New Season Asian events at The Lowry - May - August 08
Asian Events at The Lowry
May – August 2008
This Summer The Lowry welcomes the UK première of the Chinese Acrobatic Swan Lake, a unique adaptation of the classic, combining classical ballet and traditional acrobatics from The Guangdong Acrobatic Troupe ofChina. Phizzical Productions bring their Bollywood version of Twelfth Night, What You Fancy, and Asian Music Circuit present The Dying Song, a dramatised concert celebrating the dying art of Baithak Thumri.
• What You Fancy Sat 12 & Sun 13 July
• The Dying Song Sun 27 July
• Chinese Acrobatic Swan Lake Wed 30 July – Sat 2 August
Sat 12 & Sun 13 July
Phizzical Productions
What You Fancy
By Omar Khan.
Directed by Leylah.
Based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and set around Bollywood celebrity culture, this complicated love triangle is full of comedy, romance and confusion.
Times Eves 8pm
Tickets £12 - £16
Sun 27 July
The Dying Song
A celebration of Bathak Thumri – the uniquely androgynous and romantic song form that lies between Indian classical music, theatre and folk traditions. Tickets £10 & £15
Wed 30 July – Sat 2 August
Victor Hochhauser
Presents
The Guangdong Acrobatic Troupe of China
Chinese Acrobatic Swan Lake
Music by Tchaikovsky UK première.
Unique Chinese take on the world’s favourite ballet – spectacular acrobatics, fire hoops, jujitsu and high wire scenes are all woven into this stunning entertainment. Performance Wed 30 July sponsored by the Co-operative Bank. Times Eves 7.30pm, Sat mat 2pm
Tickets £27 - £43 Family Tickets £100 & £120
Posted on Wednesday, 27 February 2008 under Press Theatre Press