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Your Reaction: What did you think of The Royal Ballet's The Cellist/Dances at a Gathering?
Your Reaction: What did you think of The Royal Ballet's The Cellist/Dances at a Gathering?
Audience and press reviews of a mixed programme that features a world premiere from Cathy Marston, inspired by the life of Jacqueline du Pré.
Audience and press reviews of a mixed programme that features a world premiere from Cathy Marston, inspired by the life of Jacqueline du Pré.
Woke up this morning still feeling great from watching @LondonBallerina give a career best performance as Jacqueline du Pré in the world premiere of The cellist! She was amazing, ethereal, strong and fragile, one of the best in @TheRoyalBallet this season #ROHcellistmixed 5*
— Ioannis Touras (@itouras) February 18, 2020
#ROHCellistMixed really worked for me. Dances at a Gathering i really enjoyed and found it set a sort of 60s/70s feel. The Cellist told its tragic story well. All three leads excellent and appropriately fantastic solo cello. Not sure all the choreography for the corps worked.
— Andrew Clark (@AndrewClarkArch) February 17, 2020
If you are like me and think besides all the concerts and operas there is no time really for ballet... Think again and go see #ROHcellistmixed
— amalas (@MilymeterA) February 17, 2020
Stunning from start to finish, and who knew one could dance a cello!
While the first half of #ROHcellistmixed was like a warm up with luxurious cast, the main event was extremely moving and supurb in every way. 💖💖💖💖💖
— Wisdom Hill (@Scarlet2046) February 17, 2020
Outstanding new ballet #TheCellist by @CathyRMarston cementing her reputation as a story teller of extraordinary clarity and heart. Throughly deserving her 1st @RoyalOperaHouse main stage premier #ROHCellistmixed
— Rebecca Jukes (@becca_tweet) February 17, 2020
Press reviews:
Telegraph ★★★★★
Guardian ★★★★
The Arts Desk ★★★★
The Stage ★★★★
Independent ★★★★
Financial Times ★★★
Times ★★★
Evening Standard ★★★
What did you think of The Cellist/Dances at a Gathering?
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The Royal Ballet's Mixed Programme runs until 4 March 2020. Tickets are still available.
The programme will be relayed live to cinemas around the world on 25 February 2020. Find your nearest cinema and sign up to our mailing list.
The mixed programme is staged with generous philanthropic support from The Taylor Family Foundation, Julia and Hans Rausing, The JP Jacobs Charitable Trust and The New Choreography Syndicate.
The Cellist is staged with generous philanthropic support from Sir Lloyd and Lady Dorfman, Simon and Virginia Robertson, Victoria Robey OBE, Sue Butcher and ROH Young Philanthropists.
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation, a charitable company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales (Company number 480523) Charity Registered (Number 211775)