The theatre programme of the Dante Alighieri Theatre meets the dance with a rich playbill, halfway between a contemporary repertoire and the classical tradition, bringing on the stage refined productions and internationally renowned companies.
The Dance Season inaugurates with NUOVO Balletto di Toscana on 15 and 16 February with Cenerentola, on the music by Prokof’ev and the choreography by Jiří Bubeníček, winner of the award Benois de la Danse.
The Alonzo King Lines Ballet is presenting on 29 February and 1 March Händel and Common Ground, signed by the founder of this amazing company of San Francisco himself, whereas the dancing will be again on points with the Don Chisciotte by Johan Kobborg from Petipa performed by the Saint Petersburg Yacobson Ballet on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 March.
Grand finale with the Compagnie Hervé Koubi and Les Nuits barbares on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 April, a creation of high-visual impact by the Franco-Algerian choreographer Hervé Koubi.
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Tickets
Stalls €35; concession €31
Front central box: €31; concession €26,50
Back central box / side front box: €28,50; concession €24
Backside box / balcony / 4th tier box: €17,50; €13
Gallery: €9
Young adults and kids special prices
Under 14: €5 (stalls excluded)
Kids and young adults years 14-18 and university students under 30 years: 50% discount off the concession ticket
Season ticket (4 performances)
From €28 to €102
Compagnie Hervé Koubi [CANCELLED!]
Date and time: Saturday 4 April at 8.30pm; Sunday 5 April at 3.30pm
Les Nuits barbares ou le premiers matins du monde
Choreography Hervé Koubi
Choreography assistant Fayçal Hamlat
Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gabriel Fauré, Richard Wagner, Algerian traditional music
Music creation Maxime Bodson, arrangements Guillaume Gabriel
Lighting design Lionel Buzonie
Costume design (including jewel-masks and accessories) Guillaume Gabriel with the help of Claudine G-Delattre
Knives Esteban Cedres
Dancers Adil Bousbara, Kobi Elharar, Mohammed Elhilali, Abdelghani Ferradji, Pasquale Fortunato, Zakaria Ghezal, Oualid Guennoun, Bendehiba Maamar, Giovanni Martinat, Nadjib Meherhera, Mourad Messaoud, Houssni Mijem, Ismail Oubbajaddi, Issa Sanou, El Hussaini Zahid
Jewel masks created with the support and the best Swarovski stones – Swarovski Elements
PAST EVENTS
NUOVO Balletto di Toscana
Date and time: Saturday 15 February at 8.30pm; Sunday 16 February at 3.30pm
Cenerentola
One-act ballet for 14 dancers
Music Sergej Prokof’ev
Choreography, direction, drama Jiři Bubenicek (from Grimms’ Fairy Tales)
Set design Jiři Bubenicek and Nadina Cojocaru
Costume design Nadina Cojocaru
Premiere on Saturday 15 December 2019, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Co-production Maggio Musicale Fiorentino season 2019/2020
Alonzo King LINES Ballet [CANCELLED!]
Date and time: Saturday 29 February, at 8.30pm; Sunday 1 March, at 3.30pm
Händel
Choreography Alonzo King
Music Georg Friedrich Händel
Added music Leslie Stuck
Lighting design Axel Morgenthaler
Costumes Robert Rosenwasser
Created in 2005 for the Swedish Royal Ballet, taken for the Lines Ballet in October 2008
Common Ground
Choreography Alonzo King
Arrangements Kronos Quartet
Music design Yotam Haber, Aleksander Kosciów, Trey Spruance, Merlijn Twaalfhove
Lighting design Jim French
Costume design Robert Rosenwasser
Video design Jamie Lyons
Soundtrack Scott Fraser with assistant Zach Miley
Saint Petersburg Yacobson Ballet [CANCELLED!]
Date and time: Saturday 21 March at 8.30pm; Sunday 22 March at 3.30pm
Don Chisciotte
One-prologue and three-act Ballet
Artistic direction Andrian Fadeev
Music creation Ludwig Minkus
Libretto and choreography Johan Kobborg from Marius Petipa
Set and costume design Jérôme Kaplan
Lighting design Vincent Millet
