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Bolshoi-trained Barnsley ballerina returns home to stage new show
Overview
Tala Lee-Turton, one of the few British females to graduate from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, is bringing her new production, PIA, to her home town of Barnsley. The performance contrasts growing up in Barnsley with dreams of space travel and will premiere at the Barbican in London before showing at Barnsley Civic next year.
Key points
- Tala Lee-Turton is only the third British female to graduate from the elite Bolshoi Ballet Academy.
- Her new show, PIA, explores a woman's experiences of growing up in Barnsley alongside dreams of space travel.
- PIA will premiere at the Barbican in London before being staged at Barnsley Civic next year.
- Lee-Turton trained in Russia for seven years and is now an associate artist at Barnsley Civic.
- The production features music from composer Hannah Peel and involves a 17-piece brass band performing Mary Casio: Journey To Cassiopeia.