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Leading Event Cinema distributors CinemaLive are partnering with Northern Ballet to release two of their full-length productions into cinemas across the UK and Ireland during 2019.
The brand-new production of Victoria will be screened for one night only on Tuesday 25 June 2019, and Dracula will be broadcast live via satellite into cinemas for Halloween on Thursday 31 October 2019.
Victoria is choreographed and directed by the internationally acclaimed Cathy Marston and coincides with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria.
The regal new ballet tells the astounding life story of the iconic monarch through the eyes of her youngest child and lifelong companion Beatrice.
Photo by Guy Farrow
Directed and choreographed by Artistic Director of Northern Ballet, David Nixon OBE, Dracula promises to be an atmospheric and exciting alternative for Halloween 2019.
Bram Stoker’s dark tale of the immortal Count is played out through Northern Ballet’s unique blend of sensuous dancing, gripping theatre and gothic sets and costumes.
David Nixon OBE, Artistic Director of Northern Ballet, said:
“As the widest touring ballet company in the UK, Northern Ballet goes further to provide world-class ballet on the doorsteps of people throughout the UK. However, it is not possible to reach everybody with our live tour and so I am delighted that we will be offering Victoria and Dracula to cinema audiences throughout the country to enable even more people to access our productions. We pride ourselves on being innovative storytellers, pushing the boundaries of what stories can be told through dance and these two ballets are excellent demonstrations of that. In the hands of one of the most exciting choreographers of today, Cathy Marston’s Victoria takes the life of one of our most iconic monarchs and presents her story in a way never seen before. Whilst Dracula sees Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire brought to the stage in a ballet full of sensuality and darkness; perfect viewing for Halloween. We hope that through these cinema screenings, not only will ballet fans have more opportunities to see us perform but that others who may have never seen a ballet before will give it a try and discover a new passion for our art form.”
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