Birmingham Royal Ballet - Arthur Part 1

Dance or ballet :: show/work:S0697032789, production/tour:T01887104769

Archive Listings

6 Jun 01 to 9 Jun 01	Birmingham Royal Ballet - Arthur Part 1 Dance or ballet :: listing:L848531742, production:T01887104769, show:S0697032789, venue: V895	Theatre Royal Plymouth Devon
30 May 01 to 2 Jun 01	Birmingham Royal Ballet - Arthur Part 1 Dance or ballet :: listing:L900189353, production:T01887104769, show:S0697032789, venue: V0655996499	The Lowry Salford Greater Manchester
8 May 01 to 12 May 01	Birmingham Royal Ballet - Arthur Part 1 Dance or ballet :: listing:L410203732, production:T01887104769, show:S0697032789, venue: V224	Sadler's Wells Theatre Inner London Greater London
2 Jun 00 to 5 Jun 00	Birmingham Royal Ballet - Arthur Part 1 Dance or ballet :: listing:L1320174006, production:T01887104769, show:S0697032789, venue: V377	Royal Opera House West End Greater London
29 Mar 00 to 1 Apr 00	Birmingham Royal Ballet - Arthur Part 1 Dance or ballet :: listing:L377375763, production:T01887104769, show:S0697032789, venue: V895	Theatre Royal Plymouth Devon
22 Mar 00 to 25 Mar 00	Birmingham Royal Ballet - Arthur Part 1 Dance or ballet :: listing:L01018889095, production:T01887104769, show:S0697032789, venue: V577	Empire Theatre Sunderland Tyne and Wear
15 Mar 00 to 18 Mar 00	Birmingham Royal Ballet - Arthur Part 1 Dance or ballet :: listing:L1380741464, production:T01887104769, show:S0697032789, venue: V965	Alhambra Theatre Bradford West Yorkshire

Details

In a land wracked by hate and fear an unknown boy proves his right to wear the bitter crown of power. Backed by forces of magic and Arthur conquer evil or is he too flawed by human weaknesses to succeed? The survival of his kingdom and his own life as monarch are dependent on the powers that he holds as he acts out his destiny. In this epic ballet cycle of the Arthurian legends. David Bintley depicts an ever-changing world in which goodness and evil lock horns in a battle for the lives of both king and commoner. As he struggles for personal and public salvation through a plague of carnage and slaughter. Bintley's Arthur is a king of the past, present and future. Running time 2 hours 15 min.

Company Birmingham Royal Ballet. Choreographer David Bintley. Music John McCabe. Design Peter J Davison. Costume Jasper Conran. Lighting Peter Mumford. Conductor Barry Wordsworth. Conductor Paul Murphy. Conductor Philip Ellis. Company Royal Ballet Sinfonia.