sign in sign up
<<
Home , Finnish National Ballet, The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera

February 2020 International Draft Works returns, celebrating new choreographic ideas and rising talent Thursday 19 – Saturday 21 March 2020 | #ROHdraftworks

Canto De Ossanha by Joshua Junker, International Draft Works 2019 ©2019 ROH. Photographed by Bill Cooper

The Royal continues its quest to develop new choreographic talent with the return of International Draft Works, a platform for international dance companies to present new work in the intimacy of the Linbury Theatre. This year’s programme invites seven dance companies to showcase work by rising talent at the forefront of dance, exploring the artistic potential of movement and new ideas.

Returning to take part in this year’s International Draft Works are ABT Studio Company, The National Ballet of Canada, Norwegian National Ballet, and The Royal

For all Royal House press releases visit www.roh.org.uk/for/press- and-media

Ballet. and Company ALT.take (comprising dancers from ) make their International Draft Works debuts.

Ends

Images from International Draft Works 2019 can be downloaded from the following link https://we.tl/t-WQ6IvdOVZ0

Notes to Editors

International Draft Works

Thursday 19–Saturday 21 March 2020

Performances on 19 March at 7.45pm 20 March at 2.45pm 21 March at 2.45pm and 7.45pm

Tickets £18 -£40

Royal Opera House Box Office www.roh.org.uk +44 (0)20 7304 4000

Royal Ballet Press Office

For further information or interview requests please contact Ashley Woodfield, Head of Ballet Press

Tel – 0207 212 9165 / Mobile – 07984513676 [email protected]

For image or press ticket requests please contact [email protected]

About House

Page 2 of 3

The wants to give everyone access to exceptional ballet and opera. As , The Royal Opera and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, we bring together the world’s most extraordinary artists in more than 500 performances every year on our two stages.

We are open every day from 10am. Across the 2018/19 Season we welcomed more than one million people through our doors as ticketholders, participants in our programme of free and ticketed daytime events, and as visitors to our bars, cafes, restaurants and shop. A further one million people enjoyed our work in cinemas, at free screenings and through streamed and televised performances up and down the UK. Our on-going partnership with the BBC saw 11 of our productions broadcast across their platforms last Season.

During the 2018/19 Season our three flagship ROH learning programmes – Create and Sing, Create and Dance and Design and Make – supported teachers from 1,394 schools, 81% of which were outside , bringing arts to children and young people the length and breadth of the country.

About The Royal Ballet Under the directorship of Kevin O’Hare, The Royal Ballet unites tradition and innovation in world-class performances, and is a driving force in the development of ballet as an art form. Based at the Royal Opera House, , it brings together today’s most dynamic and versatile dancers with a world-class orchestra and leading choreographers, composers, conductors, directors and creative teams to share awe-inspiring theatrical experiences with diverse audiences worldwide. The Company’s extensive repertory embraces 19th-century classics, the singular legacy of works by Founder Choreographer and Principal Choreographer Kenneth MacMillan and the compelling new canon of work including pieces by Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor, Artistic Associate and Artist in Residence . .

Page 3 of 3