Helen Pickett’s The Crucible Premiere Announced in the UK – DDP Founder to Meet Pickett in Charlotte, NC
"The Devil Ties My Tongue" by Amy Seiwert performed for the SKETCH Series, 2013. Photo by David DeSilva. Courtesy of Amy Seiwert's Imagery
Charlotte Ballet/Jeff CravottaHelen Pickett’s The Crucible Premiere Announced in the UK – DDP Founder to Meet Pickett in Charlotte, NC
Broadway World: Scottish Ballet And Ballet Black To Collaborate On The World Premiere Of THE CRUCIBLE
25 April 2019
Scottish Ballet has announced that the company will be joined by Senior Guest Artist Cira Robinson for the world premiere of Helen Pickett‘s The Crucible. The first major commission of Scottish Ballet’s 50th anniversary year, the production will open the dance programme at the Edinburgh International Festival, 3-5 August 2019.
As part of a longstanding collaboration between the two companies, Ballet Black’s Senior Artist Cira Robinson will join Scottish Ballet to dance the role of Tituba. Bringing a breadth of experience, Cira will play a vital role in developing this rich and complex character in Arthur Miller‘s drama of power and persecution. A story as relevant today as when it was first written, Miller’s 1953 masterpiece explores the impact of the 17th-century Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts.
Ballet Black is the UK’s professional ballet company for international dancers of black and Asian descent. Their goal is to see a fundamental change in the number of black and Asian dancers in UK ballet companies. By creating a central black female character, rarely seen in the UK outside of Ballet Black repertoire, the two companies aim to openly address the challenges of diverse representation in UK ballet (on and off stage), and particularly the lack of black British female ballet dancers.
Read the full article on Broadway World.
Photo by Liza Voll. Courtesy of Boston Ballet.
Smuin Contemporary Ballet / Photo by Chris Hardy
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