KVN Dance Company will tour Kevan Allen’s reimagined version of the classical ballet Coppelia to 16 venues across the UK from 10 April to 30 June 2024.
Coppelia "looks to honour the classical ballet while expanding on the story," exploring eccentric toy maker Dr Coppelius’s intent behind creating a life-sized clockwork doll, the Coppelia of the title.
Fusing classical ballet with contemporary dance and hip-hop, Coppelia has been choreographed by Kevan Allen, who has created work on stages around the world for artists including Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Trevor Nunn, and Kylie Minogue.
The production is set to a version of the Delibes score by Rickard Berg with costumes and styling by Wendy Olver, sets by Justin Williams and lighting by Mike Robertson.