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The Great Gatsby ballet in pictures
The Northern Ballet's new production of The Great Gatsby is perfectly timed to coincide with Baz Luhrmann's eagerly awaited movie adaptation, with Leonardo DiCaprio. Here are all the pictures of the incredible staging, touring the UK at the moment. The production itself features the music of film composer Richard Rodney Bennett.
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1. Jordan leaps
Hannah Bateman as Jordan Baker in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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2. Long Island life in ballet
Martha Leebolt and Giuliano Contadini as Daisy & Nick in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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3. The Northern Ballet's Julie Charlet
Julie Charlet in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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4. The Jazz Age comes to life
Tobias Batley (Jay Gatsby) and Martha Leebolt (Daisy Buchanan) in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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5. Myrtle, the tragic figure
Victoria Sibson as Myrtle in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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6. Myrtle and Tom in The Great Gatsby
Victoria Sibson as Myrtle and Kenneth Tindall as Tom in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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7. "I like large parties, they're so intimate..."
Northern Ballet dancers in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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8. The Great Gasby himself
Tobias Batley (Jay Gatsby) and Martha Leebolt (Daisy Buchanan) in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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9. Gatsby and Daisy dance
Tobias Batley (Jay Gatsby) and Martha Leebolt (Daisy Buchanan) in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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10. "Daisy tumbled short of his dreams..."
Tobias Batley (Jay Gatsby) and Martha Leebolt (Daisy Buchanan) in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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11. Gatsby, Daisy and Nick
Tobias Batley, Martha Leebolt and Giuliano Contadini as Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan and Nick Carraway in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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12. Daisy ponders
Martha Leebolt as Daisy Buchanan in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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13. That awkward dinner
Hannah Bateman (Jordan), Giuliano Contadini (Nick) Kenneth Tindall (Tom) and Martha Leebolt (Daisy) in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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14. "In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths..."
Northern Ballet dancers in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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15. Nick and Gatsby
Northern Ballet dancers Giuliano Contadini (Nick Carraway) and Tobias Batley (Jay Gatsby) in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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16. Daisy and Gatsby dance
Martha Leebolt (Daisy) and Tobias Batley (Gatsby) in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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17. Leaning in
Tobias Batley (Jay Gatsby) and Martha Leebolt (Daisy Buchanan) in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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18. One of Gatsby's lavish parties
Northern Ballet dancers in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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19. Northern Ballet's Great Gatsby
Northern Ballet dancers in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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20. "Her face was sad and lovely with bright things in it..."
Martha Leebolt as Daisy Buchanan in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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21. Daisy and Gatsby's courtship
Martha Leebolt (Daisy) and Tobias Batley (Gatsby) in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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22. Myrtle dances alone
Victoria Sibson as Myrtle Wilson in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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23. The Happy Couple?
Martha Leebolt (Daisy) and Tobias Batley (Gatsby) in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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24. The Young Daisy
Michela Paolacci as the young Daisy in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
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25. Nick and Gatsby dance
Northern Ballet dancers Giuliano Contadini (Nick Carraway) and Tobias Batley (Jay Gatsby) in David Nixon's The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet photo by Bill Cooper
