Up and Coming

May looks to be a very exciting month for the Grand Opera House York, with two full scale touring musical productions, and the debut of Verdict an Agatha Christie Novel Stage adaptation, gracing our stage.

We are trying out some new and innovative promotional tactics - ways to get the word out about what's on at the theatre, in a fun, exciting and entertaining manner.

Members of the GOHY Gang and myself had a brilliant time last Thursday promoting Verdict by way of Street Theatre. We all dressed up in 1950's garb and took to the streets, chalk in hand, to create mini montages, which we drew around (hense the chalk) so that the memory of the event would reside long after we had moved on.

There are more photo's on the Grand Opera House Facebook page...

We are currently organising a Thriller Routine FlashMob in York City Centre, all ages are welcome. We have pencilled in Wednesday 25th of May as the date...
Vodka Revolution will be hosting a dance off on the 20th of May...
And Gallery have teamed up with us in order to inspire shape shifters and group busters to get dressed up for the show, and then take to the dance floor, bashing out all the routines they have just learnt on the 4th of June.

If you are interested in any of these activities and want to know more please feel free to send enquiries to rockyklimaszewska@theambassadors.com

The Big Ballet...

Don't miss The Big Ballet elegantly swanning about  our stage this very evening at the Grand Opera House York. This show has such a charming sense of humour, with talented performers demonstrating that bigger is more often better!

This world-wide famous unique ballet troupe comes from the Russian town of Perm - a beautiful city with over two million inhabitants in the Urals. The city boasts a long tradition of music and ballet. The training and work at the Perm Ballet Academy are decisively influenced by the works of Peter Tchaikovsky and by Serge Diaghlev, the genius of the "Ballets Russes“.

The Big Ballet was created by the famous Russian choreographer Evgenii Panfilov, an influential leader of Russian ballet until his tragic murder in 2002. As a young man, Panfilov had secured a reputation as being one of the best choreographers in ballet. It was he who showed the world the grace and beauty of large women

How it all started?

Back in 1993, local media reported that female dance enthusiasts - each weighing more than 85kg – were being enrolled to the new dance team. Many of those auditioning were ordinary women who were tired of the taunts about their size and were suffering from low self-esteem. Evgenii Panfilov gave them the training and confidence to become a proudly professional dance troupe. As their grace, elegance and abilities developed, it was his wish to share it with the world. Since that time, the minimum weight requirement has increased to 16 stone due to fierce competition between Big Ballet hopefuls.

There are still tickets left and there is a secret special offer in place that we are willing to share with yours truly, the loyal GOHY fans and followers!

In order to recieve 2 tickets for the price of 1 simply quote "Russia" in our box office, or if you follow the link below, you simply enter the password into the offer dialogue box!

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/The-Big-Ballet-tickets/artist/1081738