This large-scale ensemble work, which takes a powerful and sombre look at the ongoing refugee crisis, is set to music from Górecki’s ‘Symphony of Sorrowful Songs’. Górecki’s music, often associated with the Holocaust, explores themes of motherhood and the separation of families.
Flight Pattern
Duration
31 minutes
Choreographed by
Crystal Pite
Music
Henryk Mikolaj Góecki
Scenic Design
Jay Gower Taylor
Costume Design
Nancy Bryant
Cast
"Dancers Kristen McNally, Marcelino Sambé, Joseph Sissens, Isabella Gasparini, Benjamin Ella, Ashley Dean Artists of The Royal Ballet Soprano Francesca Chiejina Concert Master Vasko Vassilev Conductor Jonathan Lo Orchestra Orchestra of the Royal Opera House"""
All photography © ROH 2017. Photograph by Tristram Kenton
