The Trocks
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo — The Trocks
will return to Australia later in 2009 the year they celebrate their 35th anniversary. Having last delighted Sydney audiences back in 2005, this limited season of seven performances at The Theatre Royal, will feature an all new program that includes works never before seen in Australia.
The Trocks deliver delicious entertainment for everyone. Long-time converts and first time fans will marvel at the comic timing, sheer athletic ability and skills that rival any prima ballerina. They combine the physical capabilities of male dancers with the grace and grandeur of ballerinas. Add a layer of expert clowning and you have a company of dancers that lovingly lampoon the conventions of classical ballet.
Since The Trocks last appeared in Sydney, they have been enjoying ever-increasing critical acclaim for the incredible skill and artistry of the dancers. Their Sydney program this year will showcase the broad range of the company which now includes Australia’s own Christopher Lam, dancing as his alter-ego Nadezhda Bogdownova.
The Program begins with the world’s best known ballet and The Trocks much-loved trademark, Act II of Swan Lake. The story of Odette, the beautiful princess turned into a swan by the evil sorcerer and how she is nearly saved by the love of Prince Siegfried.
Another brand new work is Patterns In Space, a loving, post-modern parody of legendary American choreographer Merce Cunningham with music by ground-breaking composer and musician John Cage, who was Cunningham’s partner for many years. Also new is the fiery Cuban-flavoured Majisimas, performed to the music of the 19th century opera El Cid. The Trocks will also present one of their most popular pieces; the hilarious George Balanchine inspired Go For Barocco with music by J.S. Bach.
Founded in New York City in 1974 by a group of ballet enthusiasts who wanted to present a playful, entertaining view of classical ballet in parody formand en travesti, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo first performed in the late-late shows in Off-Off Broadway lofts. Since those beginnings, The Trocks have established themselves as a major dance phenomenon throughout the world, appearing in major arts festivals and on countless television programs.
Australian Tour
- Melbourne
- Arts Centre, State Theatre
- Tues 27 – Sat 31 October, 8pm
- Sat 21, 3pm
- theartscentre.com.au, 1300 182 183
- Brisbane
- Lyric Theatre, QPAC
- Wed 4 – Sat 7 Nov, 7.30pm
- Sat 7 Nov, 2.30pm
- Presented in association with QPAC
- Sydney
- Theatre Royal
- Tues 10 Nov
- Sat 14 Nov, 8pm
- Sat 14 – Sun 15, 3pm
- Perth
- His Majesty’s Theatre
- Wed 18 – Sun 22 Nov, 8pm
- Sat 21 – Sun 22 Nov, 3pm
Media Enquiries
Emma Collison Publicity, 02 9362 9700, 0418 584 795, emma@emmacollison.com
The Trocks aren’t simply a bunch of guys with pins to burst the ballet bubble. They are also serious dancers, both on and off pointe, and underlying the pratfalls and the high strung histrionics, are respect and affection for their art. The Guardian
Camp and corny slapstick abounds, as heavy-footed cygnets fall over themselves… but on top of the basic comedy are layers of more sophisticated ballet jokes. Not only do the Trocks know ballet history, they are junkies for its aesthetic. The Guardian