Lukas Bjørneboe Brændsrød

Christopher Wheeldon's Within the Golden Hour is based around seven couples separating and intermingling, to music by Vivaldi and Ezio Bosso and lit with the rich colours suggested by sunset. In Flight Pattern, Crystal Pite combines Górecki's haunting “Symphony of Sorrowful Songs” with a large dance ensemble to create a poignant and passionate reflection on migration. Between them, Medusa is new work inspired by the Greek myth, created for The Royal Ballet by the acclaimed choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, which juxtaposes Purcell arias with an electronic score by Olga Wojciechowska.

Manon’s brother Lescaut is offering her to the highest bidder when she meets Des Grieux and falls in love. They elope to Paris, but when Monsieur G.M. offers Manon a life of luxury as his mistress she can’t resist.

The young Clara creeps downstairs on Christmas Eve to play with her favourite present – a Nutcracker. But the mysterious magician Drosselmeyer is waiting to sweep her off on a magical adventure. After defeating the Mouse King, the Nutcracker and Clara travel through the Land of Snow to the Kingdom of Sweets, where the Sugar Plum Fairy treats them to a wonderful display of dances. Back home, Clara thinks she must have been dreaming – but doesn’t she recognize Drosselmeyer’s nephew?

ノルウェーでプロのバレエダンサーを目指す3人の少年たちの友情と成長を4年間にわたって追った青春ドキュメンタリー。ノルウェーの首都オスロでバレエスクールに通う3人の少年ルーカス、トルゲール、シーベルト。時にはふざけたり女の子の話題で盛りあがったりと少年らしさを覗かせながらも、夢に向かってたゆまぬ努力を続けていく。ところがある日、ルーカスだけがイギリスの名門ロイヤル・バレエスクールから招待を受ける。3人は16歳という多感な時期に、これからの人生を大きく左右する選択を突きつけられる。希望と葛藤に満ちた少年たちの輝かしい青春の日々を、躍動感あふれるバレエの映像と共に映し出していく。