ABOUT
BTUK 2 is the Junior Ballet Company of Ballet Theatre UK featuring dancers training in their final year of study at the company's affiliated Ballet School.
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The aim of BTUK 2 is to create new and innovative work, providing performance opportunities to exceptional dancers at the start of their classical careers.
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Featuring new adaptations of classical repertoire as well as featuring new choreography in ballet, neoclassical and contemporary dance genres.
BTUK 2 Dancers
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Lois
Bullough
Northumberland, England
Chrissie
Allen
Dublin, Ireland
Michael
Maple
Kent, England
Florence
Blackwood
Dorset, England
Rosie
Hall
Barnham, England
Freya
Hough
Beverley, England
Paul
Meneu
Quimper, France
Sophie
Piper
West Midlands, England
Melissa
Riggs
St Ives, England
Olivia
Wright
Essex, England
Posie
Nelms
Oakham, England
Vilhelm
Koskela
Sollentuna, Sweden
Ciara
Donovan-Hill
London, England
Iman
..El Maghili-Fisker
Horsens, Denmark
Annelise
Manojlovic
COMING SOON...
Leeds, England
Sophie
Barton
Sandy, England
UPCOMING EVENTS
We are excited to announce our upcoming project titled EMANATE.
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This digital programme will feature six pieces of dance, all created during the lockdown. Featuring new work by Artistic Director, Christopher Moore, as well as dancers of the Ballet Theatre UK company and school faculty members.
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The programme will be screened online, Friday 16th April, 2021 7.30pm GMT.
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Tickets for the streaming will be free, however, donations can be made to contribute towards future projects for BTUK 2 and its dancers.
PROGRAMME
'Kingdome of Shades
Highlights from Act III La Bayadare'
Music by Ludwig Minkus
Choreography by Marius Petipa, restaged by Grace Blundell, Jake Davies and Christopher Moore
Performed by all BTUK 2 dancers, featuring
Lois Bullough as Nikiya and Michael Maple as Solor
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'Internal Internment'
Music, 'Home' by Martynas Lau
Choreography by Charlotte Davis
Performed by Chrissie Allen, Florence Blackwood, Lois Bullough, Freya Hough, Annelise Manojlovic, Posie Nelms, Melissa Riggs, and Sophie Piper
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'dis:CONNECT'
Music by Anik
Choreography by Christopher Moore
Performed by Olivia Wright and Michael Maple
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'Tabular Rasa'
Music, 'Forever Sunrise' by Johnny Eastern
Choreography by Courtney Evans
Performed by Sophie Barton, Ciara Donovan-Hill, Rosie Hall and Iman El Maghili-Fisker
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'Severance'
Music, 'Forgotten' by Martynas Lau
Choreography by Ewan Hambelton
Performed by Michael Maple, Paul Meneu and Vilhelm Koskela
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'The Dying Swan'
Music by Camille Saint-Saëns
Choreography by Mikhail Fokine
Performed by female dancers of BTUK 2 joined by guest artists from Ballet Theatre UK Company, past and present, Emily Boswall, Ester Cameron, Claire Corruble, Inês Ferreira, Erin Flaherty, Rose Hardiman, Miriam Konnerth, Katie Norman and Anna Yliaho