Scottish Ballet returns to stage and screen, as tickets for the UK premiere of Gene Kelly ballet go on sale
Scottish Ballet have announced that they'll make their long-awaited return to stage and screen this autumn as tickets for the Scottish tour of Starstruck go on sale.
Article Source: Scottish Ballet
Last Updated: 19 August 2021 19:01
After 18 months without performing to a live audience, Scottish Ballet are excited to present Starstruck from 23 September–16 October, in a tour that will see the company visit:
Glasgow - Theatre Royal 23rd - 25th September - Find Tickets >>
Inverness - Eden Court 30th September - 2nd October - Find Tickets >>
Aberdeen - His Majesty's Theatre 7th - 9th October - Find Tickets >>
Edinburgh - Festival Theatre 14th - 16th October - Find Tickets >>
Gene Kelly’s only ballet created for the stage, Pas de Dieux, is being given a new set of wings for its UK premiere. Created in collaboration with Kelly’s widow, Patricia Ward Kelly, Scottish Bal-let’s CEO/Artistic Director Christopher Hampson and designer Lez Brotherston have lovingly revived the original ballet and added a delightful new twist to the jazzy and joyful original.
Set within the glamour of Paris in 1960, Starstruck recreates a world where jazz meets ballet, gods masquerade as mortals, and the stars align. The performance is set to Gershwin’s effortlessly cool Concerto in F, with extracts from Chopin, recorded by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra. Starstruck is exactly the evening of entertainment audiences have been longing for.
Following the tour, Scottish Ballet will be on screen this autumn as they release the world premi-ere of their second feature-length film. Inspired by Gene Kelly’s iconic work in Hollywood, Star-struck will combine live performance capture with cinematic filming techniques, to create an im-mersive, theatrical experience that will allow audiences around the world to escape to the glamour and grace of Paris, 1960.
Directed for screen by Oscar Sansom (Dive), in partnership with Forest of Black (The Secret Thea-tre), Starstruck will be released in partnership with Marquee TV, receiving its world premiere on Friday 26 November until 5 December 2021. Tickets for the premiere access of the film will go on sale in October 2021.
Audiences can help bring the ballet to life as Scottish Ballet has launched a ‘Fit for the Gods’ Costume Appeal, asking the public to donate to the creation of nearly 100 stunning new costumes, reimagined by Tony and Olivier award-winning Designer Lez Brotherston. The glorious sixties Pa-risian designs will add lustre to Kelly’s energetic choreography, and the mischievous adventures of Aphrodite and Eros. After a year and a half without box office income, this public support is vital to help the company return to touring.
Christopher Hampson, CEO/Artistic Director of Scottish Ballet said: “We are overjoyed to be returning to stage this autumn, to finally perform to live audiences across our much-loved venues in Scotland. Gene Kelly’s pioneering choreography and much-loved style influenced a generation of dance-makers, and we honour his creative legacy with this dazzling new production. We are very proud of the distinctive dance films we have made over the last few years and look forward to adding this to our canon.”
Lez Brotherston, Designer of Starstruck, said: “It’s a simple story that we aim to tell in a sophisticated way. I hope it will be a great event to get people back into the theatre and remind them of the fun of being there.”
Patricia Ward Kelly said: “It took over two decades for me to find the right home for Gene’s ballet, but I am certain now that it is in the right place and in the right hands… Gene would be very proud.”
For more information and to book tickets visit:
www.scottishballet.co.uk/event/starstruck
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