The ROYAL Pavilion will host a dance event in its Music Room for the first time in its history.
The Teapot Prince, a ballet from New York, will be performed in the Pavilion’s Music Room next month.
It will be the first time such an event has been held in the space.
The ballet tells the tale of the Chinese desire to steal the secret of European porcelain manufacture.
Hedley Swain, chief executive of Royal Pavilion and Museums Trust, said: “We are completely delighted to be bringing The Teapot Prince to Brighton and the Royal Pavilion.
“The Music Room provides a perfect setting, and this is part of a process whereby we want once again to see the Royal Pavilion at the centre of Brighton creativity, where the very best artists from around the world can be seen in this unique venue.”
Running from June 19 to June 21, the performances will be accompanied by talks and discussions, highlighting the level of influence of Chinese porcelain in the design on the Pavilion.
The Teapot Prince is a rework of The Ballet des Porcelains, which can be “seen as an allegory European desire to know and steal the secrets of Chinese porcelain manufacture”.
Phil Chan, co-creator of The Teapot Prince, said: “I look forward to sharing this reimagined ballet with Brighton audiences and challenging the singular Eurocentric view of "Chinese" people and culture that have continued to be performed, unquestioned, in the Western arts canon.
“In this current moment when Asians living in the minority are being subject to heightened levels of attacks, our ballet begs audiences to see us with nuance and humanity.”
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