Featuring a World Premiere by Sir Wayne McGregor CBE
The Royal Ballet’s sole U.S. engagement this year
Jacob’s Pillow is excited to share that free public access is now available worldwide for a special 24-hour “Encore Stream” of Saturday’s performance by The Royal Ballet at Jacob’s Pillow renowned summer Dance Festival. On-demand viewing access is open to all —but only for a very limited time. This free streaming event ends at 5pm BST on Thursday, July 11.
Viewers of this Encore Stream can enjoy a full-length performance from The Royal Ballet’s in-person engagement at the festival, which ended on Sunday. This mixed program included Figures in a Landscape, a world premiere work choreographed by Sir Wayne McGregor CBE and created in celebration of the company’s first-ever appearance at the oldest continually-operating dance festival in the United States. Figures in a Landscape features dancers Sarah Lamb, Joseph Sissens, Viola Pantuso, Lukas B. Brændsrød, and Leo Dixon. The piece features music by Nicholas Becker, John Cage, Ben Frost and Abraham Marder. Costume design is by Issy Miyake; lighting design is by Chris Wilkinson.
McGregor is a prolific and acclaimed British choreographer and director who was appointed by The Royal Ballet in 2006 as the first Resident Choreographer from a contemporary dance background. For more detailed information about McGregor’s work and career, please see below.
This Encore Stream also features the U.S. Premiere of Secret Things by American choreographer Pam Tanowitz, Diamonds (1967) – pas de deux from ‘Jewels’ choreographed by George Balanchine, Giselle – Act II pas de deux choreographed by Marius Petipa after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, Diana and Actaeon – pas de deux choreographed by Agrippina Vaganova after Marius Petipa, Five Brahms Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan (1976) choreographed by Frederick Ashton, For Four (2006) choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, Manon (1974) – Act I pas de deux choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan, and Carousel (1992) – ‘If I loved you’ pas de deux choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan.
A FESTIVAL “TAKEOVER” BY THE ROYAL BALLET
This five-day engagement at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival by The Royal Ballet marked the company’s first touring engagement in the United States since 2019, and the company’s first time performing at Jacob’s Pillow in the festival’s 92-year history.
From Wednesday, July 3 through Sunday, July 7, the company performed two different programs each day: one in the historic Ted Shawn Theatre, and another on the outdoor Henry J. Leir Stage.
