Scotland's national dance company makes a welcome visit to London with an exciting contemporary programme by a trio of choreographers, all with Dance Umbrella connections: Stephen Petronio, Trisha Brown and Ashley Page.
Ride The Beast, created for Scottish Ballet, is a celebration of pure energy as the dancers weld their classical technique to the raw power of Petronio's rolling signature language set to five emblematic tracks from Radiohead.
From Brown comes the hauntingly poetic For MG: The Movie. Intrigued by the work of film directors who seamlessly move their characters in and out of frame, Brown reinterprets this in a fascinating piece set to a specially commissioned soundscape by maverick composer Alvin Curran.
Scottish Ballet’s Artistic Director Ashley Page unveils a brand new work, Pennies from Heaven: a playful interpretation of the atmosphere and bittersweet lyrics of songs from the 1930s with glamorous, period designs by award-winning designer and long term collaborator Antony McDonald.
‘Movement with hypnotic grace...Stunningly beautiful.’THE DAILY TELEGRAPH (on For MG: The Movie)
‘It whips up a frenzy in high-energy dancing that the audience cheered to the rafters.’SUNDAY TIMES (on Ride The Beast)
