With darkly Gothic sets and costumes, Northern Ballet has resurrected Bram Stoker’s classic horror story. Jack Seward - Joseph TaylorArthur Holmwood - Matthew KoonRenfeld - Kevin PoeungDr Abraham van Helsing - Ashley DixonThe Brides of Dracula - Rachael Gillespie, Sarah Chun, Minju Kang. October 28 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | $20. Originally Nixon choreographed his "Dracula" ballet in 1999 for Ballet Met, then redesigned production in 2005 for Northern Ballet. Reservations are highly encouraged, due to limited seating. Northern Ballet’s adaptation of Bram Stoker’s dark, enthralling tale sees Count Dracula, the legendary vampire travel to England after … Bram Stoker’s gothic romance … Northern Ballet Dracula Leeds, West Yorkshire Playhouse 9 September 2014 northernballet.com www.wyp.org.uk. Dracula – Northern Ballet. The story: The clue's in the name. Nixon’s dance language in Dracula tends towards the academic. Before you book. For more info visit northernballet.com. Since his arrival Nixon, with an unerring feel for his audience and a remarkable personal artistic blossoming, has created a hugely popular repertoire of work such as The Great Gatsby, Wuthering Heights and Cinderella. Registered charity no. The production broadly follows the story of the book, written by Irish writer Bram Stoker in 1897 whilst staying in Whitby. UK’s Northern Ballet to broadcast NB’s spectacular production of ‘DRACULA’ LIVE into cinemas across the UK and Ireland on Halloween, 31st October 2019. Until he encounters Mina. 202037470. For a ballet-philistine, such as myself, it was actually enthralling with a marvellous score by Feeney. ... Northern Ballet Limited registered in England and Wales. Her rather irritating naivety was such that you could not help a sneaking feeling of serve you right, as Dracula’s fangs sank into her frightfully nice, well brought up jugular. Opening the show, the old Dracula, played by the excellent Riku Ito in a manner somewhere between Gary Oldman, Nosferatu and Gollum, is a beguiling mix of power, lust and fear. Dracula by Northern Ballet, online, Until 31 December 2020 - Book now Recorded at Leeds Playhouse on Halloween 2019, Bram Stoker’s Dracula is brought to life on stage in this stunning production by Northern Ballet. Find film screening times, film runtimes, film synopsis, cast and director and watch the Dracula - Northern Ballet Live (2019) trailer. Seducing countless generations, Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire lives on in this extraordinary ballet. I think it’s the daylight that nails him, but he’s been stood in front of lights just as strong before. © Emma Kauldhar, Choreography, direction and costume design David NixonBBC431 May 2020Available on BBC iPlayer, Review GERARD DAVISFilmed at Leeds PlayhouseFilm direction - Ross MacGibbonSet design - Ali AllenLighting design - Tim Mitchell, Alastair WestMusic - Alfred Schnittke, Sergei Rachmaninov, Avro Partei, Michael Daugherty, CastDracula - Javier TorresOld Dracula - Riku ItoMina Murray - Abigail PrudamesLucy Westenra - Antoinette Brooks-DawJonathan Harker - Lorenzo TrosselloDr. Last week in Leeds, unlike its vampire anti-hero, it showed its age. Northern Ballet dancers in Dracula (2) - photo Emma Kauldhar - Credit: Archant. Of the two leads, Abigail Prudames’ Mina could have done with more independence of spirit, something not made apparent until the final few seconds, and Javier Torres as the young Dracula has a ball as the seducing menace. By continuing to use this site you agree to our use of cookies. Get Tickets Synopsis. Everywhere lurks darkness, fog, graveyards, castles, dramatic lighting, creepy make-up and, of course, lots of big teeth. Created by Northern Ballet's Artistic Director David Nixon OBE, with atmospheric music by Alfred Schnittke, Arvo Part, Michael Daugherty and Sergei Rachmaninov, Dracula … It was the first time I had ever been to the ballet and I watched the Northern Ballet Theatre present Dracula. We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Unlike its vampire anti-hero, the Northern Ballet's 15-year-old Dracula is showing its age [PH] We first saw Artistic Director David Nixon’s Dracula … Of the remaining roles, Kevin Poeung was a magnetic personality as Renfield and Matthew Koon convinced thoroughly as Lucy’s distraught fiancé.One thing that baffled me was the ending. Dracula by Northern Ballet The legendary vampire's insatiable thirst for blood knows no bounds. How appropriate in the week of Halloween that Northern Ballet’s first production in the newly refurbished Leeds Playhouse should be Dracula. 947096. Young Kevin Poeung tore himself to shreds in his manic portrayal of insanity with a physical and dramatic talent promising much for the future. