The Royal Ballet School announces details of its Summer Season 2012 at the Linbury Studio Theatre and on the main stage of the Royal Opera House from Wednesday 4 – 7 and 15 July.

Summer Season 2012 features choreography by former students of The Royal Ballet School including world premieres of works by Matthew Hart and Alastair Marriott, together with the School’s first-ever performances of Un Ballo by the celebrated Czech choreographer Jiří Kylián.

The climax of the Summer Season is the end-of-year performance on the main stage of the Royal Opera House on Sunday 15 July at 12 noon, culminating in the spectacular Grand Défilé featuring more than 200 students in an exuberant finale.


June 2012
The Royal Ballet School’s annual Summer Season opens with five performances at the Linbury Studio Theatre from Wednesday 4 July - Saturday 7 July and culminates with the end-of-year performance on the main stage of the Royal Opera House on
Sunday 15 July.

The 2012 programme showcases the choreography of former students of The Royal Ballet School, including world premieres of Simple Symphony by Alastair Marriott and Games for Gods, a work specially commissioned from Matthew Hart to commemorate the London Olympic Games. Also included is Un Ballo, by the influential Czech choreographer and former student, Jiří Kylián. Together with celebrated choreographer John Neumeier’s Yondering, the presentation of works by former students celebrates the School’s historic commitment to choreographic training.

The programme also includes the upbeat, contemporary Uneven Ground choreographed by Paul Boyd.

Excerpts from some of the great heritage ballets will also be performed including Paquita and Raymonda.


Director of The Royal Ballet School, Gailene Stock AM comments:

‘I am thrilled to be able to present such a wide range of choreographic styles by former and current students for our end-of-year performances 2012. This reflects the School’s commitment to developing choreographic talent and continuing to contribute to world choreography - the life-blood of our art form. We are particularly excited to be celebrating in public the work of the great Jiří Kylián with these performances of Un Ballo and to present world premieres from the new generation of choreographers Alastair Marriott and Matthew Hart. We are deeply grateful to Summer Season sponsor Imagination for its continued support of our work and to the generosity of the sponsors of the individual ballets.’

To complete the programme, works choreographed by The Royal Ballet School’s artistic staff and students will be performed together with a range of national and character dances.

The Summer Season is brought to a spectacular climax on 15 July with the breathtaking display of more than 200 students filling the stage of the Royal Opera House in the exuberant and fast-moving Grand Défilé.

The Royal Ballet School Summer Season 2012 is generously sponsored by Imagination




The Royal Ballet School – Summer Season 2012

Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House


Wednesday 4 July, Thursday 5 June and Friday 6 July at 7.30pm
Saturday 2 July at 2.30pm and 7.30pm


Box Office: 020 7304 4000
www.roh.org.uk

PROGRAMME INCLUDES A SELECTION FROM




Jubilation
Choreography: Antonio Castilla and Diane van Schoor
Music: Alexander Glasunov
Dedicated to the memory of Elizabeth Morison, an ardent admirer of The Royal Ballet School

Yondering
Choreography: John Neumeier
Music: Stephen Foster songs
Sponsored by Christopher Gorman-Evans

Uneven Ground
Choreography: Paul Boyd
Music: Mercedes Sosa
Sponsored by William and Penna Wells

Simple Symphony*
Choreography: Alastair Marriott
Music: Benjamin Britten
Sponsored by William and Judith Bollinger (Singapore) –
The Sir Peter Wright Choreographic Programme

Games for Gods*
Choreography: Matthew Hart
Music: Benjamin Britten
Sponsored by William and Judith Bollinger (Singapore) –
The Sir Peter Wright Choreographic Programme





Un Ballo**
Choreography: Jiří Kylián
Music: Maurice Ravel
Sponsored by Richard O’Connell and The Klifinan Trust

Raymonda – excerpt
Choreography : Marius Petipa
Music: Alexander Glasunov
Sponsored by Michael and Morven Heller

Paquita – excerpt
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Léon Minkus
Sponsored by International Dance Supplies


Repertoire also includes choreography by Royal Ballet School students and a selection of national and folk dances


The Royal Ballet School – Summer Season 2012

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (main stage):
End of year performance

Sunday 15 July at 12 noon

Box Office: 020 7304 4000
www.roh.org.uk


PROGRAMME INCLUDES



Jubilation
Choreography: Antonio Castilla and Diane van Schoor
Music: Alexander Glasunov
Dedicated to the memory of Elizabeth Morison, an ardent admirer of The Royal Ballet School


Games for Gods*
Choreography: Matthew Hart
Music: Benjamin Britten
Sponsored by William and Judith Bollinger (Singapore) –
The Sir Peter Wright Choreographic Programme


Simple Symphony*
Choreography: Alastair Marriott
Music: Benjamin Britten
Sponsored by William and Judith Bollinger (Singapore) –
The Sir Peter Wright Choreographic Programme


Un Ballo**
Choreography: Jiří Kylián
Music: Maurice Ravel
Sponsored by Richard O’Connell and The Klifinan Trust


Interval



Uneven Ground
Choreography: Paul Boyd
Music: Mercedes Sosa
Sponsored by William and Penna Wells

Yondering
Choreography: John Neumeier
Music: Stephen Foster songs
Sponsored by Christopher Gorman-Evans


Paquita – excerpt
Music: Léon Minkus
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Sponsored by International Dance Supplies


Grand Défilé
Choreography: Teachers of The Royal Ballet School
Music: Karl Czerny, Études arranged and orchestrated by Knudåge Riisager



* world premiere **RBS premiere