"Elite Syncopations" is a feel-good showpiece. Benjamin Ella in Elite Syncopations © ROH 2020. Elite Syncopations is first streamed on Friday 12 March at 7pm and is available on demand for 30 days after for a fee of £3. Just wow! %PDF-1.4 %���� As we look forward to brighter days, and with spring just around the corner, the Royal Ballet streams one of its most joyous, amusing and uplifting pieces: Kenneth MacMillan's Elite Syncopations . 0000001725 00000 n MacMillan is best known for his dark dramas, but in the 1974 ballet Elite Syncopations he’s having fun. © Tristram Kenton (2017), courtesy the Royal Opera House. Elite Syncopations is one of the most delightful,and happy ballets ever coreographed. The stars of the Royal Ballet perform a feast of ballet favourites, including Francesca Hayward in Romeo and Juliet and Natalia Osipova as The Dying S 0000024771 00000 n The band, also 12-strong, sit casually at the back of the stage playing while the dancers perform in front of them, adding to the 1920s party-like atmosphere. 0000015665 00000 n h�b``Pg``�����8�*`b��H��P�����ϡ�yE`Ç�k���By 82xr�b<0���aÛb ����{���0�w�Qpv*d��8E�'\���y�������8�r�(�>~�,�J� ��!� endstream endobj 335 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/Index[7 287]/Length 31/Size 294/Type/XRef/W[1 1 1]>>stream [1] The piece entered the repertory of Birmingham Royal Ballet on 10 February 1978 at Sadler's Wells Theatre.[2]. Kenneth MacMillan's colourful one-act work, Elite Syncopations, is one of the most joyful pieces in our repertory. 0000001569 00000 n Click here for tickets and access. MacMillan added some additional ragtime tunes to complete his ballet: Paul Pratt's Hot-house Rag and James Scott's Calliope Rag for piano; Joseph Francis Lamb's Ragtime Nightingale orchestra and Alaskan Rag for piano; Max Morath's The Golden Hours for piano; Donald Ashwander's Friday Night and Robert Hampton's Cataract Rag for orchestra. Presented by Anita Rani. 0000034570 00000 n Elite Syncopations is a one-act ballet created in 1974 by Kenneth MacMillan for The Royal Ballet. �����c���9���:4?�h!r���F�%������F4oD#��������xy ��� 0000012876 00000 n 0000024279 00000 n 294 0 obj <> endobj xref It was suitably celebratory, and Ian Spurling’s costumes continue to amaze. 0000020461 00000 n @�*�m Available to watch via ROH Stream. 4 November 2020. The Royal Ballet company in Elite Syncopations. 0000038169 00000 n 0000058282 00000 n 0000050177 00000 n ... Every member of the Royal Ballet gets a chance to dance, ... Yasmine Naghdi leads Elite Syncopations. Find out about Elite Syncopations (2020) at the Royal Opera House. Company of The Royal Ballet in Elite Syncopations (c) Tristram Kenton. trailer <]/Prev 114593/XRefStm 1389>> startxref 0 %%EOF 336 0 obj <>stream 0000020557 00000 n 0000009493 00000 n 0000019880 00000 n Mayara Magri and Matthew Ball in Le Corsaire. Photo: Tristram Kenton Marcelino Sambé and Anna Rose O'Sullivan in La Fille Mal Gardée. He found that being director of The Royal Ballet, a post he held from 1970 to 1977, was not the happiest experience: too time consuming and subject to much criticism, especially given that radical changes had been made as he took over. ️ Adding a little colour to your week! 0000013451 00000 n t���r��:��0��=������&]l�[��;0=Q�d�Wf��f(Ɋ]��B�*�����ʩ��U�. Read and staging by Julie Lincoln. [1], The piece was premiered by The Royal Ballet on 7 October 1974 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with costume designs by Ian Spurling, lighting designs by John B. Benjamin Ella, Téo Dubreuil, Fernando Montaño and David Yudes in the Hot-House Rag from Kenneth MacMillan's Elite Syncopations. ... with no story, just pure dance, which again is a delight and beautifully danced. An eerie atmosphere pervaded the Royal Opera House last night. 0000017788 00000 n 0000020235 00000 n 2. "[1] When the piece was presented in New York in 1976, The New York Times gave it enthusiastic praise,[1] and it has remained popular with audiences. 0000001389 00000 n VARIOUS Choreographer: Various ELITE SYNCOPATIONS Choreographer: Sir Kenneth MacMillan Learn More About The Royal Ballet The Royal Opera House has announced it will open its doors to audiences for a wealth of festive, socially-distanced events, live performances and much-loved repertory favourites from both The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera in the run up to Christmas.. Royal Ballet – The Royal Ballet Live, Elite Syncopations – London. Photo Emma Kauldhar. 0000029335 00000 n 0000025349 00000 n Photograph by Emma Kauldhar by Royal … Laura Morera as Manon (with her des Grieux Federico Bonelli) in the bedroom pdd (the one that starts with the feather throw). It is described as having an up-beat, hip swinging aura of spontaneity, with 'easygoing rhythms'. H��Wm��8�ί��XZұ�[�DC����m�N�d��褗��ο�����n3+$��z��q���̅����θq����Ɵ��I>~q�KLJ�s��ZѸn��:]���n��r%~�Vj_k��\���|Kw�p�� ��]�j���k��~�@Ji��W�z_�m��ʖ(g����0Ξ��d���u]\r{{��@�n!