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. order back issues and use the historic Daily Express Everywhere lurks darkness, fog, graveyards, castles, dramatic lighting, creepy make-up and, of course, lots of big teeth. Production values and dance talent did come together in Nixon’s interpretation of the spider and bug eating lunatic, Renfield, whose asylum cell was a cage lowered in from the roof. Jonathan watches Dracula depart for England as the real Mina and her friend, the young Lucy Westenra, are seen in an English garden. On the whole, though, this was an enjoyable watch with evocative sets, a narrative of great impetus and some characters - some characters you can really get your teeth into... We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Antoinette Brooks-Daw’s Lucy makes the successful transition from pretty, naïve young thing to wanton wench with ease. With darkly gothic sets and costumes, Northern Ballet's resurrection of Bram Stoker's classic horror story is played out through a unique blend of sensuous dancing and gripping theatre. All these works will appear at a theatre near you as Northern Ballet tours the country for the next 12 months. Dracula from Northern Ballet Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire lives on in this extraordinary production from Northern Ballet, played out through a unique blend of sensuous dancing, gripping theatre and Gothic sets. The ballet’s complex characters offer plenty of scope for Northern Ballet's superb dramatic dancers and … 9. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, Do we really want a “nobody understands me” Dracula? Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire lives on in this extraordinary production from Northern Ballet, played out through a unique blend of sensuous dancing, gripping theatre and Gothic sets. Title: Northern Ballet performs Dracula at The Marlowe Theatre Creator: Northern Ballet, David Nixon OBE, Mlindi Kulashe, Minju Kang Date Created: 2019-10-09 Location: The Marlowe, Canterbury Location Created: Quarry Hill, Leeds, UK Subject Keywords: Ballet, Dracula, David Nixon OBE Transcript: northern ballet | celebrating 50 years ★★★★ The Guardian ★★★★ The Times Dracula … There are some excellent performances. Dracula feasts on Jonathan and is transformed to a younger version of himself. Northern Ballet’s Dracula gives Javier Torres a role to sink his teeth into 15/11/2019 02/11/2019 by Jim Pritchard United Kingdom Northern Ballet’s Dracula : Directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon and broadcast live from Leeds Playhouse’s Quarry Theatre to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 31.10.2019. Created by Northern Ballet's Artistic Director David Nixon OBE, with atmospheric music by Alfred Schnittke, Arvo Pärt, Michael Daugherty and Sergei Rachmaninov, Dracula is a thrilling adaptation with a dramatic bite that will leave you thirsty for more. Company registration no. Express. Northern Ballet is a Leeds (UK) based touring ballet company. Choreographed and directed by David Nixon, this recent Northern Ballet production transforms the Leeds Playhouse into a vault of dense black, iridescent reds and carnal lust. This is ballet with a dramatic bite. Northern Ballet Limited registered in England and Wales. VAT no. © Emma Kauldhar, Northern Ballet in David Nixon's Dracula. Registered charity no. Dracula, Northern Ballet, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds (run ended). It’s a complicated tale in the original novel, with many characters and lots of information to impart, but Nixon has removed a lot of extraneous stuff and focused primarily on Dracula’s relationship with Mina, the fiancée of the boy stuck in the Romanian castle.There are a few odd lapses in the storytelling; when she’s seduced by Dracula, why is Lucy, Mina’s friend, already wandering around a graveyard in the middle of the night in a gorgeous red dress, for example? We're known for telling stories through dance and reaching wide audiences across the country. Northern Ballet’s Pay As You Feel Digital Season also includes Amaury Lebrun’s For An Instant; Kenneth Tindall’s original dance film EGO, … It never toured to my home town again (though it was sold out for that production). A new Northern Ballet Theatre production of Dracula was created by choreographer David Nixon in 2005 and has become popular at Halloween among many companies in the US and England. 259140. We’ve all been there. I n his production of Dracula for Northern Ballet, choreographer-director David Nixon gives us the vampire as hard-bodied sex symbol. Book tickets to watch Dracula - Northern Ballet Live (2019) at your nearest Vue Cinema. Never mind, I got the meat of it. As part of their Danceworks series, BBC4 screened a 2019 Halloween performance of Northern Ballet’s Dracula, a production in which no effort was spared to make it as gothic as inhumanely possible. Dracula was recorded at Leeds Playhouse on Halloween 2019 and streamed live to over 10,000 viewers in cinemas across Europe.Choreographed by David Nixon OBE, it stars Premier Dancer Javier Torres in the lead role. This is ballet with a dramatic bite. Northern Ballet dancers Christopher Hinton-Lewis (Dracula), Hannah Bateman, Victoria Sibson and Rachael Gillespie (The Brides) in David Nixon's Dracula. Would you like to join our email list? Dracula - Northern Ballet. newspaper archive. He glides and swoops and flaps his magnificent cloak with conscientious sincerity, but his very earnestness makes you wish he could break free and