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Woolf Works

Wayne McGregor

Dance Performance

2015-

London, United Kingdom

Wayne McGregor's "Woolf Works", his first full-length ballet for the Royal Ballet, is inspired by Virginia Woolf's literary imagination. The ballet triptych explores Woolf’s novels and themes: Act I, "I Now, I Then", based on Mrs Dalloway; Act II "Becomings", inspired by Orlando; and Act III, "Tuesday", referencing The Waves and Woolf's suicide. Woolf's genuine interest in rhythm and movement has, in turn, inspired this interpretation of her works through ballet, where her rich engagement with dance and the physical expression of human experience merge in a dynamic and expressive form.

Snail, WAA

Company The Royal Ballet

Duration 95 Minutes

Concept, Direction and Choreography Wayne McGregor

Music Max Richter

Set Design Ciguë, We Not I and Wayne McGregor

Lighting Design Lucy Carter

Costume Design Moritz Junge

Film Design Ravi Deepres

Dramaturg Uzma Hameed

Make-up Designer Kabuki

Dancers Alessandra Ferri, Federico Bonelli, Edward Watson, Tristan Dyer, Beatriz Stix-Brunell, Francesca Hayward, Gary Avis, Sarah Lamb, Natalia Osipova, Melissa Hamilton, Akane Takada, Steven McRae, Paul Kay, Eric Underwood and Matthew Ball

Premiere date and venue 11 May 2015, Royal Opera House, London, UK

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