As the Britten 100 centenary celebrations come to a close, The Lowry welcomes Benjamin Britten’s only commissioned ballet, The Prince of The Pagodas, to its Lyric stage in January, performed by partner company Birmingham Royal Ballet.
This re-working by David Bintley, which was first performed in 2011 by the National Ballet of Japan, will run from January 30 until February 1.
Bintley’s new choreography is only the third version of the ballet to have been produced since it was first written in 1957. Past choreographic versions include the original, three-act ballet created by John Cranko for The Royal Ballet in 1957 and a later version by Kenneth MacMillan in 1989.
Bintley’s UK première will mark 25 years since the MacMillan production opened in 1989, and which starred Darcy Bussell in her first leading role.
Olivier Award-winning War Horse designer Rae Smith brings set and costume designs inspired by the tradition of Japanese fairytale and Japanese art.