Former Northern Ballet Artistic Director David Nixon CBE returns with the UK premiere of Winter Dances. Having created many of Northern Ballet’s signature works, Nixon now brings a short ballet where music and movement merge in a showcase of elegance and artistry.
Choreographed to Antonín Dvořák’s String Quartet No. 12, nicknamed ‘American’, Winter Dances tells the brief story of a group of young people on an evening of leisure, with the melody of the music guiding their interactions. Two contrasting couples break from the group into duets; one is deeply passionate while the other is light-hearted and playful in a subtle reflection on the evolving nature of love.
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Choreography
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Music
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Music by Antonín Dvořák
String Quartet No 12. in F Major Op. 96 ‘American’ (Recording)
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Lighting Design
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Costumes
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by Northern Ballet wardrobe department
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Hair & makeup by
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Harriet Rogers
Hollie Coleman
Images from rehearsals of Winter Dances by David Nixon CBE, photos by Emily Nuttall.
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