Ballet Noir
305 Queen Street, CBD, Auckland
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Fluidly straddling the worlds of classical ballet, contemporary dance and more recently, neo-burlesque in her hit Edinburgh Fringe Festival work In Flagrante, Mary-Jane O'Reilly is a shape-shifter in the language and story of dance in New Zealand. Her only rule is it must exhilarate. Drawing on Mary-Jane's gift for sizzle and polish, Ballet Noir is a fiendishly clever contemporary ballet work that channels the tragi-romantic narrative of the great ballets through the cryptic and edgy lens of 1940/50’s Film-Noir, with all its greyscale tension and stylish vainglory.
A meditation on the mysterious forces of darkness, characters include jaded femmes fatales, a young innocent abroad and two friends out for a night on the town, who, by chance, get trapped in the Ice Queen and her Cynic's night of vengeance.
Featuring fifteen of Auckland’s finest dancers, the performance is an exquisite blend of dance, music, filmic imagery and the sensation of smell, with featured perfumes adding a unique experiential layer to the performance. Wearing sharply tailored authentic vintage jackets, skirts and hats, the dancers inhabit a world of secret rituals, rivalries and power struggles, where salvation only comes with a broken heart.
Reviews and audience quotes from Ballet Noir:
“The sombre sensibility of this elegant work – a characteristic of the archival and experimental style of this much-respected choreographer and her collaborators” - Felicity Molloy, Theatreview
“We loved it - passionate, strong, striking. A visual and an emotional experience throughout” - Audience survey comment
“Very original choreography and production. World class” - Audience survey comment
“It was enthralling. The set, music, film, costumes, stunning choreography and beautiful dancing” - Audience survey comment
Presented By:
O'Reilly Productions
Creative Team:
Mary-Jane O'Reilly - Choreographer, Co-Producer
Phil O'Reilly - Co-Creative
Sponsors:
Auckland Regional Arts and Culture Grant
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