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The Royal New Zealand Ballet brings you Backstage Video.  Produced by our in-house team, Backstage Video gives you more of life inside New Zealand’s national ballet company. Watch out for clips profiling our dancers and focusing on areas of the RNZB that aren’t usually in the spotlight.

Backstage Video: The Meridian Season of The Sleeping Beauty Opening Night (ep.17)

The Sleeping Beauty is touring New Zealand, October - December.
 

Backstage Video: The Meridian Season of The Sleeping Beauty Opening Night (ep.16)

Take a glimpse into opening night of The Sleeping Beauty at the St James Theatre in Wellington.  The Sleeping Beauty is touring New Zealand, October - December.   Book now! Visit http://www.nzballet.org.nz/sleepingbeauty

The Meridian Season of The Sleeping Beauty - Weta Workshop

Royal New Zealand Ballet has collaborated with Weta Workshop's award-winning team to create special effects for the new production of The Meridian Season of The Sleeping Beauty. The fire-breathing dragon brings movie magic to a live performance. Look out for the fabulous cat masks too!

 

 

The Meridian Season of The Sleeping Beauty 2011 - Television Commercial

Our dancers have dedicated their lives to the ballet because they love it.
View the magic of storytelling and see behind the scenes to get a glimpse of why they love it in our new television commercial.
  

 

Backstage Video: 2012 Season Launch, feat. Ethan Stiefel (ep15)

The Royal New Zealand Ballet presents its season for 2012... and we meet the company's new Artistic Director, Ethan Stiefel.

 

Backstage Video: A 'sneak peek' of The Sleeping Beauty design (ep14)

Watch the latest RNZB Backstage Video and hear from The Sleeping Beauty designer, Gary Harris. The Meridian Season of The Sleeping Beauty tours nationwide from 28 October - 8 December.

 

 

 

Backstage Video: Satisfied with Collaboration (ep.13)
 
Choreographer Cameron McMillan suggested Karen Walker design the costumes for his work Satisfied with Great Success, which is one of three short ballet's in the Royal New Zealand Ballet's season, Stravinsky Selection. In this backstage video they talk about the collaboration.

 
Backstage Video: Unsung Heroes (ep12)
 
TOWER Tutus on Tour 2011 has come to an end, and what a great tour it has been! Our last Tutus backstage video gives some insight into what the tour means to the NZ communities we visit, and how we make it all happen.

 
Backstage Video: Behind the Lens (ep11)
 
While the Royal New Zealand Ballet is on the road with TOWER Tutus on Tour, dancers Tonia Looker on the North Island Tour, and Brendan Bradshaw on the South Island Tour, are documenting their experiences of the tour by taking photos.
All photos can be viewed and commented on at http://www.facebook.com/nzballet

 
Backstage Video: Wild on the West Coast (ep10)
 
TOWER Tutus on Tour is always an adventure, especially for our newer international dancers who haven't had a chance to see much of the country. This tour is a chance for them to experience all those small towns and communities that make New Zealand special. Our South Island group even got to experience some local haute cuisine at the legendary Hokitika Wild Food Festival recently.

 
Backstage Video: Dancers in hunt for fleet-footed chicken (ep9)
 
Royal New Zealand Ballet dancers touring the North Island with TOWER Tutus on Tour have become involved in the hunt for a fleet-footed chicken in Havelock North. Backstage Video was on-hand to follow the story of 16 dancers, three goats and one determined chicken.
Featuring RNZB dancers Jaered Glavin and Cassandra Wilson.

 

Backstage Video: TOWER Tutus on Tour Hits the Road

New Video Uploaded 2 March 2011
Every two years the Royal New Zealand Ballet divides in two and visits more than 40 towns and cities across New Zealand. Over the six week tour the company performs in community theatres, town halls, school gymnasiums and the occasional fruit packing shed! The punishing schedule makes Tutus on Tour logistically challenging for the stage crew and physically demanding for the dancers.
Check out exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and interviews as Tutus gets ready to hit the road.

Backstage Video: Gary Harris’ Festive Farewell – The Nutcracker
New Video Uploaded 19 Oct
Gary Harris bids farewell to the RNZB after nine years at the helm. Gary’s departing gift for New Zealand audiences is a seven city tour of his fun filled version of Christmas classic, The Nutcracker. Backstage Video brings you the story behind the show, plus, rehearsal footage and comments from creative staff and dancers, including Sir Jon Trimmer.
 

Backstage Video: The Nutcracker – Rehearsal Sneak Peek
New Video Uploaded 12 Oct
Backstage Video gives you a sneak peek inside rehearsals for The Nutcracker. The pressure is on as opening night rapidly approaches and the dancers are in the final stages of preparation. Watch exclusive footage from the RNZB studios in Wellington as Artistic Director and Nutcracker choreographer, Gary Harris, puts the dancers through their paces.

 

Backstage Video: Jacob Chown – Street Style
Uploaded 5 Oct
Jacob Chown is not your average ballet dancer. Outside of rehearsals he can be spotted cruising the streets of Wellington on his skateboard or riding the bowl at Chaffers Park skatepark. A graduate of the Australian Ballet School, Jacob is a former Western Australia state trampoline champion. His acrobatic ability crosses over into his love of break-dancing and circus arts. Jacob had lead roles in Silhouette and A Million Kisses to My Skin in the 2010 triple bill From Here to There and features in the TV3 series, The Secret Lives of Dancers.

 

Backstage Video: Jaered Glavin – Jaered’s Wardrobe Wonders
Uploaded 28 September
Take an exclusive tour of Jaered Glavin’s wondrous wardrobe with Backstage Video.
One of the RNZB’s most colourful characters, Jaered has featured extensively in the current TV3 series, The Secret Lives of Dancers.
He hit the headlines when his choreographic tribute to Lady Gaga was posted on youtube and was viewed more than 50,000 times in just 10 days - making it New Zealand’s top-rated youtube clip in May.

 

 

Backstage Video: Brendan Bradshaw – Talent Rising
Uploaded 21 September

 

Backstage Video previews a new work being created by one of the RNZB’s most talented dancers. Brendan Bradshaw is making a name for himself in the world of choreography. He has been invited to present a new work at Tempo Dance Festival’s 2010 Showcase - Y Chromozone, an all male programme featuring some of New Zealand’s leading dancers.
 

 

Backstage Video: Adriana Harper – Injury Comeback
Uploaded 14 September

It’s every dancer’s worst nightmare – an injury that requires surgery and months of rehabilitation. Adriana Harper collapsed in pain during a performance of La Sylphide last September. Originally diagnosed as a sprain, further examination revealed she had torn the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee. To comeback from such a serious injury would take hard work and mental toughness.

 

Backstage Video: Inside the Wardrobe
Uploaded 7 September
Meet the talented team of the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Wardrobe Department and learn about their preparations for the upcoming national tour of The Nutcracker. Plus, dancers Katie Hurst-Saxton and Jaered Glavin talk about the importance of costuming in getting ready to go on-stage.

Backstage Video trailer.

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