Raven Girl/Symphony in C, Royal Ballet
Raven Girl/Symphony in C, Royal Ballet
Submitted by admin on Wed, 15/05/2013 - 05:00
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Friday, 24 May, 2013 - 18:30
24 May-8 June: world premiere of Wayne McGregor's first narrati
ve ballet - based on Audrey (The Time Traveller's Wife) Niffenegger's libre
tto, composed by Gabriel (The English Patient) Yared. Coupled with Balanch
ine's glorious four-movement white-tutu ballet to Bizet's brilliant teenage
d Symphony in C. 7 performances. Evening shows at 7.30pm: Friday 24, Tuesd
ay 28, Wednesday 29 May (+2pm mat), Monday 3, Saturday 8 June (+1.30pm m
at)
Raven Girl tells the story of the extraordinary raven girl who is t
rapped in a human body and longs to fly. Symphony in C was originally chore
ographed for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1947, and fields star dancers in ev
ery movement. The evening is the final programme of the Royal Ballet season