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“ Matthew Bourne works his magic. Blissful.” — D A I LY T E L E G R A P H
“ A feast for the eye. The Red Shoes will be dancing for years to come.” — T H E OBSERV ER
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Based on the film by MICH AEL POW ELL and EMER IC PR ESSBURGER
Music by BE R N A R D H E R R M A N N
Co-presentation with CENTER THEATRE GROUP The Music Center’s A H M A N S O N T H E AT R E S E P T. 1 5 — O C T. 1 , 2 0 1 7
Matthew Bourne’s magical double Olivier Award-winning (2017)
adaptation of the classic Powell and Pressburger film is set to a new
score arranged by Terry Davies using the mesmerizing music of golden-
age Hollywood composer, Bernard Herrmann. A beloved fairytale and Academy
Award-winning movie, this enthralling story has seduced audiences and fascinated generations of dancers with its tale of obsession, desire and one girl’s dream to
be the greatest dancer in the world. Victoria Page lives to dance, but her ambitions become entangled with two men who pull her career in opposite directions. The result is an enthralling tribute to the tumultuous life of an artist.
Bourne’s magical new adaptation reunites the team who brought you New Adventures’ worldwide hit, Sleeping Beauty. The Red Shoes features sumptuous designs by Lez
Brotherston (set and costumes), Paule Constable (lighting) and Paul Groothuis (sound). An intoxicating drama where life imitates art with fateful consequences, The Red Shoes will dazzle your senses and break your heart.
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Left: The Red Shoes. Ashley Shaw ‘Victoria Page’ and Sam Archer ‘Boris Lermontov’. Photo by Johan Persson.
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