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The Royal Ballet: Within the Golden Hour / Medusa / Flight Pattern

The contemporary face of The Royal Ballet is shown in works from three of today's leading choreographers.
May 16, 2019 · 1h 47m
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Christopher Wheeldon's Within the Golden Hour is based around seven couples separating and intermingling, to music by Vivaldi and Ezio Bosso and lit with the rich colours suggested by sunset. In Flight Pattern, Crystal Pite combines Górecki's haunting “Symphony of Sorrowful Songs” with a large dance ensemble to create a poignant and passionate reflection on migration. Between them, Medusa is new work inspired by the Greek myth, created for The Royal Ballet by the acclaimed choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, which juxtaposes Purcell arias with an electronic score by Olga Wojciechowska.

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CAST

Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Principal Dancer (Golden Hour)
Francesca Hayward
Principal Dancer (Golden Hour)
Sarah Lamb
Principal Dancer (Golden Hour)
Vadim Muntagirov
Principal Dancer (Golden Hour)
Valentino Zucchetti
Principal Dancer (Golden Hour) / Dancer (Flight Pattern)
Alexander Campbell
Principal Dancer (Golden Hour)
Hannah Grennell
Dancer (Golden Hour) / Priestess (Medusa)
Fumi Kaneko
Dancer (Golden Hour)
Directed by Ross MacGibbon

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Royal Opera House
Country
US

SIMILAR TITLES

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2000
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1983
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2023
Save the Last Dance
2001
Coppelia
2022
Bizet: Carmen
2013
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