Box Office 0113 220 8008 Book Online at theatreleeds.com Northern Ballet, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7PAQuartiers Libres Friday 18 & Saturday 19 March Performances 7.00pm Tickets Pay What You Can, £2 - £25 Are there spaces we cannot go? Places that we do not have the right to explore? And if we enter them, what would we become? Part of Transform 21-22, Quartiers Libres (meaning free reign) creates a space to explore those forbidden places in which we choose to wander. Created and performed by Ivorian choreographer Nadia Beugré, this arresting solo performance will take over both stage and audience with athletic choreography and raw energy. In a fight with a world willing to bury her, piles of plastic bottles and Nadia’s body start to amalgamate, merge and melt. By blurring the lines between performer and audience, Nadia becomes trapped within herself and her surroundings as she struggles to reach out to the humanity around her. Age recommendation: 12+ due to scenes of partial nudity. Running time: 60 minutes. Yorke Dance Project Friday 25 March Performance 7.30pm Tickets £19 U26 MB Yorke Dance Project returns to Leeds with an evening celebrating world-renowned choreographer Sir Robert Cohan’s final work, live on stage and on film. Cohan created his final work Afternoon Conversations with Dancers almost entirely over Zoom during lockdown. Set to music by Nils Frahm and Ólafur Arnalds, these dance solos tell personal yet universal stories of isolation, loss and survival. A live performance of the solos will be followed by a discussion of Cohan’s legacy, featuring guest speaker Sir Richard Alston CBE. The evening will conclude with a screening of Lockdown Portraits, a film of seven solos from Afternoon Conversations with Dancers, directed by celebrated filmmaker David Stewart and featuring acclaimed dancers from Yorke Dance Project, The Royal Ballet and Martha Graham Dance Company. Don’t miss this chance to experience Cohan’s unique final choreography. Live performance: 30 minutes Discussion: 20 minutes Film screening: 42 minutes Connecting to Cohan Photo Yi-Chun Wu Photo Pierre Tappon Advisory: This is a standing performance where the audience move around the space, but seating will be made available for anyone who needs it. Part of Transform 21-222Faced Dance Company EVERYTHING [but the girl] Thursday 21 April Performance 7.30pm Tickets £19 U26 MB 2Faced Dance Company make a highly anticipated return this spring with an unforgettable triple bill of emotionally charged and lung-busting physicality, packed with raw energy and exceptional movement. The Qualies by Fleur Darkin is a collaboration with US writer David Foster Wallace, bringing his ground- breaking study of the American tennis player Michael Joyce to life in a dance for four men. Hollow in a World Too Full is Tamsin Fitzgerald’s newest creation for the company. This solo follows one man’s journey through an overwhelming world and features a new score from Cannes award-winning composer, Alex Baranowski (Northern Ballet’s 1984). 7.0, also by Fitzgerald, looks at how we respond when everything we thought we knew is taken away from us with devastating consequences. A highly physical, heart-in-mouth piece, 7.0 has often been cited as one of the Company’s most successful works to date. Age recommendation: 11+ Cas Public Saturday 21 May Performances 2.00pm & 7.30pm Tickets £19 U26 MB “If Cinderella had had a clock in her heart, she would have stopped the hand one minute before midnight and had a blast at the ball for the rest of her life.” – Mathias Malzieu’s La Mécanique du cœur. This May international dance company Cas Public returns to Leeds to summon up the magic of Cinderella in a new interpretation of the classic fairytale. Drawing on the evocative power of dance and theatre, Not Quite Midnight pays tribute to the qualities of heart and mind which give us the strength to overcome hardship, better ourselves and find fulfilment. Choreographer and Artistic Director Hélène Blackburn offers a new look at the well-known story, recounting its poetic and lyrical depths and even challenging the idea of Cinderella as a female role model. Age recommendation: 9+ Not Quite Midnight Photo Benjamin Statham Photo Claudia Chan Tak.Joss Arnott Dance Tin Man Friday 03 - Sunday 05 June Performances 12.00pm & 3.00pm Tickets £11, Children £9 Joss Arnott Dance presents a magical new retelling of a classic story, seen through the rusty eyes of the Tin Man on his journey to finding his heart and happiness. This captivating new dance production for families with children aged 7+ explores a reimagined story of how this much-loved character would have coped against the Wicked Witch in the deep dark wood, and discovers the friends he might have met along the way. Brilliantly humorous and touching, Tin Man will resonate with children and adults alike with its enchanting storytelling, bold choreography and a newly commissioned score by award-winning composer Anna Appleby, performed live by music ensemble Psappha. Age recommendation: 7+ Running time: 50 minutes (no interval) Northern Ballet Learning Wednesday 06 & Thursday 07 July Performances 1.00pm (Thu only) & 7.00pm Tickets Pay What You Can (suggested donation £2 - £10) Expressions returns to our stage this July to showcase the exciting new work of inclusive dance groups from Yorkshire and beyond. Celebrating the talents of disabled dancers, this is the only event of its kind in Leeds. Expect songs from your favourite films and musicals, and all styles of dance from disco to contemporary. Described as ‘inspiring’, ‘moving’ and ‘fun’, Expressions will have you dancing in your seat. To be accessible for performers and audiences alike, all performances will have a relaxed structure. If you have any specific requirements, please contact our Box Office. The full line-up of performers will be announced in April 2022. Expressions 2022 Photo Brian Slater Bank Holiday family treat!Box Office 0113 220 8008 | Book Online at theatreleeds.com Multi-buy offer Save 20% when you book for two or more shows. Offer only applies on performances where this logo appears. Call the Box Office or visit theatreleeds.com/offers for more details. £5 tickets for ages 26 and under People aged 26 and under can purchase £5 tickets at selected performances where this logo appears. Please call the Box Office to book. Subject to availability. Proof of eligibility required. U26 The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre is an intimate, 230 seat theatre based inside the stunning home of Northern Ballet and Phoenix Dance Theatre on Quarry Hill, Leeds. MB Concessions Children under 12, students, the unwaged and patrons with disabilities are entitled to concessions where available. A patron with a disability is always entitled to one free seat for a carer. Families We are an award-winning family friendly venue with baby changing facilities, pram storage and level access. We have signed up to the Family Arts Standards, visit familyarts.co.uk to find out more. Access We are fully accessible. For more details about access and our facilities please visit theatreleeds.com/access or contact the Box Office. Covid-19 Safety Measures We will be keeping certain safety measures in place so we can all feel safe and confident as we continue to enjoy live performances. Please visit theatreleeds. com/safety for full details. Getting here Postcode LS2 7PA what3words ///pizza.riding.safely Parking is available at the nearby NCP or at Victoria Gate, both a five minute walk away. Leeds Bus Station is a five minute walk away and Leeds Railway Station is a 15 minute walk away. Terms & Conditions For our full terms and conditions please visit theatreleeds.com/terms The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre is located within Northern Ballet’s headquarters and is solely owned and run by Northern Ballet. Northern Ballet registered charity no. 259140, company registration no. 947096, VAT no. 202 0374 70. All prices quoted are inclusive of VAT at the current rate. Northern Ballet Limited registered in England and Wales. Company limited by guarantee and share capital. The information contained in this brochure is correct at the time of printing. Northern Ballet reserves the right to make alterations where necessary without prior notice. Cover image: Cas Public’s Not Quite Midnight. Photo Damian Siqueiros. Next >