Details

In a high contrast programme from an American in Paris, a Swede in Seville and a Spaniard at home, classicism meets ceaseless athleticism in William Forsythe's In the middle, somewhat elevated, the opening ballet. This is followed by Nacho Duato's Por Vos Muero with Mats Ek's Carmen presented by The Royal Ballet for the first time completing the programme. Mats Ek is famous for his vividly theatrical alternatives of classics. Created a decade ago for the Cullberg Ballet, Ek's ballet puts gender on the agenda by abandoning stereotypical interpretations of the story that Bizet once made his own. A predatory Carmen leads the potent sexual games, while the pathos of the piece is left to rest with Don Jose.

Creatives/Company

Company: Royal Ballet
Choreographer(s): William Forsythe (In the middle...), Nacho Duato (Por Vos Muero), Mats Ek (Carmen)
Music(s): Thom Willems (In the middle...), Georges Bizet (Carmen), Rodion Shchedrine (Carmen)
Lighting(s): Olaf Winter (original lighting - In the middle...), Nicolas Fischtel (Por Vos Muero), Goran Westrup (Carmen)
Sound: Peter Tobiasch
Design(s): Nacho Duato (Por Vos Muero), Marie-Louise Ekman (Carmen)
Costume(s): Nacho Duato (Por Vos Muero), Ismael Aznar (Por Vos Muero)
Other(s): Garcilaso de la Vega (text - Por Vos Muero), Miguel Bose (Por Vos Muero)
Conductor: Charles Barker