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Spring 2020
Expect sensuous dancing Gothic drama galore in Dracula with (below in circle) scene from 1984 (photo: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
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Streaming until May 2 Winston Smith lives
in a world ofabsolute conformity, his every action is scrutinized by Big Brother. However, when Winston meets Julia he dares to rebel by falling in love. Based on George Orwell’s masterpiece and created by Guest Choreographer and former Royal Ballet dancer Jonathan Watkins, the boundary­ pushing production promises to change the wray audiences think about ballet. The production won the dance award at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards in June 2016.
Where to watch: Find Northern Ballet's YouTube
channel
2EGO
Streaming now
A variety of
dance styles
blend in this
special short
film, starring twoofNorthern
Ballet’s leading
dancers, Antoinette Brooks-Daw and Kevin Poeung. They arejoined by breakdancerSam Amos and
Jonadette Carpio, a specialist in krump, a street dance
popularized in the USA
and characterized by free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement. The work is set in Leeds, London and Lytham St Annesin Lancashire and tells the story of a love affair operating on different levels - including the couple’s alter egos.
Where to watch: northernballet. com/digitoldance
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
Streaming now
A little girl is having a tea party with her mother, father and grandmother. Grandmother gives her a
new red hood, and she puts it on
dancing around the room.
From nowon, she will call
herselfLittle Red Riding
Hood-and there begins
iPlayer
Seducing countless generations, Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire lives on in this extraordinary ballet. The dark tale ofthe immortal count is played out through Northern Ballet's blend ofsensuous dancing and gripping theatre enhanced by gothic seLs and costumes. Expect a ballet full of dramatic bite - and one that may catch viewers unawares. Where to watch: BBCiPlayerin coming weeks
550TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION GALA Streaming now
For one night only on
Sunday January 4 2020, some ofthe world’s finest dancers leapt into Leeds for a magnificent celebration
of Northern Ballet’s 50th anniversary. The evening included performances from internationally renowned companies and included excerpts from Carmen, Massimo Moricones Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer
a much­
lovedfairytale Night’sDream,Casanova,
adventure.
Where to watch: BBC iPlayer
4 DRACULA
Comma soon to BBC Four and
1984, A Simple Man, Madame Butterfly and much more. Where to watch: See northernballet.com/pay-as- vou-feel-season
There's familv-friendlv fairvtale fun in Little Red Ridina Hood