Performance

Venue	Festival Theatre
	Also: Studio
Town	Edinburgh
County	Edinburgh
From	8th November 2005
To	9th November 2005
When	19:30. Wed Mat 14:00
Prices	From £10.00. To £32.00.
Festival Theatre (V600)
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Birmingham Royal Ballet - Solitaire/Checkmate/The Lady and the Fool

Work:: Birmingham Royal Ballet (S0697032789)

Company

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Production:: Solitaire/Checkmate/The Lady and the Fool (T1313443614)

Three thrilling ballets from leading 20th century choreographers: in MacMillan's wistful Solitaire, a young girl remains an outsider despite her attempts to be accepted; in de Valois' Checkmate, the beautiful Black Queen mercilessly sweeps aside all opponents; and in Cranko's highly romantic The Lady and the Fool, true love triumphs.

Music	Malcolm Arnold (Solitaire)
Choreographer	Kenneth MacMillan (Solitaire)
Design	Kim Beresford (Solitaire)
Lighting	Peter Teigen (Solitaire)
Music	Arthur Buss (Checkmate)
Choreographer	Ninette De Valois (Checkmate)
Design	E. McNight Kauffer (Checkmate)
Music	Giuseppe Verdi (arr. Charles Mackerras - The Lady and the Fool)
Choreographer	John Cranko (The Lady and the Fool)
Design	Kate Ford (The Lady and the Fool)

Listing:: L1567642289

Solitaire/Checkmate/The Lady and the Fool

Three thrilling ballets from leading 20th century choreographers: in MacMillan's wistful Solitaire, a young girl remains an outsider despite her attempts to be accepted; in de Valois' Checkmate, the beautiful Black Queen mercilessly sweeps aside all opponents; and in Cranko's highly romantic The Lady and the Fool, true love triumphs.

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