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A powerhouse for inventive dance ‘Thanks in part to Northern Ballet, no wonder we are the dance envy of Europe, if not the Western world’ Sunday Express
‘A Company that boasts the best dance-actors in the world’ Dance Europe
‘Northern Ballet has established a formidable reputation for excellence and innovation’ The Stage
‘…you simply, surely can’t get anyone better and I challenge you to find me a Company that produces performers better than this’ Yorkshire Evening Post
‘The company as a whole has never looked better’ Sunday Express, September 2012
Hello and welcome to our Spring 2013 season As you will see life at Northern Ballet doesn’t slow down and in 2013 we will bring you two world premieres, The Great Gatsby in March and Cinderella in December. We will also be presenting a new Mixed Programme in the studio theatre of our home in Leeds, the only place you can see the programme in the UK. For our young audiences and their families Ugly Duckling tours to smaller venues throughout the North as well as 6 of our larger venues on the main tour. As a company we are committed to creating new work, maintaining our far reaching tour and developing our audiences but we can only do that with your help. Please support us by buying a ticket to our performances, sponsoring a dancer or by joining us as a Friend or Patron. We look forward to seeing you soon. David Nixon OBE Artistic Director
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Mark Skipper DL Chief Executive
Contents The Great Gatsby
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Ugly Duckling
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Mixed Programme
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MasterChef’s Sara Danesin Medio
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Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre
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Support Northern Ballet
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Our Building
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Coming Soon
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Tobias Batley as Gatsby & Martha Leebolt as Daisy. Photo Jason Tozer
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the great gatsby Discover the heady, indulgent days of New York’s Long Island during the glamorous 1920s as Northern Ballet brings F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby to the stage. Nick Carraway comes to know his infamous neighbour Jay Gatsby – a mysterious millionaire with a secret past and a penchant for lavish parties and beautiful women. As the sparkling façade of Gatsby’s world begins to slip, Carraway comes to see the loneliness, obsession and tragedy that lies beneath. The seductive style of the era is recreated through stunning sets and costumes. Music by Academy Award nominated and BAFTA winning composer Sir Richard Rodney Bennett CBE (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Murder on the Orient Express), will be played live by Northern Ballet Sinfonia.
With an unparalleled reputation for telling stories through dance, Northern Ballet is the perfect company to translate this popular American novel into ballet. As The Great Gatsby steps into the spotlight, don’t miss your opportunity to see what promises to be one of the most stylish adaptations of this classic work.
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Tobias Batley as Gatsby & Martha Leebolt as Daisy. Photos Jason Tozer
Leeds Grand Theatre
Sat 2 – Sat 9 March Box Office 0844 848 2700 leedsgrandtheatre.com £9 (RV) – £40
Sheffield Lyceum Theatre Tue 12 – Sat 16 March Box Office 0114 249 6000 sheffieldtheatres.co.uk £12 – £34
Edinburgh Festival Theatre Thu 21 – Sat 23 March Box Office 0131 529 6000 edtheatres.com £12 – £36
Hull New Theatre
Wed 3 – Sat 6 April Box Office 01482 300 300 hullcc.gov.uk/hullnewtheatre £15.50 – £32
Belfast Grand Opera House Wed 10 – Sat 13 April Box Office 028 9024 1919 goh.co.uk £9.25 – £36
Milton Keynes Theatre
Tue 16 – Sat 20 April Box Office 0844 871 7652 atgtickets.com/miltonkeynes
£15 – £30 (Premium seats available)
Cardiff New Theatre
Tue 23 – Sat 27 April Box Office 029 2087 8889 newtheatrecardiff.co.uk £8.50 – £27.50
Norwich Theatre Royal
Tue 30 April – Sat 4 May Box Office 01603 630 000 theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk £6.50 – £36.50
London Sadler’s Wells
Tue 14 – Sat 18 May Box Office 0844 412 4300 sadlerswells.com £12 – £42
Audio Described performance available.
Become a Friend of Northern Ballet to save money
As a Friend of Northern Ballet you can enjoy generous ticket discounts at most venues across The Great Gatsby tour, as well as a range of other benefits. Find out more on page 13.
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ugly duckling a ballet for children
Tobias Batley as Gatsby & Martha Leebolt as Daisy. PhotoDuckling Jason Tozer. Ugly Image Design it.
Ugly Duckling Tour Producers
Ugly Duckling is our first ballet especially for children and is the perfect opportunity to introduce your little ones to the magic of live ballet, music and theatre. A poor duckling is lonely and fed-up, shunned by those around her who see her as too ugly to fit in. She tries to make friends with fellow ducklings as well as with frogs, cats and even a fox, but realising she is not like any of these animals, she is left sad and alone. Follow the duckling on her journey as she overcomes her troubles and turns into a beautiful swan, beginning a happy new life. Our first performances of Ugly Duckling in Leeds were a sell-out success, so don’t miss the opportunity to see this adorable production this spring. These child friendly performances are just 45 minutes long.
