Preview: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo at Newcastle Theatre Royal

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FLAMBOYANT BALLET IS BACK AS THE TROCKS RIDE AGAIN!      

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

Newcastle Theatre Royal

Tuesday 6^th and  Wednesday 7^th October 2015

The reigning ‘queens’ of classical ballet, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carloare returning to the UK for the first time since 2013 and bringing their delightfully comedic classic ballet back to the Theatre Royal this Autumn on Tuesday 6^th and  Wednesday 7^th October2015.

For two nights only, the Theatre Royal will become the home of fantastical dance and divine comedy – a must-not-miss occasion.  New York’s all-male, professional comedy ballet company, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, or 'The Trocks', as they are affectionately known present a loving knowledge of dance with a brilliant comedic approach.  This unique blend is combined with the astonishing fact that men can, indeed, dance en pointe without falling flat on their faces!

Dancers ‘Ida Nevasayneva’, ‘Olga Supphozova’, ‘Lariska Dumbchenko’ and fellow broad-shouldered, hairy-chested ballerinasgrace the stage in up to size 12 pointe shoes, with their playful and entertaining take on traditional ballet; a true en travesti parody of favourites from the classical and modern repertoire.

The Trocks’ much welcomed return marks the company’s fourteenth visit to the UK and follows extensive tours to Europeand Japan in spring and summer 2015. The Newcastle Theatre Royal performances include the show-stopping Swan Lake Act II; the abstract humour of the Merce Cunningham-inspired Patterns in Space; Go For Barocco, a satire on Balanchine's choreography complete with killer hips and plenty of attitude, and the fan-flicking, castanet-clicking, UK premiere of Don Quixote.

Founded in 1974 by a group of ballet enthusiasts, The Trocks first performed in the late-late shows in Off-Off Broadway lofts and are now treasured all around the world by audiences and critics alike. In 41 dynamic and non-stop years the award-winning company has clocked up hundreds of thousands of touring miles to over 610 cities in 40 countries. Company dancers currently hail from Australia, Cuba, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Spain and USA.

Under the artistic directorship of Tory Dobrin, who first joined the company as a dancer in 1980, the company continues to appeal to a wide range of theatregoers, from those new to the art form to balletomanes accustomed to the hilarity and precision of these men en pointe.

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo’s UK tour is organised by Dance Consortium.  For further information please visit www.danceconsortium.com.  

 “This is the funniest night you’ll ever have at the ballet” Sunday Times

Tickets:

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is at Newcastle Theatre Royal for two nights only, Tuesday 6th and  Wednesday 7th October 2015, playing evenings at 7.30pm.

Tickets from £15.50 (save 50p per ticket online). Tickets can be purchased from the Theatre Royal Box Office on 08448 11 21 21 (calls cost 7ppm plus your phone company’s access charge) or book online at www.theatreroyal.co.uk