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Box Office 0113 220 8008 Book Online at Theatreleeds.Com Box Office 0113 220 8008 Book Online at theatreleeds.com Mariposa Following an incredible Leeds debut in 2018, don’t miss the return of DeNada Dance Theatre with Mariposa, a transgender tragedy inspired by Puccini’s Madame Butterfly. Under the neon lights of a distant Caribbean port, a local rent boy and a foreign sailor fall ominously in love in choreographer Carlos Pons Guerra’s inventive reimagining. Experience this operatic dance drama set in post-revolution Cuba, with characters engulfed in a tropical storm of repressed desires. Mariposa is a passionate exploration of what we are ready to sacrifice in order to be loved DeNada Dance Theatre Dance DeNada and accepted. This brand new production is performed to original music by Luis Miguel Tuesday 12 October Cobo. Performance 7.30pm Age guidance: 12+ due to scenes and content of a Tickets £19 U26 MB sexual nature. Mutation Space A world première and part of Light Night Leeds 2021, Mutation Space is an immersive dance and visual experience exploring the human impact on our environment and health. Using live-motion sensor technology, UK dance artists Fubunation interact with large-scale projections by visual arts pioneer William Latham, their body movements driving the shape and colour of the projected images around them. With three performances per evening, you won’t want to miss making Mutation Space part of your Light Night experience this year. Leeds Dance Partnership Dance Leeds Thursday 14 & Friday 15 October Performances 6pm, 7pm & 9pm FREE event - no booking required Northern Ballet Northern Ballet Pinocchio Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 October In a faraway land, a hard-working and lonely carpenter wishes for his puppet Tuesday 07 – Saturday 11 December Pinocchio to come to life. By the magic of a wishing well his dream comes true! October performances Pinocchio is playful and mischievous Tue-Thu 11am, 1pm & 3pm and must prove himself worthy of Fri & Sat 11am , 2pm & 4pm becoming a real boy. Join Pinocchio December performances on his adventure as he discovers that Tue & Wed 11am & 1pm where there is love and honesty, there is Thu 11am, 1pm & 5pm always magic. Fri 11am , 3pm & 5pm Sat 11am & 2pm An original retelling of the classic children’s story, Pinocchio is the perfect Tickets £8, Children £6 opportunity for your little ones to enjoy Babes in arms (under 1) £1 live ballet, music and theatre. With sell-out performances and a Relaxed Performance string of hugely successful CBeebies Reduces anxiety around theatre TV adaptations, Northern Ballet’s visits by creating a more informal environment. May benefit people productions for children are not to be with sensory or communication missed. disorders, or a learning disability. An original ballet based on The Adventures of Please contact the Box Office for Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. more details. Giselle Three years since their last visit to Leeds, see the award-winning Welsh dance company Ballet Cymru present an extraordinary new ballet based on the eternal story of Giselle. Ballet Cymru puts their own unique stamp on this tale of love and loss, bringing relevance, poignancy and grittiness to this romantic ballet. Featuring a new score by acclaimed composer and harpist Catrin Finch, whose spellbinding music is interwoven with mesmerizing movement by Darius James OBE and Amy Doughty, don’t miss this opportunity to relish some of the best dance Ballet Cymru made in Wales. Thursday 04 November Performance 7.30pm Tickets £19 U26 MB The Rite of Spring Award-winning choreographer Seeta Patel reimagines the iconic ballet The Rite of Spring in the powerful Indian dance style, Bharatanatyam. Performed to Igor Stravinsky’s avant-garde score, rediscover this pagan folk story through intricate rhythmic footwork, expressive movement and geometric patterns, delivered by world-class performers. Set to be one of the most exciting flirtations between East and West, this performance will showcase some of the finest Indian classical dance talent in an exciting bridge between two powerful and evocative art forms. The show will be opened by a short performance Seeta Patel Dance Seeta Patel by South Asian Arts-uk. Wednesday 10 November Supported