Choreographer Loughlan Prior (
@prior_visual ) has a penchant for reimagining fairy tales. In his queered “Cinderella” (2022) for
@nzballet , Prince Charming gets the guy. Now, three years later, Prior is tackling the story again, for
@balletireland . Opening in Belfast November 7–8, Prior’s new “Cinderella” will run through December as the company tours to 13 cities throughout Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Prior opted to set this version in 1950s New York City for a more modern feel, with the protagonist, Ellie, as a young Irish immigrant. Learn more about the ballet’s creation at the link in our bio. 💞
📝:
@kirouette
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@ella.c.chambers as The Fairy Godmother. Photo by Loughlan Prior, courtesy Ballet Ireland.
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@ashleytburks as Ellie. Photo by Loughlan Prior, courtesy Ballet Ireland.
📸: Roman Pascali as Alexander Vanderbilt, Nicola Kilmurry as Winifred, and Niamh O’Flannagain (right) as Gertrude. Photo by Anne Maher, courtesy Ballet Ireland.
📸:
@elinsteele ’s costume sketch for Ellie’s ballgown. Courtesy Ballet Ireland.
📸: Steele’s costume sketch for Fairy Godmother. Courtesy Ballet Ireland.
📸: Steele’s costume sketches for ballroom guests. Courtesy Ballet Ireland.
#BalletIreland #LoughlanPrior #Cinderella #Ballet
Image descriptions
(1) In a ballet studio, dancers hold a large white piece of fabric that billows behind a solo dancer in front. She extends her leg front in a battement, arching up with her back, arms in a high “V.” Text: Loughlan Prior’s Cinderella, for Ballet Ireland, Is a Magical Immigration Tale
(2) A dancer in a long Romantic tutu skirt poses in fourth position on pointe, arching up and back with her arms in high fifth.
(3) Three dancers rehearse a rambunctious pas de deux, with one dancer wrapped around the other’s back while the third pulls on the second dancer’s arm.
(4) A costume sketch of a ‘50s-inspired blue ballgown.
(5) A costume sketch of a fairy godmother dress.
(6) A costume sketch of ‘50’s-inspired formalwear for a couple.
