4 exciting new dance shows in Leeds
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre is an intimate, 230 seat studio theatre situated inside Northern Ballet and Phoenix Dance Theatre on Quarry Hill, Leeds.
It is dedicated to bringing quality dance to audiences in Leeds at incredible value – and this autumn’s schedule delivers just that. The new season of dance opening in October 2022 includes performances by returning companies James Wilton Dance and Ballet Cymru, alongside a new collaboration between the United Strings of Europe and Gandini Juggling. For children, Northern Ballet return with their hugely popular children’s production, Ugly Duckling during October half term.
Folklore, fantasy and dance - 11 October 2022
To kick off the season, James Wilton Dance make their much-anticipated return to Leeds with a new production, LORE on 11 October 2022.
The show promises an energy-filled evening of otherworldly athleticism as dancers take you on a journey into a pagan world of god’s demons and humans.
With a specially composed soundtrack by musician Michal Wojtas, influenced by Viking, Celtic and Slavic folk music, LORE gives new life to the ancient stories and folklore that bind humanity together.
A spokesman for James Wilton Dance said:“We are thrilled to return to The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre to premiere our latest production LORE. We have a great connection with audiences in Leeds and hope that this new work will be our most successful yet.”
LORE, October 11, Performance 7.30pm,
Tickets £22 – book tickets here
Family event - 24 – 27 October 2022
Families can look forward to the return of Northern Ballet’s hugely popular, Ugly Duckling between 24 – 27 October. Retelling the famous Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, Ugly Duckling is lonely and fed-up, ignored by those around her who think she is too ugly to fit in. Follow the duckling on her journey as she overcomes her troubles and realises that she was beautiful all along. This short ballet is the perfect opportunity for your little ones to enjoy live ballet, music and theatre for the first time this October half-term.
Ugly Duckling 24 – 27 October 2022, Performances, 11am, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Tickets £6, £8 – book tickets here
Tragedy and isolation – November 3 2022
In a special collaboration between United Strings of Europe and Gandini Juggling, Stravinsky’s ballet, Apollo and His Muses is restaged as a Apollo Resurrected on 3 November.
Combining live music with movement, juggling and stagecraft, the show explores the essential role art has to play in a world recovering from tragedy and isolation. The new show, by director Bill Barclay, presents Apollo as an artist recovering from personal tragedy who must learn how to fall in love with life, and art, again.
Alongside Stravinsky’s sumptuous score for Apollon Musagete, the hour-long show includes music by Osvaldo Golijov and a new commission from British composer Joanna Marsh. This performance is presented in collaboration with Leeds International Concert Season.
Apollo Resurrected, November 3, Performance 7.30pm
Tickets £22 – book tickets here
A magical DREAM - 11 – 12 November 2022
Ballet Cymru return to Leeds for two nights on 11 – 12 November with a vibrant, fresh, and innovative new full-length ballet based on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
DREAM creates a magical world of fairies, lovers, and bewitching enchantment for everyone to enjoy.
Featuring Ballet Cymru’s groundbreaking dancers, stunning video projection, and innovative choreography from Artistic Directors Darius James OBE and Amy Doughty, the show is accompanied by music from award-winning instrumentalist and composer Frank Moon.
DREAM, November 11-12, Performances 7.30pm
Tickets £22 – book tickets here
Limited £5 tickets are available to under 26 ‘s and save 15% when booking three shows* at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre.
Tickets can be booked online at theatreleeds.com, by calling the Box Office on 0113 220 8008 or in person at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7PA.
*Excluding Northern Ballet’s Ugly Duckling.