Announcing CDC's new original ballet for 2019...
ALICE - THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
Chantry Dance Company have written a brand new story for our 2019 ballet, inspired by Lewis Carroll's much loved character, Alice.
"Alice – Wonderland Through the Looking Glass" takes place after the events of "Alice in Wonderland" and "Alice Through the Looking Glass".
Alice is now grown-up and an aspiring writer working in a tea-shop. Overworked and underpaid, life seemed much more exciting when she was a child. The Looking Glass has remained in Wonderland as a portal to our world, which the Red Queen accidentally crosses when chasing a croquet ball. Entering this new reality, she develops a dastardly plan to seize power by opening a casino where she creates an Army of Cards. Hatter and his gang of concerned Wonderland characters pursue the Queen and find Alice. Together, they resolve to stop the Queen, but first they must try to make sense (or non-sense!) of our world. Oh, and we forgot to mention, there’s a Jabberwocky lurking in the casino’s basement...
Starring Shannon Parker (Britain’s Got Talent finalist), this fabulous, brand new show is brought to you by the choreographers of the Olivier-nominated production of David Walliam’s ‘Gangsta Granny’. Featuring exceptional dancers, puppetry, acrobatics and more, this is a must-see show for the whole family!
Tour dates and venues to be announced soon - watch this space!
Chantry Dance Company have written a brand new story for our 2019 ballet, inspired by Lewis Carroll's much loved character, Alice.
"Alice – Wonderland Through the Looking Glass" takes place after the events of "Alice in Wonderland" and "Alice Through the Looking Glass".
Alice is now grown-up and an aspiring writer working in a tea-shop. Overworked and underpaid, life seemed much more exciting when she was a child. The Looking Glass has remained in Wonderland as a portal to our world, which the Red Queen accidentally crosses when chasing a croquet ball. Entering this new reality, she develops a dastardly plan to seize power by opening a casino where she creates an Army of Cards. Hatter and his gang of concerned Wonderland characters pursue the Queen and find Alice. Together, they resolve to stop the Queen, but first they must try to make sense (or non-sense!) of our world. Oh, and we forgot to mention, there’s a Jabberwocky lurking in the casino’s basement...
Starring Shannon Parker (Britain’s Got Talent finalist), this fabulous, brand new show is brought to you by the choreographers of the Olivier-nominated production of David Walliam’s ‘Gangsta Granny’. Featuring exceptional dancers, puppetry, acrobatics and more, this is a must-see show for the whole family!
Tour dates and venues to be announced soon - watch this space!
If you missed our 2018 tour; Dracula - Welcome to D's, take a look at some of our photos below to get a flavour of what our audiences watched.
And if you want to see more, here's our trailer...
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Audience comments:
"Amazing show, such a bunch of talented dancers. Rae and Paul's choreography was stunning." "This innovative and beautifully choreographed retelling of the ‘Dracula’ story makes for a truly spellbinding evening that has it all, incredible dancing, superlative acting, wonderful costumes the list goes on. As a frequent visitor to the performances put on by large ballet and dance companies I find myself continually amazed by the sheer brilliance of the productions put out by this relatively small Grantham based company, you must see them!" (Dean Eggleston, Grantham) "I was totally mesmerised by this exciting and bewitching performance! I loved the clever choreography, the wonderful dancing and was enthralled throughout!" (Sonya Mahony, Grantham) "A stunning performance of “Dracula - Welcome to D’s”! Amazing choreography, music and costumes brought to life by a wonderful cast of company dancers and fabulous diploma students. Chantry Dance Company have opened my eyes to a genre of dance that I never knew I could enjoy - thank you and well done to all involved." (Marie Boddington, Grantham) "The whole story, staging, costumes, choreography and performance was electrifying and we were glued to our seats." "Mesmerising, breathtaking & beautiful only 3 of many words to describe this stunningly put together production. If the whole production itself doesn’t awaken an array of different emotions then the relationship on stage between the Rae & Paul will have you reaching for a tissue - truly inspiring." (Wendy, Dave and Natasha Bradley - Grantham) |
