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.
Anna Rose O'Sullivan
as Concerto
James Hay
as Concerto / Pas de Quatre (Raymonda Act III)
Yasmine Naghdi
as Concerto
Ryoichi Hirano
as Concerto
Mayara Magri
as Concerto
Christopher Saunders
as Edward Elgar
Laura Morera
as The Lady
Paul Kay
as Hew Steuart-Powell
Philip Mosley
as Richard Baxter Townshend
Calvin Richardson
as William Meath Baker
Reece Clarke
as Richard P. Arnold / Hungarian Dance
Beatriz Stix-Brunell
as Isabel Fitton / Variation 4 (Raymonda Act III)
