Repertoire

Click on titles for full information about each work in the 2009 repertoire. Information for the 2010 tour will be updated shortly.

Pas de Trois from Le Corsaire
Choreographer Marius Petipa
Based on the poem by Byron, Le Corsair is set in the eastern Mediterranean and is a tale of willowy maidens, cunning corsairs and evil slave traders. This extract from Act II is the Pas De Trois des Odalisques.

'Scottish Dances' from Flowers of the Forest
Choreographer David Bintley
. Inspired by the Battle of Flodden, David Bintley has created a rousing portrait of a bygone era that is aglow with the spirit of Scotland. It is a highly entertaining work and has been enjoyed throughout the world, weaving together Scottish dances and classical ballet.

Waltz from Facade
Choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton
Music Sir William Walton
Evocative of summer days in the 1920, the Waltz is a dance for four young women reflecting a bygone era: stylish, sophisticated and carefree.

5 Lullabies
Choreographer Christopher Gable
Music Philip Feeney
Choreographed in 1997, especially for Ballet Central, 5 Lullabies is a collage of dances reflecting some of the aspects of growing up; from childhood, through adolescence, to young love.

When No One Is Looking!
Choreographer Phillip Aiden
Stephen Sondheim
Six mannequins in a store elegantly styled and posed. Totally still all day long. They long to move like everyone else…after closing time they ease out of their poses and move like models, dance with partners and challenge one another to go crazy until the stillness endures! Have you ever looked at a mannequin and thought it moved?

Whodunit?
Choreographer Matthew Hart
Muisc Bohuslav Martinu

Matthew Hart used the original 1940’s version of the board game, and the 1980’s film ‘Clue’ as his inspiration for this ballet. We are introduced to all the usual suspects along with their millionaire host, Mr. Black, and his Tudor mansion staff. So, are you ready to play the game? Can you discover ‘whodunit’, where, and with which weapon?

Scorpiones
Choreographer Jonzi-D and Ballet Central students
Inspired by curious scorpions and Hip Hop dance battles, this piece uses Break Dancing and Locking techniques, to present a charismatic and comedic confrontation between rival factions.

La Estocada
Choreographer Paul Lewis
A lively, energetic abstract piece with a flamenco feel.

New work by Sara Matthews
Further details to follow.

New work by Mikaela Polley
Further details to follow.

Brisk Singing
Choreographer Richard Alston

Music Jean-Philippe Rameau
Created for the Richard Alston Dance Company in 1997, ‘Brisk Singing’ is a response to the rhythmical excitement in Rameau’s opera Les Boréades.