Clamor no more, the “Trocks” are back! “The World’s Foremost Gender-Skewering Comic Ballet Company”—famed for performing polished parodies of classical ballet en pointe and en travesti—continues its quest for global adoration after more than 50 fantastic years of artistic hilarity. Dance aficionados, drag lovers, and novices to both art forms alike will revel in the technical skill and uproarious antics of the Trocks, as they are affectionately known. A Northrop audience favorite returning for the first time since 2000, the Trocks promise “the funniest night you’ll ever have at the ballet” (The Guardian), amazing viewers worldwide with their virtuosity and utter cleverness.
Top image: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Articles & More
The New York Times Review: “The Trocks Fill Out the Laughs With Dancing Chops”
“One of the most unusually gifted dance companies in existence.”—The Stage
“The amalgam of ballerina finesse and daft diva antics is brilliant, unsettling, riveting: the epitome of Trocks style.”—The New York Times
“The magic of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is guaranteed to warm any frozen heart that dares walk into their show.”—Ballet Herald
“They are the best kind of artful parodists, capable of illuminating the most gripping sections of academic classical ballet, albeit via a wink and smile and the occasional well-placed shtick.”—Calgary Herald
“The Trocks gracefully and ingeniously combine slapstick, farce, and clowning with the pure artistry of dance.”—The Berkshire Edge
Related Links
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo website
Ballerina Boys (2021) documentary film
Podcast interview with Tory Dobrin, artistic director – DMPA Conversations
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You might enjoy this performance if you love(d):
- The Joffrey Ballet
- American Ballet Theatre
- Dance Theatre of Harlem
- The State Ballet of Georgia
- BalletMet
- This will be the Trocks’ 8th performance at Northrop; the last was in Apr 2000.
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
