2015 sees New English Ballet Theatre on tour for the first time in a programme of five works: Kreutzer Sonata and an evening of new ballets including Orbital Motion.
This year, the company is extending its season with four special performances at the St James Theatre in London from 20 to 22 August to raise funds for the Nepal earthquake relief effort with a varied programme that will consist of four works in NEBT’s touring repertoire, a brand new pas de deux and two performances by guest artists.
NEBT will perform Tangents choreographed by former Dutch National Ballet dancer Daniela Cardim Fonteyne, Orbital Motion choreographed by the Royal Ballet’s Valentino Zucchetti, Toca by Royal Ballet’s Erico Montes and Mad Women by Royal Ballet’s Kristen McNally.
Dancing for Nepal aims to raise funds for the Nepal Earthquake Recovery Appeal 2015 (NERA), set up by Alison Marston, Head of Grants and Philanthropy at the Bulldog Trust. The donations will be directed towards grassroots NGOs in Nepal providing vital mid-term recovery through the monsoon season (June-September) and the period following this.
Alison Marston said, “NERA is absolutely delighted to be working with New English Ballet Theatre and the St James Theatre in their combined and generous programme of Dancing For Nepal."
“I’ve been coming to the St James Theatre since it opened in 2012,” said NEBT founder and Artistic Director Karen Pilkington-Miksa, “and I can’t think of a better place for NEBT to perform and simultaneously raise funds for a crucial cause.
"I’m absolutely thrilled that guests from the Royal Ballet and ENB are giving their time freely to join us on this magnificent venture and I’m extremely grateful to Matthew Keeler at the St James Theatre for agreeing to partner up with us and for the expertise of Alison Marston at the Bulldog Trust.”
New English Ballet Theatre made its debut at the Peacock Theatre in 2012 with a cast and crew of graduates and young professionals in Synergies.
A successful fundraiser at the Royal Opera House Linbury Theatre followed in October 2013 and in July 2014 the company returned to the Peacock with Tryst: Devotion & Betrayal, a programme of five world premières by the cream of the UK’s emerging choreographic talent.