Bernstein Celebration - Yugen Corybantic Games The Age of Anxiety

The Royal Ballet celebrates the centenary of Leonard Bernsteins birth with this all-Bernstein collection. The Companys three associate choreographers respond to the varied styles of Bernsteins music in ballets that are lyrical, beautiful, exuberant and moving. Wayne McGregors Yugen is set to Chichester Psalms. In The Age of Anxiety Liam Scarlett responds to Bernsteins eclectic Second Symphony, itself a response to W.H. Auden's poem. Corybantic Games by Christopher Wheeldon responds to the Serenade after Platos Symposium. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true SS. one of the most beautifully achieved dances of his career. (The Guardian- Yugen) a cascade of showstopping, kaleidoscopic configuration. (The Guardian Corybantic Games) moments that catch at the heart. (The Arts Desk The Age of Anxiety)