Matthew Bourne’s ‘Swan Lake’ , currently on a UK tour, used Harlequin Liberty Sprung floor panels with a Harlequin Studio dance surface for the London rehearsals. Now the same dance floor will be used when the tour reaches the Liverpool Empire this month to provide the company with a sprung floor at the venue.
Production Company, Great Leap Forward Ltd originally approached Harlequin for the hire of Liberty panels used for rehearsals at 3 Mills Studios, Bromley by Bow for the UK tour of Matthew Bourne’s acclaimed production of ‘Swan Lake’. They also purchased Harlequin Studio vinyl for the dance surface. The Liberty panels are quick to lock together, thanks to a patented latching mechanism allowing them to be configured to suit the venue space. The Studio dance surface is then rolled out and taped in place.
Since its 1995 world première at Sadler’s Wells, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake has become the longest running ballet in the West End and on Broadway. ‘This new, witty and surprising production has been designed to speak to a modern audience, to excite them, to move them.’
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