Monotones I And II / The Two Pigeons

Romany Pajdak, Tristan Dyer and Yasmine Naghdi star in The Royal Ballet's Monotones I at the Royal Opera House (Photo: Tristram Kenton)

Edward Watson, Marianela Nuñez and Federico Bonelli star in The Royal Ballet's Monotones II at the Royal Opera House (Photo: Tristram Kenton)

Show Info Cast & Creative

Genre Opera/Dance

Venue

Royal Opera House Get directions

First Performance 18/11/2015

Closing 05/12/2015

Running Time 2h17

Frederick Ashton’s sublime modernist ballet Monotones I And II is presented alongside his charming comic romance The Two Pigeons in this double bill.

Ashton originally created Monotones in 1965 as a gala piece. The following year he created a complementary pas de trois to precede the original piece. The resulting diptych is a startling work of breathtaking clarity and modernism.

The Two Pigeons, created in 1962, is a quintessential Ashton ballet. Through the story of a wayward young man blind to the values of what is right in front him, Ashton explores the nature of love in one of his most charming, elegant and moving works.

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Creative

Producer - The Royal Ballet

Choreographer - Frederick Ashton

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