Cecchetti Society Centenary Gala
24th October 2022
Linbury Theatre at the Royal Opera House
The Cecchetti Society Centenary Gala organised by the Cecchetti Society Trust took place at the Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on Monday 24th October 2022. The programme celebrated the range and beauty of the Cecchetti work and featured performances from vocational students through to professional dancers from Birmingham Royal Ballet and The Royal Ballet. Following the performance the audience was invited to join Trustees and their guests for a reception in the foyer of the Linbury Theatre, generously sponsored by Kristina Rogge, to celebrate the Centenary.
To read a review of this memorable performance or to view photos of the performance and the reception please click on the links below.
CENTENARY GALA REVIEW
CENTENARY GALA PERFORMANCE GALLERY
CENTENARY GALA RECEPTION GALLERY
Cecchetti Society Centenary Gala programme
Promenade - Cecchetti Classical Ballet Scholars
Choreography Ruth Brill, Music: George Gershwin, Direction: Gillian Toogood
Introduction Kevin O’Hare, Director of The Royal Ballet
Cecchetti Vocational & Professional Work Demonstration
Demonstration Coordinator: Diane van Schoor
Solo Piano - Christopher Hobson & Jonnie Gait
Vocational School Students
Moorland International Ballet Academy - Direction: Lynsey Kidd & Gillian Hurst
English National Ballet School - Direction: David Yow
KS Dance Ltd - Direction: Kate Simmons
Guest Artist - Brandon Lawrence, Principal of Birmingham Royal Ballet
Performances by Guest Artists of The Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet
Solo Piano: Robert Clark
Dance of the Blessed Spirits
William Bracewell, Principal of The Royal Ballet
Choreography: Frederick Ashton, Music: Christoph Willibald Gluck
Coppélia - Pas de deux Act III
Beatrice Parma & Max Maslen, First Soloists of Birmingham Royal Ballet
Choreography: Peter Wright after Cecchetti and Petipa, Music: Léo Delibes
The Sleeping Beauty - Prince Florimund’s solo Act II
James Hay, First Soloist of The Royal Ballet
Choreography: Frederick Ashton, Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake - Neapolitan Dance Act III
Madison Bailey & Liam Boswell, Artists of The Royal Ballet
Choreography: Frederick Ashton, Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Interlinked - 2nd Movement excerpt
Brandon Lawrence & Tzu-Chao Chou, Principals of Birmingham Royal Ballet
Choreography: Juliano Nunes, Music: Luke Howard by kind permission of Faber Music
Rhapsody Pas de deux
Francesca Hayward and William Bracewell, Principals of The Royal Ballet
Choreography: Frederick Ashton, Music: Sergei Rachmaninov
Bluebird pas de deux Act III
Isabella Gasparini, Soloist of The Royal Ballet & Joseph Sissens, First Soloist of The Royal Ballet
Choreography: Marius Petipa, Music: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Dancers of The Royal Ballet appeared by kind permission of the Director, Kevin O’Hare CBE
Dancers of Birmingham Royal Ballet appeared by kind permission of the Director, Carlos Acosta
Ashton repertoire performed by kind permission of Anthony Russell-Roberts CBE