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Work: The Cellist

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ComposerFeeney, Philip (b. 1954)
PeriodContemporary
Year2020
Work typeDance
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The Royal Ballet: Anemoi/The Cellist a well-balanced double bill

Mariko Sasaki and Lukas Bjørneboe Brændsrød in Valentino Zucchetti's Anemoi © Alice Pennefather
The first revival and first pairing of two award-winning choreographies proves to be a very rewarding double bill. 
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Ballett Zürich: Cathy Marston's The Cellist brings love and despair

Giulia Tonelli as The cellist and Wei Chen as The instrument in Cathy Marston's The Cellist © Gregory Batardon
Cathy Marston is a choreographer who excels in narrative ballets but seldom in a literal sense. 
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Music triumphs over tragedy: Marston’s moving The Cellist

Lauren Cuthbertson and Marcelino Sambé in The Cellist © ROH | Bill Cooper
In her first work for the Covent Garden main stage, based on the life of Jacqueline du Pré, choreographer Cathy Marston explores the profound bond between musician and instrument.
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