Highlights of Ballet Theatre UK's Spring production of 'The Sleeping Beauty'

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Check Out Interview With Dancer Narissa Course with Richard Lofus, from The Wyvern Theatre...

Richard Loftus, Wyvern Theatre Marketing Manager, caught up with Ballet Theatre UK’s Narissa Course ahead of her performance in Sleeping Beauty this June.

You were born in Bristol, which is just down the road from Swindon – are you looking forward to coming back the South-West to perform?

It is always nice to be performing near my home and it also means friends and family have an opportunity to come and see me. 

How long have you been dancing?

I have been dancing since the age of four and started full-time training at The Royal Ballet School at the age of eleven. I began my professional career in 2008 and joined Ballet Theatre UK in 2010.

You appeared in West Side Story, which happens to be our 2012 Summer Youth Project. What did you find most captivating about that story?

I have always loved the story of Romeo and Juliet which West Side Story is based on.  What particularly appeals to me is the contrast between the beautiful music for the Tony and Maria love story and the vibrant, sassy, Latin-American dancing and singing as seen in ‘America’.  It’s a wonderful musical to watch and perform.

With Ballet Theatre UK you have performed in Cinderella, The Nutcracker, The Snow Queen and will be touring again shortly with Sleeping Beauty. What do you enjoy most about performing with the company?

I enjoy performing with Ballet Theatre UK because its Director, Christopher Moore, is a very innovative choreographer whether he is re-creating the classics or his own original works such as The Snow Queen. His choreographic style has allowed me the freedom to develop as an artist. I also have had the opportunity of being able to perform various roles from principal to character parts which require much more acting ability and provides a wider variety to a dancer’s life.

 
What is most rigorous about your ballet training and rehearsals?

Classical ballet requires a great deal of stamina and strength. During rehearsals we are dancing all day and while on tour we have a class and rehearsals before each performance. Different dances demand varying amounts of strength depending on the choreography of the piece and ballet technique has to be sustained at all times even when you are tired. The life of a ballet dancer is very hard work and you have to love it and be incredibly dedicated to do it.

Will Sleeping Beauty make a good introduction to Ballet for those who have not seen it before?

Yes, it is a lovely fairy tale that everyone knows with beautiful and well-known music by Tchaikovsky. It is one of the great classical ballets and our Director Christopher Moore has created outstanding costumes and sets which would captivate any audience. It will definitely be a great way to introduce new audiences to the world of ballet.

Images of Narissa Coure playing Princess Aurora from our new production of
'The Sleeping Beauty',


Today Ballet Theatre UK continues its tour and will be performing at the Wyvern Theatre, Swindon at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.

Don't miss out on this fantastic production, for online booking details follow the link below;

Wyvern Theatre, Swindon



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Write Up in the West County Times

This week Ballet Theatre UK were featured on the cover of the West County Times 'Leisure and Lifestyle' with a fantastic article featuring details about the production, the company and Artistic Director Christopher Moore.

"This dramatic interpretation will have you captivated"

Ballet Theatre UK will be performing their new critically acclaimed production of the Sleeping Beauty in Horsham at the Capitol Theatre on the 14th of June at 7.30pm.






For booking details either call the Box Office or follow the link below for online booking;

Box Office - 01403 750220

Capitol Theatre - The Sleeping Beauty

BTUK Launches 'The Red Shoe Appeal'

As our Spring/Summer season draws to a close, we are excitedly looking forward to what is coming up next season, not to mention some well-deserved holidays! With plans for 'A Christmas Carol' already underway, and the diary for 2013 rapidly filling up, the future is looking bright for Ballet Theatre UK!

With so much coming up for the company, we are thrilled to announce the launch of our 'Red Shoe Appeal.' The cost of pointe shoes varies from £30 to £65 a pair, depending on the maker, and our female dancers get through them at an alarming speed! During a performance of 'The Sleeping Beauty,' our Auroras have been known to finish off a pair per act, and with such an intensive touring schedule, the annual bill for these essential tools of our trade is astronomical.

For this reason, we are hoping that our Friends and Followers will be able to help us, by making a donation to our Campaign. Any donation, small or large is enormously welcome, and will be hugely appreciated.

                                                                            

"Ballet Theatre UK has a lot of exciting plans for the future but as we aim to grow and develop as a company, with bigger productions and longer tours, the need for pointe shoes will always be a present and pressing need. We hope that our audience members can get behind this Appeal, and support us so we can carry on building on what we have started."   

                                                                         - Christopher Moore, Artistic Director.

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