Chroma / New Dawson / The Rite Of Spring
One hundred years of visionary ballet – from Stravinsky’s 20th-century masterpiece to innovative choreography by Wayne McGregor and David Dawson.
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When to see it
Booking for 9 November 2013 - 23 November 2013 opens
- Booking opens 9 July 2013 at 10.00am for General Public.
- Booking opens 11 June 2013 at 10.00am for Friends of Covent Garden.
- Booking opens 4 June 2013 at 10.00am for Supporting Friends.
- Booking opens 31 May 2013 at 10.00am for Premium 1 Friends.
- Booking opens 30 May 2013 at 10.00am for Premium 2 Friends.
- Wordsworth
- Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
- Choe
- McRae
- Cuthbertson
- Hamilton
- Lamb
- Watson
- Bonelli
- Ondiviela
- Underwood
- Trzensimiech
- Wordsworth
- Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
- Cowley
- Takada
- Stix-Brunell
- Morera
- Hirano
- Kay
- Cervera
- Dyer
- Stepanek
- Montaño
- Wordsworth
- Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
- Choe
- Hamilton
- Lamb
- Cuthbertson
- Watson
- McRae
- Bonelli
- Ondiviela
- Underwood
- Trzensimiech
- Wordsworth
- Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
- Cowley
- Takada
- Stix-Brunell
- Morera
- Hirano
- Kay
- Cervera
- Dyer
- Stepanek
- Montaño
- Wordsworth
- Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
- Cowley
- Takada
- Stix-Brunell
- Morera
- Hirano
- Kay
- Cervera
- Dyer
- Stepanek
- Montaño
- Wordsworth
- Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
- Choe
- Hamilton
- Lamb
- Cuthbertson
- Watson
- McRae
- Bonelli
- Ondiviela
- Underwood
- Trzensimiech
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Background
Chroma provides the sensational opening for this Royal Ballet mixed programme. With its stark white set, designed by architect John Pawson, and costumes that outline the body’s contours as the dancers explore their physical limits, Wayne McGregor’s Chroma looks as groundbreaking today as it did at its 2006 premiere.
Former Royal Ballet School pupil David Dawson is much admired in Europe for his boldly imaginative choreography. His first work for The Royal Ballet is eagerly awaited. Dawson has chosen music by electronic artist Greg Haines and will work with designers Eno Henze and Yumiko Takeshima to bring his distinctive vision to the stage.
Kenneth MacMillan’s The Rite of Spring brings the programme to a cathartic close. One hundred years after its premiere, Stravinsky’s propulsive music still has the power to shock. MacMillan’s choreography demands attention too, not least through the stunning use of the corps de ballet. Sets and costumes in sunbaked yellows and reds by Sidney Nolan intensify the increasingly frenzied atmosphere.
Mixed programme
These works are performed together:
Chroma
Wayne McGregor’s breathtaking choreography is paired with explosive music from Joby Talbot and The White Stripes in this modern ballet classic.
New Dawson
Visionary British choreographer David Dawson presents his first work for The Royal Ballet.
The Rite of Spring
An iconic ballet of the 20th century: Stravinsky’s groundbreaking score and MacMillan’s bold choreography depict the violent birth pangs of spring.
Related links
- www.guardian.co.uk MoveTube: Wayne McGregor's Chroma
- en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia: Chroma
- www.dawsonarts.net Dawson Arts official website
- www.basenow.net Interview with David Dawson
- www.kennethmacmillan.com Kenneth MacMillan's The Rite of Spring
- www.guardian.co.uk The Rite of Spring: 'The work of a madman'
- www.bbc.co.uk Listen: Paris 1913 and The Rite of Spring
- www.youtube.com Watch: The Rite of Spring rehearsal
