Dance Watch

Alice (Lauren Cuthbertson) stumbles upon the Mad Hatter (Steven McRae) in Christopher Wheeldon’s curious production of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland for The Royal Ballet. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk/alice Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland burst onto the stage in 2011 in an explosion of colour, stage magic and inventive, sophisticated choreography. Joby Talbot’s score combines contemporary soundworlds with sweeping melodies that gesture to ballet scores of the 19th century. Bob Crowley’s wildly imaginative, eye-popping designs draw on everything from puppetry to projections to make Wonderland wonderfully real. Alice encounters a cast of extraordinary and instantly recognizable characters, from the [More]

Federico Bonelli as Romeo and Lauren Cuthbertson as Juliet perform the Balcony pas de deux in Kenneth MacMillan’s Royal Ballet production of Romeo and Juliet. Find out more: http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/rom… Kenneth MacMillan brings a contemporary interpretation to Sergei Prokofiev’s classic score. His version of the ballet draws out the emotional and psychological intensity at the heart of the tale. Romeo and Juliet contains three passionate pas de deux: from the lovers’ first meeting and the famous balcony scene to the devastating final tragedy. The lovers’ story is set against a wonderful evocation of 16th-century Verona: a bustling market place erupts into [More]