Twyla Tharp Featured in Royal Ballet's 2017/18 Season

Details of The Royal Ballet's 2017/18 Season have been announced. The full production list is as follows:

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
27 September-28 October 2017

Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon
Music: Joby Talbot
Cast TBC

Follow Alice down the rabbit hole in Christopher Wheeldon's exuberant ballet, inspired by Lewis Carroll's much-loved book.

Jeux (part of MacMillan: A National Celebration)
18-24 October 2017 (Clore Studio Upstairs)

Choreography: Wayne Eagling after Kenneth MacMillan and Vaslav Nijinsky
Music: Claude Debussy
Cast TBC

As part of Kenneth MacMillan: a National Celebration, The Royal Ballet dances Wayne Eagling's short ballet inspired by MacMillan's re-creation of Nijinsky's lost Debussy work.

Concerto / Le Baiser de la fée / Elite Syncopations (part of MacMillan: A National Celebration)
18-19 October 2017

Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan
Music: Dmitry Shostakovich / Igor Stravinsky / Scott Joplin
Performed by: The Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Northern Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Scottish Ballet
Cast TBC

Dancers from the UK's five leading ballet companies perform two of MacMillan's sunniest works alongside a new production of his dark, classical fairytale, as part of Kenneth MacMillan: a National Celebration.

The Judas Tree / Song of the Earth (part of MacMillan: A National Celebration)
24 October-1 November 2017

Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan
Music: Gustav Mahler / Brian Elias
Performed by: The Royal Ballet and English National Ballet
Cast TBC

The Royal Ballet and English National Ballet present two of Kenneth MacMillan's most complex and important works, in the second programme of Kenneth MacMillan: a National Celebration.

Sea of Troubles (part of MacMillan: A National Celebration)
26 October-1 November 2017 (Clore Studio Upstairs)

Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan
Music: Anton Webern and Bohuslav Martin?
Cast TBC

As part of Kenneth MacMillan: a National Celebration, Yorke Dance Project performs Kenneth MacMillan's powerful short ballet inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Gloria / The Judas Tree / Elite Syncopations (part of MacMillan: A National Celebration)
26-27 October 2017

Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan
Music: Francis Poulenc / Brian Elias / Scott Joplin
Performed by: The Royal Ballet, Northern Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Scottish Ballet
Cast TBC

Leading UK dance companies perform three ballets that show the range and versatility of MacMillan's muse, in the third and final programme of Kenneth MacMillan: a National Celebration.

The Illustrated 'Farewell' NEW / The Wind NEW / Untouchable 2x WORLD PREMIERES
6-17 November 2017

Choreography: Twyla Tharp / Arthur Pita / Hofesh Shechter
Music: Joseph Haydn / Frank Moon and Christopher Austin / Hofesh Shechter and Nell Catchpole
Cast TBC

Twyla Tharp and Arthur Pita create new works for The Royal Ballet, in a programme that includes the first revival of Hofesh Shechter's 2015 work for the Company.

Sylvia
23 November-16 December 2017

Choreography: Frederick Ashton
Music: Léo Delibes
Cast TBC

Frederick Ashton's delightful full-length classical ballet is a charming feast for the senses, set to Delibes' marvellous score.

The Nutcracker
5 December 2017-10 January 2018

Choreography: Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov
Music: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Cast TBC

A young girl's enchanted present leads her on a wonderful Christmas adventure in this beautiful classical ballet, danced to Tchaikovsky's magnificent score.

Giselle
19 January-9 March 2018

Choreography: Marius Petipa after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot
Music: Adolphe Adam revised by Lars Paine
Cast TBC

The greatest of all Romantic ballets, Peter Wright's production of Marius Petipa's classic is a tale of betrayal, the supernatural and love that transcends death.

The Winter's Tale
13 February-21 March 2018

Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon
Music: Joby Talbot
Cast TBC

Shakespeare's tale of love and loss becomes compelling dance drama in Christopher Wheeldon's ballet adaptation, with music by Joby Talbot.

NEW Wayne McGregor / The Age of Anxiety / NEW Christopher Wheeldon 2x WORLD PREMIERES
15 March-13 April 2018

Choreography: Wayne McGregor / Liam Scarlett / Christopher Wheeldon
Music: Leonard Bernstein
Cast TBC

The Royal Ballet celebrates the centenary of Leonard Bernstein's birth with an all-Bernstein programme from the Company's three associate choreographers, Wayne McGregor, Liam Scarlett and Christopher Wheeldon.

Manon
29 March-16 May 2018

Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan
Music: Jules Massenet
Cast TBC

Kenneth MacMillan's masterpiece of modern ballet is revived this Season as part of continuing celebrations of MacMillan's profound impact on British ballet, to mark the 25th anniversary of his death.

Obsidian Tear / Marguerite and Armand / Elite Syncopations
14 April-11 May 2018

Choreography: Wayne McGregor / Frederick Ashton / Kenneth MacMillan
Music: Esa-Pekka Salonen / Franz Liszt / Scott Joplin
Performed by: The Royal Ballet
Cast TBC

Characteristic works from three of The Royal Ballet's Resident Choreographers - Wayne McGregor, Frederick Ashton and Kenneth MacMillan - display the diversity of The Royal Ballet and its virtuoso dancers.

Swan Lake NEW PRODUCTION
17 May-21 June 2018

Choreography: Liam Scarlett after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Music: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Cast TBC

The Royal Ballet presents a new production of Tchaikovsky's magnificent classical ballet, with additional choreography by Liam Scarlett and designs by John Macfarlane.

The Royal Ballet School Summer Performance 2018
8 July 2018

This summer showcase offers a chance to see the depth and breadth of talent emerging from The Royal Ballet School.

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