Ballet Central Announces 2018 Nationwide Tour
By: Stephi Wild Jan. 09, 2018
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.
This season's breadth of repertoire is testament to the distinguished choreographers that support the young dance company: Matthew Bourne of New Adventures honours Ballet Central with the Fairies Prologue from his gothic-reworking of Sleeping Beauty and, for the first time, Ballet Central will present an excerpt from FAR by multi award-winning choreographer and director Wayne McGregor.
After the success of last year's Romeo & Juliet, choreographer Jenna Lee returns to Ballet Central with her brand new creation BLACK SWAN, a dark twist on the iconic classic.
To celebrate the life and work of Kenneth MacMillan, Ballet Central introduces an excerpt from his rarely-seen 1983 ballet Valley of Shadows inspired by Georgio Bassani's haunting novel The Garden of the Finzi-Continis.
And finally, to close this year's performance, Christopher Marney will revive scenes from Christopher Gable's Cinderella on the 25th anniversary of its creation. Set to an acclaimed score by Ballet Central's resident composer Philip Feeney, this is a timeless version of a much-loved fairy tale.
Christopher Marney, Artistic Director of Ballet Central comments: "Following last year's enthusiastic response to our varied programme of dance theatre, I have, alongside our valued partner choreographers, developed a programme for the 2018 tour that offers storytelling, technique and drama."
"We are visiting many cities and towns in the UK for the first time", he continues, "a chance for new audiences to see this exciting repertoire performed by exceptional dance talent on the cusp of their professional careers".
Ballet Central is the touring company of Central School of Ballet in London, the leading centre for professional dance training and education. Students in the final year of their three-year BA (Hons) degree course in Professional Dance and Performance join Ballet Central to gain invaluable touring experience before graduation. Ballet Central's dancers not only perform but also help with technical aspects including lighting, sound, staging and wardrobe.
The annual Ballet Central tour offers audiences across the country the chance to see the company's young and dynamic dancers showcase the best dance theatre from current industry professionals alongside newly-commissioned work and refreshed classics from the world's top choreographers.
Central's graduates go on to join the world's premier dance companies. Performing a range of repertoire choreographed by some of the most renowned figures in the dance industry to ticket-buying audiences is an enriching experience for the students, enhancing their skills and development, making them particularly employable. Recent Central students are currently employed with Birmingham Royal Ballet, Matthew Bourne's New Adventures Company, English National Ballet, Scottish Ballet, Ballet Ireland, National Ballet of Estonia, Ballet Black, Northern Ballet, K Ballet, Rambert Dance Company, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Singapore Dance Theatre, Michael Clark Company, The Lion King, Phantom of the Opera and An American in Paris.
Ballet Central Tour 2018:
London
RADA
Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre
Friday 2nd March 2018, 7.30pm &
Saturday 3rd March 2018, 7.30pm
Guildford
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Monday 19th March 2018, 7.45pm
Tonbridge
EM Forster Theatre
Friday 23rd March 2018, 7.30pm &
Saturday 24th March 2018, 2.30pm
Birmingham
The Crescent Theatre
Friday 6th April 2018, 7.30pm
http://www.crescent-theatre.co.uk/
Bury St Edmunds
Theatre Royal
Monday 9th April 2018, 7.30pm
Swansea
Swansea Grand Theatre
Tuesday 24th April 2018, 7.00pm
www.swansea.gov.uk/swanseagrandtheatre
Brecon
Theatr Brycheiniog
Wednesday 25th April 2018, 7.30pm
Grantham
Guildhall Arts Centre
Saturday 28th April 2018, 7.30pm
www.guildhallartscentre.com
Leeds
Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre
Sunday 29th April 2018, 7.30pm
Chelmsford
Civic Theatre
Wednesday 2nd May 2018, 7.45pm
www.chelmsford.gov.uk/theatres
Uppingham
Uppingham Theatre
Friday 4th May 2018, 7.30 pm
Bath
Theatre Royal - the egg
Friday 18th May 2018, 7.00pm &
Saturday 19th May 2018, 11.30am & 3.00pm
Newbury
Newbury Spring Festival
Corn Exchange
Thursday 24th May 2018, 7.30pm
www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk
Bridport
Bridport Arts Centre
Saturday 26th May 2018, 7.30pm
Exeter
Northcott Theatre
Sunday 27th May 2018, 7.30pm
Chipping Norton
The Theatre
Saturday 2nd June 2018, 7.45pm
Shrewsbury
Theatre Severn
Monday 4th June 2018, 7.30 pm
Great Yarmouth
St George's Theatre
Friday 8th June 2018, 8.00pm
Winchester
Theatre Royal
Tuesday 12th June 2018, 7.30pm
www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Crawley
The Hawth Theatre
Tuesday 3rd July 2018, 7.30pm
www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/The-Hawth
London
Stratford Circus Arts Centre
Saturday 14th July 2018, 7.30pm
Ballet Central
· In 1984 Ballet Central was formed as a touring company to give Central School of Ballet final year students first-hand experience of professional dance.
· This touring experience has provided high standards of training for Central students who are recognised in their subsequent careers for their maturity and professionalism.
· Central School of Ballet is the only classical vocational school to offer pre-professional touring experience on such a scale.
· Ballet Central's Artistic Director Christopher Marney, was best known as a principal dancer with Matthew Bourne's New Adventures. An alumnus of Central, he is also a choreographer and is responsible for leading Ballet Central, the school's touring company of graduates towards employment in the dance industry.
Central School of Ballet
- Founded 36 years ago, Central School of Ballet is one of the UK's leading centres for dance training and is an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance & Drama.
- Appointed in 2016, Central's Director Heidi Hall is an alumnus of the school herself, and performed as a professional dancer for many years before moving into senior management roles in the arts.
- Students train for three years aiming for a BA (Hons) in Professional Dance and Performance (validated by the University of Kent).
- Central's ethos is the belief that talented, dedicated young people should have access to the highest quality of training, whatever their economic, social or cultural background.
- Central School of Ballet has one of the highest rates of employment for graduating students.
- Central has made significant progress in fundraising towards the bespoke fit-out for its new purpose-built home in Paris Gardens in Southwark in the South Bank community, planning to move in 2019.
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