Ballet Bristol Gala

Ballet Bristol 3rd Anniversary Year

 

Sell Out Gala Performance

 

We celebrated our 3rd Anniversary with a sell out grand Gala Performance on Sunday, 4th December at the Olympus Theatre, Stoke Gifford.  The performance featured ballet favourites such as The Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia and The Nutcracker.  Other highlights were the sparkling Grand Pas from Don Quixote, the beautiful Dying Swan and an extended scene from La Esmeralda.  We would like to thank everyone who joined us for this celebration performance. 

 

Congratuations to Melanie and Rose who made their debuts with the company at this performance.

 

Please see below for the full programme.  We will be continue to add photos of the event, so be sure to visit again.

 

With thanks to all our Gala Performance sponsors:

Ballet Bristol Sponsor Marriott

The Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel for sponsorship and

for the use of their beautiful hotel for our 3rd Anniversary Photo Shoot.

Ballet Bristol Sponsor - Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz who will be providing transportation for all our costumes

to the theatre and back for the gala performance.

Ballet Bristol - netdigital

netdigital for sponsorship.
Ballet Bristol Sponsors - Project PeopleProject People for sponsorship.
Ballet Bristol Sponsor - ThalesThales for sponsorship.
Act 1
The Sleeping Beauty
Music by Tchaikovsky, Choreography after Petipa, Staged by Sian Wade
Princess Aurora - Holly StubbsThe Lilac Fairy - Ellie Wright

Ballet Bristol

The Queen - Suzy Marsh and The Courtiers - Alice Cheyne, Nina Cauwood, Hannah Phillips, Chloe Giles, Lee Williams
Fairy of the Crystal Fountain - Gemma Hueber, Fairy of the Enchanted Garden - Emily Burke

Fairy of the Woodland Glade - Laura Andrews 

Fairy of the Song Birds - Maia Walters, Fairy fo the Golden Vine - Sian Wade
Jewell Fairy - Fiona Wike

Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf - Kate Mayer and Lee Williams

White Cat and Puss in Boots - Victoria Turnbull and Nick Piggott

Garland Waltz - Michelle Stephens, Maia Walters, Laura Andrews, Gemma Hueber, Emily Burke, Sarah Sigley

Handel Pas de Deux
Music Handel, Choreographed and Performed by Ellie Wright and Keith Prested
Coppelia
Music by Delibes, Choreography after Saint-Leon, revised by Petipa and Cecchetti, Mazurka Choreographed by Gemma Hueber
Dawn - Fiona WikePrayer - Holly Stubbs

Work - Chloe Giles
Swanhilda Act 1 Valse - Kate Mayer

Coppelia and Dr Coppelius - Maia Walters and Lee Williams

Swanhilda Act 3 Variation - Michelle Stephens

Mazurka - Chloe Giles, Hannah Phillips, Rose Wallis, Nina Cauwood

Act 2
Don Quixote Grand Pas
Music by Minkus, Choreography by Petipa
Grand Pas de Deux - Ellie Wright and Keith Prested

Classical Variation - Sian WadeClassical Variation - Laura Andrews

The Seasons
Music by Glazunov, Choreography by Thelma Litster, Performed by kind permission of Chelsea Ballet, Summer Flowers staged by Holly Stubbs
Spring Flowers Pas de Trois - Suzy Marsh, Victoria Turnbull, Chloe Giles
Spring Pas de Deux - Sian Wade and Nick PiggotSummer - Emily Burke

Summer Flowers Pas de Six - Holly Stubbs, Maia Walters, Fiona Wike, Kate Mayer, Laura Andrews, Michelle Stephens

The Dying Swan
Music by Saint-Saens, Choreography by Fokine, Performed by Sarah Sigley

La Esmeralda
Music by Pugni and Drigo, Choreography after Perrot, Petipa and Vaganova in a setting by Sian Wade
Prince of Tramps - Nick Piggott
Esmeralda - Ellie Wright

Esmeralda's Friends - Holly Stubbs, Fiona Wike, Sian Wade, Gemma Hueber

Petite Waltz - Kate Mayer, Michelle Stephens, Maia Walters, Laura Andrews, Emily Burke, Sarah Sigley
Pas de Deux - Fiona Wike and Keith Prested

Gypsy Girls - Alice Cheyne, Suzy Marsh, Hannah Phillips, Victoria Turnbull, Chloe Giles, Nina Cauwood
Gypsies - Lee Williams, Rose Wallis, Melanie Bunce, Sarah Griffiths

Act 3
Spring Waters Pas de Deux
Music by Rachmainov, Choreography by Messerer
Keith Prested and Sarah Sigley
Time to Say Goodbye
Music: Con te paritro - Written by Francesco Sartori and Lucio Quarantotto
Choreographed and performed by Holly Stubbs and Fiona Wike

 

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