Encounters: Four Contemporary Ballets
Author(s):
Kyle Abraham, Pam Tanowitz, Joseph Toonga, Crystal Pite
Company:
The Royal Ballet
Running time:
2h 40min approx
The Weathering by Kyle Abraham
A gentle meditation on love, loss and memory, Kyle Abraham’s The Weathering is danced to music by composer Ryan Lott (Everything Everywhere All at Once). The Weathering was the American choreographer’s first one-act work for The Royal Ballet.
Or Forevermore by Pam Tanowitz
In a new work expanding on her previous success with Dispatch Duet, Pam Tanowitz brings her trademark wit and light to turn the conventions of dance inside out.
Dusk by Joseph Toonga
Joseph Toonga presents his second main stage work for the Company where the idioms of classical ballet and hip-hop converge.
The Statement by Crystal Pite
Four characters battle for control in Crystal Pite’s dance-drama. Choreographed to spoken word, The Statement explores the shadowy depths of human nature and boardroom politics.
