Christopher Marney News

Central School of Ballet is announcing that esteemed professional choreographers Jenna Lee and Sophie Laplane have joined the organisation's MA Choreography programme. The MA takes 18 months on average to complete, providing the opportunity for professional choreographers to hone their skills, engage in research and develop their practice at the highest level.

Leading professional dance training organisation Central School of Ballet in London has announced plans to recruit young dance talent from the United States to study for their three year degree programme. Central already attracts a mix of students from all over the world, including Japan, Australia, Italy, France, Spain, South Africa, Turkey, and Singapore alongside those from the UK.

Central School of Ballet's renowned graduate performing company Ballet Central will commence its annual nationwide tour at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London on Friday 2nd March 2018. Under the artistic direction of Christopher Marney, Ballet Central's diverse range of dance and theatre will perform in 20 towns and cities in England and Wales across a five month period.

Central School of Ballet, the world-leading professional dance training organisation and part of the renowned Conservatoire for Dance and Drama, today announces a campaign to raise the final £6m to fund their bespoke new premises in Paris Gardens in London's flourishing arts community on the South Bank in Southwark.

Central School of Ballet's renowned graduate performing company Ballet Central will begin its extended annual nationwide tour at The Stratford Circus Arts Centre on Thursday 30th March 2017.  

Exeter Northcott Theatre has announced its exciting spring/summer 2017 season.

Ballet Central and The London Cabaret Club have joined forces to bring you a unique festive experience for the whole family.  A Christmas treat of a delicious afternoon tea and a performance of excerpts from the Nutcracker, staged in the opulent Art-Deco Bloomsbury Ballroom in Bloomsbury Square, Central London on Sunday 4th December 2016 at 3:30 pm.

Following a sold out run at the Barbican, Ballet Black opens at Theatre Royal Stratford East in a new partnership. A professional ballet company for international dancers, they aim to bring ballet to a more mixed audience with this critically acclaimed Triple Bill.

Artistic Director of Theatre Royal Stratford East, Kerry Michael today announces the theatre's forthcoming season launching this September. The season opens with Counting Stars by award-winning playwright Atiha Sen Gupta which will transform the stage into a studio format nightclub installation for this funny yet heart-breaking tale directed by Associate Director at Stratford East, Pooja Ghai.

New Adventures return to the Lyceum Theatre this month with Matthew Bourne's dazzling production of Sleeping Beauty, the final piece in his trio of Tchaikovsky masterpieces, from Tuesday 17 - Saturday 21 May.

Choreographer and dancer Christopher Marney, best known as a principal dancer with Matthew Bourne's New Adventures, has today been announced as the new Artistic Director of Ballet Central.

Ballet Black, a company for international dancers of black and Asian descent, collaborates with three bold and inventive choreographers to present an irresistible trilogy of narrative and abstract dance at the Barbican Theatre. BroadwayWorld has photos of the dancers onstage below!

Completing his trio of Tchaikovsky's great ballets, Sir Matthew Bourne has turned his choreographic hand to Sleeping Beauty, with the added surtitle 'a gothic romance.' After reportedly experiencing divine inspiration whilst staying in the former bedroom of the renowned Russian composer, Bourne has re-worked the notoriously difficult narrative of this famous fairy tale, injecting new life into a story where the protagonist usually spends much of the time asleep.

Matthew Bourne, on behalf of New Adventures, Northern Ballet and Sadler's Wells today announces the full programme for "MR WONDERFUL", A Celebration of Jonathan Ollivier's Life in Dance.

Below, BroadwayWorld brings you exclusive production shots from the show!

The first revival of Matthew Bourne's SLEEPING BEAUTY will open at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth tonight 17 October 2015 with an eight-week Christmas season at Sadler's Wells from Tuesday 1 December 2015 to Saturday 24 January 2016. (Press night on Wednesday 9 December 2015). In total, the production will play 18 venues. Matthew Bourne's SLEEPING BEAUTY is a gothic tale for all ages; the traditional tale of good vs. evil and rebirth is turned upside-down, creating a supernatural love story that even the passage of time itself cannot hinder. BroadwayWorld has a dreamy promo shot for the show below!

New Adventures are delighted to announce the principal casting for the first revival of Matthew Bourne's "SLEEPING BEAUTY" at Sadler's Wells. The eight week Christmas season is from Tuesday 1 December 2015 to Saturday 24 January 2016. (Press night on Wednesday 9 December 2015). Please see the schedule below.

New Adventures are delighted to announce the full cast for the first revival of Matthew Bourne's SLEEPING BEAUTY at the Theatre Royal Glasgow from Tuesday 17 until Saturday 21 November.

The first revival of Matthew Bourne's SLEEPING BEAUTY will open at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth on Saturday 17 October 2015. Matthew Bourne's SLEEPING BEAUTY is a gothic tale for all ages; the traditional tale of good vs. evil and rebirth is turned upside-down, creating a supernatural love story that even the passage of time itself cannot hinder. BroadwayWorld has a dreamy new promo shot for the show below!