T01919848821Where else can you see world class ballet dancers at a pub theatre? Taking a break from a gruelling international tour with Les Ballets Grandivas, Joel Morris, Ian Archer-Watters, Leigh Anderton, Benjamin Williams and friends keep their tutus and pointe shoes firmly on to perform their own take on excerpts from the classics such as Swan Lake, Raymonda and The Nutcracker on the 6 metre square stage of The Rosemary Branch. Joel Morris performed at the rosie last year in between engagements with English National Ballet and The South Africa Ballet Theatre. "Classical ballet is traditionally regarded as a high art form rooted in grand theatres and royal courts to elite audiences. I just love kicking the boundaries, not only by doing it in drag, but by performing on a tiny stage above a pub to a much more intimate audience constantly in danger of being tickled by the feathers on the tutus. The lifts are a bit of a challenge, you have to avoid hitting the lights or getting knocked out on the lighting bars."Performer Joel Morris. Performer Ian Archer-Watters. Performer Leigh Anderton. Performer Benjamin Williams. | |
| 6 Aug 09 to 9 Aug 09 | The Rosemary Branch, Inner London :: V333 listing details L0803849998 |
T0707245909The Rosemary Branch Theatre has been host to over a dozen operas in recent years and is now thrilled to announce that it will be expanding into the ballet world with the debut of new male comedy ballet company, LES PRIMAS, led by Joel Morris who has danced with Les Ballets Grandiva, Les Ballets Trocadero de Monte Carlo and most recently English National Ballet. "The stage is just about big enough for a glissade and a grande jete, but we may have to change some of the lifts so we don't get stuck on the lighting bars" said Joel as he put on his pointe shoes and wondered whether his sponsorship piggy bank would stretch to hiring one of Darcy Bussell's tutus for his unique interpretation of The Dying Swan. Artists from Rosemary Branch regulars, Charles Court Opera, will be performing some appropriate musical interludes during costume changes to complete this evening of high culture. | |
| 3 Jul 08 to 5 Jul 08 | The Rosemary Branch, Inner London :: V333 listing details L0385166987 |
