The Illustrated 'Farewell'
Lamb and McRae in performance. Photo by Tristram Kenton.
The Royal Ballet in performance.
McRae and Lamb in performance. Photo by Tristram Kenton.
Magri in performance. Photo by Tristram Kenton.
Sissens and O’Sullivan in performance. Photo by Tristram Kenton
Premiere
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Date
6 November 2017
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Company
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Venue
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Production
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Choreographer
Twyla Tharp
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Composer
Joseph Haydn (Symphony No.45 in F-Sharp Minor “Farewell” Symphony, 1772)
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Lighting Designer
originated by Jennifer Tipton,
realized by Simon Bennison
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Costume Designer
originated by Chester Weinberg,
realized by Fay Fullerton
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Staging by
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Ballet Master
Dancers
Principals
Sarah Lamb, Steven McRae
Soloists
Mayara Margi, Joseph Sissens
Ensemble
Matthew Ball, David Donnelly, Tieney Heap, Yasmine Naghdi, Calvin Richardson
Lukas Bjørneboe Braendsrød, Benjamin Ella, Kevin Emerton, Meaghan Grace Hinkis, Chisato Katsura, Tomas Mock, Anna Rose O’Sullivan, Leticia Stock, Gina Storm-Jensen, David Yudes
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Number of Dancers
19
Dance Sections
I. Allegro Assai
Lamb, McRae
II. Adagio
Lamb, McRae
(In Silence): Margi
III. Menuet. Allegretto
Margi, Ball, Donnelly, Heap, Naghdi, Richardson
IV, Finale. Presto – Adagio
Lamb, McRae, Sissens, Margi, Ball, Donnelly, Heap, Naghdi, Richardson, Braendsrød, Ella, Emerton, Hinkis, Katsura, Mock, O’Sullivan, Stock, Storm-Jensen, Yudes
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Runtime
00:28:27
Description
The Illustrated ‘Farewell’ completes Tharp’s earlier work As Time Goes By (1973) by incorporating the first two movements of Haydn’s 45th Symphony.
As Time Goes By, originally premiered by The Joffrey Ballet in 1973, was set to the symphony’s third and fourth movements. The piece began with an aggressive, percussive 45-second performance in silence by a single female dancer, and it ended with a contrasting long fluid adagio danced by a single male with the symphony’s conclusion. Intertwining these solos, the full ensemble appeared in shifting groupings and configurations.
In The Illustrated ‘Farewell,’ the addition of the symphony’s opening movements introduces an extended pas de deux whose movement and relationship juxtapose the original soloist pairing.
This work was made possible by generous philanthropic support from Jay Franke and Davis Herro and additional support by The Ballet Association.
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Commissioned by
Past Performances
The Royal Ballet
The Illustrated Farewell | The Royal Ballet
London, United Kingdom
November 6 2017 Premiere
The Royal Ballet
The Illustrated Farewell | The Royal Ballet
London, United Kingdom
November 9 2017 Premiere
The Royal Ballet
The Illustrated Farewell | The Royal Ballet
London, United Kingdom
November 10 2017 Premiere
The Royal Ballet
The Illustrated Farewell | The Royal Ballet
London, United Kingdom
November 13 2017 Premiere
The Royal Ballet
The Illustrated Farewell | The Royal Ballet
London, United Kingdom
November 17 2017 Premiere
- 2017