occasionally act with the coarse brutality with which he is supposed to be endowed. Tobias Batley shoulders the responsibility of the work’s title role with a down to earth, if rather patchy, melodrama. Dixon chose extracts from the music of Alfred Schnittke, Arvo Pärt and others, all of which had a life of its own while collectively going nowhere. Over two decades ago I went to the ballet. Broadcast LIVE to cinemas on Halloween 2019​, Dracula is ballet with a dramatic bite that will leave you thirsty for more. Their finest moment together came in an extended love pas de deux, where the clanging, portentous score suddenly made way for the crystalline beauty of Arvo Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel, allowing a tangling of bodies constantly hovering betwixt tenderness and great violence. That aside, the action is clear, compelling and builds nicely to the inevitable climax. We first saw Artistic Director David Nixon’s Dracula in 2005, brought with him from his previous post with BalletMet, Ohio, USA. By subscribing to the Northern Ballet email list, we can let you know more about our performances, events and news, and share exclusive content, offers and competitions with you. Count Dracula has long captivated the audience - be it through book, film or Whitby Goth Weekend. Unlike its vampire anti-hero, the Northern Ballet's 15-year-old Dracula is showing its age[PH]. Tobias Batley shoulders the responsibility of the work’s title role with a down to earth, if rather patchy, melodrama. David Nixon has taken a few liberties with Bram Stoker’s original story, including a very different ending for one of the characters, but has overall stayed relatively true to the novel.You’re probably familiar with the story: it’s your typical ‘boy goes to Romania, gets held captive by a vampire in his castle, vampire comes to England, wreaks havoc in Whitby, captivates the local women, the local boys take exception, chase vampire back to Romania, kill vampire’. Nixon created Dracula in 1999 in America and a lot of blood, sweat and tears have flowed since then. We, and I include Nixon, have all moved on a bit. Dracula Step into the world of Dracula - if you dare. 259140. Northern Ballet in David Nixon's Dracula. Casts for Dracula at Leeds Playhouse and Cinemas. Arts On Screen 2020. Lots of classroom steps strung together can be blindingly effective; think Swan Lake or Giselle, but ordered, precise steps danced in a group decorating a merry little piece by Rachmaninov does not send a message of chaotic and blood stained horror. Production values and dance talent did come together in Nixon’s interpretation [PH]. Maybe it just doesn’t show up well on my TV screen, but I couldn’t see what happens to Dracula; he’s chased into a murky part of the castle and a few moments later everyone starts congratulating themselves. Created by Northern Ballet’s Artistic Director David Nixon OBE, with atmospheric music by Alfred Schnittke, Arvo Pärt, Michael Daugherty and Sergei Rachmaninov, Dracula is a thrilling adaptation that will leave you thirsty for more. Northern Ballet’s Dracula is set to an atmospheric collage of music by Alfred Schnittke, Sergei Rachmaninov, Arvo Pärt, and Michael Daugherty. As part of their Danceworks series, BBC4 screened a 2019 Halloween performance of Northern Ballet’s Dracula, a production in which no effort was spared to make it as gothic as inhumanely possible. October 30, 2020 Length: 2h 05m. 4:47 PREVIEW 9 SONGS, 1 HOUR, 19 MINUTES. Martha Leebolt’s Mina has a smooth, self-contained way of dealing with bizarre situations like falling for a vampire, her technique is well controlled and she made as good a job as anyone could with her many innocent excursions around the stage. "The Northern Ballet's rendition of Dracula is a beautiful work of art and we are thrilled to be working with them to share it with the rest of the country. Northern Ballet, formerly Northern Ballet Theatre, is a dance company based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with a strong repertoire in theatrical dance productions where the emphasis is on story telling as well as classical ballet.The company tours widely across the United Kingdom. He might have a history in Transylvania but he is very present in modern day Yorkshire. Created by Northern Ballet's Artistic Director David Nixon OBE, with atmospheric music by Alfred Schnittke, Arvo Pärt, Michael Daugherty and Sergei Rachmaninov, Dracula is a … And what exactly is the role of Renfield, a lunatic kept locked in a cage who seems to know, actually I’m not sure what he knows, really, but he seems quite central to the main plot (both things, I should add, are explained in the synopsis, but not on stage). Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. 1996 Preview SONG TIME Dracula: Prologue ... Northern Ballet Theatre Orchestra, Opera North Chorus. The dark tale of the immortal Count is played out through Northern Ballet’s blend of sensuous dancing and gripping theatre enhanced by gothic sets and costumes. Preview 9 SONGS, 1 HOUR, 19 MINUTES the book, written by Irish writer Bram Stoker s! 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