London Children’s Ballet will be performing a revival of The Secret Garden with 50 young dancers, aged 9-16 yrs,
based on the Frances Hodgson Burnett classic, on the 100th Anniversary of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s death.
From Thursday 4 – Sunday 7 July 2024 London Children’s Ballet presents a revival of the much loved classic The Secret Garden.
With a cast of 50 talented young dancers aged 9 – 16 this timeless children’s story is brought to life after months of rehearsals.
This season London Children’s Ballet welcomes back established choreographer Jenna Lee heading up the artistic team (Artistic Director Ruth Brill is currently on maternity leave) for this 2024 full length revival of The Secret Garden. Original choreographer Erico Montes, previously with The Royal Ballet, now Ballet Master at Ballet de L’Opera National du Capitole, Toulouse, has returned to revise the choreography. Gemma Pitchley-Gale, former Royal Ballet First Artist, is the Senior Rehearsal Director and is working alongside Richard Bermange to stage the ballet.
Original sets by Neil Irish are tweaked this season by Revival Set and Costume Designer Carrie-Ann Stein who trained in fine art, costume construction and fashion design at the Royal College of Art, the Royal Opera House and Central Saint Martins. She is creating a variety of new costumes based on the originals by costume designers Eva Le Blanc and Sophie Cabot, both graduates of Wimbledon College of Art.
Tickets & booking
The Premiere Performance will take place at 7 pm on Thursday 4 July 2024
Further performances :
Friday 5 July at 7 pm
Saturday 6 July at 1.30 pm and 5.30 pm
Sunday 7 July at 12.30 pm and 4.30 pm
Here’s the link to book tickets for London Children’s Ballet and ticket prices are from £18 – £55
London Children’s Ballet is a performance company that inspires the pursuit of excellence and changes lives through dance. A leader in creating original narrative work and introducing new audiences to ballet, the LCB creates a new West End ballet each year performed by talented dancers aged 9-16. Outreach work takes ballet into schools, care homes and special needs centres in and around London.
Founded by Lucille Briance in 1994 LCB is a charity that aims to inspire children from all backgrounds through dance, planting the seed of a long lasting passion that will enrich their lives. With her retirement after 25 years at the helm ex-English National Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer and choreographer Ruth Brill became LCB’s Artistic Director.
Each year, a favourite children’s story is developed with an original scenario full of humour, drama and excitement to engage a family audience. LCB then commissions an emerging composer to write a ‘full-evening’ narrative score and a choreographer to set the ballet, also working with up-and-coming costume and set designers. LCB then stages this stunning new ballet performed over a week-long run to sellout audiences in the West End’s Peacock Theatre.
The LCB Company is made up of highly talented young dancers aged 9-14 (boys 9-16). Up to 50 children join the company, through annual competitive auditions of over 600 applicants, held each October/November. The following 6-month rehearsal and performance experience is free of charge, which not only makes LCB unique but also means there is no barrier to talent – LCB dancers come from every economic, social and ethnic background, united by their passion for ballet. LCB does not only select children who are technically gifted; during auditions, judges also prioritise applicants with a compelling stage presence and strong acting ability, as these qualities make them engaging to watch, regardless of their physical attributes.