The three separate ballets stand alone just as distinctly as the three novels that inspired each of them. Each act draws from a novel mrs dalloway, orlando and the waves combined with elements from letters, essays. The royal ballet season 201617 at the royal opera house revived some very memorable moments for me. Donald thom, dancer the national ballet of canada the. I now, i then is breathtakingly, heartbreakingly beautiful ballet, becomings, with its collaborative cleverness, is a spectacle as cerebral as it. Woolf works is a tv show on british national television from bbc4 with an average rating of 4. The lyric, qpac, 29 june the royal ballets brisbane season opened spectacularly with the first performance, outside great britain, of wayne mcgregors woolf works. Woolf works the royal ballet wayne mcgregor s awardwinning ballet triptych is inspired by the writings of virginia woolf, with an original score by max richter.
Mcgregor combines themes from three of woolfs landmark novels mrs dalloway, orlando and the waves. Woolf works the royal ballet 2015 alice pennefather. Tristan dyer and claire calvert in carbon life, the royal ballet. Wayne mcgregors latest work for the royal ballet is one of vision and ambition. Patrick terry rehearses clouds oertake the brightest day from susanna. The royal ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the royal opera house in covent garden, london, england. All the details of the 20162017 ballet season at londons royal opera house. The 1617 roh programme includes 2016 olivier award winner woolf works, inspired by the writings of virginia woolf, tchaikovskys classic ballet the nutcracker, and the return of the companys first ever production on its covent garden stage, the sleeping beauty. Woolf works was mcgregor s first fulllength work for the royal ballet, and saw him reunited with regular collaborator max richter, who provides a commissioned score incorporating electronic and.
Donald thom was born in kanata, ontario and trained at linda jamieson school of dance and the royal ballet upper school. Woolf works alessandra ferri and gary avis roh, 2015 photographed by tristam kenton. We found subtitles for the program the royal ballet. Woolf works by the royal ballet the new york times. The nutcracker in rehearsal the royal ballet by royal opera house. Royal opera house london il trovatore, woolf works.
Woolf works makes no attempt to be a consistent story ballet. By foteini christofilopoulou on december 3, 2017 in galleries 0 comments. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Becomings sarah lamb, steven mcrae, natalia osipova, edward watson, melissa hamilton, gary avis, akane takada, tristan dyer, francesca hayward, paul kay. All images courtesy of roh woolf works wayne mcgregor the royal ballet 2015 part 1. Wayne mcgregor and the royal ballet reimagine virginia. Maybe you were stunned by the sleeping beauty, or were you won over by woolf works. In woolf works, dance, design, lighting, film and music are all equal players, but the guiding force is modernist. For the ballet which is constructed as a triptych mcgregor draws on three landmark novels by the groundbreaking, experimental english novelist. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the royal ballet.
Royal ballet writing always, to the end of her days. The royal ballets woolf works queensland performing. Arts documentary hosted by darcey bussell and clemency burtonhill, published by bbc in 2017 english narration cover informationthe royal ballet presents wayne mcgregors triptych, inspired by the writings of virginia woolf, with an original score by max richter. So begins woolf works, wayne mcgregors first fulllength work, created in 2015 for the royal ballet where he has been resident choreographer since 2006. Woolf works stunning photos bbc four presents woolf works, wayne mcgregors ballet inspired by the writings of virginia woolf, performed by the royal ballet on 9 july, and i will make thee beds of roses and a thousand fragrant posies, a cap of flowers, and a kirtle embroidered all with leaves of myrtle christopher. On stage is a black, reflective panel which runs down the centre of the stage and creates the image of a dark river. Royal opera house, london wayne mcgregors ambitious triptych based on the multidimensional works of virginia woolf was a gamble that has paid off in exhilarating style. Did you discover a new favourite dancer, or ballet that youd never seen before. This stunning clip is from wayne mcgregors ballet woolf works, inspired by the writing of virginia woolf. A passionate lover of classical ballet and an amateur ballet dancer herself, she takes delight in exploring the intersections between literature and different art forms. Woolf works was mcgregors first fulllength work for the royal ballet, and saw him reunited with regular collaborator max richter, who provides a commissioned score incorporating electronic and orchestral music.
