Event listing: Triple Bill | Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | Sat 28 May 2011 at 14:00

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Royal Opera House, Covent GardenBow Street, Covent Garden, London, Greater London, WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom

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Programme

Scènes de Ballet	Music: Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton
Voluntaries	Music: Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963) Choreography: Glen Tetley
Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)	Music: Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) Choreography: Sir Kenneth MacMillan

Performers

The Royal Ballet
Lauren Cuthbertson	Dancer
Sergei Polunin	Dancer
Leanne Benjamin	Dancer
Nehemiah Kish	Dancer
Sarah Lamb	Dancer
Valeri Hristov	Dancer
Ryoichi Hirano	Dancer
Steven McRae	Dancer	The Chosen One

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Mark Pullinger, 29th March

Over a century after its premiere, Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring still has the power to shock. Vasily Petrenko offers insights, while Tamara Rojo reflects on one of the most powerful choreographies, the version by Pina Bausch.

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Margaret Willis, 28th May

There was no thought of letting the Royal Ballet dancers ease out gently in their last programme of the season. The Triple Bill now on offer demands from each of its exponents a mathematical brain, the precision of a Swiss watchmaker and the stamina of a fell runner.