The Royal Ballet - Voluntaries/The Lesson/New McGregor
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Production:: Voluntaries/The Lesson/New McGregor (T1734951777)
Eugene Ionesco's chilling drama
The Lesson was first choreographed for television by the Danish dancer and choreographer Flemming Flindt in 1963 and entered The Royal Ballet's repertory in 2005. In a dimly lit ballet studio an eager young dance student experiences more than she anticipates at the hands of a murderous ballet teacher, while the rehearsal pianist remains frighteningly detached.
Voluntaries, premiered in December 1973 by the Stuttgart Ballet, is Glen Tetley's breathtakingly beautiful tribute to John Cranko who had died suddenly earlier that year. The ballet is set to Poulenc's Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani. Voluntaries - by musical definition - are free ranging improvisations, often played before, during and after religious service. The Latin root of the word can also signify flight or desire, and the ballet is conceived as a series of linked voluntaries. A new work from The Royal Ballet's multi award-winning Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor completes the programme.
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Voluntaries/The Lesson/New McGregor
Eugene Ionesco's chilling drama
The Lesson was first choreographed for television by the Danish dancer and choreographer Flemming Flindt in 1963 and entered The Royal Ballet's repertory in 2005. In a dimly lit ballet studio an eager young dance student experiences more than she anticipates at the hands of a murderous ballet teacher, while the rehearsal pianist remains frighteningly detached.
Voluntaries, premiered in December 1973 by the Stuttgart Ballet, is Glen Tetley's breathtakingly beautiful tribute to John Cranko who had died suddenly earlier that year. The ballet is set to Poulenc's Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani. Voluntaries - by musical definition - are free ranging improvisations, often played before, during and after religious service. The Latin root of the word can also signify flight or desire, and the ballet is conceived as a series of linked voluntaries. A new work from The Royal Ballet's multi award-winning Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor completes the programme.
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