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00:00 [Music]
00:02 My name's Lachlan Pryor and I'm the choreographer in residence here at the Royal New Zealand Ballet.
00:07 I'm really excited to bring you a new production of Hansel and Gretel.
00:12 Hansel and Gretel was in the back of my mind as a work that I wanted to bring to the company
00:17 and it was just the piece for him to get his feet wet in a full production
00:22 and to create a team around him for success.
00:27 I think we've done that.
00:29 We have Kate Holly who I'm a huge fan of.
00:32 Having Kate on board has definitely created a tantalising new look at where we take that story.
00:40 We want our audience to feel like they have entered the world of a 1920s black and white German expressionist film.
00:48 There is so much magic and intrigue in this story but there's also a twist, a dark element.
00:55 Of course Hansel and Gretel is very much about a family who are struggling through poverty
01:02 but then when we see our witch, she pervades the stage with colour and bright enticement.
01:11 I would say that working with Claire to compose this original score
01:17 has been one of the most fulfilling artistic and personal highlights of my creative career so far.
01:25 The music and the action that's happening on stage exist in total synchronicity.
01:32 It's wonderful work that's being created on the talents of our dancers
01:40 that will carry the spirit of New Zealand in every aspect of it.
01:45 [Music]