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Programme 1 - Launching Sadler's Wells' Focus on Forsythe 08/09, the ballet company presents a programme of seminal works by William Forsythe.
Steptext, set to Bach's Chaconne, is a series of duets performed by one woman and three men. Approximate Sonata combines five pas de deux with a thrilling score by Thom Willems.
The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude is Forsythe's playful twist on the classical style, as the tutu-clad ballerinas move with fearsome velocity. Completing the Forsythe repertoire is the magnificent In the middle, somewhat elevated. Programme 2 - The second programme features the UK premiere of Alexei Ratmansky's
Pierrot Lunaire, presented at New York City Center earlier in 2008.
Pierrot Lunaire was choreographed on Mariinsky prima ballerina Diana Vishneva, who dances this role again in London. The evening is completed by two of George Balanchine's timeless works
Apollo and
The Prodigal Son - set to scores by two of the 20th Century's greatest Russian composers, Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Prokofiev.
Cast/Performers
Ekaterina Kondaurova,
Irina Golub,
Olesya Novikova,
Elena Sheshina,
Mikhail Lobukhin,
Alexander Sergeyev,
Andrey Ivanov,
Ryu Ji Yeon,
Islom Baimuradov,
Anastasia Petushkova,
Anton Pimonov,
Ksenia Dubrovina,
Alexey Nedviga,
Elena Androsova Nadezhda Gonchar,
Evgenya Obraztsova,
Vladimir Shklyarov,
Maksim Zyuzin,
Anton PimonovCreatives/Company
Choreographer:
William Forsythe