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Alba Ballet Auditions for Cinderella 2024.

Alba Ballet The Nutcracker

Alba Ballet Auditions for Cinderella 2024

Applications are now being taken for Alba Ballet Auditions for our next production of Cinderella. Alba Ballet are therefore looking for new company members to join us for both our Junior and Senior Sections. Our Junior Section is open to anyone over the age of 8.  Seniors is open to anyone over the age of 14.

After successfully producing The Nutcracker 2014, Cinderella 2016, Coppelia 2018 and The Nutcracker 2022. Alba ballet are looking forward to this new production in 2024. Alba are looking for both male and female dancers who want to participate in a full scale production.

If you have the drive and passion for Ballet and wish to perform in Cinderella. Apply now and you could be part of this fantastic production.

Cinderella will be performed over four nights in November 2024 at The Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock, Barrfields in Largs and Queens Hall Dunoon.

 

Alba Ballet Auditions 2023

Alba Ballet Auditions will take place in January 2023. Auditions will take place at our studio at 15a Watt Street, Greenock, PA16 8JN.

There will also be an information session.  To give students and parents all the information they need to know about our plans for Cinderella and  above all what Alba Ballet is all about.

All we ask is you come along ready for a class. The audition will last about hour. As a result it will pitched at various levels and is therefore designed to be a fun experience for everyone involved.

Apply for Alba Ballet Auditions

If you believe you have what it takes to perform in Cinderella. If you can show you have the commitment and basic understanding of Ballet. We can certainly train and shape you in to a member of Alba Ballet. Finally applying for Alba Ballet Auditions could not easier.

Just contact us and we will send out an application form.

 

Snow from Alba Ballet

Snow Alba Ballet The Nutcracker

 

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Alba Ballet Auditions for Sleeping Beauty.

Alba Ballet Auditions for Sleeping Beauty

Alba Ballet Auditions for The Nutcracker 2022

Applications are now being taken for Alba Ballet Auditions for our next production of Sleeping Beauty. Alba Ballet are therefore looking for new company members to join us for both our Junior and Senior Sections. Our Junior Section is open to anyone over the age of 8.  Seniors is open to anyone over the age of 14.

After successfully producing The Nutcracker, Cinderella and Coppelia, Alba ballet are looking forward to this new production in 2022. Alba are looking for both male and female dancers who want to participate in a full scale production.

If you have the drive and passion for Ballet and wish to perform in The Nutcracker. Apply now and you could be part of this fantastic production.

The Nutcracker will be performed over three nights in November 2022 at The Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock and Barrfields in Largs.

 

Alba Ballet Auditions 2021

Alba Ballet Auditions will take place in October 2021. Auditions will take place at our studio at 15a Watt Street, Greenock, PA16 8JN.

There will also be an information session.  To give students and parents all the information they need to know about our plans for Sleeping Beauty and  above all what Alba Ballet is all about.

All we ask is you come along ready for a class. The audition will last about hour. As a result it will pitched at various levels and is therefore designed to be a fun experience for everyone involved.

Apply for Alba Ballet Auditions

If you believe you have what it takes to perform in The Nutcracker. If you can show you have the commitment and basic understanding of Ballet. We can certainly train and shape you in to a member of Alba Ballet. Finally applying for Alba Ballet Auditions could not easier.

Just contact us and we will send out an application form.

 

Alba Ballet Auditions

Coppelia – performance by Alba Ballet, Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock

 

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The Nutcracker by Alba Ballet November 2013

The Nutcracker by Alba Ballet

The Nutcracker by Alba Ballet 2013

Today marks the third anniversary of The Nutcracker by Alba Ballet. The companies first ever production. A journey that started for Alba back in 2011. Alba believed they could give talented dancers the opportunity to perform in a full blown classical ballet production. Despite industry experts saying it could not be done. Alba Ballet under the leadership of Julie Gunn defied these predictions and after hundreds of hours work in studio The Nutcracker was ready. Julie was assisted initially by Tristan Borrer then by Shaun McLaughlin. The company was made up of 35 dancers from all over the West of Scotland, who supported the leading Male and Female Dancers, Tim Hill from and Birmingham and Erin OToole from London. Hannah McLaughlin from Inverkip played Clara. and  she was supported by other local dancers in the other lead roles

The Nutcracker by Alba Ballet November 2013

Tim and Erin training for The Nutcracker by Alba Ballet in Greenock

 

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The Nutcracker by Alba Ballet 13th and 14th November 2013.

