A ballet about the plight of refugees, commissioned for the Royal Opera House, has been showered with five star reviews and described with words like potent and sombre. It’s the work of the Canadian Crystal Pite who has built a reputation as one of the most respected choreographers of her generation – and who is the first woman to have created a new work for the Royal Ballet in almost two decades. It’s titled ‘Flight Pattern’ and Kirsty Wark went to speak to her about using dance to engage in a difficult harrowing subject.
Beautiful and so very poignant. I wish I could see this in person.
I would love to see this in person, too. Just the short clips, knowing their association, were already bringing out the tears. I have no doubt that this is a work made for crying along, if you can manage it without sniffling too loud in the opera house.
Yes, I was in tears watching the video too. Probably fall apart after seeing it live.