SO ARE WE: LEÓN AND LIGHTFOOT

About the show

The Royal Ballet presents two Company premieres by Spanish/British choreographers Sol León and Paul Lightfoot. This stirring mixed programme marks the first time a British company performs the work of the acclaimed contemporary choreographic duo. The works of Sol León and Paul Lightfoot have a uniquely characteristic movement language that is fluid yet angular, soft and weightless yet simmering with tension. Their choreography has been performed all over the world, most notably by Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT), where León and Lightfoot were house choreographers from 2002-20. They have created over 50 works for the Dutch contemporary company. Shoot the Moon Shoot the Moon celebrates its 20th anniversary. Exploring relationships and the solitude that lies within them, the work is scored by Philip Glass’s shifting tonal melodies within his Tirol Concerto. Salle de danse Salle de dance was originally choreographed as a film by Lightfoot during the pandemic in homage to the balletic art form, it will now be recreated by the duo as a world premiere performed by over 45 dancers from across all ranks of the Company. Drawing on a dancer’s daily study of ballet class, Leon and Lightfoot reimagine it with their uniquely fluid choreographic passion, sometimes integrating whispers of another reality. A freshly composed score by Ilya Demutsky will accompany the ensemble on the bare stage of the Royal Opera House.