Obra: Chamber Symphony

A welcome return to London for America's oldest ballet company begins with a highly personal interpretation of Shostakovich in dance 

Ulrich Birkkjaer presented an affecting portrait of a tormented Shostakovich, as he paced, leapt, slumped, was propped back to standing, and relentlessly propelled forward.

These all-Ratmansky programs are a clear indication that ABT made the right move when they took him on as their resident choreographer.