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2007 saw English National Ballet perform in one of the world’s most
spectacular settings, the gardens of the Chateau of Versailles. The
Company performed Derek Deane’s Swan Lake
on a floating stage on the Basin de Neptune with the moon lit Château
in the background. Over the three performances a total of 23,500 people
saw performances which featured Thomas Edur and Agnes Oaks, Dariá
Klimentova and Freideman Vogel and Vogel with New York City Ballet star
Sofiane Sylve.
Craig Hassall, Managing Director of English National Ballet commented:
“To
see so many thousands of people enjoying ballet in this magical setting
was a real joy. The dancers should be applauded for giving such moving
performances. Through our performances at the Palace of Versailles,
English National Ballet has reached out to an entirely new audience.”
The performances in Versailles brought the 2006/2007 season to a close;
this season being English National Ballet’s most successful to date
with audiences exceeding 280,000. This figure includes the 63,000
people who were at Wembley Stadium for Concert for Diana and the 44,000 people that enjoyed Derek Deane’s in the round production of Swan Lake at the Royal Albert Hall. The figure does not include the worldwide television audience for Concert for Diana which was over five million.
Wayne Eagling Artistic Director at English National Ballet said:
“So many of these people will never have experienced classical ballet before. To bring a performance of Swan Lake to a worldwide audience of this size is a real honour”
In 2008 the Company will continue its international touring schedule with performances of Swan Lake in Beijing. This is the first time the Company has toured to China since the days of London Festival Ballet.
Listings
Derek Deane’s Swan Lake
30 January – 3 February 2008
Beijing, China Century Theatre
For further information please contact Rachel Branton, Press Manager at English National Ballet on 020 7581 1245 or email
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