This looks like a good ‘un. This Christmas, internationally acclaimed Royal Ballet Prima Ballerina, Natalia Osipova will lead the world premiere of The Mother, a new piece of dance based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Story of the Mother.

Staged only for two exclusive nights at Pleasance at EICC in Edinburgh, this production offers a chance to see world-renowned Natalia Osipova as she performs alongside Jonathan Goddard, winner of the Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for Best Male Dancer.

The Mother is a compelling, instinctive story about motherhood.  With an original score by Frank Moon and Dave Price, this avant-garde production conjures a dangerous, kaleidoscopic world, combining narrative dance and drama.

Natalia Osipova, one of the ballet’s biggest stars…dazzling audiences with her superlative technique, athleticism and bravura (Financial Times).

Director and choreographer, Arthur Pita comments, It’s a dark tale which grabs you powerfully.  To me, Natalia is at her best when she is fully lost in her character on stage.  Natalia is a very instinctive performer, she does not hold back and allows herself to be fully possessed by the character she is portraying.  I am thrilled to explore this wonderful poignant story.  There is something so powerful about motherhood, and the extremes a mother will go to which resonate in all of us – themes which are so personal, yet also universal.   

The Mother  Performance Dates Friday 21st – Saturday 22nd December 2018, 7.30pm

Pentland Theatre, Pleasance at EICC, 150 Morrison Street,  Edinburgh EH3 8EE

Box Office Tickets are available from www.pleasance.co.uk or 020 7619 6868, from £20.00