Morphoses: The Wheeldon Company
Program One
Commedia
Choreography: Wheeldon Music: Stravinsky
Boléro
Choreography: Ratmansky Music: Ravel
Title TBC (World Premiere)
Choreography: Harbour Music: Ross Edwards
*All with live orchestra
Programme One is a centenary celebration of Les Ballets Russes, inspired by the legendary company’s commitment to creating innovative, collaborative productions with seminal artists of its time.
This ambitious programme features Christopher Wheeldon’s Commedia, which premiered at Sadler’s Wells last year to wide acclaim, plus a brand new work by Tim Harbour, one of Australia's most exciting new young choreographers, and Alexei Ratmansky’s Boléro, which was created for the Bolshoi and is set to the music of Maurice Ravel.
Program Two
Continuum
Choreography: Wheeldon Music: Ligeti (1 live piano)
Softly as I Leave You
Choreography: Lightfoot / León Music: Pärt (tape)
Title TBC (World Premiere)
Choreography: Wheeldon Music: Rachmaninoff (2 live pianos)
For Programme Two, husband and wife choreographic team Paul Lightfoot and Sol León, resident choreographers of Nederlands Dans Theater, re-choreograph one of their existing works, Softly as I Leave You, specifically for Morphoses dancers Drew Jacoby and Rubinald Pronk. Christopher Wheeldon presents two works set to piano scores – the beautiful Continuum, performed to the music of Ligeti, plus a world premiere set to Suites for Two Pianos by Rachmaninoff.