Rectangle 117 Rectangle 116 RJ2023JP_50784-Edit Rectangle 115 Bourne, Matthew Headshot RJ2023JP_25421-Edit RJ2023JP_26852-Edit Swan Lake _ New Adventures_02 RJ2023JP_33285-Enhanced-NR copy RJ2023JP_26377-Edit Edward Scissorhands_New Adventures_05 In July, Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet will be brought to life on CCMs stage in a dance theatre adaptation that masterfully retells the classic with a contemporary spin. The piece is directed and reimagined by Matthew Bourne, one of UKs top choreographe Never ending story
Since Prokofiev first wrote the music for Romeo and Juliet, premiered by the Kirov Ballet in 1940 (now the Mariinsky Ballet), there were endless dance versions based on a story often deemed as the most romantic of all time. Without ever Warming up
Risk taking is precisely a constant trait in Matthew Bournes creative life, beginning with the fact that he entered the professional performing arts world relatively late, at the age of 22, when he first trained and took classes to become a dan New era 
Gliding smoothly into the dawn of our century, in 2002 Bourne joined hands with Robert Noble to create New Adventures, his current company. In the same year they premiered Play Without Words for the National Theatres Transformation Season. Set in Many plates in the air
Besides the myriad of shows created with his own companies, Mathew Bourne has had many collaborative projects, from new musicals such as Oliver!, produced by Cameron Mackintosh, which brought to life Charles Dickens popular literary Twisting the classics for a living Matthew Bourne RJ2023JP_50001-Enhanced-NR-Edit Sleeping Beauty_New Adventures_02 Cinderella_New Adventures_02 Swan Lake Edward Scissorhands Cinderella Sleeping Beauty
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