�/����"k�������[�u\W�|�C��/�J߭(-� �ύ�4�L8 The stars of the Royal Ballet perform a feast of ballet favourites, including Francesca Hayward in Romeo and Juliet and Natalia Osipova as The Dying Swan. The Royal Ballet: Live – Elite Syncopations … It’s been a challenging time for the arts, since the coronavirus pandemic shut down theatres and opera houses in March. Another Joplin ballet", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elite_Syncopations_(ballet)&oldid=929656976, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Sunflower Slow Drag" (1901) – Scott Joplin (1867/8–1917) with Scott Hayden (1882–1915), "Elite Syncopations" (1902) – Scott Joplin, "The Cascades" (1904) – Scott Joplin, arr. 294 43 "Great Scott! 0000029793 00000 n 0000011151 00000 n The Royal Ballet, Cast and Doncaster Council solo from ELITE SYNCOPATIONS Last modified on Tue 13 Oct 2020 09.14 EDT. �4P��*�s&\h��^��7��O�y���>Z�����qQ>�B��a��L����s�p�V��? No doubt, there will be a lot of partnerships to watch out for, but on this evidence, this is one of those not to miss. 1I�u�6�tλ�*�����$.�rYخ��C��N��)T@�-�%�l�E�R�Ai� C�+��_�����A\�4�b���d�� 0000083206 00000 n Find out when Royal Ballet All-Star Gala is on TV. The centrepiece was composed by Scott Joplin. 0000004076 00000 n Percival, John. [3] Joplin also wrote a ballet called The Ragtime Dance (performed in 1899) as well as two operas, only one of which survived, called 'Treemonisha' (1902). (Click image for larger version) 0000006040 00000 n 0000038955 00000 n Elite Syncopations is regarded as one of the most joyous and uplifting pieces in the repertory and features music by Scott Joplin. November 4, 2020 Visit the ballet performance calendar to view dates of all showings of this program. The 'Classic' ragtime composers represented in the production are: Scott Joplin, Scott Hayden, Joseph F. Lamb and James Scott and Robert Hampton. 0000003469 00000 n However, the work offered opportunities for dancers to let loose".[5]. ... Programme A features Kenneth MacMillan’s Elite Syncopations and Programme B includes Christopher ... offering rehearsal footage and interviews with the cast and creative team. 0000044566 00000 n You May Also Like. Couple bubbles allow dance to return to Covent Garden, as members of the Royal Ballet will soon congregate for the first time since March. If you are a lover of Ballet then this is a wonderful Triple Bill. Stream The Royal Ballet's Elite Syncopations from 7pm UK time on 12 March. THE ROYAL BALLET: LIVE ELITE SYNCOPATIONS Conductor JONATHAN LO ELITE SYNCOPATIONS Piano Conductor ROBERT CLARK ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE Concert Master SERGEY LEVITIN WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2020 Director KEVIN O’HARE CBE Founder DAME NINETTE DE VALOIS OM CH DBE Founder Choreographer SIR FREDERICK ASHTON OM CH CBE Founder Music … The reviewers in The Times and The Observer found the piece vulgar and unstylish,[4] but Dance and Dancers thought it "cheerfully diverting" with "some of the Royal Ballet’s best and most distinctive principals displaying new facets of their artistry in the choreography MacMillan devised for them. Royal Ballet: Live — Elite Wednesday 4 November 2020, 7pm | Main Stage. 0000004039 00000 n Discover the young choreographic talent of The Royal Ballet in a fresh exploration of dance today. 0000025433 00000 n The ballet is for 12 dancers. 0000013874 00000 n Review: The Royal Ballet Live, Elite Syncopations 3 Review: The Royal Ballet Live, Elite Syncopations Teresa Guerreiro. The Royal Ballet Live: Elite Syncopations. Federico Bonelli and Laura Morera in Manon in The Royal Ballet Live, The Royal Ballet © 2020 ROH. Photograph by Emma Kauldhar by Royal Opera House Covent Garden. Titles currently available to view via stream.roh.org.uk include La Fille mal gardée (The Royal Ballet, 2015), Il trittico (The Royal Opera, 2011), Raymonda Act III (The Royal Ballet, 2019), Tony and the 0000106594 00000 n The ballet was premiered in Covent Garden on 7 October 1974: The principal roles were danced by: The ballet was premiered in Covent Garden on 7 October 1974: The principal roles were danced by: Initial reception was mixed. 0000001156 00000 n Natalia Osipova dances the famous Dying Swan, and choreographers including Wayne McGregor, Christopher Wheeldon and Cathy Marston rub shoulders with Frederick Ashton and Kenneth Macmillan. Featuring uplifting music by the King of Ragtime, Scott Joplin, played by an on-stage band, prepare to get up and boogie with The Royal Ballet … Cast Sarah Lamb (Elite Syncopations) Steven McRae (Elite Syncopations ... and virtuoso performances by the wonderful London Ballet. 0000035057 00000 n 0000020347 00000 n [5] In 2003 DanceView commented, "Elite's humor is broad and the choreography simple minded. Following the Company’s celebrated return to their home stage in The Royal Ballet: Back on Stage, The Royal Ballet presents its first public performances with The Royal Ballet: Live – two special 75-minute programmes that will run without an interval, celebrating cherished works and modern classics from the repertory, each one concluding with a one-act ballet. Stark (1868–1962), "Hot–House Rag" (1914) – Paul Pratt (1890–1948), "Calliope Rag" (c. 1910; rev. E.J. October 9 - November 8, 2020 - The Royal Ballet: Back on Stage features a program curated by Royal Ballet Director, Kevin O’Hare. 0000000016 00000 n Episode guide, trailer, review, preview, cast list and where to stream it on demand, on catch up and download. The band is on stage to play music by Scott Joplin and other ragtime composers.
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