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Three Ballets by Kenneth MacMillan: Elite Syncopations/The Judas Tree/Concerto
directed by Ross MacGibbon
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20101h 44m
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"MacMillan's vision has been vital in shaping The Royal Ballet's style and repertory, and what better way to appreciate his art than with this rare chance to experience three contrasting works in a single performance. Abstract, dramatic, humorous - this programme gives a wonderfully varied introduction not just to MacMillan's work but to the beauty and dramatic power of ballet itself. Concerto, to Shostakovich's Second Piano Concerto, contrasts moments of exuberance and elegiac reflection. The Judas Tree places a single woman among 13 men to enact a harrowing event that is recognizably contemporary but with biblical overtones. Elite Syncopations completes the programme with a sparkling evocation of a dance hall that brings ragtime rhythms to the dance, and a ragtime band to the stage.
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cast
Sarah Lamb
Steven McRae
Carlos Acosta
Leanne Benjamin
Edward Watson
Marianela Núñez
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Rupert Pennefather
Yuhui Choe
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Director
Ross MacGibbon
Language
EN
