The Cellist / Dances at a Gathering (The Royal Ballet)

The story

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.

Cast

M Marcelino SambéThe Instrument M Matthew BallThe Conductor L Lauren CuthbertsonThe Cellist E Emma LucanoThe Cellist (as a young girl) L Lauren GodfreyHer Sister (as a young girl) K Kristen McNallyHer Mother T Thomas WhiteheadHer Father A Anna Rose O'SullivanHer Sister G Gary AvisHer Cello Teacher N Nicol EdmondsHer Cello Teacher B Benjamin EllaHer Cello Teacher L Luca AcriHer Musical Friend / Dancer

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P Paul KayHer Musical Friend J Joseph SissensHer Musical Friend M Marianela NúñezDancer F Francesca HaywardDancer Y Yasmine NaghdiDancer F Fumi KanekoDancer L Laura MoreraDancer A Alexander CampbellDancer W William BracewellDancer F Federico BonelliDancer V Valentino ZucchettiDancer