The Cellist / Dances at a Gathering (The Royal Ballet)

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Marcelino Sambé The Instrument

Matthew Ball The Conductor

Lauren Cuthbertson The Cellist

Emma Lucano The Cellist (as a young girl)

Lauren Godfrey Her Sister (as a young girl)