Ballet Nights

Age guidance 5+

Ballet Nights arrives in Hull for the first time - the next stop on a UK tour already seen in London, Manchester, Brighton, Richmond, Leicester, Leeds, Glasgow and Darlington, and at the Edinburgh Fringe.

One night only, as always: a night of dance that exists once, and is remembered long after.

This Hull debut brings the UK touring debut of Lou Beyne and Jaat Benoot, stars of Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, to the city for the first time - a rare chance to see two internationally celebrated dancers from one of Europe's most respected companies on a Hull stage. They're joined by Alessandra Bramante and George Liang, soloists of Northern Ballet, bringing one of the region's own leading companies home to a Yorkshire audience.

International voices continue with B.DANCE, Taiwan's celebrated voice in dance innovation, marking a landmark moment for the platform's mission to bring world-class dance beyond London and into the UK's regional cities. Contemporary dance is brought sharply into focus with James Wilton Dance, the powerhouse company and social media sensation known for its raw physicality and genre-defying choreography, alongside Guy Salim, worldwide creative, choreographer and dance artist.

New creation is platformed through a new Ballet Nights commission by Liam Woodvine and Taylor Hughes, supported by The Abderrahim Crickmay Charitable Settlement, while Ballet Central represents the new futures shaping the artform's next generation.

Ballet Nights welcomes Jamie Body as host and compère for the evening.

Eight cities and one Fringe run into this UK tour, Ballet Nights brings its tradition to Hull - and invites audiences to join a celebration of the artists like no other.

Featuring:
Intermezzo & Shine No More
Performed by Quartet Concrète
Composers Frederick Sjölin (Intermezzo), Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (Shine No More)

Out Of Breath
Performed by Alessandra Bramante & George Liang
Choreographed by George Liang
Composer Olafur Arnalds
With thanks to Northern Ballet

Young Apollo
Performed by Lou Beyne & Jaat Benoot
Choreographed by Marko Goeke
Composer Benjamin Britten
With thanks to Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo

Napoli Excerpts
Danced by Ballet Central
Composers Holger Simon Paulli, Edvard Helsted, Niels W. Gade, and Hans Christian Lumbye

Temperature
Choreographed & Performed by Guy Salim

Floating Flowers
Performed by Shu-Han Yeh, Hsin-Chieh Chou
Choreographed by Po-Cheng Tsai
With thanks to B.DANCE Company, Taiwan Supported by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government, and the National Culture and Arts Foundation, Taiwan

Handel Halvorsen Passcaglia
Performed by Anna Brown & Joseph Barker

Belle & Young Scrooge
Danced by Alessandra Bramante & George Liang
Choreographed by Massimo Moricone
Composer Carl Davis

BREATH
Choreographed & Performed by Liam Woodvine & Taylor Hughes
A Ballet Nights New Commission made possible by The Abderahim Crickmay Charitable Settlement

The Four Seasons - “Summer”
Choreographed and Danced by Sarah Jane Taylor and James Wilton
Composed by Max Richter
Design & Costume by Vibeke Andersen
Created with support from Dance East and using a grant from Arts Council England.

Dov'è la Luna
Performed by Lou Beyne & Jaat Benoot
Choreographed by Jean Christophe Maillot
Composer Alexandre Scriabine
Costumes by Jérôme Kaplan
With thanks to Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo