20th and 21st Century Ballet collection

26 classical and contemporary ballets from world-renowned companies including The Royal Ballet, New York City Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet. Explore ground-breaking choreography and visually stunning productions including: Akram Khan’s multi-award-winning Giselle (English National Ballet, 2018), Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Royal Ballet, 2017), and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet (Ural Opera Ballet, 2019).

Highlights:

• Experience Akram Khan’s multi-award-winning reinterpretation of Giselle (English National Ballet, 2018), blending classical ballet with Kathak to reimagine the classic story through themes of migration, exploitation and class struggle.
• Explore how Christopher Wheeldon’s innovative choreography and multimedia set design bring out the humor and surreal whimsy of beloved characters in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Royal Ballet, 2017).
• See how the starkly modern sets and monochrome costumes in Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet (Ural Opera Ballet, 2019) strip down the iconic tale to focus on fate and cyclical tragedy.

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