The Royal Ballet Within the Golden Hour Medusa Flight Pattern

Christopher Wheeldons Within the Golden Hour is based around seven couples separating and intermingling to music by Vivaldi and Ezio Bosso and lit with the rich colours suggested by sunset In Flight Pattern Crystal Pite combines Góreckis haunting Symphony of Sorrowful Songs with a large dance ensemble to create a poignant and passionate reflection on migration Between them Medusa is new work inspired by the Greek myth created for The Royal Ballet by the acclaimed choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui which juxtaposes Purcell arias with an electronic score by Olga Wojciechowska