What Audiences Can Expect From This Year’s Ballet Central Programme

29 April 2024

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Very soon, Ballet Central will commence its annual tour, visiting various venues across the UK. The programme has been carefully selected by Artistic Director, Kate Coyne, and offers audiences a harmonious balance between classical ballet and contemporary dance. It features exciting choreographers, with two brand new commissions created for the Ballet Central company.

The first performance, Stay On It, choreographed especially for this year’s programme, is accompanied by a rhythmic track from African American composer Julius Eastman. The piece is choreographed by Jules Cunningham, who makes works that bear traces of their dance heritage – a preference for classical lines and mathematical structures but distinctly personal and intimate. Stay On It is an intricately detailed choreographic work, drawing its inspiration from the music and the dancers’ connection to it. Spatial choices in the choreography have been designed based on observation of shared relationships and interpersonal dynamics within the studio, during the creative process.

Next in the programme is Carolyn Bolton’s Night Flight v2.0. Delving into the realms of the imagination, this new work takes inspiration from the cosmos. The choreography is a celestial dialogue, a dance of gravity and weightlessness, capturing the essence of the universe’s silent poetry. The dancers create a visual symphony, where bodies collide and intertwine like stars forming constellations. The work transcends the boundaries of the space inviting the audience to embark on a journey where the movement communicates untold stories written in the sky. Embodying the constellations’ energy and allure, the dancers reveal the magic of the night sky.