BALLET NIGHTS, the smash hit stay dance present that has been wowing theatre audiences in London, Brisbane, Bucharest, and Kuala Lumpur over the past eighteen months, is making its long-awaited Scottish debut on the 4th of July on the Theatre Royal.
BALLET NIGHTS GLASGOW will current a combined programme of legendary ballet works, fashionable masterpieces, works of up to date dance, new creations and stay music carried out by a solid of world class dancers from globally famend ballet firms, rising dancers and choreographers, and virtuoso musicians.
BALLET NIGHTS founder and Artistic Director Jamiel Devernay-Laurence – former Scottish Ballet soloist – will compère the night as he introduces every artist and each bit to the viewers with a profitable mixture of up to date presentation expertise, a little bit little bit of historical past, some timeless wit and numerous attraction.
BALLET NIGHTS GLASGOW celebrates former Principal stars of Scottish Ballet and viewers favourites Sophie Martin, Eve Mutso, and Constance Devernay-Laurence alongside the Royal Ballet’s world famous person Principal Steven McRae, Birmingham Royal Ballet’s former Principal Tyrone Singleton, Glasgow-born ballet star Andrew Cummings, and London’s Ballet Nights sensation BlacBrik. Ballet Nights resident home live performance pianist Viktor Erik Emanuel will likely be joined onstage by Gillian Risi, Scottish Ballet Orchestra violinist.
Jamiel Devernay-Laurence says:
“As a former dancer with Scottish Ballet for over a decade, Glasgow holds a very particular place in my coronary heart and my inventive soul. In bringing my present idea to my outdated dwelling, Ballet Nights gives me and lots of returning former Scottish Ballet stars the prospect to reconnect with the audiences that made us, and to share our ardour for dance with the neighborhood that helped us minimize our enamel. I’m equally excited to showcase the worldwide acts we’ve been rising the present with in London, alongside not often seen Scottish voices – bringing our distinctive mix of artistry and innovation to Glasgow, and celebrating the magic of dance with audiences outdated and new.
“And that’s not all! We are bringing an entire BALLET NIGHTS WEEKEND to the city: in addition to our live programme of performance at Glasgow’s Theatre Royal, we will be hosting a day of masterclasses for young students on July 5th at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Wallace Studios. Ballet Nights Masterclasses allow dance students to work with an international team of guest coaches headed by, in Glasgow, the world-renowned Royal Ballet Principal, Steven McRae. It’s destined to be an unforgettable day of intensive training, dance mastery and creative exploration.”
Adds Megan Peasgood, course chief and ballet tutor on the Dance School of Scotland: “The Glasgow Ballet Nights Masterclasses are an exciting opportunity for the young aspiring dancers of Scotland to learn and develop their skills with prestigious industryprofessionals and Ballet Nights stars. The day is curated to provide a versatile mix of dance and coaching to inspire the students alongside their everyday dancing. This is a rare opportunity and not to be missed!”
Students will likely be in three age teams: Sept. 11 (Junior), 12-14 (Mids) and 15-16 (Senior). They will spend the day with an excellent lineup in fact leaders together with Royal Ballet Principal Steven McRae, former Scottish Ballet and Rambert performer and choreographer Daniel Davidson, lecturer in ballet on the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and former dancer with Scottish Ballet Louisa Ross, West End musical theatre performer Abbie Brown and accompanist Michael Barnett, piano lecturer on the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
BALLET NIGHTS has been performing to growing audiences since its modest beginnings in September 2023 on the 200-seater Lanterns Studio Theatre within the coronary heart of London’s Canary Wharf to its present dwelling, the 900-seater Cadogan Hall in Chelsea.
BALLET NIGHTS GLASGOW – featured performers:
STEVEN McRAE
World star Principal of the Royal Ballet
CONSTANCE DEVERNAY-LAURENCE
Star of Prime Video ‘Etoile’, London City Ballet, former star Principal of Scottish Ballet
&
TYRONE SINGLETON
Former Principal of Birmingham Royal Ballet & TV actor
SOPHIE MARTIN
BALLET AM RHEIN and former star Principal of Scottish Ballet
&
JOAN IVARS RIBES
BALLETT AM RHEIN
CASPAR LENCH
Rising star of the Royal Ballet
EVE MUTSO
Former Principal of Scottish Ballet
Celebrating the legacy of Peter Darrell CBE
ANDREW CUMMINGS
Glasgow-born star of Gauthier Dance, Germany
EKLEIDO
Contemporary underground fusion dance sensation
BLACBRIK
Contemporary fashionable duo and Ballet Nights London sensation
VIKTOR ERIK EMANUEL
Ballet Nights London home live performance pianist
GILLIAN RISI
Violinist with Scottish Ballet Orchestra
THE ROYAL CONSERATOIRE OF SCOTLAND
Celebrating the graduating yr of 2025
JAMIEL DEVERNAY-LAURENCE
Ballet Nights Compère
BALLET NIGHTS GLASGOW – programme operating order:
Part i
Chopin Ballade No. 1 in G Minor
Performed by Viktor Erik Emanuel
I Married Myself
A Live Stage Adaption & World Premiere
Danced by Constance Devernay-Laurence
Choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon OBE
Music by Sparks
With because of Big Indie Omega Inc, MGM studio, Amazon Prime,
Amy Sherman Palladino & Dan Palladino and Christopher Wheeldon.
Divided
Performed by The Graduating yr of the BA Modern Ballet Programme at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Choreographed by Diana Loosemore
Music By David Le Page, Nicky Spence & Francesca Moore, Bridger & Daniele Rosina & Tim Hecker
Costume By Emma Cox
Lighting Design By Simon Hayes & Neil McDowell Smith
“Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen” – Solo from Five Rückert Songs
Performed by Eve Mutso
Piano Viktor Erik Emanuel
Mezzo Soprano Dana Mays
Choreographer Peter Darrell CBE
Music Gustav Mahler
Restaged by Kristin Johnson
With because of the Peter Darrell Trust
Death of The Bachelors
Choreographed & Performed by BLACBRIK
Dancers Nahum McLean & Darius Drooh
Music by James Brown, Sam Cooke
Lighting by Joshie Harriet
On The Nature of Daylight
Performed by Sophie Martin & Joan Ivars Ribes
Choreography & Concept David Dawson
Composer Max Richter
Costume by Yumiko Takeshima
INTERVAL
Part ii
Czárdás
Choreographed & Performed by Steven McRae
Violin Gillian Risi
Piano Viktor Erik Emanuel
324a
Performed by Caspar Lench
Choreographer Joshua Junker
Composer J.S. Bach
Piano Viktor Erik Emanuel
SPLICE
Choreographed and Performed by Ekleido
Music by Floating Points
Infant Spirit
Performed by Andrew Cummings
Choreographed by Marco Goeke
Music by Antony and the Johnsons
Excerpts from Elite Syncopations
“Stoptime Rag” “Friday Night” & “Bethena Rag Waltz”
Performed by Constance Devernay-Laurence, Kevin Poeung & Tyrone Singleton
Choreographer Kenneth Macmillan
Composer Scott Joplin
Costume Ian Spurling
With because of the Macmillan Trust
Ballet Nights Compère Jamiel Devernay-Laurence
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