Details

Antony Tudor's The Leaves are Fading opens this programme with a new ballet by Christopher Wheeldon providing the central focus for this programme. Wheeldon has been an integral part of The Royal Ballet's commitment to new choreography. His last new work for The Royal Ballet formed part of the New Works programme in the Linbury Studio Theatre in 2000. He has also created several ballets in America where he has danced with New York City Ballet since 1993, and has recently been given the title of Resident Choreographer. Frederick Ashton's A Month in the Country is a shimmering distillation of Turgenev's deeply poignant Russian comedy of long summer afternoons, when a young tutor falls headlong for an older woman trapped in a loveless marriage. Danced to a score by Chopin this initially restrained yet increasingly eloquent ballet offers great opportunities for dramatic dancers.

Cast/Performers

Cojocaru (The Leaves are Fading May 18 / 24 / 25), Kobborg (The Leaves are Fading May 18 / 24 / 25), TBA (The Leaves are Fading May 20 / 25 Mat), TBA (New Ballet May 18 / 20 / 24 / 25Mat / 25), Guillem (May 18 / 20 / 24 / 25Eve), Cope (May 18 / 20 / 24 / 25Eve), Valtat (May 25Mat), Putrov (May 25Mat)

Creatives/Company

Company: Royal Ballet
Choreographer(s): Antony Tudor (The Leaves are Fading), Christopher Wheeldon (New Ballet), Frederick Ashton (A Month in the Country)
Music(s): Dvorak (The Leaves are Fading), James MacMillan (New Ballet), Chopin (A Month in the Country), John Lanchbery (arranged - A Month in the Country)
Other: Airi Hynninnen (staging - The Leaves are Fading)
Design(s): Ming Cho Lee (The Leaves are Fading), Jean-Marc Puissant (New Ballet), Julia Trevelyan Oman (A Month in the Country)
Costume: Patricia Zippordt (The Leaves are Fading)
Lighting(s): Jennifer Tipton (The Leaves are Fading), William Bundy (A Month in the Country)