Three Ballets by Kenneth MacMillan: Elite Syncopations/The Judas Tree/Concerto

"MacMillan's vision has been vital in shaping The Royal Ballet's style and repertory, and what better way to appreciate his art than with this rare chance to experience three contrasting works in a single performance. Abstract, dramatic, humorous - this programme gives a wonderfully varied introduction not just to MacMillan's work but to the beauty and dramatic power of ballet itself. Concerto, to Shostakovich's Second Piano Concerto, contrasts moments of exuberance and elegiac reflection. The Judas Tree places a single woman among 13 men to enact a harrowing event that is recognizably contemporary but with biblical overtones. Elite Syncopations completes the programme with a sparkling evocation of a dance hall that brings ragtime rhythms to the dance, and a ragtime band to the stage.

Directed by Ross MacGibbon

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TrailerElite Syncopation's - Kenneth MacMillan.

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TrailerElite Syncopation's - Kenneth MacMillan.TrailerConcerto – Second movement pas de deux (Marianela Nuñez , Rupert Pennefather, The Royal Ballet)ClipThe Genius of Kenneth MacMillan (The Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet)

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Cast

Sarah Lamb

Steven McRae

Carlos Acosta

Leanne Benjamin

Edward Watson

Marianela Núñez

Rupert Pennefather

Yuhui Choe

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

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