Details

Sponsored (2002) by The Friends of Covent Garden. In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated - This work takes the athleticism of classical ballet techniques as its starting point, and pushes dancers to the limits of their technical and physical ability. A rapid, complex and highly energetic work, this one-act ballet is set to the frenetic synthesised rhythms of Thom Willems. It was first danced by The Royal Ballet in 1992. Por Vos Muero (For Thee I Die) - a portrayal of love and courtly manners wet to 16-century Spanish music based on a poem of the same name. Carmen - is from the Swedish choreographer Mats Ek who has taken the story made famous by Bizet and played with the original gender stereotypes, giving the heroine an almost masculine swagger and pathos and sentiment to the role of Don Jose.

Creatives/Company

Company: Royal Ballet
Choreographer(s): William Forsythe, Nacho Duato, Mats Ek
Conductor: Charles Barker
Music(s): Thom Willems, Georges Bizet, Rodion Shchedrine
Design: Marie-Louise Ekman
Lighting(s): Olaf Winter, Nicolas Fischtel, Goran Westrup
Sound: Peter Tobiasch