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Before his legendary Swan Lake, Nutcracker! and Cinderella, Matthew Bourne created Spitfire, his first hit, in 1988. This hilarious work places Pas De Quatre, the most famous nineteenth-century ballet showstopper, in the world of men’s underwear advertising.

Both a celebration of male vanity and an affectionate comment on the preening grandeur of the danseur noble, Spitfire was last performed in 2012. The piece featured in a triple bill celebrating New Adventures’ 25th anniversary celebrations.

Here it is seen in an expanded 6-man version, performed by New Adventures principal dancers with slightly adapted choreography to suit these socially distanced times. Spitfire is a signature piece for Matthew Bourne and is a celebration of New Adventures’ famous connection with its audiences.

Filmed for Dancing Nation - a festival of world-class dance presented by Sadler's Wells and Culture in Quarantine from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Arts.

Director & Choreographer - Matthew Bourne
Costume Designer - Lez Brotherston
Associate Artistic Director - Etta Murfitt
Dancers - Will Bozier, Harrison Dowzell, Glenn Graham, Andrew Monaghan, Liam Mower, Dominic North

Music
Winter [The Seasons, Op.67], Aleksandr Konstaninovich Glazunov. Performed by L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet
Composed by Aleksandr Konstaninovich Glazunov, courtesy of Phillips Classics, under license from
Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Pas de deux [Don Quixote], performed by London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge. Composed by
Ludwig Minkus, courtesy of Phillips Classics, under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd.
La Bayadère, performed by London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Gruenberg, Richard Bonynge.
composed by Ludwig Minkus, courtesy of Phillips Classics, under license from Universal Music
Operations Ltd.

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