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The Cellist / Dances at a Gathering (The Royal Ballet)
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THE CELLIST / DANCES AT A GATHERING (THE ROYAL BALLET)

"Marston / Robbins"

20202h 5m

Directed by Ross MacGibbon

Spoiler-Free

The Royal Ballet presents the world premiere of Cathy Marston's first work for the Company on the Main Stage alongside a revival of Jerome Robbins’s timeless classic of pure dance. The Cellist is a one-act 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.

Cast

Marcelino Sambé

Marcelino Sambé

The Instrument

Matthew Ball

Matthew Ball

The Conductor

Lauren Cuthbertson

Lauren Cuthbertson

The Cellist

Emma Lucano

Emma Lucano

The Cellist (as a young girl)

Lauren Godfrey

Lauren Godfrey

Her Sister (as a young girl)

Kristen McNally

Kristen McNally

Her Mother

Thomas Whitehead

Thomas Whitehead

Her Father

Anna Rose O'Sullivan

Anna Rose O'Sullivan

Her Sister

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion5
Complexity6
Humor5
Realism6
Action5.4
Darkness5

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  • those seeking nonstop action

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