The Cellist / Dances at a Gathering (The Royal Ballet)
“Marston / Robbins”
Storyline
The Royal Ballet presents the world premiere of Cathy Marston's first work for the Company on the Main Stage alongside a revival of Jerome Robbins’s timeless classic of pure dance. The Cellist is a one-act ballet about British cellist Jacqueline du Pré, from her discovery of the cello through her celebrity as one of the most extraordinary players of the instrument to her frustration and struggle with multiple sclerosis. Jerome Robbins's Dances at a Gathering is a fluid exercise in pure dance for five couples, set to piano music by Fryderyk Chopin.
Cast & Crew
Marcelino Sambé
The Instrument
Lead
Matthew Ball
The Conductor
Lauren Cuthbertson
The Cellist
Emma Lucano
The Cellist (as a young girl)
Lauren Godfrey
Her Sister (as a young girl)
Kristen McNally
Her Mother
Thomas Whitehead
Her Father
Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Her Sister
What People Are Saying
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ross MacGibbon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Cellist / Dances at a Gathering (The Royal Ballet) is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