Finally the curtain was raised for The Nutcracker by Alba Ballet on the 13th November 2013. On seeing the full set and costumes the audience at The Beacon Arts Centre, in Greenock knew they were in for a fantastic show. The cast did not disappoint and delivered memorable performances on both nights . Tim and Erin put the icing on the cake and gave our dancers an insight how professionals train and perform.  Over 800 people attended The Nutcracker, which was  fantastic for Inverclyde’s first performing Classical Ballet Company.

Watch some of the Nutcracker note video goes blank about 3min in for 5 seconds, due to stage black out.

Since The Nutcracker  by Alba Ballet.

Since The Nutcracker by Alba Ballet, the journey for Alba continued. They built on the  success of The Nutcracker and went onto to their second production of Cinderella in 2016. Cinderella raised the bar even further with a performance at new venue in Largs. Alba Ballet are currently working towards their next production of Coppelia which will take place in November 2018. Finally its great to see 14 of the original cast of The Nutcracker are still with Alba Ballet and will be taking part in Coppelia. These 14 cast members along with the 18 new company members will aim to raise the bar even further in this next production.

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Alba Ballets Cinderella November 2016

Alba Ballets Cinderella

Alba Ballets Cinderella.

Its now exactly a year since Alba Ballets Cinderella took to the stage. It was two years in the making, with over 350 hours of studio time going into the production. The cast was made up of 31 dancers. Mairi MacLeod from Greenock was the leading lady playing Cinderella. Mairi was joined by Josef Jagger from Birmingham who played The Prince. The two leading roles were supported by Rachel Ashmead our Fairy Godmother. The Step Mother and Step Sisters were played by Rebecca Holmes, Sarah Arkley and Amy Hughes. Emma Dunn and India Wimot completed the main roles playing The Father and Ballet Teacher. The Corps De Ballet was made up with our other 23 members.

Cinderella was produced and choreographed by Alba Principal Julie Gunn ably assisted by Shaun McLaughlin

See the cast and clips from Cinderella

Alba Ballets Cinderella

Alba Ballets Cinderella and Prince

Two nights of Alba Ballets Cinderella in Greenock.

The 11th of November was opening night for Alba Ballets production of Cinderella at The Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock. Finally the curtain went up on Cinderella. The whole cast put on a wonderful performance and the audience reaction was fantastic. All the hard work had paid off and by the second night the nerves had gone and the cast were able to really enjoy the second performance. Our two performances in Greenock were not the end of Cinderella 2016, as we were going down the Clyde to a new venue for Alba in Largs.

Watch video taken after Cinderella in Greenock

Barrfields in Largs also see Alba Ballets Cinderella

Alba Ballets Cinderella moved from Greenock to Largs and was performed on Saturday the 19th of November. The cast and production crew arrived at 1pm on the day of the performance. Despite the short timescales and different stage settings, the cast once again put on another great performance to a brand new audience in Largs. When the final curtain came down, it brought an end to a fantastic journey for all those involved.

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Alba Ballet Dates- for 2017-2018 through to Coppelia 2018

Alba Ballet Dates

Alba Ballet Dates

Alba Ballet dates for session 2017/2018 for Coppelia are as follows

Sunday 12th November 2017

Sunday 26th November 2017

Sunday 3rd December 2017

Sunday 17th December 2017

Sunday 14th January 2018

Sunday 28th January 2018

Sunday 4th February 2018

Sunday 25th February 2018

Sunday 18th March 2018

Sunday 25th March 2018

Sunday 22nd April 2018

Sunday 29th April 2018

Sunday 13th May 2018

Sunday 20th May 2018

Sunday 3rd June 2018

Sunday 10th June 2018

Alba Ballet Dates

Alba Ballet Dater for Session 2017/18

 

Alba Ballet Dates for Coppelia

Alba Ballet dates for our performance’s of Coppelia are as follows, Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd of November 2018 at The Beacon Arts Centre. The date for our dress rehearsal is still to be confirmed. Our next performance will be at Barrfields in Largs on Saturday 17th of November 2018. For Largs we will have a dress rehearsal on the day. Please also note we will be performing a section of Coppelia at The Elite Academy of Dance Summer Show on the Friday 15th and Saturday 16th of June 2017, a dress rehearsal will take place on Wednesday 13th June.

 

Other important Alba Ballet Dates

We have other Alba Ballet Dates which are still to be confirmed, These include photo shoots and costume fitting. Photo shoots will carried out over the next few months. As with our past performances costume fitting will take place about 1 month before our first performance. Training dates for August through to November 2018 will be announced before we finish up in June for our summer break. Please keep up to date with what’s going on at Alba Ballet via our latest news. Its going to be a busy 12 months until Coppelia with lots of hard work for everyone at Team Alba. Finally ticket information for performances of Coppelia will be announced 6 months before our performances.