As one of the only ballet companies to have direct lineage from the Ballets Russes, English National Ballet celebrates the centenary with two programmes including some of the troupe’s great works, Ballets Russes productions were collaborations with major choreographers, composers, artists and dancers of the time including Pavlova, Picasso, Debussy, Chanel, Matisse and Nijinsky.
Ballets Russes – Sadler’s Wells, London.
The Australian Ballet also has direct heritage from the original Ballets Russes and for this season English National Ballet will be joined by guest artists from The Australian Ballet for performances of Le Spectre de la Rose
Highlights of Ballets Russes includes Les Sylphides, Le Spectre de la Rose, Schéhérazade and The Dying Swan. The performances also showcase Kenneth MacMillan’s reworking of the visceral The Rite of Spring, which provoked riots at its first performances by the Ballets Russes; and the World Premiere of Faune, a re-imagining of Nijinsky's L'après-midi d'un Faune by internationally acclaimed choreographer David Dawson.
Schéhérazade – Photo: Bill Cooper
English National Ballet
Ballets Russes, 16 – 20 June 2009 Exploring Ballets Russes, 18 June 2.30pm
Programme 1 16 (Press night), 18, 20 June 7.30pm Apollo, Le Spectre de la Rose, The Dying Swan, Faune – World Premiere, Schéhérazade
Apollo Music: Igor Stravinsky Choreography: George Balanchine
Le Spectre de la Rose Music: Carl Maria von Weber Choreography: Michael Fokine Sets/Costume: Leon Bakst
The Dying Swan Music: Camille Saint-Saëns Choreography: Michel Fokine Costume: Leon Bakst
Faun(e) Music: Claude Debussy Choreography: David Dawson Set Designer: David Dawson Costume Designer: Yumiko Takeshima Lighting: David Dawson
Schéhérazade Choreography: Nicholas Beriozoff after Michel Fokine Music: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Design: Geoffrey Guy after Léon Bakst
Programme 2 17 (press night), 19 June 7.30pm – 20 June 2.30pm Les Sylphides, Le Spectre de la Rose, The Dying Swan Faune, The Rite of Spring
Les Sylphides Music: Frederic Chopin Choreography: Michel Fokine Staging: Alicia Markova Sets: Geoffrey Guy after Corot Costume: Geoffrey Guy after Alexandre Benois
The Rite of Spring Music: Igor Stravinsky Choreography: Sir Kenneth MacMillan Designer: Yolanda Sonnabend
Les Sylphides – Photo Patrick Baldwin
As part of Ballets Russes English National Ballet offers Exploring Ballets Russes, a unique chance to see what goes into creating a programme of work. The Company will present a special performance looking into the rehearsal process. The first act will explore the methods the dancers and their tutors use to restage and rehearse these ballets, and in act II the Company presents a fully staged performance of The Dying Swan, and Schéhérazade.
16 (Press night), 18, 20 June 7.30pm Apollo, Le Spectre de la Rose, The Dying Swan, Faune (World Premiere), Schéhérazade 17 (press night), 19 June 7.30pm, 20 June 2.30pm Les Sylphides, Le Spectre de la Rose, The Dying Swan Faune, The Rite of Spring Exploring Ballets Russes 18 June 2pm
''Outstanding Company'' English National Ballet truimphs at Critics' Circle National Dance Awards 2008.
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