by Performance 7.30pm Tickets £19 U26 MB @ HOME Critically renowned choreographer Didy Veldman and her dance company Humanoove delve into what feeling ‘at home’ truly means. Growing up in Europe and now living in the UK post-Brexit, Didy and an internationally diverse creative team want to discover how we feel at home. After a year when home is all that we’ve known, this incredibly poignant dance work looks at feelings around connection, self-worth and relationships in the place where we should feel most ourselves. Featuring five exceptional dancers and a new Humanoove score by composer and multi-instrumentalist Sabio Janiak, @ HOME is inspired by how Wednesday 17 November we deal emotionally with our ever-changing Performance 7.30pm world. Tickets £19 U26 MB The Nutcracker and I Get the family into the Christmas spirit with ground-breaking multi-media performance The Nutcracker and I. With one pianist, one ballerina and an exquisite spectacle of digital projections, Clara’s festive story is brought to life in a way never seen before. Watch musician, dancer and hand-drawn animations combine into a performance so magical you’ll feel part of the story too. Created and performed by critically-acclaimed pianist Alexandra Dariescu, The Nutcracker and I features Tchaikovsky’s beloved music as well as choreography by Jenna Lee (Northern Alexandra Dariescu Ballet’s Puss in Boots). The perfect pre- Christmas treat for the whole family! Wednesday 22 & Thursday 23 December Part of Leeds International Concert Season. Performances Wed 2pm & 6pm, Thu 11am & 2pm Tickets £20, Children £10 Box Office 0113 220 8008 | Book Online at theatreleeds.com The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre is an intimate, 230 seat theatre based inside the stunning home of Northern Ballet and Phoenix Dance Theatre on Quarry Hill, Leeds. £5 tickets for ages U26 MB Multi-buy offer 26 and under People aged 26 and under can purchase Save 20% when you book for two or more £5 tickets at selected performances shows. Offer only applies on performances where this logo appears. Please call the where this logo appears. Call the Box Box Office to book. Subject to availability. Office or visit theatreleeds.com/offers for Proof of eligibility required. more details. Concessions Covid-19 Safety Measures Children under 12, students, the unwaged We can’t wait to welcome you back to the and patrons with disabilities are entitled to theatre in a safe and comfortable way. concessions where available. A patron with Please visit theatreleeds.com/safety for full a disability is always entitled to one free details about how we can all take care as seat for a carer. we return to enjoying live performances. Families Getting here We are an award-winning family friendly Our postcode is LS2 7PA. Parking is venue with baby changing facilities, pram available at the nearby NCP or at Victoria storage and level access. We have signed Gate, both a five minute walk away. Leeds up to the Family Arts Standards, visit Bus Station is a five minute walk away and familyarts.co.uk to find out more. Leeds Railway Station is a 15 minute walk away. Access We are fully accessible. For more details Terms & Conditions about access and our facilities please visit For our full terms and conditions please theatreleeds.com/access or contact the Box visit theatreleeds.com/terms Office. The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre is located within Northern Ballet’s headquarters and is solely owned and run by Northern Ballet. Northern Ballet registered charity no. 259140, company registration no. 947096, VAT no. 202 0374 70. All prices quoted are inclusive of VAT at the current rate. Northern Ballet Limited registered in England and Wales. Company limited by guarantee and share capital. The information contained in this brochure is correct at the time of printing. Northern Ballet reserves the right to make alterations where necessary without prior notice. Cover image: Ballet Cymru, photo Sian Trenberth. Inside images: DeNada Dance Theatre, photo Joe Armitage. Fubunation, photo Ton Van Til. Pinocchio, illustration Emily Nuttall. Ballet Cymru, photo Sian Trenberth. Seeta Patel Dance, photo Foteini Christofilopoulou. Humanoove, photo Chris Nash. The Nutcracker and I, photo Nigel Norrington..
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