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The Snow Queen
The Coliseum, London
Tue, 11th December 2007 - Sun, 16th December 2007
From £10.00*The Snow Queen Michael Corder’s new ballet The Snow Queen is sumptuous and grand; a theatrical presentation drawing its inspiration from the fairy tale world of Hans Christian Andersen’s famous wintry story. The Snow Queen tells the tale of two young friends, Kay and Gerda. Kay catches slivers of the Snow Queen’s shattered magic mirror in his eye and in his heart. Gradually, his character changes and his vision of the world becomes evil and twisted. As Kay is spirited away to the Snow Queen’s palace in the far frozen north, eternal winter descends on the village. With the help of her trusty reindeer, Gerda searches the world over to find her friend. This fantastic journey finally takes her to the Snow Queen’s Palace inhabited by her magical court of wolves, white foxes and sprites. Gerda’s love for Kay releases him from the spell, the slivers of mirror fall from his eye and heart and the Snow Queen’s curse of eternal winter is broken. The 64 dancers of English National Ballet and the magical costumes and sets combine to create a glittering, magnificent spectacle. English National Ballet’s full orchestra plays Julian Philips’s arrangement of Prokofiev’s glorious music. The dazzling designs by Mark Bailey reveal the majesty and magic of this mythological fairy tale. The Snow Queen is Michael Corder’s third new work for English National Ballet; the award-winning Cinderella and Melody on the Move were received with standing ovations and critical acclaim across the UK and internationally. 
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