Betrayed by his former wife, King Shahriyar vows to marry, love and then behead a new bride each night, never to be betrayed again. Having murdered thousands of women, he encounters the beautiful and wise Scheherazade, who pleads to tell him a story before her impending execution. For 1001 nights, he postpones her execution enthralled, as he awaits her next tale of love, hilarity or sorrow. Her enchanting stories bewitch him and he makes her his Queen.

Ballet Ireland’s Romeo wowed audiences last year and The Irish Times said;
“Runacre-Temple taps into a zeitgeist that so many other ballet companies desperately want to access right now. Runacre-Temple gets it”

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Choreography: Morgann Runacre-Temple
Music: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Set Design: Lorna Ritchie
Lighting Design: Paul Keoogan

Dancers: Zoë Arshamian, Richard Bermange, Katie Deacon, Noah Hellwig, David Horn, Jack Jones, Katherine Kingston, Maria Ledesma, James Löffler, Ayami Miyata, Sonoya Mizuno, Kumiko Nakamura, Diamaid O’Meara, Jordi Calpe Serrats, Kieran Stoneley, 

Rehearsal Director: Mikah Smillie
Education Officer: Stephen Brennan
Company Pianist: Nolwenn Collet
Production Manager: Gabriel Peelo
Lighting Technician: Joe Glasgow

Scheherazade &1001 Arabian Nights 2011 Tour Dates