The Royal Ballet rehearse Cathy Marston's The Cellist

Lauren Cuthbertson, Marcelino Sambé and Matthew Ball rehearse Cathy Marston's new ballet The Cellist with coaching from Jenny Tattersall as part of #WorldBalletDay 2019.
Cathy Marston has previously been an Associate Artist of the Royal Opera House and Director of Bern Ballett. The inspiration for Marston’s first work for The Royal Ballet is the momentous life and career of the cellist Jacqueline du Pré with designs by award winning designer Hildegard Bechtler. This is Marston’s first work for the Company on the Main Stage and will be relayed live to cinemas on 25 February 2020.
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[@laurenreddinger9262]

The choreography and music is so beautiful with their dancing. So brilliant and fluid.

[@barbaralemere5183]

Laura Cuthertson is just so amazing all the time. In everything.

[@ci7446]

every time I see her on screen, I'm struck at how beautiful she is

[@pedinurse1]

she is a great dancer

[@paris_mars]

The camera work here actually makes the dancing seem even more beautiful.

[@Callalilly45]

I love to see how much they travel across the floor, it really shows how they're doing it full out and the different levels are so beautiful like she's gliding across the floor and then up in the air there's so much variation

[@aquablushgirl]

Three of my favourite dancers. Thank you for this.

[@nalabees]

Watching this a second time it's a miracle that hair clip didn't meet a face sooner. Miracle two how her hair stayed perfectly in place with a CLIP, I'll never know.

[@sarahhumphreys8745]

Fascinating to see three experienced dancers working together. Loved the finished production and can’t wait to see it again in the 23/24 season.

[@khai-yuenloh669]

She is playing him like a -fiddle- cello

[@elliem7912]

What a beautiful piece. Excellent job!

[@helenchua3408]

If anyone's curious, music if from Elgar cello concerto in e minor, the first movement adagio. I'm assuming it's a recording by Jacqueline du Pré since Cathy Marston stated that she's the inspiration behind this new work. I don't see why ROH doesn't list the music in the description boxes.

[@josephkarl2061]

I would eat my hat if it wasn't her, because no one played the cello like Du Pre.

[@pauljackson1029]

the full score is by Philip Feeney who references other works in his score

[@miguelberganza6193]

I don’t think Jacqueline Du Pré is playing in this recording, it doesn’t quite sound like her.

[@itamarbar9580]

@@pauljackson1029 really? What other works?

[@pedinurse1]

@@miguelberganza6193 Yes the piece is composed by Elgar.

[@ambethumpheys1701]

✨ spectacular ✨✨ & this is just rehearsals, thank you for sharing ✨

[@NopeJustMe]

I don’t know why but everything always sounds better with a British accent... so beautiful, fluid and graceful... ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@kathymyers7279]

Just Me I’m seriously considering “acquiring “ one! Lol

[@dontreadmyprofilepicture1024]

Those guys work really hard, buts it is worth their effort and i aprecciate it so much

[@SoulfulTruth]

Wow - so beautiful.

[@thegladys2651]

This looks amazing. Please try to record a DVD or a multi format for those who not live in UK.

[@lieseloth.6161]

Twilight saga: ballet edition

[@Jayjen35]

Nooooooooooo! No equating such beautiful art with THAT!

[@lieseloth.6161]

@@Jayjen35 wahahah cant unsee it now can ya

[@erod97]

Lieselot H. Can’t unsee it 😂😂😂

[@Jayjen35]

@@lieseloth.6161 I read and watched hours of Dracula snd Lestat to block it out.

[@Anicetta]

🤣🤣🤣

[@birdyfilovingheart6365]

I'm seeing this on 27th February,three days time. Really looking forward to the performance. 'Dances at a Gathering' is being performed alongside it.

[@erod97]

This is beautiful 💛💛💛

[@sopranosd]

Has Lauren Cuthbertson been on leave or something? I haven’t seen her in recent Royal Ballet videos. I’m so glad to see her again. She’s a gorgeous dancer. The men are lovely too.

[@pinkcupcake4717]

I believe she was recovering from an injury.

[@Jk-qx8dc]

lauren looks a little bit like lisa kudrow in friends

[@cankorkmaz9318]

Hi thanks for sharing. Do you have the full version

[@kindredkate8940]

I thought that was Robert Pattinson 😱😱

[@InspiritEliza]

Royal Opera House, please could you hold the camera still, I find it so hard to view when the camera is continuously moving around in circles.

[@Ken.Kaleidoscope]

Was his nosebleed bad?

[@jipseat1654]

It was a cut/scratch in the eyebrow area I believe, fortunately no serious permanent damage thank goodness 🙏🏻!,

[@fabiesque]

finally something a bit creative

[@pedinurse1]

I admire their attempt about the amazing Dupree, they are amazing dancers but this just didnt work for me. Dupree was a sheer genius with the most tragic life an artist of her caliber could ever have. Her illness brought her life to a horrendous standstill at the age of 27 or so.

[@larryslove8906]

weird transitions in this piece...

[@thatahamoment497]

I don't like it when they do it so literally, so the guy is cello and she plays him...🙄🙄 The rest is beautiful.

[@pedinurse1]

thats what I thought, too literal

[@David-pt8ge]

The choreography is so clunky and is at odds with the music. I am not even sure the composition is dance friendly. Hopefully it will make sense on stage.

[@maybewise]

They're all professionals. So I'm sure they'll make sure the end result is fluid and well-translated.

[@aidepaul534]

@@maybewise Poor logic

[@maybewise]

@@aidepaul534 It's a KZbin comment, trying to be positive. Not a thesis.

[@kzcreatives7853]

David I saw it live. So I disagree with your opinion.

[@pedinurse1]

Exactly

[@humanstation8193]

Transitions need work. Mainly because pirate headband dude is shockingly stiff and silky black dude misses cues. Both need to learn meaning of musicality. Woman good but can't shine while the men slow on uptake. Hard music unless emotion is jistofied. Rehearsal director just doing shapes and not discussing meaning. English work.

[@humanstation8193]

@ijcn0jir3nvjn3fjcifn heard that excuse before

[@humanstation8193]

@ijcn0jir3nvjn3fjcifn doesn't mean dancer needs to dress up as a pirate :-)

[@khiaaugustine9193]

Human Station Lmao it’s common to wear headbands during rehearsals though.

[@humanstation8193]

@@khiaaugustine9193 indeed....just not the ones worn in pirate movies of the 1930's... ballet hasn't moved on to Top Shop clearly ...

[@khiaaugustine9193]

Human Station I’ve literally seen men rehearse with their hair in rubber bands or brush combs. In another Royal Dance Rehearsal one of the male dancers were wearing rainbow leggings. When you get to this level of dance their is no dress code for just a rehearsal. Not sure why a plain white bandana is hurting you so much.