12/6/2023 0 Comments 2021 gold rush castWe are so pleased to be able to share this special ballet, 100% made in New Zealand, with audiences again. ‘Being faced with so much uncertainty as we are glued to our televisions for any good news, we at the RNZB thought we could all use a little extra sweetness and pick-me-up. ‘Last year, audiences around New Zealand fell in love with our zany production of Hansel & Gretel’ says RNZB Artistic Director Patricia Barker. The performance lasts one hour and 45 minutes, plus a brief interval between the two acts to make a cup of coffee and grab a slice of gingerbread. The production will be broadcast three times over the weekend to enable audiences of all ages to enjoy performances: Friday 3 April at 7.30pm Saturday 4 April at 1.30pm and Sunday 5 April at 10.30am. Orchestra Wellington are in the pit, under the baton of conductor Hamish McKeich. Nadia Yanowsky and Joseph Skelton play Hansel and Gretel’s loving but impoverished parents, Nathan Mennis portrays the otherworldly Sand Man and Allister Madin and Mayu Tanigaito dazzle as the King and Queen of the Dew Fairies. The cast includes Kirby Selchow and Shaun James Kelly in the title roles, Katharine Precourt as The Ice Cream Witch and Paul Mathews as her monstrous alter ego, The Witch Transformed. Starting this Friday, 3 April, the Royal New Zealand Ballet will offer free broadcasts of recent performances via Facebook Premiere.įirst up will be Christmas 2019’s acclaimed production of Hansel & Gretel, choreographed by Loughlan Prior, with an original score by Claire Cowan, designs by Kate Hawley, lighting by Jon Buswell and visual effects by POW Studios, filmed live onstage at the Opera House in Wellington in November last year. ![]() Royal New Zealand Ballet launches live streaming of performances The Royal New Zealand Ballet presented in association with Orchestra Wellington, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, and Christchurch Symphony Orchestra St James Theatre, Courtenay Place, Wellington ![]() Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre - Aotea Centre, Auckland
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