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The Grand Theatre Blackpool

ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET DANCE BACK TO BLACKPOOL'S GRAND WITH THE ADORABLE ANGELINA BALLERINA

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19-08-2008 | Author: Press Office

Magical mouseling Angelina Ballerina pirouettes back into Blackpool’s Grand Theatre for her very own live ballet on Thursday 25th September.
Don’t miss it!

Don’t miss this rare treat to see the little mouse with big dreams dance her pirouettes and grand jetés in front of a live audience.

Children’s favourite storybook character Angelina Ballerina is back at Blackpool’s Grand Theatre by popular demand in her very own live ballet Angelina’s Star Performance from Thursday 25th September to Saturday 27th September.

Feisty mouseling Angelina has been given the honour of putting on her very own performance of The Sleeping Beauty for the Queen in her splendid palace. She even has a real life Princess, Princess Valentine, to star alongside her in the show. It’s Angelina's biggest challenge yet... will she manage to pull it off? 

This magical introduction to ballet for children from the age of 3 upwards features music from Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty with dazzling sets and costumes and is performed by eight members of the world-renowned English National Ballet. Don’t miss this rare treat to see the little mouse with big dreams dance her pirouettes and grand jetés in front of a live audience.

Managing Director of English National Ballet, Craig Hassall, said: "English National Ballet's mission has always been to bring ballet to the widest possible audience. This is a great way of encouraging children to get involved and to enjoy ballet with Angelina Ballerina, who is such a good role model for today's children. A project of this scale also gives us the opportunity to perform in venues that we wouldn’t be able to visit with the full Company, allowing more people to enjoy the performances."

Angelina’s Star Performance starring English National Ballet is at the Grand Theatre, Blackpool from Thursday 25th September to Saturday 27th September.
Thursday and Friday at 2pm and 7pm, Saturday at 12.30pm, 4.30pm and 7.30pm.
Tickets £10 adults £6 children.

Call 01253 290190 or book online at www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk


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Notes for Editors:

The cast of Angelina’s Star Performance are now available for interview.

Angelina Ballerina
Angelina Ballerina is a fictional little mouse with big dreams who is determined to be the greatest ballerina in all of Mouseland. She was created by author Katharine Holabird and illustrator Helen Craig in a series of books published in 1982. There have since been over twenty books in the series. 

In 2002, an animated TV series based on the books was produced by HIT Entertainment in the United Kingdom. The series featured actress Finty Williams as the voice of Angelina and her mother Dame Judi Dench as Miss Lily. The series aired on PBS in the United States and can currently be seen on Nick Jr.


English National Ballet
English National Ballet is one of the world’s great ballet companies. The original 1950s vision for the company - to take classical ballet of the highest quality to the widest geographical audience, at a price everyone can afford - remains the cornerstone of the company’s philosophy today. 

English National Ballet is committed to developing the artform by keeping the cornerstones of the classical repertoire vibrantly alive. By commissioning and acquiring new pieces, refurbishing existing works and encouraging new choreographers to work with impeccably trained performers the company aims to maintain an original and popular repertoire for the nation. Affordable pricing for performances is key and ensures that continuous development of new audiences while maintaining an enthusiastic and dedicated following. 

There are 67 dancers in English National Ballet and this is augmented to 120 for performances at the Royal Albert Hall. There are approximately 80 members of staff, with departments including Artistic, Wardrobe, Technical, Learning and Administration. In addition, the Orchestra of English National Ballet has 47 core members and is increased for performances in large theatres throughout the country.
For further information visit English National Ballet’s website at www.ballet.org.uk


Angelina’s Star Performance is a Matcham Monkey Club designated performance.

Blackpool’s Grand Theatre has launched the Matcham Monkey Club to offer children aged 2 to 12 the chance to get more involved with the live theatre experience.

The Matcham Monkey Club offers lots of exciting benefits for members, including an opportunity for free show tickets by collecting Matcham Monkey membership card stamps at designated shows. Come and see three designated Matcham Monkey shows and get three stamps on your membership card and you will be entitled to a ticket to see a fourth designated show FREE!

Visit www.matchammonkeyclub.co.uk for further details.

For further Grand Theatre press information, images or review tickets please call:
Sarah Jane Wright
Press Officer
Grand Theatre, Blackpool
01253 743252
Email: sarahjane@blackpoolgrand.co.uk