Ballet to Broadway: Wheeldon Works

Stage on Screen | (12A) | 180 minutes |

Thu 22 May | 7.15pm | Screen One | Tickets £16.50/£14.50

Running time: 180 minutes
One Interval

Complete the Stage On Screen experience with Prosecco and Canapés, available to enjoy during the interval of this screening. Place your order during the ticket booking process.

Mixed Programme: 1 Revival, 3 New Productions

FOOL’S PARADISE

Luminescent and shimmering, Fool’s Paradise marked the first of Wheeldon’s many collaborations with composer Joby Talbot. It was created in 2007 for Wheeldon’s own company, Morphoses, and first performed in 2012 by The Royal Ballet.

 THE TWO OF US

The wistful songs of Joni Mitchell set the scene for the UK premiere of The Two of Us, a duet of deep intimacy and yearning. It was created in 2020 for the Fall for Dance Festival in New York, and had American ballet dancers Sarah Mearns and David Hallberg in its original cast.

 US (DUET)

Us is a tender duet danced by two men. It was created in 2017 for BalletBoyz and is set to Keaten Henson’s music.

 AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (BALLET) 

The Royal Ballet celebrates Wheeldon’s extraordinary success in musical theatre by performing the ballet scene from his Tony Award-winning musical An American in Paris. Set to Gershwin’s jazzy melodies, the musical is inspired by the 1951 film of the same name starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron. The musical went on to win four Tony awards.  The full musical depicts a blossoming romance between the American G.I. Jerry Mulligan and a French ballerina, Lise Dassin. The ballet excerpt was Wheeldon’s take on one of the most memorable scenes from the film – an extended sequence in which the two central characters dance through Paris.

Creatives:

 CHOREOGRAPHY Christopher Wheeldon

CONDUCTOR Koen Kessels

ORCHESTRA Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

MUSIC:

Joby Talbot

Joni Mitchell

Keaton Henson

George Gershwhin

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