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Choreographer: Wayne McGregor
1. Choreographer of Royal Ballet - 2006
  1. first contemporary choreographer to hold the post
2. Multiple award winner
Company = The royal Ballet
Premiere = 13th November 2008, Royal Opera House, London
Dance Style = Contemporary ballet
12 dancers
1. but brief appearance of a crowd
Duration = 28 minutes
Aural Setting
1. Music by Max Richter
2. Sound design by Chris Ekers
3. mixes melancholy string melodies + electronic sounds + everyday sounds, e.g; train whistle
Costume
1. by Mortiz Junge
2. Fitted shorts, vest, t-shirts in flesh, black, white, grey colours for the dancers
3. One female = short wrap-around skirt
4. One male = long trousers
5. females wear pointe shoes
6. street clothes worn for crowd
Lighting
1. By Lucy carter
2. relates closely to the structure
3. lights width of stage + often focuses down stage
4. occasionally dancers lit by shafts of light
5. one point 6 rectangles of light frame 6 duets
Structure
1. solos
2. duets
3. ensembles
4. many arresting moments
  1. e.g; 6 couples dance duets in six squares of light and a crowd surges across the stage unaware of a woman's grief

Resource summary

	Created by Lois Kennerley about 7 years ago