Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan - Royal Ballet and Opera

The Royal Opera House presents Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan, a double bill that brings together two landmark works from the twentieth-century ballet canon. Dances at a Gathering by Jerome Robbins — an effervescent, piano-driven celebration of youth and togetherness, set to the music of Frédéric Chopin — is paired with Kenneth MacMillan's Song of the Earth, a profoundly searching meditation on human existence set to Gustav Mahler's orchestral song-cycle. The contrast between the two pieces — one radiant, one contemplative — creates an evening of extraordinary emotional range.

Jerome Robbins, celebrated for his work on Broadway as well as for his decades with New York City Ballet, and Kenneth MacMillan, who shaped the Royal Ballet's identity for generations as its Artistic Director, each brought an entirely individual voice to the form. The Royal Ballet's dancers bring both works to life with their customary brilliance, making Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan a programme that is both a tribute to two irreplaceable masters and a thrilling evening of live performance. Book now.