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The Marlowe and Dance Consortium presents
Dada Masilo's Giselle A fearless re-imagining of the iconic classic Friday 1 & Saturday 2 November, 7.30pm The Marlowe Theatre Tickets from £21.50 Tickets for this event are available from The Marlowe Box Office only.
Set in a South African village, Giselle is thrust into a world of betrayal and shame when her lover rejects her. Killed by heartbreak, Giselle returns from the grave as a supernatural being, bent on revenge. Performing in the title role, Dada Masilo brings her stunning high-speed style to the stage, fusing ballet, contemporary and traditional Tswana dance. Powered by a hauntingly beautiful score combining classical strings with African percussion and voice, this UK premiere is ballet but not as you know it.
And Can It Be Thursday 10 & Friday 11 October, 7pm Great Hall, Kent College Tickets £5 available from kentcollege.com
Headline Sponsor
The Canterbury Festival was delighted to welcome Kent College as a Headline Sponsor in 2018. With the relationship came the promise of an exciting new development – the Great Hall – built by the school to showcase activities from its cultural life, to accommodate whole school gatherings, and to become a new Festival venue. As a curtain-raiser, in early October, the Great Hall hosts the world premiere of a new work in words and music by Paul Glass and David Lamper – scenes from the life of John Wesley. Presented by pupils from the Junior and Senior Schools of Kent College, Canterbury, the production celebrates the opening of the new Great Hall.
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