The Piano: The Ballet

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Event The Piano: The Ballet
Venue Tour (National), New Zealand
Umbrella Event New Zealand Festival (Wellington)
First Date 23 February 2018
Last Date 7 April 2018
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Part of a Tour Yes
Description A newly-reimagined full-length ballet inspired by Jane Campion's award-winning film. Music arrangement and composition - Otto Bubenicek.
Primary Genre Dance
Secondary Genre Ballet
Adaptation
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jiri Bubenicek Choreographer
Elsa Pavanel Costume Designer
Abigail Boyle Dancer Ada
Hazel Couper Dancer Flora
Felipe Domingos Dancer The Reverend
Alexandre de Oliveira Ferreira Dancer
William Fitzgerald Dancer George Baines
Sara Garbowski Dancer Ada
Gemma Lew Dancer Flora
Bianca Lungu Dancer Flora
Paul Mathews Dancer
Nathan Mennis Dancer Alastair Stewart
Nadia Yanowsky Dancer Ada
Wan Bin Yuan Dancer
Jiri Bubenicek Director
Otto Bubenicek Director
Jeremy Fern Lighting Designer
Otto Bubenicek Set Designer
Text Nationality Czech Republic
Further Information The production was originally created by Czech choreographer Jiri Bubenicek as a one-act ballet for the Dortmund Ballet in 2014, and has been expanded to a full-length ballet for the RNZB. Three alternating principal casts. St James Theatre Wellington, 23 - 25 February; Municipal Theatre Napier, 2 - 3 March; ASB Theatre Aotea Centre Auckland, 8 - 10 March; Regent Theatre Dunedin 16 March; Isaac Theatre Royal Christchurch, 21 - 23 March; Regent on Broadway Palmerston North, 28 March; Civic Theatre Rotorua, 6 -7 April.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 202266