Royal Winnipeg Ballet Dancer Takes Over Instagram for U.S. Dracula Tour

Ever wonder what life is like on the road? Well, thanks to social media, you can see for yourself. Next week, while Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet makes an East Coast tour of the U.S., apprentice Philippe Larouche will be taking over the company’s Instagram account to provide behind-the-scenes footage. And it should be fun, seeing as the ballet RWB is bringing is Mark Godden’s Dracula. (I’m hoping there will be some hair and makeup videos in the mix.) Set to Gustav Mahler’s Symphony Nos. 1, 2 and 9, the production closely follows Bram Stoker’s 1897 horror novel, complete with flying bats and gargoyles.

Katie Bonnell and Liang Xing in Dracula. Photo by Rejean Brandt, Courtesy RWB.

 

The company, which will tour four cities in New York and Massachusetts, gets going Saturday morning with a 7 am airport call in Manitoba. Here’s is a rundown of the performance schedule:

 

Bronx, NY: Sunday, November 13, Lehman Center for the Performing Arts

 

Worcester, MA: Tuesday, November 15, The Hanover Theatre

 

Buffalo, NY: Thursday, November 17, University at Buffalo Center for the Arts

 

Stony Brook, NY: Saturday, November 19, Stony Brook University – Staller Center for the Arts

While RWB regularly tours Canada, it comes to the U.S. less frequently. For those of you who live near a tour stop, take advantage while you can.

 

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