Shakespeare has been delivered to cinema screens, and now it is to be ballet but for 3 nights only. One of Frost’s book reviewers, Jan Speedie will be heading the queue, as she LOVES ballet.
CinemaLive, one of the market leaders in Event Cinema, will be working in a partnership with The Australian Ballet to deliver a series of their ballet productions to cinema audiences for the very first time.
The Fairy Tale Series, will be screened in cinemas across the UK on three nights only: The Sleeping Beauty on 4th October 2016, Cinderella on 23rd November 2016 and Coppélia on 19th April 2017.
Screened in October 2016 will be the world premiere cinema release of Artistic Director David McAllister’s The Sleeping Beauty. This is a classical retelling of a favourite fairy tale based on Marius Petipa’s ballet. The live production of The Sleeping Beauty was the crowning moment of The Australian Ballet’s season last year. The Guardian said of it:
With such attention to detail – resplendent, unapologetic, and coupled with McAllister’s resounding belief in a happy ending – only the most cynical of hearts could fail to be captured by this Sleeping Beauty’s spell
Next is the award-winning production of Cinderella, which will play a limited exclusive London season at the Coliseum this July, before its world premiere to cinema audiences on 23rd November 2016.
The third and final production in this series is Coppélia which will have its world premiere in cinemas on 19th April 2017.
David McAllister, Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet says, It’s exciting to take our company and performances from the stage to the big screen and to reach audiences we may not have otherwise reached. This is an incredible opportunity to showcase Australia’s national ballet company.
The Fairy Tale Series will be screened at approximately 200 cinemas across the UK and a further 200 cinemas worldwide. For all participating cinemas and to book tickets visit www.cinemalive.com