In the run up to Christmas, just how should we get in to the Christmas spirit? We’ve got a few ideas from you, from dance to theatre, a moody Santa to panto, from ice-skating to markets: Giselle – Northern Ballet School – The Dancehouse Theatre Manchester City Ballet, the classical performance company of Northern Ballet…
Billed as a sumptuous selection of showtunes and dance including excerpts from Sweet Charity, The Wiz, Godspell and Cats, Musical Bites by Jazzgalore (the production company of the Northern Ballet School) had quite the billing to live up to. And bearing in mind the quality of previous productions such last year’s Evolution of Dance and…
It looks set to be a sensational few days for dance fans as a series of stunning events are due to take place in Manchester, which will leave dance fans pirouetting in delight. So what’s on? First off is the Northern Ballet School’s Musical Bites. Taking place at The Dancehouse Theatre from Thursday 26th March…
Sunday 7 December: Royal Northern College of Music – Trafford Music Service. The talents of some of the youth groups from across the Trafford district are showcased in three concerts across the day – at 10am, 1.30pm and 5.00pm. Tickets £8/concert. Royal Northern College of Music – The Merry Widow. Franz Lehar’s operetta is performed…
Northern Ballet School set for Dancehouse Show. Manchester’s Northern Ballet School is set to take to the stage again for A Showcase of Dance running from Thursday 10th July until Saturday 12th July. Northern Ballet School was launched in 1977 under the direction of Patricia McDonald, a former partner in the long established Muriel Tweedy…
The tagline for Evolution of Dance was ‘As soon as man was able to walk, he was looking for ways to dance’. In truth I’ve been looking for ways to dance for a long time. The jazz lessons I took can account for that and proved two things to me – firstly that dancing on more than…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece Swan Lake tells the story of Odette, the Princess turned into a swan by a curse cast by Von Rothbart, only able to regain her human form at night. Of course, like all good tales, the curse may be broken if Odette finds love with a young man who will remain…
