RHUMBELOW CLASSICS CINEMA - ON THE BIG SCREEN

Cunningham Rd, Umbilo

THE ROYAL BALLET 
ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

SUNDAY 01 DECEMBER 2024 Screening starts 14.00 – DBN
(Venue opens 60 minutes before show for snacks/drinks)

Running time: 205 minutes with two intervals

Filmed Live On Tue 15 OCTOBER 2024.

Welcome to the Royal Opera House Season 2024/2025, these presentations are LIVE STREAMED EVENTS, with intervals, starring some of the world’s top performers. They are also recorded for venues such as The Rhumbelow Theatre and we are proud to bring you this series of Cinema experiences, as we endeavour to provide entertainment to appeal to everyone.

Fall into Wonderland with The Royal Ballet’s magical production of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 
broadcast live to cinemas on 15 October

Christopher Wheeldon’s riotous reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s iconic novel performed by The Royal Ballet will be broadcast live from Covent Garden to cinemas across the UK and internationally on 15 October. This modern classic brings to life many beloved characters in a wildly imaginative, family-friendly show.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland burst onto the stage in 2011 in an explosion of colour, stage magic and inventive, sophisticated choreography. It was the first collaboration between Wheeldon, composer Joby Talbot, and designer Bob Crowley, who would later together create The Winter’s Tale and Like Water for Chocolate for The Royal Ballet.

Joby Talbot’s score combines contemporary sound worlds with sweeping melodies that gesture to ballet scores of the 19th century. Bob Crowley’s wildly imaginative, eye-popping designs draw on everything from puppetry to projections to make Wonderland wonderfully real. 

The result shows The Royal Ballet at its best, bringing together world-class dance with enchanting family entertainment and ingenious music and design.

The Royal Ballet 

ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND 

A co-production with The National Ballet of Canada 

Live Cinema Relay Tuesday 15 October 2024 

Creatives

Choreography Christopher Wheeldon  
Music Joby Talbot  
Orchestration Christopher Austin, Joby Talbot  
Designer Bob Crowley  
Scenario Nicholas Wright  
Lighting Designer Natasha Katz  
Projection Designers Jon Driscoll, Gemma Carrington  
Original Sound Designer Andrew Bruce for Autograph  

Conductors Koen Kessels / Martin Georgiev   

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House 

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EXCEPTIONAL PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FROM Royal Opera House Principals Julia and Hans Rausing

GENEROUS PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FROM John and Susan Burns OBE, Sir Lloyd and Lady Dorfman OBE, Kenneth and Susan Green, Martin and Jane Houston, Huo Family Foundation, Doug and Ceri King and Lindsay and Sarah Tomlinson

ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY Kenneth and Susan Green

THE 2024/2025 ROYAL BALLET SEASON IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY Aud Jebsen

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About The Royal Ballet  

Under the directorship of Kevin O’Hare, The Royal Ballet unites tradition and innovation in world-class performances and is a driving force in the development of ballet as an art form. Based at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, it brings together today’s most dynamic and versatile dancers with a world-class orchestra and leading choreographers, composers, conductors, directors and creative teams to share awe-inspiring theatrical experiences with diverse audiences worldwide. The Company’s extensive repertory embraces 19th-century classics, the singular legacy of works by Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton and Principal Choreographer Kenneth MacMillan, a compelling new canon of work by choreographers today including Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor and Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon, and the bold and complementary programming in the Linbury Theatre. Guest choreographers Kyle Abraham, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Cathy Marston, Arthur Pita, Crystal Pite, Hofesh Shechter, Pam Tanowitz, Mthuthuzeli November, Jessica Lang, Gemma Bond and Twyla Tharp have also created work for the Company. 

About the Royal Ballet and Opera  

At the Royal Ballet and Opera, we are making the extraordinary for everyone. Inspiring imagination and igniting emotion. We are a cultural powerhouse, bringing together two world-class performing companies in one of the UK’s leading arts institutions. Based at the Royal Opera House in the heart of London’s Covent Garden, our work is enjoyed by audiences in our two theatres and globally through our streaming platform, cinema Season and company tours. Our work in schools and communities up and down the country is driven by our curriculum linked programmes, specially designed to inspire creativity, broaden participation and diversify the future of opera and ballet. These sit alongside industry-leading talent development projects, regional partnerships, and a raft of daytime events, family activities, tours, exhibitions and concerts in our Covent Garden home. We are also expanding our audience through our flagship Young ROH scheme and are committed to reducing our impact on the environment and aim to achieve net zero emissions by 2035. 

R 175-00 a ticket

Food available at the venue.

Limited secure parking available    

Booking is essential. 

Bar Available (no alcohol may be brought on to the premises)

Cell 0824998636  BOOKINGS ON EMAIL PLEASE : roland@stansell.co.za  or WEBTICKETS

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