The Royal Ballet & National Ballet of Canada Presents The Dreamers Ever Leave You
The Royal Ballet & National Ballet of Canada Presents The Dreamers Ever Leave You
The Royal Ballet and The National Ballet of Canada will collaborate on a unique immersive performance of Robert Binet’s The Dreamers Ever Leave You in October 2017.
The UK premiere of the ballet will mark the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation and will be performed at vast and industrial former home of the Metro and Evening Standard newspapers’ printing operations. It is inspired by Lawren Harris’ landscape paintings of land, light, and sky and is set to live music by Lubomyr Melnyk. The immersive staging will invite the audience to move through the space and experience the dancers’ dynamic response to their surroundings.
‘The Royal Ballet and The National Ballet of Canada have worked together on many occasions and I’m thrilled that our dancers will perform together in what promises to be a unique dance experience in celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary’, said Director of The Royal Ballet Kevin O’Hare.
Robert Binet is the Choreographic Associate of The National Ballet of Canada and was Choreographic Apprentice of The Royal Ballet from 2012-13.
Lead philanthropic support for The Dreamers Ever Leave You is provided by The Volunteer Committee of The National Ballet of Canada and The Producers’ Circle.
[alert color=”grey”]Thursday 12th October 7pm. 7.45pm and 8.30pm | Friday 13th October 7pm. 7.45pm and 8.30pm
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The National Ballet of Canada
Established as a classical company by founder Celia Franca in 1951, The National Ballet of Canada is the only Canadian ballet company to present a full range of traditional full-length classics.The company’s repertoire includes works by the world’s most celebrated 20th and 21st century masters, Sir Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, John Cranko, William Forsythe, James Kudelka, Ji?í Kylián, John Neumeier, Rudolf Nureyev, Glen Tetley, Christopher Wheeldon, Wayne McGregor and Alexei Ratmansky. In addition to its classical repertoire, the company also embraces contemporary works and encourages the creation of new ballets and the development of Canadian choreographers.
Canada’s premier dance company has performed for over 10 million people. The National Ballet performs annual Fall, Winter and Summer seasons plus The Nutcracker. The National Ballet has toured in Canada, the US and internationally with appearances in London, England, New York City, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles with upcoming tours to Paris, France, San Francisco, and Hamburg, Germany.
The National Ballet employs 120 artists, dancers and musicians, as well as production and administrative staff. All of the costumes and sets are built at The Gretchen Ross Production Centre. As a pre-eminent builder of full productions for ballet in North America, the National Ballet regularly rents out sets and costumes to ballet companies around the world.