The Royal New Zealand Ballet production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, which was unfortunately cancelled in Christchurch due to Covid restrictions, will now be pirouetting into your home for a strictly limited on-screen season.

Ballet fans all over New Zealand and the world will have the exclusive opportunity to delight in fairies, lovers, mischief and moonlight conspiring in one of Shakespeare’s most beloved classic tales. Off the back of the sold-out season in Wellington, this specially filmed broadcast will ring in Christmas with a touch of magic.

“Filmed over consecutive performances to capture a true experience of the live performance, including close-ups which take viewers into the heart of the action and brilliance onstage, this wonderful production brings as much joy to the dancers as it does to its delighted audiences. It is a special, sparkly pre-Christmas treat,” says RNZB Artistic Director Patricia Barker.

“The nimble pivot to broadcast for our recent production The Firebird, for which the tour was of course also partially cancelled due to Covid, saw the online purchased by over 4,000 dance lovers in over 20 countries, reviewed by international reviewers, and viewed by people in places across Aotearoa we can’t normally reach by touring," says RNZB Executive Director Lester McGrath. "Broadcast makes ballet more accessible to people everywhere and takes the RNZB to ballet lovers overseas."

The RNZB’s A Midsummer Night's Dream broadcast is available via Tikstream (Minimum NZ$15. Suggested: NZ$20, with additional donations welcome). The access code can only be used on one device and is live from 9.00am Friday, 3 December NZDT to 11.59pm Sunday, 12 December NZDT.

Due to the looming Christmas period, the broadcast of A Midsummer Night's Dream will not be extended, so don't miss out!

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Live in Your Living Room
Fri 3 - Sun 12 Dec
tikstream.com