The wonderful Mara Galeazzi is one of the greats dancing with the Covent Garden Dance Company at Hatch House's open-air ballet in July.
Photo: Signe Roderik
A unique ballet experience awaits spectators at Hatch House, near Tisbury, in Wiltshire. Now in its eighth edition, the Covent Garden Dance Company’s Ballet Under the Stars brings a mix of classical and contemporary ballet to the 17th-century Dutch walled garden outside the elegant country house.
Seated under a canopy roof, the audience will be treated to exceptional performances by some of the world’s leading dancers– and will enjoy a beautiful meal with wine at the same time, with performances taking place between courses.
This year’s dancers include Bavarian State Opera Ballet principal Lucia Lacarra – who will interpret Russell Maliphant’s Spiral Twist with her husband, Marlon Dino – and Royal Ballet Guest Principal Mara Galeazzi, who will dance in the premiere of Les Colombes, a moving story of love and loss by the late Terence Brady.
‘Les Colombes is a perfect, dramatic story that has everything an artist would love to perform,’ says Signora Galeazzi.
‘The music Terence chose, by Chopin, just fits perfectly with the story and the dance movement. I can’t wait to perform this work.’
This year’s shows will take place on July 21, 22 and 23. Tickets start at £120 and include a glass of Champagne on arrival and a three-course dinner with wines, with performances between the courses. For further information, visit www.coventgardendance.com.
Mara Galeazzi and Gregory Dean dance in Manon
This video shows Mara Galeazzi of the Royal Ballet and Gregory Dean from The Royal Danish Ballet dancing the Bed Room Pas De Deux from Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon – the perfect clip to whet your appetite for this very special reader offer at the Covent Garden Dance Company's Hatch House 2017 Ballet. – – – READER OFFER: HATCH HOUSE 2017 – – -Get a VIP ballet experience when you book a table for 10 on Sunday the 23rd of July at Hatch House – you and your friends will get the ballet experience of a lifetime. Not only will you be welcomed by the director of Covent Garden Dance on arrival for drinks with him where he will discuss the upcoming programme for that evening you, you will also get to meet the stars post show and enjoy drinks with the cast and production where we will take you photos with the dancers. To enjoy this unique experience you must book a full table before the 15th of May – send an email to mail@coventgardendance.com or call 01749 813313 to reserve your space.Find out more at www.coventgardendance.com
Posted by Country Life Magazine on Friday, April 28, 2017
