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.
Royal Opera House
Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Concerto
James Hay
Concerto / Pas de Quatre (Raymonda Act III)
Yasmine Naghdi
Concerto
Ryoichi Hirano
Concerto
Mayara Magri
Concerto
Christopher Saunders
Edward Elgar
Laura Morera
The Lady
Paul Kay
Hew Steuart-Powell
Philip Mosley
Richard Baxter Townshend
Calvin Richardson
William Meath Baker
Reece Clarke
Richard P. Arnold / Hungarian Dance
Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Isabel Fitton / Variation 4 (Raymonda Act III)
Save the Last Dance
2001
Step Up 2: The Streets
2008
The Cellist / Dances at a Gathering (The Royal Ballet)
2020
Cinderella
1989
La Fille mal gardée
2005
The Nutcracker
1977
Hans Christian Andersen
1952
Matthew Bourne's Romeo + Juliet
2019
Bolshoi Ballet: Jewels
2014
Ballet Tales
1955
Rött vin i gröna glas
1970
Like Water for Chocolate
2023