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FLAMBOYANT
BALLET IS BACK AS THE TROCKS RIDE AGAIN!
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Newcastle Theatre Royal
Tuesday 6th and Wednesday
7th October 2015
The
reigning ‘queens’ of classical ballet, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
are returning to the UK for the first time since 2013 and bringing their
delightfully comedic classic ballet back to the Theatre Royal this Autumn on Tuesday
6th and
Wednesday 7th October
2015.
For two nights only, the Theatre
Royal will become the home of fantastical dance and divine comedy – a
must-not-miss occasion. New York’s all-male, professional comedy ballet
company, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, or 'The Trocks', as they
are affectionately known present a loving knowledge of dance with a brilliant
comedic approach. This unique blend is combined with the astonishing fact
that men can, indeed, dance en pointe without falling flat on their faces!
Dancers ‘Ida Nevasayneva’, ‘Olga
Supphozova’, ‘Lariska Dumbchenko’ and fellow broad-shouldered, hairy-chested ballerinas
grace the stage in up to size 12 pointe shoes, with their playful and
entertaining take on traditional ballet; a true en travesti parody of
favourites from the classical and modern repertoire.
The Trocks’ much welcomed return
marks the company’s fourteenth visit to the UK and follows extensive tours to Europe
and Japan in spring and summer 2015. The Newcastle Theatre
Royal performances include the show-stopping Swan Lake Act II;
the abstract humour of the Merce Cunningham-inspired Patterns in Space; Go
For Barocco, a satire on Balanchine's choreography complete with
killer hips and plenty of attitude, and the fan-flicking, castanet-clicking, UK premiere of Don Quixote.
Founded in 1974 by a group of
ballet enthusiasts, The Trocks first performed in the late-late shows in
Off-Off Broadway lofts and are now treasured all around the world by audiences
and critics alike. In 41 dynamic and non-stop years the award-winning company
has clocked up hundreds of thousands of touring miles to over 610 cities in 40
countries. Company dancers currently hail from Australia, Cuba, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Spain and USA.
Under the artistic directorship of
Tory Dobrin, who first joined the company as a dancer in 1980, the company
continues to appeal to a wide range of theatregoers, from those new to the art
form to balletomanes accustomed to the hilarity and precision of these men en
pointe.
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte
Carlo’s UK tour is organised by Dance Consortium. For
further information please visit www.danceconsortium.com.
“This is the funniest night you’ll ever have at
the ballet” Sunday Times
Tickets:
Les
Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is
at Newcastle Theatre Royal for two nights only, Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th October 2015, playing evenings at 7.30pm.
Tickets from
£15.50 (save 50p per ticket online). Tickets can be purchased from the Theatre
Royal Box Office on 08448 11 21 21 (calls cost 7ppm plus your phone
company’s access charge) or book online at www.theatreroyal.co.uk
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