English National Ballet’s 67 dancers and symphony orchestra return to the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall for the first time in 11 years. In a thrilling week of performances, talks and open classes celebrating the Company's legacy and its future, performances feature the firecracker Etudes and the lyrical A Million Kisses To My Skin.
David Dawson’s A Million Kisses To My Skin is a passionate rollercoaster of lyrical elegance and beauty, set to Bach’s Concerto No. 1 in D minor. Resolution, a new piece from Artistic Director Wayne Eagling to Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder, captures the serenity of Rückert’s poetry in motion.
Lander’s Etudes is a glamorous celebration of the dancers' daily ballet class, moving from simple stretching at the barre to the steps showcasing virtuosity and bravura which make performances so exciting.