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Agon - a triumph at the Edinburgh International Festival, returns in this programme of works which showcases the versatility of this talented award-winning company. A celebrated masterpiece by George Balanchine, it tests both the physical and expressive limits of classical ballet. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of Scottish Ballet's founder, Peter Darrell, the company will revive his 1971 seminal work
Othello - a dramatic one-act ballet set to Liszt's
Faust Symphony. Also Ashley Page's Olivier award-nominated
Room of Cooks, inspired by the Stephen Chambers painting. Another International Festival hit is
In Light and Shadow by Krzysztof Pastor which completes this exciting programme. Running time approx. 2 hours including interval.
Scottish Ballet website.
Creatives/Company
Company:
Scottish BalletChoreographer(s):
George Balanchine (Agon),
Peter Darrell (Othello),
Ashley Page (Room of Cooks),
Krzysztof Pastor (In Light and Shadow)