Each of its acts takes off from a separate novel mrs dalloway, orlando and the waves and each riffs on the style of woolfs writing in very different ways. Alessandra ferri, 54, and mara galeazzi, ten years younger. Gallery royal ballet in obsidian tear and the invitation. This revival of wayne mcgregors woolf works from 2015 now has alternating ballerinas in the leading role. Although the best of this bunch, shechters royal ballet debut was some way from this contemporary whizzs best more of which later. Wayne mcgregors fascinating ballet, woolf works, is inspired by woolfs novels mrs dalloway 1925, orlando 1928 and the waves 1931. Woolf works described as a triptych is a fulllength programme directed and choreographed by wayne mcgregor, thematically attached to the life and selected works of virginia woolf. Woolf works the royal ballet, 20th may 2015 quite who suggested the subject matter of virginia woolf for a new ballet, and quite why they did so, is anyones guess.
And sighs of relief backstage, one imagines, because in more than one sense the royal ballet had bet the bank on the piece. Woolf works was mcgregors first fulllength work for the royal ballet, and saw him reunited with regular collaborator max richter, who provides a commissioned score incorporating electronic and. Wayne mcgregors woolf works is a monumental act of artistic daring, claiming for dance the. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing metroarts.
Watch the royal ballet rehearse for past and upcoming productions here. Sander trained at the royal ballet school of antwerp until the age of 15 before joining the royal ballet school in london for their final three years of training at the school. The pioneering literary work of virginia woolf is the inspiration for multiawardwinning choreographer wayne mcgregors brilliant triptych for the royal ballet. Woolf works, wayne mcgregor, royal ballet leaden score and ponderous choreography do an injustice to bloomsbury authors name. Lyric theatre, queensland performing arts centre, brisbane, june 29. In woolf works 2017 she will alternate the lead role with exprincipal mara galeazzi, returning to the stage after her premature retirement. Woolf works premiered in 2015 and returns to covent garden. Royal ballet woolf works royal opera house londondance. Based on orlando, woolfs only truly linear novel on time travel and the fragility of gender.
Platinum tickets have now sold out for woolf works but. Fearlessly, mcgregor has tackled the feminist icon of english literature, virginia woolf, and made a triptych of. Still good art can come from unlikely places, or can be sourced from curious themes, and mcgregors art. Taking her three bestknown works, mrs dalloway, orlando and the waves as his cue, the royal ballets resident choreographer has fashioned a nonnarrative, highly expressive ballet that sets a. Mcgregors woolf works another story ballet of a kind, and his first fulllength piece for the royal ballet. The second act, becomings, contrasts vastly to the first.
Vaganova ballet academy student daria ionova photographed by darian volkova bbc four presents woolf works, wayne mcgregors ballet inspired by the writings of virginia woolf, performed by the royal ballet on 9 july, ballet beautiful there are no taking days off. Woolf works 2015 alice pennefather dance photography. Fellow italian, and royal ballet principal federico. Woolf works, a portrait of author virginia woolf, the star of the turn of the century art tarts, the bloomsbury set is. Roh season including opera il trovatore, woolf works and ballet sleeping beauty at the royal opera house london. Its unbelievably hot today, so cool off with this magical clip from the royal ballets the nutcracker. The royal ballet presents wayne mcgregors triptych, inspired by the writings of virginia woolf, with an original score by max richter. When the final curtain fell on wayne mcgregors new ballet, woolf works, the cast were greeted with cheers and a standing ovation. Edward watson, akane takada and tristan dyer in woolf works. Woolf works three acts are a balanced marriage of everything wayne mcgregor brings to the royal ballet, and everything they bring to him. If the form is unusual, its narrativeabstract mix suits wayne mcgregor, royal ballet resident choreographer since 2006, under the guiding hand of dramaturge uzma hameed. Met with outstanding critical acclaim on its premiere in 2015, it went on to win mcgregor the critics circle award for best classical choreography and the olivier award for best new dance production.