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Jerome Robbins. William Forsythe. Aszure Barton. Three generations of choreographers in New York. Each with a distinct style, but with work infused with the raw, in-your-face attitude of American-style neo-classical ballet. Sadler's Wells Associate Company English National Ballet returns with a programme of works packed with the audacious attitude of American-style neo-classical ballet, featuring two works by one of dance's leading figures, William Forsythe: the world premiere of a new work created for English National Ballet and Approximate Sonata 2016, a series of pas de deux deconstructing the vocabulary of classical ballet, to a score by Thom Willems. The bill also includes Jerome Robbins' arresting tale of unstoppable predatory instincts The Cage, set to Stravinsky's Concerto in D, and a reworked version of Aszure Barton's Fantastic Beings, accompanied by Mason Bates' dynamic score performed live by English National Ballet Philharmonic

Creatives/Company

Choreographer(s): William Forsythe (A New Creation), William Forsythe (Approximate Sonata 2016), Jerome Robbins (The Cage), Aszure Barton (Fantastic Beings)
Lighting(s): William Forsythe (Approximate Sonata 2016), Jennifer Tipton (The Cage), Burke Brown (Fantastic Beings)
Costume(s): Michelle Jank (Fantastic Beings), Stephen Galloway (Approximate Sonata 2016), Ruth Sobotka (The Cage)
Music(s): Thom Willems (Approximate Sonata 2016), Igor Stravinsky (The Cage), Mason Bates (Fantastic Beings)
Design(s): Tobin del Cuore (video - Fantastic Beings), Noah Gelber (Approximate Sonata 2016), Jean Rosenthal (The Cage)