RELEASE DATE SEPTEMBET 2020

Essential Royal

Delve into the archive of The Royal Ballet in this special collection full of clips and interviews

Katie Derham introduces highlights from the past ten years at the Royal Ballet in this special, extended edition of Essential Royal Ballet.

Presented on location in Covent Garden at the iconic , Katie weaves the history of ballet through carefully curated excerpts from the past decade of performances and goes behind the scenes to see what it takes to be a dancer in the company of The Royal Ballet as they prepare to take to the stage.

From the great classics of The Sleeping Beauty and to the exciting frontiers of contemporary dance, Katie takes us on a romp through the repertory, showcasing the diversity of the UK’s biggest ballet company.

With stunning solos, passionate and jaw-dropping numbers for the corps de ballet, it is a chance to see your favourite dancers up close, including , Marianela Nuñez, and Steven McRae, alongside rising stars like Francesca Hayward and , who will introduce their favourite and share stories of their life on the stage.

The ballets featured include the classics , La Bayadère, , The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker while the 20th-century heritage of the Royal Ballet is explored in works by and Kenneth MacMillan. The contemporary life of the company is showcased in works by , and Wayne McGregor, along side recent productions of classic works.

Clips featured include:

• Act II Pas de deux from Giselle(Natalia Osipova and Carlos Acosta) • Kingdom of the Shades from La Bayadère • Espada solo from (Ryoichi Hirano) • Act III Pas de deux from Swan Lake (Marianela Nuñez and ) • Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker (Corps de ballet, Yuhui Choe and Francesca Hayward) • Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker (Lauren Cuthbertson) • Extract from Symphonic Variations (Marianela Nuñez and Vadim Muntagirov) • Clog Dance from La fille mal gardée (William Tuckett) • Titania and Oberon Pas de deux from ( and Steven McRae) • Dance of the Knights from Romeo and Juliet (Corps de ballet) • Balcony Pas de deux from Romeo and Juliet (Matthew Ball and ) • Bedroom Pas de deux from Mayerling ( and Natalia Osipova) • Mad Hatter’s Tea Party from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Lauren Cuthbertson, Steven McRae, and others) • Excerpt from Viscera • Excerpt from Infra • The Rose Adage from The Sleeping Beauty (Sarah Cat: OA131D / OABD7282D Lamb and others) UPC: 809478013136 / 809478072829 • Finale of Act III from The Sleeping Beauty Duration: Approx. 105 minutes (Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov and others) Audio: LPCM 2.0 & DTS Digital 1 X DVD Surround 5.1 (DVD) / LPCM 2.0 & DTS- / As well as interviews and introductions to selected clips by HD Master Audio (Blu-ray) 1 X Blu- Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, JP, KO ray the stars of The Royal Ballet.

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