During the weekend of 26th and 27th August, the historic Winery Marchesi Incisa della Rocchetta, located in the heart of Rocchetta Tanaro, between the enchanting hills of Monferrato, will host the Rocchetta Grand Jeté, an international ballet gala with some of the Royal Ballet Étoiles and musician of the Royal Opera House of London.
Presented by Meaghan Grace Hinkins, First Soloist of the famous British dance company, this unique event will see on stage 14 of the most dancers in the world performing classical and contemporary choreographies.
Principals Sarah Lamb (USA), Steven McRae (Australia), Matthew Ball (UK), Mayara Magri (Brazil), Anne Rose O'Sullivan (UK), Laura Morera (Spain) and Ryoichi Hirano (Japan), First Soloist Luca Acri (Italy-Japan), Soloists Mariko Sasaki (Japan), Lukas Brændsrød (Norway) and David Donnelly (USA), First Artist Giacomo Rovero, the Italian young star, and Artist Daichi Ikarashi (Japan), will bright in the UNESCO World Heritage landscapes, accompanied by the Concert Master and First Violin of the Royal Opera House, Sergey Levitin, and the Pianist of the Royal Ballet, Michael Pansters.
“I am so honoured to have been invited to present the event. – says Meaghan Grace Hinkis - During the pandemic, which had such a devastating impact on the performing arts, the winery very generously launched their beautiful Limited Edition label for one their top wines to raise funds for the Royal Opera House Recovery Fund. As a result of this initiative, the winery has become one of my most treasured supporters of Ballet at Athelhampton, a charitable gala weekend I have organised for the past three years in the stunning gardens of a Tudor country house in Dorset, England, which has been successful beyond my wildest dreams.
It is such a privilege for me now to able to thank the Winery for their support by bringing the wonderful talent of the dancers and musicians from The Royal Ballet to this stunning area of Piedmont. The combination of a terroir famous for its world class wine and cuisine and our distinguished dancers and musicians will make for an irresistible weekend”.
During the event it will be possible to taste some of the wines of the Winery, including Grignolino DOC, Roero Arneis DOCG and Rosé Futurosa DOC, and to purchase the Limited Edition bottles of Sant'Emiliano Barbera d'Asti Superiore 2017.
Tickets start from €60, available on www.bigliettoveloce.it
Part of the proceeds will be donated to some dance institutions.
For more information: http://www.marchesiincisawines.it/rocchettagrandjete
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