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Ballet and gardens 'bathed by the sea', there's plenty of artwork and performances coming up in Guernsey for people to enjoy.
Guernsey Arts takes a look at the next week in the creative scene:
The Royal Ballet Company presents Sleeping Beauty - Princess Royal Performing Arts Centre
The Sleeping Beauty holds a very special place in The Royal Ballet’s heart and history. It was the first performance given by the Company when the Royal Opera House reopened at Covent Garden in 1946 after World War II.
In 2006, this original staging was revived and has been delighting audiences ever since. Frederick Ashton famously cited the pure classicism of Marius Petipa’s 19th-century ballet as a private lesson in the atmospheric art and craft of choreography. Be swept away by Tchaikovsky’s ravishing music and Oliver Messel’s sumptuous fairytale designs with this true gem from the classical ballet repertory.
Conducted by: Koen Kessels
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Additional choreography: Derick Ashton, Anthony Dowell and Christopher Wheeldon
Production: Monica Mason and Christopher Newton after Ninette de Valois and Nicholas Sergeyev
Music: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Original designs: Oliver Messel
Additional designs: Peter Farmer
Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan
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Guernsey Arts Presents - 'Transfigurative' by Jamie Fallaize
Through influences such as Caravaggio and Goya, Jamie uses contemporary techniques and materials in exploring traditional figurative painting on his own journey of self-discovery and expression.
Each piece aims to speak to the viewer on an emotional and visceral level, pushing the boundaries of the medium and bringing each subject to life through rich layers of colour and dramatic contrasts of light and shadow.
Usual museum charges apply, free with a discovery pass.
The Gardens Bathed by the Sea (Rendez-voux aux jardins 2023)
Between the 2- 4 June, discover a musical ambience awaiting you in Candie Gardens, presented by Guernsey Arts.
Between 10AM and 4PM, come with your picnic and enjoy a musical walk in the gardens, with the chance to listen to classical music pieces, which would have been prevalent during Hugo’s stay in Guernsey. Enjoy the panoramic view of the Channel Islands - a breathtaking view of the ‘Gardens bathed by the sea’as Hugo put it!
On 3 June, between 12 - 3PM, the musician Adam Tolcher will enchant you with his compositions for acoustic and electric guitar, inspired by the natural world, as well as by history, art and culture.
On 4June, between 2 and 3PM, the Guernsey Street Festival Team will be presenting theisland famous choir, GU10, who will entertain you with their nauticalprogramme inspired by sea shanties.
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