21 Feb – 22 Mar 2025
Tutus on Tour 2025 will continue our well-established and successful pattern of presenting classical favourites alongside more contemporary works.
This programme includes two show-stopping pas de deux: the elegant and sophisticated Grand Pas Classique, and the charming Wedding pas de deux from Act III of Coppélia. We will also see the stage premiere of Limerence, a work for four dancers by former RNZB dancer Annaliese Macdonald, originally created for the Ballet Bites digital season in 2022 and now re-worked for live performances.
Completing the Tutus on Tour line up is The Way Alone, a neoclassical work by Australian choreographer Stephen Baynes, first performed by Hong Kong Ballet and now seen in New Zealand for the first time.
KāpitiTe Raukura ki Kāpiti
BlenheimWhitehaven Theatre
NelsonTheatre Royal
KerikeriTurner Centre
WhangāreiForum North
RotoruaSir Howard Morrison Centre
TaurangaBaycourt Community & Arts Centre
Behind the scenes
Coppélia: A Beloved Ballet Classic
The Wedding Pas de Deux in Coppélia’s Act III is a joyous highlight that celebrates the union of Swanhilda and Franz with lively grace and romantic elegance. This pas de deux, featured in our Tutus on Tour 2025 repertoire, is a celebratory dance, combining tenderness with virtuosic displays as both characters express their newfound happiness.
Credits
Choreography - The Way Alone
Stephen Baynes
Music - The Way Alone
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Costume Design - The Way Alone
RNZB with Stephen Baynes
Set & Lighting Design - The Way Alone
Jon Buswell
Choreography - Limerence
Annaliese Macdonald
Music - Limerence
Franz Schubert
Choreography - Grand Pas Classique
Victor Gsovsky
Music - Grand Pas Classique
Daniel-Francois Aubert
Choreography - Coppélia
Marius Petipa
Music - Coppélia
Léo Delibes