Perspectives: Balanchine, Marston, Peck
Cast sheet
Saturday 15 November 2025
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7pm
Exceptional philanthropic support from Royal Ballet and Opera Principal Julia Rausing Trust
With the generous support of Aline Foriel-Destezet Season Principal
Generous philanthropic support from John and Susan Burns, Malcolm and Rosalind Gammie, Rachael Stearns and Lindsay and Sarah Tomlinson
The 2025/26 Royal Ballet Season is generously supported by Aud Jebsen
Against the Tide
Female principal role supported by Stephanie and Dan Tyrer
Approximate timings
Serenade
Credits
Choreography
George Balanchine
Music
Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Costume designer
Karinska
Lighting designer
John B. Read
Original Staging
Patricia Neary
Staging
Samantha Raine
Répétiteur
Sian Murphy
Principal Coaching
Zenaida Yanowsky
Cast
Annette Buvoli, Claire Calvert, Hannah Grennell
Sae Maeda, Reece Clarke
Téo Dubreuil
Mica Bradbury, Hannah Grennell, Julia Roscoe, Amelia Townsend
Olivia Findlay, Bomin Kim, Isabel Lubach, Nadia Mullova-Barley, Hanna Park, Maddison Pritchard, Ella Newton Severgnini, Leticia Stock, Charlotte Tonkinson, Marianna Tsembenhoi, Yu Hang, Ginevra Zambon
Denilson Almeida, Luc Foskett, Harrison Lee, Aiden O'Brien
Music credits
Conductor
Martin Georgiev
Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Principal Guest Concert Master
by arrangement with Trittico
Vasko Vassilev
Against the Tide
A co-production between The Royal Ballet and Ballet Zurich
Credits
Choreography
Cathy Marston
Music
Benjamin Britten
Performances of the work are given by permission of Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Limited
Set Designer
Chloe Lamford
Costume Designer
Annemarie Woods
Lighting Designer
Fabiana Piccioli
Dramaturgy
Edward Kemp
Senior Répétiteur to the Visiting Choreographers
Deirdre Chapman
Répétiteur
Zhan Atymtayev
Cast
William Bracewell
Matthew Ball
Nicol Edmonds
Melissa Hamilton
Denilson Almeida, Luc Foskett, Harrison Lee, Caspar Lench, Aiden O'Brien
Music credits
Conductor
Martin Georgiev
Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Solo Violin
by arrangement with Trittico
Vasko Vassilev
Associate Concert Master
Peter Schulmeister
Everywhere We Go
Credits
Choreography
Justin Peck
Music
Sufjan Stevens
By arrangement with Chester Music LTD trading as G Schirmer on behalf of G Schirmer LTD
Arranged by
Michael P Atkinson
Set Designer
Karl Jensen
Costume Designer
Janie Taylor
Lighting Designer
Brandon Stirling Baker
Staging
Craig Hall, Charlie Hodges
Senior Répétiteur
Samira Saidi
Benesh Choreologist
Gregory Mislin
Cast
Sae Maeda, Marianela Nuñez, Mayara Magri
Daichi Ikarashi, Reece Clarke, Luca Acri
Viola Pantuso
Mica Bradbury, Julia Roscoe, Amelia Townsend, Téo Dubreuil, Joshua Junker, Taisuke Nakao
Madison Bailey, Olivia Findlay, Nadia Mullova-Barley, Charlotte Tonkinson, Marianna Tsembenhoi, Denilson Almeida
Emile Gooding, Caspar Lench, Alejandro Muñoz
Music credits
Conductor
Martin Georgiev
Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Principal Guest Concert Master
by arrangement with Trittico
Vasko Vassilev
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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