RAMBERT’S new ensemble, made up of 13 of the world’s best young dancers chosen from 800 applicants after an open audition, comes to Bristol Old Vic from Thursday 6th to Saturday 8th June. The performance features Grey Matter, a new dance work from Benoit Swan Pouffer, the company’s guest artistic director, with original music by…
HONITON’s Beehive community and arts centre celebrates its fifth anniversary with an open day on Saturday 15th June, with free entry from 10am. The Beehive has developed a rich network of community organisations and special interest groups, who regularly use the centre’s facilities and this is a chance to meet them and find out what’s…
IF the name Beverly and the word “party” reminds you of the 1977 black comedy Abigail’s Party, think again – the Beverley in Smack That is a very different character, as the audience will discover when the play comes to Salisbury Arts Centre on Tuesday 4th June, as part of Salisbury International Arts Festival. One…
WORLD renowned violinist and conductor Vasko Vassilev will be joining Covent Garden Dance Company for this year’s tenth anniversary ballet at Hatch House. The exciting news of this star musician coming to Hatch comes just days after the company announced that for the first time the ballet will be over four nights, Thursday 25th to…
CITY Encounters returns to the streets of Salisbury with two days of free street entertainment over the late May bank holiday, bringing a colourful and exciting range of performances by nine companies, ranging from a family drag show to puppetry for all ages and aerial choreography. Pulse! with Joss Arnott Dance, performed entirely around a…
IT would be hard to imagine a more beautiful or magical setting for outdoor ballet than the walled garden at Hatch House near Tisbury, where the Covent Garden Dance Company will celebrate the tenth anniversary of Ballet Under the Stars, on 26th, 27th and 28th July. This year’s special programme is both a celebration of…
MATTHEW Bourne’s production of Swan Lake, which features a male corps de ballet, has two encore screenings from Sadlers Wells on Tuesday 21st May, starting at 2pm and 7pm, at the Regent Centre in Christchurch. Contact the Regent for full details.
NORTHERN Ballet returns to Southampton Mayflower from 15th to 18th May, with its hit production of The Great Gatsby Based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald and set in the 1920s on Long Island and in New York, the show brings the glamour and seduction of the roaring twenties to the stage. The Great…
FORGED Line Dance Company brings its new work, Treasure, to Strode Theatre in Street on Friday 10th May atj 7.30. The young Bath-based company’s second work is a contemporary dance piece which delves deep into the past, exploring our connections with the sea – with the help of five dancers and a thrilling soundtrack. Taking…
THE next Tri.Art show at Frome’s Merlin Theatre will be a dance production of Peter Pan, with three performances on 12th and 13th April. See the FTR Reviews section, or, for more information, telephone 01373 465949 or visit the website, www.merlintheatre.co.uk