Overview
From The Royal Ballet’s classical origins in the works of Petipa, to the home-grown choreographers who put British ballet on the world stage, this mixed programme highlights the versatility of the Company. Petipa’s Raymonda Act III is Russian classical ballet summarized in one act, full of sparkle and precise technique, while Ashton’s Enigma Variations is quintessentially British in every way – from its score by Elgar and period designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman, to Ashton’s signature style, the essence of British ballet. Concerto, MacMillan’s fusion of classical technique with a contemporary mind, completes a programme that shows the breadth of the Company’s heritage.
Director and cast
- Anna Rose O'Sullivan as Concerto
- James Hay as Concerto / Pas de Quatre (Raymonda Act III)
- Yasmine Naghdi as Concerto
- Ryoichi Hirano as Concerto
- Mayara Magri as Concerto
- Christopher Saunders as Edward Elgar
- Laura Morera as The Lady
- Paul Kay as Hew Steuart-Powell
- Philip Mosley as Richard Baxter Townshend
- Calvin Richardson as William Meath Baker
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