Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Knave of Hearts Pas de deux (The Royal Ballet)

Find out more: www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-ev.... Sarah Lamb as Alice and Federico Bonelli as Jack/Knave of Hearts in The Royal Ballet's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland arrived on the stage in 2011 with a burst of colour, theatrical magic and inventive choreography. It was The Royal Ballet’s first new full-length work since 1995 and was greeted with delight by audiences. Joby Talbot’s score combines contemporary soundworlds with sweeping melodies that gesture to ballet scores of the 19th century. Bob Crowley’s wildly imaginative sets and costumes draw on puppetry, projections and masks to make Wonderland wonderfully real.
Alice encounters a cast of extraordinary characters, from the highly-strung Queen of Hearts, who performs a hilarious send-up of The Sleeping Beauty's famous Rose Adage, to dancing playing cards, a sinuous caterpillar and a tap-dancing Mad Hatter. Alice and the Knave of Hearts dance a tender, loving pas de deux of delicate beauty. But the ballet does not avoid the darker undercurrents of Lewis Carroll’s story - a nightmarish kitchen, an eerily disembodied Cheshire Cat and the unhinged tea party are all created in vivid detail.

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[@NalaBalenciaga]

As a dancer , THIS is what ballet is missing. New fresh fun ideas! I loved this ballet it’s one of my favorites . I am so tired of the same 15 ballets ! Where’s the new creativity ? New stories ? I’m sick of the nutcracker and sleeping beauty and Cinderella , and swan lake! Tell new stories thru ballet like Alice n wonderland. I wanna create a a new ballet and I can’t wait to do it one day

[@amiefortman7220]

I love the White Rabbit's facial expressions in the background. If you've seen the whole show, you know he's spent the entire time looking after these two crazy kids and especially trying to keep the Knave from getting caught, and now he can't disguise how happy he is for the both of them... it's so sweet. <3

[@dotkiarika1026]

You know, the part of me that is a book purist wants to be annoyed at them putting romance in Alice but this pdd is so amazing it shut it down.

[@karenkaren3189]

do you notice how she slides en pointe a few times, and moves backward en pointe. ......unbelievable grace and beauty!!!!

[@takaono7243]

Can we please give some appreciation for Joby Talbot's music here? He has absolutely struck the perfect chord of dreamlike enchantment and innocent whimsy with this piece. Breathtaking.

[@lizzysweet100]

The subtle hints at a ticking clock in the movement are so beautiful wow

[@TheMotherOfBambi]

this is one of the most beautiful pas de deux I have ever seen and perhaps the most original

[@AdamYJ]

I don't know much about dance or choreography but I do know a thing or two about storytelling. And after watching the whole ballet, I love how they managed to tell what could have a difficult story through this ballet. So much of Lewis Carroll's appeal is through his clever wordplay and they still made the story interesting without it.

[@veevee306]

Note: Knave is a very old word for "prince" for anyone confused by his title.

[@LupeJelena]

I smiled the whole time. Loved when they make the heart shapes together <3

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[@LanaW123]

Very light and " floating ", feels like they are ice skating . Interesting choreography.

[@Alyssa-qk8kf]

any good dancer could dance this but a great dancer can tell the story, these are great dancers

[@quentinbarrentine5114]

The Knave of Hearts leaning in for a kiss and her shyly but joyfully dancing away is my FAVORITE part. It's SO cute and perfectly conveys the innocence (and by extension, later on, loss of innocence) for Alice. ^_^

[@elliot1924]

the Mad Hatter and March Hare look like the most proud dads in the world

[@PPPConservatory]

stunning. i love the choreography, the dancers, their chemistry, the music... simply beautiful

[@MOEM123]

This is THE most beautiful Pas de deux I have EVER seen!

[@laurenpullan7032]

I love how they manage to maintain such a youthful atmosphere with this dance, it really suits Alice's character while being so technically intricate and beautiful