Coastal City Ballet closes its 2017/18 season with the remount of Irene Schneider’s enchanting ballet, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, May 19 at Vancouver Playhouse and June 8 at Surrey Arts Centre. Set to the exquisite music of Felix Mendelssohn, this full-length ballet, which premiered in 2013, will showcase the prodigious talents of the Lower Mainland’s finest young dancers in their season finale.
“As we wrap up our seventh season, we are delighted to revisit German choreographer Irene Schneider’s magnificent ballet,” says Li Yaming, CCB Artistic Director. “For this production, translating the elegance of Shakespeare’s language into the joyous, expressive form that is dance, we are thrilled to welcome back a number of our graduates who now enjoy professional careers with prestigious companies across the globe. This end of season presentation is thus not only a celebration of our current dancers as they embark on their next steps, but also marks the triumphant return of some of our star pupils.”
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of magic, mischief, and mistaken identities. Two sets of lovers have fled the city for the forest where they become entangled in a lover’s quarrel between the Fairy King and Queen. Matters swiftly become more complicated with the introduction of the incorrigible Puck, a haphazardly applied love potion, and a crew of rough craftsmen attempting to rehearse a play. In the end, naturally, love conquers all and each character enjoys their happy ending.
Coastal City Ballet presents: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Vancouver
Date: May 19, 8pm
Ticket Prices: Adults: $29.95-$59.95, Students/Seniors/Groups 10+: $19.95-$49.95
Address: Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton St, Vancouver, BC
Box office: vtixonline.com
Surrey
Date: June 8, 8pm
Ticket Prices: Adults: $40, Students/Seniors: $30, Groups 10+: $25
Address: Surrey Arts Centre,13750 88 Ave, Surrey, BC
Box office: tickets.surrey.ca
Website: coastalcityballet.com
Photo by David Cooper