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BalletBoyz’ 20th anniversary dance show Deluxe has its TV premiere on BBC Four as part of BBC Culture in Quarantine on Wednesday 27 March and will be available on BBC iPlayer for 28 days following the broadcast until 24 June. Bradley 4:18, Act 1, will be shown at 10.30pm, followed by Ripple at 11pm. Deluxe... Continue Reading →
New Adventures are delighted to announce A Festival of Classics as part of their Reel Adventures online programme bringing the adventures to you; including a series of Broadcast Premieres on Sky TV and rare screenings of some of Matthew Bourne’s most beloved productions. On Sunday 19 April at 8.00pm Sky Arts will be screening the Broadcast Premiere... Continue Reading →
Birmingham based company Corey Baker Dance, run by award-winning choreographer/director Corey Baker, has created a new short film titled Spaghetti Junction. The film will receive its world premiere screening through BBC’s Culture in Quarantine on 22 April from 07.00 BST for Earth Day to raise awareness of the impact of climate change. Shot beneath Birmingham’s famous Spaghetti Junction, the film features Gus Payne and... Continue Reading →
BalletBoyz’ new dance show Deluxe will air on BBC Four for the BBC Culture in Quarantine festival and the production will also be available to view online from Friday 27 March at 7.30pm to launch Sadler’s Wells Facebook Premieres. Following Government advice on Monday 16 March and to protect the safety of audiences, artists and workforce, BalletBoyz cancelled the remaining performances of its 20th anniversary UK Spring Tour but is... Continue Reading →
New Adventures is delighted to announce extensive dates for 2020/21 UK and Ireland tour of Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker!. International tour dates for 2021 to be announced shortly. The tour opens at Theatre Royal Plymouth on Monday 16 November 2020 ahead of a Christmas Season at Sadler’s Wells, London from Tuesday 8 December 2020 to Sunday... Continue Reading →
BalletBoyz, the multi award-winning dance troupe, has released production images for Deluxe, its all-new, live dance show in celebration of the company’s 20th anniversary year. The double-bill with a special video introduction brings together collaborations from some of the world’s most inventive and thought-provoking artists, including an all-female team of choreographers. Deluxe embarks on a... Continue Reading →
New Adventures is delighted to announce the 2020 tour dates for Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! with extensive national and international tour dates for 2021 to be announced shortly. The tour opens at Theatre Royal Plymouth on Monday 16 November 2020, and plays until Saturday 21 November before visiting The Lowry, Salford from Tuesday 24 November to... Continue Reading →
Ballet’s greatest love story returns in Birmingham Royal Ballet’s lavish production. This romantic fable of ill-fated passion, powerfully illuminated by Tchaikovsky’s legendary score played live by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, has bewitched audiences for generations. In 2020 the production will tour to Southampton, Birmingham, Salford, Sunderland and Plymouth. By a moonlit lake, a grieving prince... Continue Reading →
New Adventures is delighted to announce that Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! returns to London for a limited Christmas season at Sadler’s Wells in December 2020. The sweetest of all Matthew Bourne’s Christmas treats, it’s a Nutcracker! like no other. With family-sized helpings of Bourne’s trademark wit, pathos and magical fantasy, Nutcracker! follows Clara’s bittersweet journey from... Continue Reading →
