PREVIEW: Varna International Ballet to perform Giselle and The Nutcracker at New Theatre Peterborough

Ballet fans can book now for Giselle on Friday, March 10 and two performances of The Nutcracker on Saturday, March 11.

BUY TICKETS: For more details and to book tickets visit newtheatre-peterborough.com.

Giselle – which will be performed March 10, at 7.30pm – is the most poignant of all classical ballets, filled with dramatic passion in a chilling and heart-rending tale of love, treachery and forgiveness from beyond the grave.

The moving story of delicate Giselle and her aristocratic but duplicitous lover, Albrecht, is set to a glorious score. From the visual splendour of the rustic villagers happily gathering the harvest at the start of the story to the eerie moonlit forest haunted by elegantly drifting spirits, this production of Giselle is unforgettable.

The Nutcracker – which ends the Peterborough visit with two shows on March 11, at 2.30pm and 7.30pm – is the most famous of fantasy ballets for all the family that begins as night falls on Christmas Eve.

As snowflakes fall outside, the warm glow of the open fire sends flickering shadows across the boughs of the Christmas tree and all the presents beneath.

When midnight strikes we are swept away to a fairy-tale world where nothing is quite as it seems, toy dolls spring to life, the Mouse-king and his mouse-army battle with the Nutcracker Prince and we travel through the Land of Snow to an enchanted place where the magic really begins…

Founded in 1947 and currently celebrating their 75th anniversary, the critically acclaimed Varna International Ballet is touring the UK for the very first time.

Renowned for its award-winning soloists and magnificent corps de ballet, the company has been delighting audiences for decades at home and abroad with its performances of the highest quality.

Artistic Director is Daniela Dimova and Music Director and Chief Conductor on the tour is Peter Tuleshkov.

Daniela said: “We are thrilled to be bringing our highly talented company of dancers and musicians to the UK for the very first time.

"We can’t wait to perform for British audiences and to bring these magical ballets to life on stage.”