London City Ballet – Momentum
24 July – 26 July
London City Ballet, the former resident company of Sadler’s Wells, returns after relaunching at the Theatre Royal Bath last summer and subsequent global tour.
Featuring guest artist ALINA COJOCARU (Thurs, Fri both performances & Saturday evening)
This season delivers a brand new repertoire of three works showcasing artists rarely seen in the UK, as the company’s programme grows bigger and bolder for 2025.
In keeping with their ethos of bringing to the stage rarely seen works, Momentum includes George Balanchine’s Haieff Divertimento, an early work by the master choreographer originally lost for 40 years after its premiere and to this day unseen outside the USA.
Alexei Ratmansky, New York City Ballet’s artist in residence, is a leading light on the global dance scene. Pictures at an Exhibition to Modest Mussorgsky’s eponymous score, is set against a backdrop depicting Wassily Kandinsky’s best known masterpieces. Here the dancers truly bring the art to life.
Unseen in the UK since its 2009 premiere, Consolations & Liebestraum by Liam Scarlett is
a response to Franz Liszt’s piano score of the same name. Scarlett’s affecting ballet depicts the lifecycle of a relationship, its blossoming and later fracturing love.
Emerging choreographer, Florent Melac, best known as a Premier Danseur at the Paris Opera Ballet, creates a new work for the company in unique, fluid, musical style which combines inventive transitions with intimate partnering.
Join London City Ballet as it builds momentum and continues forging a path to theatres across the world.
