The Royal Ballet – Ballet To Broadway: Wheeldon Works
Venue: The Corn Hall
Date: Thursday 22nd May 2025
Time: 7.15pm
Tickets: £14*
The Royal Ballet
BALLET TO BROADWAY: WHEELDON WORKS
FOOL’S PARADISE
Luminescent and shimmering, Fool’s Paradise marked the first of
Wheeldon’s many collaborations with composer Joby Talbot. It was created
in 2007 for Wheeldon’s own company, Morphoses, and first performed in
2012 by The Royal Ballet.
THE TWO OF US
The wistful songs of Joni Mitchell set the scene for the UK premiere of The Two of Us,
a duet of deep intimacy and yearning. It was created in 2020 for the
Fall for Dance Festival in New York, and had American ballet dancers
Sarah Mearns and David Hallberg
in its original cast.
US (DUET)
Us is a tender duet danced by two men. It was created in 2017 for BalletBoyz and is set to Keaten Henson’s music.
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (BALLET)
The Royal Ballet celebrates Wheeldon’s extraordinary success in musical
theatre by performing the ballet scene from his Tony Award-winning
musical
An American in Paris. Set to Gershwin’s jazzy melodies, the
musical is inspired by the 1951 film of the same name starring Gene
Kelly and Leslie Caron. The musical went on to win four Tony awards.
The full musical depicts a blossoming romance between
the American G.I. Jerry Mulligan and a French ballerina, Lise Dassin.
The ballet excerpt was Wheeldon’s take on one of the most memorable
scenes from the film – an extended sequence in which the two central
characters dance through Paris.
Accessibility
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will enable us to ensure your visit is as comfortable and safe as
possible. For fire safety reasons we are limited on the number of
wheelchairs we can accommodate at a performance. For this reason,
wheelchair spaces should be reserved in advance to avoid
disappointment.
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