KVN Dance Company announce re-imagined COPPELIA

Photo Credit: Andrea Whelan Photography

KVN Dance Company are pleased to announce today that they will premiere their re-imagined version of classic ballet Coppelia in the autumn.

To be staged at The Cockpit in London it will run from 2 – 11 September with evening performances at 7.30pm and matinees at 3pm. Tickets will cost £22, and full casting is to be announced shortly.

Whilst the traditional ballet focuses on Dr Coppelius, Swanhilder and the life-size doll that comes between them, Kevan Allen has - for this adaptation - decided to delve deeper into the background of the characters, the intent on creating the doll and on how that impacts his relationships with the wider community.

Coppelia will be set to an adapted and remixed version of the original Delbies score by Rickard Berg, who has previously worked with the likes of Mick Jagger, Mica Paris and Gavin Rossdale. Costumes and styling will be done by Wendy Olver who has previously worked with Elton John, Mulberry and Harvey Nichols.

KVN Dance Company was founded in 2017 by world renowned director and choreographer Kevan Allen, having worked on stages around the world with Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Kylie Minogue and Sir Trevor Nunn, he created the company to bring a diverse mix of choreographic styles and dance forms together.

Artistic Director and Choreographer, Kevan Allen said: “It is my wish for KVN Dance Company to use a dynamic fusion of dance styles that bring energy and life into the stories we tell. I adore the movement and physicality of the body and want to develop immersive dance experiences so people can witness the vitality and power of a performer up close. By reinventing the classics, such as this version of Coppelia, and introducing new experimental works, I want to bring new audiences to experience the joy of dance.”

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