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The Magic of the Dance. The Thrill of the Performance

Forthcoming Performances


South Coast Ballet, Youth Ballet Company of East Dorset, brings the beautiful art of classical ballet to audiences in Poole and Bournemouth in professional productions of the traditional classics as well as original ballets. The Company presents performances that are entertaining, interesting, enjoyable and thorougly engaging at ticket prices affordable and accessible to everyone. The young dancers in the Company train at schools in Bournemouth and Poole, and dance all the parts themselves - bringing their youthfulness, freshness and vitality to every production, and highly praised by audiences wherever they perform.

This Year South Coast Ballet will be performing the three act full-length ballets 'La Fille mal Gardee' in January 2012 and 'Cinderella' in June/July 2012, along with two short One-Act Children's Ballet Productions, 'Peter & the Wolf' in October 2011, and 'Sorcerers' Apprentice' in April 2012.




Gala Programme of Ballet

One Dazzling Act of the Best of South Coast Ballet

South Coast Ballet will be appearing as Special Guests at the Dorchester Ballet Theatre, 'Gala Programme of Ballet' event to be held at the Weymouth Pavilion Theatre on Friday 17th February 2012. The company will be presenting a variety of traditional classical ballet items to include Solo's, Pas de Deux and Ensembles from:

Giselle
Coppelia
The Nutcracker
La Fille Mal Gardee
Le Corsair
The Dying Swan
The Sleeping Beauty

Dorchester Ballet Theatre will be presenting 'Excerpts from Cinderella' for Act One, and 'The Sorcerers' Apprentice' for Act Three.































The Sorcerers' Apprentice
A Fantastical Children's One-Act Ballet

The Lighthouse Studio Theatre


The story of a very naughty little boy who takes on a part-time job working for a Wizard! But he is unwilling to work very hard and so flouts his masters instructions and creates Spells that make the cloths and brooms do all his work for him….but with disastrous results as they come alive in number causing some serious chaos and mayhem…the only person who can break the Spells is the Wizard, but what will happen when he sees what the Apprentice has done!! (Approx 30 mins)


Saturday 7th April 12.30pm
Saturday 7th April 1.30pm

TICKETS

£8.00 Adults
£5 Children

 



 


Cinderella
A Beautiful Ballet in 3 Acts


The world’s most loved and famous fairy tale of all time! Cinderella tells the tale of a young girl, hounded by her cruel and nasty step-sisters, Loocrecia and Lavinia who bully her relentlessly, and her evil step mother who nags her poor father constantly.  With the help of her Guardian Angel, the Fairy Godmother, Cinderella is put on her rightful path to destiny and …..true love!   With all the trappings befitting a Princess, Cinderella goes to Grand Ball and falls in love with the Prince…but as the clock strikes midnight she must leave the fantasy behind and return to her sad and lonely world! But true love prevails, and not giving up the Prince searches the world to find the girl who stole his heart….


The Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth
Sunday 17th June 2012
Matinee 2.00pm
Evening 6.30pm

The Lighthouse Theatre, Poole
Saturday 14th July 2012
Matinee 2.30pm
Evening 7.30pm

TICKETS
£12.00 Adults
£8.00 Seniors/Concessions/Youth
£5.00 Children


Gala Programme of Ballet at Weymouth Pavilion

Images from Sorcerers' Apprentice 2008



Temporary Poster for Cinderella

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