Last seen in the UK in 2015, all-male comedy ballet company Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo—'The Trocks'—will return to the UK and receive its Ireland première in 2018 during an eight-week, twelve-venue tour beginning at The Peacock in London on 11 September and concluding at Grand Opera House in Belfast on 3 November 2018.
Originally from New York City, the Trocks are known for their sassy spoofs and homages to classical ballet and modern dance where each of the 18 dancers transforms into two personas, both male and female.
During their forty-year history, The Trocks have performed in more than 600 cities in 38 countries. Following their last UK tour, The Trocks were nominated for an Outstanding Company Award at the Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards (2016, UK).
The Trocks include dancers Carlos Hopuy (an alumnus of Cuba’s National Ballet School and four-times Gold Medal winner in Cuba and Japan), and Long Zou (an alumnus of Central Ballet School and former dancer with Singapore Dance Theatre).
They will perform signature pieces from ballet classics including Esmerelda, Paquita, Raymonda’s Wedding, Swan Lake act II, Les Sylphides and La Trovatiara, plus two new pieces: The Little Humpback Horse and the Pas de Six from August Bournonville’s Napoli.