Elegant and thought-provoking, the TOWER Season of From Here to There, provides a trio of works from New Zealand and overseas.
A Song In The Dark, is the much-anticipated new work by one of New Zealand’s emerging choreographic talents, Andrew Simmons. Set to music by Philip Glass and embracing themes of missed opportunities, love and beauty in the ordinary; Simmons injects a new sense of style and energy to classical ballet.
A Song in the Dark
Choreographer: Andrew Simmons
Music: Philip Glass – Tirol Concerto for Piano & Orchestra; Tissue No.1 for Cello, Piano & Percussion; The Poet Acts
Lighting: Jordan Tuinman
Acclaimed UK-based choreographer Christopher Hampson - creator of the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Cinderella and Romeo & Juliet - returns down under to deck dancers out in black tutus for the premiere of his work Poulenc Variations. Inspired by Poulenc’s Concert Champêtre, this dynamic new commission featuring the full company is guaranteed to dazzle.
Poulenc Variations
Choreographer: Christopher Hampson
Music: Concert Champêtre by Francis Poulenc
Design: Gary Harris
Lighting: Jordan Tuinman
David Dawson’s sublime A Million Kisses to My Skin was first performed by the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2005. Capturing the tempo of Bach’s Concerto No 1, this fluid and visually stunning work has been described as a 'bravura vocabulary of movement that swoops, dips and swirls and is passed on from dancer to dancer as though they are sharing the sheer joy of movement'.
A Million Kisses to My Skin
Choreographer & set design: David Dawson
Music: Piano Concerto No. 1 by JS Bach
Costume design: Yumiko Takeshima
Lighting: Bert Dalhuysen, recreated by Jordan Tuinman
Event Information
There is a strict lockout for this performance.
Latecomers will not be admitted until interval.
Tickets available at http://www.the-edge.co.nz/Event-Pages/F/From-Here-To-There-RNZB.aspx
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