Recent work:

HOLDING SPACE
Choreography: Jacky Lansley
Music: Franz Schubert
(Selected movements from the late piano sonatas)
Pianist: Philip Gammon

World Premiere
Clore Studio at The Royal Opera House 2004

Reviews
The Times | The Stage | The Guardian
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In this new work Holding Space pioneering choreographer Jacky Lansley deepens her dialogue with Franz Schubert's late piano sonatas, a dialogue which began in her previous work Coats and Plays.

She says of her process:

"I am interested in how the delicacy, harmony and grotesque qualities of everyday gestures can be synthesised into something of meaning and eloquence; and to explore how the small and seemingly insignificant is important, particularly against a backdrop of complex global concerns. The formal beauty of Schubert's piano sonatas provides an intriguing emotional world for the work."

Lansley and her company of exceptional performers were delighted to be joined by principal pianist of the Royal Ballet, Philip Gammon, who performed the selected movements from Schubert's late piano sonatas.

The cast also included Sandra Conley - Guest Principle Character Artist with the Royal Ballet Company, Lucy Tuck, Gareth Farley, Robin Jung, Fergus Early and Tania Tempest-Hay.

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[see also, EARLIER Works]