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HIGHLAND FLING

"Everything Scottish Ballet does seems to be characterised by vibrant energy, brilliant coherence and an effortless visual elegance."

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Matthew Bourne's Highland Fling

Meet James – a young Scot with sex, love, and rock & roll on his mind whose taste for excess finds him in the company of a cunning gothic fairy. Matthew Bourne's 'wee romantic ballet' will take you (and James) on a journey through the mean streets and nightclubs of Glasgow into a magical world beyond reality and reason.

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Cinderella

Primary colours that burst out of the darkness, billowing ball gowns whisking you into a magical world, and Prokofiev’s irresistibly melodic score showing well-loved characters in a whole new light – performed live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.

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Hansel & Gretel

Join Hansel and Gretel on their fantastic journey through the magic forest, where sweets come to life and a beautiful woman is not all she seems…

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Ballet Boys

CEO/Artistic Director Christopher Hampson, Principal dancer Christopher Harrison and Rehearsal Director Oliver Rydout talk about what it was like dancing as a child, what influenced them, and what the future of dance holds for the male dancers in the Company.

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Behaviour in the ballet world

A statement from Scottish Ballet CEO/Artistic Director Christopher Hampson.

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Lyndsay Clydesdale, Media Officer for Oxfam, got the low-down from SB Director of Engagement Catherine Cassidy on how Highland Fling is giving young people an 'in' to the classical ballet world.

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