE and guests will present four special performances at the St James Theatre in London during August to raise funds for the Nepal earthquake relief effort. DANCING FOR NEPAL will see New English Ballet Theatre and friends perform a varied and exciting programme that will consist of four works in NEBT's touring repertoire, a brand new pas de deux, and two performances by guest artists. NEBT will perform Tangents, choreographed by former Dutch National Ballet dancer Daniela Cardim Fonteyne, Orbital Motion, choreographed by the Royal Ballet's Valentino Zucchetti, Toca by Royal Ballet's Erico Montes and Mad Women by Royal Ballet's Kristen McNally.

DANCING FOR NEPAL aims to raise funds for the Nepal Earthquake Recovery Appeal 2015 (NERA), set up by Alison Marston, Head of Grants and Philanthropy at the Bulldog Trust. The donations will be directed towards grassroots NGOs in Nepal providing vital mid-term recovery through the monsoon season (June-September) and the period following this. Initial relief aid was aimed at providing immediate relief supplies (food, water, shelter) and health and veterinary camps. Recovery projects cover the building of transitional mid-term housing, rebuilding of schools and health posts/clinics, implementation and training of sanitation and hygiene projects.

Alison Marston says "NERA is absolutely delighted to be working with New English Ballet Theatre and the St James Theatre in their combined and generous programme of Dancing For Nepal."

"I've been coming to the St James Theatre since it opened in 2012," says NEBT founder and Artistic Director Karen Pilkington-Miksa, "and I can't think of a better place for NEBT to perform and simultaneously raise funds for a crucial cause. I'm absolutely thrilled that guests from the Royal Ballet and ENB are giving their time freely to join us on this magnificent venture and I'm extremely grateful to Matthew Keeler at the St James Theatre for agreeing to partner up with us and for the expertise of Alison Marston at the Bulldog Trust."

St James Theatre is a unique, award winning arts complex in central London which opened in September 2012. With a 312 seat main house presenting plays, ballet, revues and musical theatre and a 120 capacity Studio in cabaret style offering over 250 shows a year, the St. James has quickly established itself as the vibrant cultural hub of the rapidly developing Victoria area and a major player on the wider cultural scene.

New English Ballet Theatre made its debut at the Peacock Theatre in 2012 with a cast and crew of graduates and young professionals in the ambitious and critically acclaimed programme Synergies. A successful fund raiser at the Royal Opera House Linbury Theatre followed in October 2013 and in July 2014 this thoroughly modern ballet company returned to the Peacock with Tryst: Devotion & Betrayal, a bold programme of five world premieres by the cream of the UK's emerging choreographic talent. 2015 sees NEBT on tour for the first time in an exciting programme of five works: KREUTZER SONATA and an evening of new ballets including Orbital Motion (pictured left by Dave Morgan). www.nebt.co.uk.

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