The Cellist Dances at a Gathering The Royal Ballet

The Royal Ballet presents the world premiere of Cathy Marstons first work for the Company on the Main Stage alongside a revival of Jerome Robbinss timeless classic of pure dance The Cellist is a oneact 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 Robbinss Dances at a Gathering is a fluid exercise in pure dance for five couples set to piano music by Fryderyk Chopin