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EDF Energy Spafest is a major new festival for Kent and the Southeast. Offering an amazingly varied programme of music, art and the performing arts, the festival runs in the beautiful town of Tunbridge Wells from 21 July to 6 August. Spafest, the major new arts festival based in Tunbridge Wells is delighted to showcase some of the world’s top dancers in a major International Ballet Gala on Friday 4th August at 7.30pm, at The Assembly Hall Theatre, Crescent Road, Tunbridge Wells. The Gala brings to the UK dancers from several major overseas ballet companies, including some of the most exciting and best-known dancers from across Europe. Those appearing include Marie-Agnes Gillot, Principal of the Paris Opera; Silvia Azzoni, Jiri Bubenicek, and Otto Bubenicek, Principals of the Hamburg Ballet; Adela Pollatova, Michael Stipa, Tereza Podarilova and Alexandre Katsapov, Principals of The National Prague Theatre. (Full artist line-up below) This star-studded line-up will be performing some of the greatest and best loved excerpts from the classical repertoire including Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet, plus neo-classical and contemporary pieces.
Spafest International Arts and Music Festival website.
Cast/Performers
Natalia Horecna,
Leo Mujic,
Ilya Lauwen,
Inma Rubio Tomas,
Charlotte Broom,
Chris Akrill,
Jiri Bubenicek (Hamburg Ballet Theatre),
Otto Bubenicek (Hamburg Ballet Theatre),
Silvia Azzoni (Hamburg Ballet Theatre),
Jan-erik Wikstom (Royal Swedish Ballet),
Marie-Agnes Gillot (Paris Opera),
Adela Pollertova (National Theatre Prague),
Tereza Podarilova (National Theatre Prague),
Alexandre Katsapov (National Theatre Prague),
Michal Stipa (National Theatre Prague)
Creatives/Company
Choreographer(s):
Christopher Hampson,
Jiri Bubenicek
