Awe-inspiring music and breathtaking choreography, five world-class ballets that enchanted, intrigued and inspired audiences new and old, leading them on an emotional journey of discovery.
9 – 12 Nov 2016 at Peacock Theatre, London. View full programme here.
Land of Nod
Award-winning Royal Ballet Soloist, Marcelino Sambé’s new piece set to music by Nathan Halpern and Yann Tiersen leads the audience into a surrealistic dream in the land of the subconscious.
Strangers
George Williamson examines the concept of ‘foreignness’ to Brahms Piano Sonata in E Minor Opus 38 First Movement played live by renowned pianist Anne Lovett and cellist Anna Menzies.
Moonshine
Choreographer, Kristen McNally depicts, with her usual wit, the concept of the ‘pilgrimage’ – a person’s journey or search for moral or spiritual significance, set to the music from the original film score of The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Enticement’s Lure
Valentino Zucchetti’s new ballet, set to Rachmaninoff’s Trio Elegiaque No. 1 in G Minor, explores how ‘temptation’ and ‘desire’ impact on the relationships of two couples.
Vertex
Daniela Cardim’s piece, heavily influenced by music from her native Brazil and set to Camargo Guarnieri’s String Quartet No. 2, examines the dynamic and the intention of movement in response to the music and to the mesmerising drawings of renowned Royal Academy of Arts sculptor, Ann Christopher.
Creatives:
Land of Nod
Choreographer: Marcelino Sambé
Music: Nathan Halpern and Yann Tiersen
Design: April Dalton
Lighting Design: Andrew Ellis
Duration: 12 minutes
This piece was sponsored by the Cockayne Foundation Grants for the Arts.
Strangers
Choreographer: George Williamson
Music: Brahms – Cello and Piano Sonata in E Minor Opus 38 First Movement played live by renowned pianist Anne Lovett and cellist Anna Menzies.
Librettist: Adam Peck
Design: Louie Whitemore
Lighting Design: Andrew Ellis
Duration: 17 minutes
Moonshine
Choreographer: Kristen McNally
Music: Alexandre Desplate – The Grand Budapest Hotel – Original Film Score medley
Design: Kristen McNally
Lighting Design: Andrew Ellis
Duration: 10 minutes
Enticement’s Lure
Choreographer: Valentino Zucchetti
Music: Rachmaninov – Trio Elegiaque No. 1 in G Minor played live by three musicians
Design: Ilaria Martello
Lighting Design: Andrew Ellis, Theo Sanders
Duration: 16 minutes
This ballet was generously supported by the Richard Cunis Syndicate and The Nicholas Berwin Charitable Trust.
Vertex
Choreographer: Daniela Cardim
Music: Camargo Guarnieri – String Quartet No. 2 played live by the Guildas Quartet
Design: April Dalton
Lighting Design: Andrew Ellis
Duration: 16 minutes
Team
Company Manager & Ballet Mistress, Daniela Cardim
Ballet Mistress, Jessica Edgley
Production Liaison & Guest Teacher, Matz Skoog
Director of Development, Fern Potter
Company Administrator, Francesca Roberts
Development Co-ordinator, Denise Kaplan
Performed November 9, 11, 12 Sadler’s Wells, Peacock Theatre
Alumni Dancers 2016
Zoe Arshamian, Royal Ballet School and Central School of Ballet
Diogo Barbosa, English National Ballet School and The Royal Ballet School
Alexandra Cameron-Martin, The Australian Ballet School and The Russian Choreographic Academy
Giulio Galimberti, Pavlova Ballet School in Bergamo
Bethany Headland, Ballet Theatre Australia
Nicola Henshall, The Royal Ballet School
Nathan Hunt, English National Ballet School
Pablo Luque Romero, Rosella Hightower at the Ecole Supérieure de Danse de Cannes, and in England at English National Ballet School
Alexander Nuttall, Central School of Ballet and Royal Academy of Dance
Cecilia Pacillo, Accademia Teatro alla Scala
Riccardo Rodighiero, English National Ballet School
Hannah Sofo, Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy, Australia
Isabella Swietlicki, English National Ballet School
Seamus Wilkinson, English National Ballet School