RHAPSODY IN BLUE

FOR BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET

Music: George Gershwin
Choreography: Ruth Brill
Costumes: Jasper Conran
World premiere: January 2014, Symphony Hall, Birmingham

The dancers and the orchestra share the stage space for this gala piece. Centre stage is the magnificent grand piano around which the dancers and the music complement each other. The choreography reflects the episodic moods of Gershwin’s iconic score. A lead couple and corps of 8 dancers evoke the exhilaration of the music in this jazz ballet.