Royal New Zealand Ballet - The Meridian Season of Carmen

Carmen is the stuff of legend. Ruthless, dangerous, fiercely independent, and passionate, she manipulates every situation to her favour.
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Performed to Georges Bizet’s classic score, the Royal New Zealand Ballet brings to life the story of the world’s most famous man-eater in a vibrant, contemporary dance work.

Set in the metropolis of modern-day Rio de Janeiro, Carmen works in a cigarette factory by day and hangs out with a gang of low-life criminals by night. When José makes the mistake of falling in love with Carmen, things spiral out of control. As José’s world falls apart, Carmen’s desire to live life on her terms sets a course that can only lead to disaster.

Choreographed by Didy Veldman for the UK’s Northern Ballet Theatre (Dracula), Carmen is dramatic dance theatre at its best.

Choreographer: Didy Veldman
Director: Patricia Doyle
Music: Georges Bizet
Production Designer: Lez Brotherston
Lighting Designer: Mark Henderson
A Northern Ballet (UK) Production

“Excellent dance theatre...a wonderfully volatile bunch of low-lifers ...dangerous and wild” – The Guardian

“There has never been a Carmen that revises the plot of Bizet's opera with such panache as this one.” – The Mail on Sunday

Featuring the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.

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