£24.99
MacMillan’s vision has been vital in shaping The Royal Ballet’s style and repertory, and what better way to appreciate his art than with this rare chance to experience three contrasting works in a single performance. Abstract, dramatic, humorous – this programme gives a wonderfully varied introduction not just to MacMillan’s work but to the beauty and dramatic power of ballet itself. Concerto, to Shostakovich’s Second Piano Concerto, contrasts moments of exuberance and elegiac reflection. The Judas Tree places a single woman among 13 men to enact a harrowing event that is recognizably contemporary but with biblical overtones. Elite Syncopations completes the programme with a sparkling evocation of a dance hall that brings ragtime rhythms to the dance, and a ragtime band to the stage.
CONCERTO
Music: Dmitri Shostakovich
Dancers: Yuhui Choe / Steven McRae / Marianela Nuñez / Rupert Pennefather / Helen Crawford
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor: Dominic Grier
ELITE SYNCOPATIONS
Music: Scott Joplin and others
Dancers: Sarah Lamb / Valeri Hristov / Mara Galeazzi / Steven McRae / Laura McCulloch / Iohna Loots / Paul Kay / Liam Scarlett
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor: Robert Clark
THE JUDAS TREE
Music: Brian Elias
Dancers: Carlos Acosta / Leanne Benjamin / Edward Watson / Bennet Gartside
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth
Plus: Introductions to each ballet piece by Deborah MacMillan
Picture: 16:9 1080i
Sound: LPCM 2.0 / DTS 5.1 HD - Master Audio
Duration: 114 mins
Region code: All Regions
1 X BD50
Subtitles: FR/DE/ES (Extras only)
Collections: Recordings, Recordings & books
