Jane Simpson Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 The RDB announced next season's programme at a press conference this morning. It's no surprise to see an all-Balanchine programme in Nikolai Hubbe's first season as director (Symphony in 3 Movements/Night Shadow/Symphony in C) but the complete absence of Bournonville is a bit unexpected. Apparently Hubbe said that he wants to put on new productions of the old classics but doesn't have the money to do it straight away. There's a new production of Giselle by Hubbe and Sorella Englund, and several Copenhagen favourites, including John Neumeier's Romeo and Juliet and John Cranko's Onegin; also a new Cinderella by Tim Rushton. Complete details of the new season are on the RDB website (in Danish, but not a problem for a list of productions!) (By the way the first week of the new season coincides with NYCB's appearance at the Tivoli Theatre in Copenhagen - a tempting combination!)
Alexandra Posted March 4, 2008 Posted March 4, 2008 Thanks for posting this, Jane. Eva Kistrup has a piece about the new rep, and Hubbe's first steps, in her danceviewtimes blog. Tradition! Tradition!
Estelle Posted March 5, 2008 Posted March 5, 2008 Thanks for that link, Alexandra, it is very interesting ! I was a bit surprised to see no Bournonville in the 2008/9 repertory, but I understand it better thanks to Eva Kastrup's article. What do you think of that repertory ?
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