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Tortoise & the Hare
race into Gala for new children’s show
Tortoise & the Hare
Durham Gala Theatre
Wednesday
3rd February 2016
Northern
Ballet is returning to Durham’s Gala Theatre with an
adaptation of one of Aesop’s most famous fables.
Following
the sell-out successes of Ugly Duckling, Three Little Pigs and Elves & the
Shoemaker, the company is set to perform the latest in their award-winning
children’s ballets, Tortoise & the Hare.
Daniel
de Andrade, Northern Ballet’s artistic director of the Short Ballets for Small
People series, said: “These ballets are classic tales beautifully retold
through dance and are the perfect introduction to ballet for children and young
families. I am thrilled at how this latest production will bring the magic of
ballet to many. It will provide a wonderful opportunity for children and their
families to enjoy live performances designed especially for them and will
hopefully inspire a new-found love for dance, music and theatre.”
The
new show, which is a re-imagining of the much-loved tale of a Tortoise who,
tired of being teased for his slowness, challenges a speedy Hare to a race, has
been choreographed by the duo who created Ugly Duckling in 2012, dancers Dreda
Blow and Sebastian Loe.
It
also includes an original score composed by Bruno Merz, set designs by Ali
Allen and live music performed by members of the Northern Ballet Sinfonia.
Tickets:
The
40 minute production – which was praised as “delightfully performed and
expertly staged” by The Stage magazine - will be performed in Durham on Wednesday 3 February
at at 2.00pm, 4.00pm and 6.00pm.
Tickets
cost £5 per child and £6 per adult. To book call Gala’s box office on 03000 266
600 or visit www.galadurham.co.uk.
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