Press Release: English National Ballet - casting for Modern Masters

[Jan McNulty]

Modern Masters

Sadler’s Wells, EC1R 4TN

Tuesday 10 - Sunday 15 March 2015

Performances: 7.30pm (mat 2.30pm)

Tickets: £12 - £45

Box office: www.ballet.org.uk or 0844 412 4300

 

Presenting its first programme as an Associate Company of Sadler’s Wells, English National Ballet brings Modern Masters: Icons of 20th Century Choreography, a new triple bill, to Sadler’s Wells from the 10 - 15 March 2015. The evening’s programme includes works from two choreographers new to the Company’s repertoire, William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated and the UK premiere of Spring and Fall by John Neumeier. The triple bill also includes Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, first performed by the Company in Ecstasy and Death in 2013.

 

Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, features six men, six women and six fencing foils, symbolising energy, silence and sexuality. Created for the Salzburg Festival in 1991, it is performed to the movements of two Mozart Piano Concerti, the A Major and the C Major.

 

Originally created for the Hamburg Ballet, John Neumeier’s Spring and Fall is not in the repertoire of any other UK company. Set to Dvořák's Serenade for Strings in E Major, it features two couples and corps de ballet.

 

William Forsythe created In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated at the invitation of Rudolf Nureyev when he was Director of the Paris Opera Ballet. Set against a bare stage it is performed by nine dancers to an electronic score by Dutch composer Thom Willems, culminating in a display of technical brilliance.

 

Modern Masters Casting

Casting is subject to change. Please check www.ballet.org.uk for further information

 

Petite Mort

 

Tuesday 10 March – Alison McWhinney and James Streeter, Adela Ramirez and Francisco Bosch, Fernanda Oliveira and Fabian Reimair, Ksenia Ovsyanick and James Forbat, Laurretta Summerscales and Junor Souza, Tamara Rojo and Max Westwell

 

Wednesday 11 March (eve) – Alison McWhinney and James Streeter, Adela Ramirez and Francisco Bosch, Fernanda Oliveira and Fabian Reimair, Ksenia Ovsyanick and James Forbat, Laurretta Summerscales and Junor Souza, Tamara Rojo and Max Westwell

 

Thursday 12 March (mat) – Amber Hunt and James Streeter, Shiori Kase and Yonah Acosta, Erina Takahashi and Francisco Bosch, Begoña Cao and Nathan Young, Tiffany Hedman and Ken Saruhashi, Angela Wood and Junor Souza

 

Thursday 12 March (eve) – Alison McWhinney and James Streeter, Adela Ramirez and Francisco Bosch, Fernanda Oliveira and Fabian Reimair, Ksenia Ovsyanick and James Forbat, Laurretta Summerscales and Junor Souza, Tamara Rojo and Max Westwell

 

Friday 13 March (eve) – Amber Hunt and James Streeter, Adela Ramirez and Francisco Bosch, Fernanda Oliveira and Fabian Reimair, Ksenia Ovsyanick and James Forbat, Laurretta Summerscales and Junor Souza, Tamara Rojo and Max Westwell

 

Saturday 14 March (mat) – Amber Hunt and James Streeter, Shiori Kase and Yonah Acosta, Erina Takahashi and Francisco Bosch, Begoña Cao and Nathan Young, Tiffany Hedman and Ken Saruhashi, Angela Wood and Junor Souza

 

Saturday 14 March (eve) – Alison McWhinney and James Streeter, Adela Ramirez and Francisco Bosch, Fernanda Oliveira and Fabian Reimair, Ksenia Ovsyanick and James Forbat, Laurretta Summerscales and Junor Souza, Tamara Rojo and Max Westwell

 

Sunday 15 March (mat) – Amber Hunt and James Streeter, Shiori Kase and Yonah Acosta, Erina Takahashi and Francisco Bosch, Begoña Cao and Nathan Young, Tiffany Hedman and Ken Saruhashi, Tamarin Stott and Junor Souza

 

 

Spring and Fall (in order of Lead Lady and Gentlemen)

 

Tuesday 10 March – Alina Cojocaru, Alejandro Virelles, James Forbat, Cesar Corrales

Wednesday 11 March (eve) – Alina Cojocaru, Alejandro Virelles, James Forbat, Cesar Corrales

Thursday 12 March (mat) – Tamara Rojo, Max Westwell, Daniele Silingardi, Ken Saruhashi

Thursday 12 March (eve) – Alina Cojocaru, Alejandro Virelles, James Forbat, Cesar Corrales

Friday 13 March (eve) – Alina Cojocaru, Alejandro Virelles, James Forbat, Cesar Corrales

Saturday 14 March (mat) – Alina Cojocaru, Alejandro Virelles, James Forbat, Cesar Corrales

Saturday 14 March (eve) – Tamara Rojo, Max Westwell, Daniele Silingardi, Ken Saruhashi

Sunday 15 March (mat) – Alina Cojocaru, Alejandro Virelles, James Forbat, Cesar Corrales

 

 

In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated

Tuesday 10 March – Alina Cojocaru, Begoña Cao, Laurretta Summerscales, Crystal Costa, Kei Akahoshi, Alison McWhinney, Alejandro Virelles Junor Souza, Fernando Bufala

Wednesday 11 March (eve) – Erina Takahashi, Tiffany Hedman, Fernanda Oliveira, Crystal Costa, Kei Akahoshi, Alison McWhinney, James Streeter, Makoto Nakamura, Fernando Bufala

Thursday 12 March (mat) – Erina Takahashi, Tiffany Hedman, Laurretta Summerscales, Crystal Costa, Anjuli Hudson, Alison McWhinney, James Streeter, Junor Souza, Fernando Bufala

Thursday 12 March (eve) – Alina Cojocaru, Begoña Cao, Fernanda Oliveira, Kei Akahoshi, Anjuli Hudson, Stina Quagebeur, Alejandro Virelles, Makoto Nakamura, Barry Drummond

Friday 13 March (eve) – Erina Takahashi, Tiffany Hedman, Laurretta Summerscales, Kei Akahoshi, Anjuli Hudson, Stina Quagebeur, James Streeter, Junor Souza, Barry Drummond

Saturday 14 March (mat) – Erina Takahashi, Tiffany Hedman, Fernanda Oliveira, Crystal Costa, Kei Akahoshi, Stina Quagebeur, James Streeter, Makoto Nakamura, Fernando Bufala

Saturday 14 March (eve) – Alina Cojocaru, Begoña Cao, Laurretta Summerscales, Crystal Costa, Kei Akahoshi, Alison McWhinney, Alejandro Virelles, Junor Souza, Fernando Bufala

Sunday 15 March (mat) – Alina Cojocaru, Begoña Cao, Fernanda Oliveira, Kei Akahoshi, Anjuli Hudson, Alison McWhinney, Alejandro Virelles, Makoto Nakamura, Barry Drummond

 

 

Free post-show talk with Tamara Rojo (BSL-interpreted): Wednesday 11 March, on stage

 

 

For further information about English National Ballet and to book tickets visit www.ballet.org.uk Please note performance details are subject to change.

 

 

[aileen]

There is very little variation in the casts. There are basically two casts for each ballet, with a limited amount of swapping around. I don't know how large the corps for the Neumeier is, but there must be a lot of dancers who aren't cast in this bill at all or who are doing very little. I'm disappointed that Ksenia has not been cast in the Forsythe; I could really see her in this.

[alison]

My head's spinning from all the permutations.  I may just have to pick one date and stick with it - not sure I want to go more than once, unless I fall in love with the Neumeier.