New Adventures is delighted to announce extensive tour dates for Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! with the dance production arriving at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford for one week next year, 2-6 March 2021. The sweetest of all Matthew Bourne’s treats returns for the first time in nine years; it’s a Nutcracker! for all seasons. With family-sized helpings […]
Phoenix Dance Theatre are launching weekly dance classes, welcoming adults aged 55+ aiming to reduce isolation, improve physical and mental well-being as well help you gain strength and improve mobility. The cost of each session is just £2 which includes a warm drink and a biscuit on arrival! No need to book in advance, just […]
Commencing in September, theatregoers in Yorkshire will be able to enjoy an impressive new season of dramatic, contemporary and family friendly dance with Northern Ballet. Three Short Ballets kicks off their new season, a triple bill of exhilarating short dance works. With performances in Leeds (5 – 7 Sep) and Doncaster (10 – 11 Sep), the […]
Following their exciting collaboration, The Rite of Spring & Gianni Schicchi with Opera North in February and March 2019, Phoenix Dance Theatre will embark on their annual spring tour presenting a double bill: The Rite of Spring choreographed by Haitian born choreographer, dancer and dancing educator Jeanguy SAINTUS and Left Unseen by seasoned choreographer and […]
With the auditorium lights dimly lit you are left in no doubt as you take your seats that this is going to be a very different version of Cinderella. The opening moments of the ballet catapult us straight away into war-time London and the blitz with a Pathe news reel and what follows is […]
There’s an exciting new year ahead with the Northern Ballet 2018 Autumn season. A festive classic, David Nixon OBE’s The Nutcracker follows young Clara as her Christmas dreams come true. As her Nutcracker doll proves to be no ordinary toy, Clara is whisked away on the magical journey of a lifetime through a winter wonderland […]
Northern Ballet will open its autumn season with its new adaptation of John Boyne’s bestselling novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, following a successful première this spring. Telling the story of an unlikely friendship blossoming through the disturbing events of World War II, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas sees a child’s innocent curiosity […]
Leeds-based Phoenix Dance Theatre returns to its home stage in September with a performance that celebrates the exceptional female talent within the company. Led by Artistic Director and Yorkshire Woman of the Year, Sharon Watson, the evening promises to be a vibrant showcase of dance championing the work of its own female choreographers. “Last year […]
Northern Ballet will open its spring 2018 season with Cathy Marston’s Jane Eyre at Leeds Grand Theatre in March. The first revival since its 2016 world première, Jane Eyre is the ultimate dramatic tale of romance and one woman’s indomitable spirit. This ballet is based on the famous novel by Charlotte Brontë and has been […]
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Leeds has launched a new season of dance for spring 2017. It will open with the return of Company Chameleon, performing at the theatre for the first time since 2013, and feature debut visits from Sardoville, Rosie Kay Dance Company and new company Umanoove recently launched by Didy Veldman. […]