As the first real frost of winter sets in, it feels like even the weather has aligned to create the perfect setting for the enchanting return of Edward Scissorhands. In this dance version, Matthew Bourneās New Adventureās company takes the 1990 Tim...
In many ways Romeo and Juliet, bursting with the passion and energy of youth, feels like the perfect ballet for an innovative company like Sir Matthew Bourneās New Adventures to stage. And if you think there are no new ideas to be mined from...
Nutcracker! was the first big hit for choreographer, Matthew Bourne and his New Adventures company. Thirty years on it still feels edgy, encapsulating the inventiveness and energy Bourneās work has become synonymous with over the years. This is...
āOn a very basic level, all Iāve ever wanted to do is entertain people. Thatās what itās about, and sometimes people forget that.ā So says, Sir Matthew Bourne in his impressively well-attended post-show chat. Judging by the turnout for this Tuesday...
When Matthew Bourneās New Adventures company takes on Shakespeare and a classical ballet score by Sergei Prokoviev, we are primed to expect the unexpected. If Bourne is to be believed (and heās a knight of the realm, so he aināt gonna lie, is he?)...
Choreographer, Matthew Bourne captures the essence and power of young love and passion in his latest production, Romeo and Juliet He talks to Quays Life about his dance interpretation of Shakespeareās timeless romantic tragedy. Matthew Bourne...
As New Adventures catalogue of dance grows, so does the time between opportunities to see individual dance pieces on tour. Itās five years since Matthew Bourneās Swan Lake last played the Lowry stage, and judging by the packed auditorium on the...
Choreographer, Matthew Bourne talks to Quays Life about re-staging his ground-breaking Swan Lake for the 21st century and the royal scandal that inspired him to transform this Tchaikovsky classic with a multi-award winning, male corps-de-ballet. You...
Fairy tales and war are strange bedfellows, so setting the timeless romance of Cinderella in the London Blitz of 1940, already suggests this may be a magical story, but not as we know it. Fans of Matthew Bourneās innovative New Adventures company...
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