Listen "How to decipher Woolf Works"
Episode Synopsis
Don't see the point of ballet? We want to change your mind.
This episode contains references to themes of mental health and suicide which some listeners may find distressing.
This week Hermione and Kat talk about the Royal Ballet's production of Woolf Works, choreographed by Wayne McGregor. They discuss how to watch the ballet, the plots and themes to look out for, and the mesmerising score by Max Richter.
The dancer of the episode discussed this week is Matthew Ball, a current principle dancer at the Royal Ballet.
Links
- Young ROH account for ages 16-25 for those £25 tickets: https://rb.gy/bop4hg
- Extracts from I now, I then (Mrs Dalloway), Dance with Septimus, Rezia and Evans:
https://rb.gy/cn6qdm
Young Clarissa and young Sally:
https://rb.gy/82ib0b
Extract from Becomings (Orlando), Orlando pas de deux:
https://rb.gy/qgyydu
Finale:
https://rb.gy/jq0mma
- Max Richter’s score
On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4fo551Vy3KXbbRxRlVTD9D?si=ujAkKuJsSmWK7SCBR5f7Aw
On YouTube: https://rb.gy/i4dq4m
Recomposition of Vivaldi: https://open.spotify.com/album/5yuG2LEkf7QA9ZGIXldCmy?si=yz4ZN1ouQf2NI-cVl26sdQ
- Men at the Barre, BBC Documentary
YouTube: https://rb.gy/wqzwd0
BBC Four: https://rb.gy/ckg77e
- Cinderella cinema relay: https://rb.gy/y8vvj8
This episode contains references to themes of mental health and suicide which some listeners may find distressing.
This week Hermione and Kat talk about the Royal Ballet's production of Woolf Works, choreographed by Wayne McGregor. They discuss how to watch the ballet, the plots and themes to look out for, and the mesmerising score by Max Richter.
The dancer of the episode discussed this week is Matthew Ball, a current principle dancer at the Royal Ballet.
Links
- Young ROH account for ages 16-25 for those £25 tickets: https://rb.gy/bop4hg
- Extracts from I now, I then (Mrs Dalloway), Dance with Septimus, Rezia and Evans:
https://rb.gy/cn6qdm
Young Clarissa and young Sally:
https://rb.gy/82ib0b
Extract from Becomings (Orlando), Orlando pas de deux:
https://rb.gy/qgyydu
Finale:
https://rb.gy/jq0mma
- Max Richter’s score
On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4fo551Vy3KXbbRxRlVTD9D?si=ujAkKuJsSmWK7SCBR5f7Aw
On YouTube: https://rb.gy/i4dq4m
Recomposition of Vivaldi: https://open.spotify.com/album/5yuG2LEkf7QA9ZGIXldCmy?si=yz4ZN1ouQf2NI-cVl26sdQ
- Men at the Barre, BBC Documentary
YouTube: https://rb.gy/wqzwd0
BBC Four: https://rb.gy/ckg77e
- Cinderella cinema relay: https://rb.gy/y8vvj8
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