Insights: American Modern Dance
Cast sheet
Friday 23 January 2026
|
7.30pm
Approximate timings
Choreography
Pierrot Lunaire
Glen Tetley
Music
Pierrot Lunaire
Arnold Schoenberg
Choreography
Lacrymosa
Robert Cohan
Music
Lacrymosa
Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky
Presenter
Emma Southworth
Director of The Royal Ballet
Kevin O'Hare
Artistic Director of Paul Taylor Dance Company
Michael Novak
Associate Director of Yorke Dance Project
Stephen Pelton
Principal Coaching
Christopher Bruce
Répétiteur
Deirdre Chapman
Principal Dancer of The Royal Ballet
Marcelino Sambé
Dancers of Yorke Dance Project
Elly Braund, Jonathan Goddard
Director of Learning and Participation
Jillian Barker
Head of Public Engagement
Emma Head
Insights Producer
Aisling Henihan
Director
Kevin O’Hare CBE
Music Director
Koen Kessels
Resident Choreographer
Sir Wayne McGregor CBE
Artistic Associate
Christopher Wheeldon OBE
Administrative Director
Heather Baxter
Rehearsal Director
Christopher Saunders
Clinical Director Ballet Healthcare
Shane Kelly
Further information
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