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Isabella Gasparini as Ugly; Benjamin Mitchell & Teresa Saavedra-Bordes as Ducklings. Photo Martin Bell
Middlesbrough Theatre
Barrow-in-Furness The Forum
£5 Adults – £4 Children
£5 Adults – £4 Children
Tue 12 March Box Office 01642 815 181 middlesbroughtheatre.co.uk
Thu 4 April Box Office 01229 820 000 theforumbarrow.co.uk
Hexham Queen’s Hall Arts Centre
Lancaster The Dukes
£5 Adults – £4 Children
£6 Adults – £5 Children
Wed 13 March Box Office 01434 652 477 queenshall.co.uk
Fri 5 April Box Office 01524 598 500 dukes-lancaster.org
Liverpool Playhouse
Harrogate Theatre
£8 Adults – £6 Children
£5 Adults – £4 Children
Fri 15 March Box Office 01517 094 776 everymanplayhouse.com
Sat 6 April Box Office 01423 502 116 harrogatetheatre.co.uk
Huddersfield Lawrence Batley Theatre
Barnsley Civic
£6 Adults – £4.50 Children
£5 Adults – £4 Children
Sat 16 March Box Office 01484 430 528 thelbt.org
Tue 9 April Box Office 01226 327 000 barnsleycivic.co.uk
Newcastle Dance City
Hull Truck Theatre
£6 Adults & Children
£5 Adults – £4 Children
Tue 19 March Box Office 01912 610 505 dancecity.co.uk
Wed 10 April Box Office 01482 323 638 hulltruck.co.uk
Bradford Kala Sangam
Goole Junction
£5 Adults – £4 Children
£5 Adults – £4 Children
Wed 20 March Box Office 01274 303 340 kalasangam.org
Sat 13 April Box Office 01405 763 652 junctiongoole.co.uk
Whitby Pavilion
Milton Keynes Theatre
£5 Adults – £4 Children
£5 Adults & Children
Fri 22 March Box Office 01947 604 855 whitbypavilion.co.uk
Fri 19 April Box Office 0844 871 7652 atgtickets.com/miltonkeynes
Berwick-upon-Tweed The Maltings
Norwich Theatre Royal
£5 Adults – £4 Children
£5 Adults – £4 Children
Sat 23 March Box Office 01289 330 999 maltingsberwick.co.uk
Blackpool Grand Theatre
Tue 26 March Box Office 01253 290 190 blackpoolgrand.co.uk/shows £5 Adults – £4 Children
Fri 3 May Box Office 01603 630 000 theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk
London Sadler’s Wells
Fri 17 May Box Office 0844 412 4300 sadlerswells.com £6 Adults & Children
Leicester Curve Theatre Thu 28 March Box Office 01162 423 595 curveonline.co.uk £5 Adults & Children
Also touring to Woking, Newcastle and Nottingham this autumn.
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mixed programme Keiko Amemori in Angels in the Architecture. Photo Bill Cooper
Dance takes centre stage as Europe meets Kenneth Tindall’s star is on the rise. The British America in Northern Ballet’s Mixed Programme dance maker, who is also a Premier Dancer for 2013. with Northern Ballet, created his debut piece Project#1 for the 2011 Mixed Programme. It Dutch dance master Hans Van Manen has won the Bundesjungendballett Production created more than 100 short classical ballets Prize at the 26th Choreography Competition during his illustrious 60 year career with, in Hanover. This much anticipated follow up is amongst many others, Nederlands Dans not to be missed. Theater and the Dutch National Ballet. Northern Ballet dancers will be performing Van You won’t see Northern Ballet perform this Manen’s Concertante, a classical ballet inspired Mixed Programme anywhere else and the by and set to Frank Martin’s Petite Symphonie Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre is the perfect Concertante. space to enjoy the Company’s athletic and talented dancers. We dare you not to be moved by the breathtaking Angels in the Architecture northernballet.com/mp2013 which makes a welcome return to Northern Ballet’s programme. Created by the American choreographer Mark Godden and danced to Aaron Copland’s beautiful Appalachian Spring, it is based on the lives of the Shaker people. 08
Leeds Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre Wed 5 – Sun 9 June Box Office 0113 220 8008 theatreleeds.com £17.50
Dutch National Ballet’s Igone de Jongh & Alexander Zhembrovskyy in Concertante. Photo Stephanie Pistel Tobias Batley & Martha Leebolt in Kenneth Tindall’s Project #1. Photo Brian Slater
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MasterChef finalist Sara Danesin Medio hosts a series of luxury dining events and demonstrations in our home in Leeds Dinner club Friday 8 February Wednesday 13 March Friday 31 May Guests will be served a special set menu, cooked by Sara, in the exclusive surroundings of Northern Ballet’s top floor board room. The room seats just 22 guests, creating an intimate dining experience. Guests will enjoy amuse-bouche, starter, main course and pudding. Guests are welcome to bring their own wine but wine will also be available to purchase by the bottle on the night. Please arrive by 7.30pm for dinner at 8pm. Advanced booking is essential.
