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Live in Cinemas: Manon

Live in Cinemas: Manon

Live in Cinemas: Manon

Ballet and dance

Kenneth MacMillan's emotive adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s dramatic novel comes to a cinema near you.

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Live from Wednesday 7 February 2024 at 7.15pm (GMT), with Encore screenings from Sunday 11 February 2024 at 2pm (GMT)

Running time
The performance lasts about 2 hours 45 minutes, including two intervals.
Approximate running times:
Guidance
BBFC rating: 12A
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Background

This adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s novel embodies Kenneth MacMillan at his best, his acute insight into human psychology and his mastery of narrative choreography finding full expression in the impassioned duets of the central couple, visceral and urgent in their desire. The heroine’s struggle to escape poverty make Manon one of the most dramatic and devastating of ballets, emphasized by Nicholas Georgiadis’ evocative designs that reflect the juxtaposition between Manon’s impoverished origins and the lavish world she longs to inhabit. The 2023/24 Season celebrates the centenary of Nicholas Georgiadis.

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Cast and Creatives

Cast
Creatives
Company

The Royal Ballet

Choreography

Kenneth MacMillan

Orchestration

Martin Yates

Lighting Designer

Jacopo Pantani

Antonio Pappano in rehearsal for Live from Covent Garden, 13 June 2020 ©2020 ROH. Photograph by Lara Cappelli

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