The Cellist / Dances at a Gathering (The Royal Ballet)
Directed by Ross MacGibbon
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Marston / Robbins
The Royal Ballet presents the world premiere of Cathy Marston's first work for the Company on the Main Stage alongside a revival of Jerome Robbins’s timeless classic of pure dance. The Cellist is a one-act ballet about British cellist Jacqueline du Pré, from her discovery of the cello through her celebrity as one of the most extraordinary players of the instrument to her frustration and struggle with multiple sclerosis. Jerome Robbins's Dances at a Gathering is a fluid exercise in pure dance for five couples, set to piano music by Fryderyk Chopin.Read moreLess
The Royal Ballet presents the world premiere of Cathy Marston's first work for the Company on the Main Stage alongside a revival of Jerome Robbins’s timeless classic of pure dance. The Cellist is a one-act ballet about British cellist Jacqueline du Pré, from her discovery of the cello through her celebrity as one of the most extraordinary players of the instrument to her frustration and struggle with multiple sclerosis. Jerome Robbins's Dances at a Gathering is a fluid exercise in pure dance for five couples, set to piano music by Fryderyk Chopin.
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The Royal Ballet presents the world premiere of Cathy Marston's first work for the Company on the Main Stage alongside a revival of Jerome Robbins’s timeless classic of pure dance. The Cellist is a one-act ballet about British cellist Jacqueline du Pré, from her discovery of the cello through her celebrity as one of the most extraordinary players of the instrument to her frustration and struggle with multiple sclerosis. Jerome Robbins's Dances at a Gathering is a fluid exercise in pure dance for five couples, set to piano music by Fryderyk Chopin.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Marcelino SambéThe Instrument
Matthew BallThe Conductor
Lauren CuthbertsonThe Cellist
Kristen McNallyHer Mother
Thomas WhiteheadHer Father
Anna Rose O'SullivanHer Sister
Gary AvisHer Cello Teacher
Nicol EdmondsHer Cello Teacher
Benjamin EllaHer Cello Teacher
Luca AcriHer Musical Friend / DancerExplore the crew
- Original Music Composer
- Frédéric Chopin
- Director
- Ross MacGibbon