£80 To book please call the Box Office on 0113 220 8008 or go online at northernballet.com/dinnerclub
Cookery demonstration in the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre Monday 13 May 7.30pm In this entertaining and informative demonstration Sara, who is an ambassador for Garofalo Pasta, will run the audience through some fantastic fresh egg pasta recipes. As well as being wowed by Sara’s skills you’ll also be able to ask her any questions you may have, so you’re bound to leave with new found culinary inspiration.
£17.50 To book please call the Box Office on 0113 220 8008 or go online at theatreleeds.com
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Northern Ballet, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7PA
Spring 2013 highlights National Dance Company Wales Northern Ballet Sinfonia Ensemble Season The Boy with Tape on His Face Arthur Smith Joss Arnott Dance Northern Ballet Levantes Dance Theatre Moishe’s Bagel Boothby Graffoe
Find out more at theatreleeds.com
Box Office 0113 220 8008 theatreleeds.com Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7PA
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Sponsor a Dancer From as little as £30 you can sponsor the dancer of your choice and help to safeguard the future of Northern Ballet. As well as knowing you’ve made a difference to one of the UK’s favourite ballet companies you’ll receive a special sponsor’s pack including a letter and a signed picture from the dancer of your choice. You’ll also be invited to a special sponsor’s event to meet our dancers in Leeds during your year of sponsorship. With your help we’ll be able to keep our Company together and keep bringing great ballet to audiences like you.
Photos Simon Lawson
Northern Ballet Dancers in Swan Lake. Photo Bill Cooper.
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Become a Friend As a friend of Northern Ballet you can meet dancers, watch rehearsals and see sneakpreviews of new productions. You’ll also receive copies of our exclusive behind-the-scenes magazine Inside and benefit from generous ticket discounts. Friends membership is £50 (£30 concessions) Joint Friends membership is £60 (£40 concessions)
Become a Patron As a patron of Northern Ballet you can enjoy a range of premium benefits. These include two seats for the première of a Northern Ballet production plus an exclusive post-performance Company reception, a backstage tour at a venue of your choice, a signed poster by the dancer of your choice and a free tour programme of all of our productions over the year. Patron membership is £250. To find out more about becoming a Friend or Patron visit northernballet.com/friends or call us on 0113 220 8000.
Join our Directors’ Circle
Hannah Bateman in Beauty & the Beast. Photo Bill Cooper
As a member of our Directors’ Circle you will help us to continue to grow and thrive. A series of exclusive events will give you an insight into our choreography, music, costume and set design, allowing you to develop a closer relationship with the dancers and creative team. To find out more about joining our Directors’ Circle please contact Katie Rhodes Individual Giving Manager 0113 220 8000 katie.rhodes@northernballet.com
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Our Building Northern Ballet is unlike any other venue. We can transform our home into a conference, meeting or entertainment space tailored to meet your needs. Located in the centre of Leeds, Northern Ballet’s stunning glass-fronted building is easily accessible by rail or road, with nearby parking available. Winner of multiple awards including: • 2011 National Lottery Awards – Best Arts Project • Insider Property Industry Award for Design Excellence • 2011 SCALA Civic Building of the Year Photo Jonathan Taylor.
For a tour of the building or information on rates and availability contact Judith Baker Events Manager 0113 220 8000 judith.baker@northernballet.com
ballet parties for children who love to dance Specially designed parties for all children who love to dance A Northern Ballet party includes • A mini ballet class • Games • Party tea • A performance of work created by the children • Party bags with Northern Ballet goodies
For further information please contact our Events team on 0113 220 8000 or email info@northernballet.com or visit northernballet.com/parties
Develop your passion for dance in Northern Ballet’s state-of-the-art facilities in Leeds City Centre. Whatever your age or ability – from tiny tots to the over 55s, beginners to advanced – Northern Ballet Academy has a class for you.
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All classes are taught by fully trained and experienced dance professionals. For more information about classes and details of how to join in visit northernballet.com/classes
Coming autumn 2013 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Touring to Leeds, Newcastle, Woking & Nottingham Find out more at northernballet.com/midsummer
A Christmas Carol Touring to Norwich, Canterbury, Sheffield, Bradford & Manchester Find out more at northernballet.com/carol World Première
Cinderella Christmas 2013 at Leeds Grand Theatre Find out more at northernballet.com/cinderella
Keiko Amemori as Hippolyta and Hironao Takahashi as Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Photo Merlin Hendy 17
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