A TRIPLE bill of ballet is set to hold an audience spellbound on Portland.

Variations of Pointe will be performed by the JSLN Dance Company at the Royal Manor Theatre in Fortuneswell on Friday May 20 at 7.30pm.

The company was founded in 2012 by Sören Niewelt and Jessica Larbig in Berlin and has gained an international reputation, performing refreshing neoclassical works around Germany and Asia.

Variations of Pointe is an exciting new triple bill encompassing all aspects of ballet: grace, elegance and entertainment with something for everyone.

The first piece in the triple bill is Niewelt’s adaptation of Fokine’s Petrouchka from the time of the Imperial Russian Ballet to music by Stravinsky.

Our story is set inside a magical puppet workshop where the marionettes come to life and is a dramatic tale of love and jealousy between a beautiful ballerina doll and her admirers.

The second piece features the antics of René Artois and his friends working to thwart Herr Flick and his compatriots in 'Allo 'Allo translated into dance and guaranteed to have you rolling around in your seats with laughter!!

The third piece, Transitions of (I)dentity follows from JSLN’s success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2015. The tale of The Soul Searcher is extended beyond the inner struggle of who she is, who she wants to be and the constraints of society upon her. The Soul Searcher has come out of the first transition with self-knowledge and passes her knowledge to others, influencing their choices. The journey through the soul searcher’s transitions of identity is brought to life through beautiful pared down, elegant and pure movements of neo-classical ballet to the music of Vivaldi and promises to be a feast for the senses.

Contact the theatre for tickets, which are £10 for adults and £8 for children. Book by calling 0333 6663366 or buy online at royalmanortheatre.co.uk.

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