Varna International Ballet presents stunning classical ballets to UK audiences
Varna International Ballet is set to return to the stage of 20 venues across the UK with three much-loved classics.
Following a breathtaking debut tour in 2023, the ballet company and its orchestra return this year with Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet.
The tour will bring the classics to the Royal Concert Hall stage in Nottingham from Tuesday (January 30) to Saturday (February 1).
Romeo and Juliet will be on stage on Thursday (January 30) at 7.30pm, Swan Lake on Friday (January 31) at 7.30pm and The Nutcracker will be on Saturday (February 1) with shows at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.
Ticket prices range from £25,50 to £49 plus discounts for members, under 26s, families and groups.
These can be bought from the box office by calling 0115 989 5555 or on the concert hall’s website.
The tour began in Manchester on January 2 and will visit Buxton, Bristol, Liverpool, Blackpool, Edinburgh, Basingstoke, Ipswich, Southend, Brighton, Nottingham, Reading, Oxford, Darlington, Wimbledon, Norwich, Hull, Sheffield, Leicester and Northampton, where it finishes on March 5.
Artistic director Daniela Dimova said: “We are thrilled to be bringing our highly talented company of dancers and musicians back to the UK.
“We can’t wait to perform for British audiences again and to bring these magical ballets to life on stage.”
Founded in 1947 and renowned for its award-winning soloists and magnificent corps de ballet, Varna International Ballet has been delighting audiences for decades at home in Bulgaria and abroad with performances of the highest quality.
It is Ied by artistic director Daniela Dimova, with music director and chief conductor Peter Tuleshkov.
The Nutcracker begins as night falls on Christmas Eve and when midnight strikes, we are swept away to a fairy-tale world where nothing is quite as it seems: toy dolls spring to life, the Mouse King and his army battle with the Nutcracker Prince and we travel through the Land of Snow to an enchanted place where the magic really begins.
The spellbinding ballet features Tchaikovsky’s timeless score, and stunning choreography by Vasily Vainonen, revised by Sergey Bobrov.
Swan Lake, often considered the greatest romantic ballet of all time, is brought to life by Tchaikovsky’s haunting and unforgettable score, with choreography by Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Sergey Bobrov and Natalia Matus-Marchuk.
From the impressive splendour of the Palace ballroom to the moonlit lake where swans glide in perfect formation, this compelling tale of tragic romance has it all.
Shakespeare’s tale of primal passion and timeless tragedy Romeo and Juliet is set to Prokofiev’s soaring score, with emotionally charged choreography by Sergey Bobrov and Bakhytzhan Smagulov that befits the world’s greatest love story.
From the grandeur of the masked ball to the intimacy of the lovers’ balcony, this story of duels, bitter family feuds and love that cannot be is unmissable.
