So Are We: León and Lightfoot
Cast sheet
Friday 12 June 2026
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7.30pm
Royal Ballet and Opera Principal The Julia Rausing Trust
Tim and Sarah Bunting, Sir Lloyd and Lady Dorfman OBE, Dame Tina Taylor DBE, Simon and Virginia Robertson and Royal Ballet and Opera Patrons
Aud Jebsen
So Are We is a co-production between
Approximate timings
Shoot the Moon
Credits
Choreography
Sol León, Paul Lightfoot
Music
Philip Glass
Tirol Concerto for Piano and Orchestra – Movement 2
© 2000 Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc. Used by permission.
Lighting Designer
Tom Bevoort
Set and Costume Designers
Sol León, Paul Lightfoot
Assistants to the Choreographers
Chloé Albaret, Jorge Nozal, Roger Van der Poel, Olivier Coëffard
Guest Répétiteur to the Principal Artists
Zenaida Yanowsky
Lighting Realisation
Jolanda de Kleine
Costume Supervisor
Joke Visser
Set Supervisor
Eric Blom
Video Supervisor
Niels Duursma
Camera Operators
Bennet Gartside, Liz Hillman
Cast
Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Vadim Muntagirov
Lauren Cuthbertson
Matthew Ball
Lukas B. Brændsrød
Wall Pushers
Amos Child, Tristan-Ian Massa, Joe Parkinson
Music credits
Conductor
Matthew Rowe
Associate Concert Master
Melissa Carstairs
Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Solo Piano
Robert Clark
Salle de danse
The spirit, the passion must always be there. These two virtues, together with style, are the reason I wish to dedicate this ballet to our dear Maestro and friend Hans van Manen.
— Sol León
Dedicated to my mother, Patricia Mary Lightfoot, an inspirational school teacher. Thank you for teaching me the power of education and its biggest lesson that love matters more than knowledge.
— Paul Lightfoot
Credits
Choreography
Sol León, Paul Lightfoot
Music
Ilya Demutsky
Set, Costume and Lighting Designers
Sol León, Paul Lightfoot
Lighting Realisation
Jolanda de Kleine
Costume Realisation
Joke Visser
Set Realisation
Eric Blom
Assistants to the Choreographers
César Faria Fernandes, Mikaela Kelly, Jorge Nozal, Chloé Albaret, Roger Van der Poel
Senior Répétiteur to the Visiting Choreographers
Deirdre Chapman
Cast
Prélude
Fumi Kaneko
William Bracewell
I. Le Maître et La Maîtresse
Natalia Osipova
Matthew Ball
II. Tendus, Glissés, Frappés, Grands battements
Yu Hang
Aurora Chinchilla
Rebecca Myles Stewart
Olivia Findlay
III. Ronds de jambe
Joseph Sissens
IV. Étirements
Melissa Hamilton
Martin Diaz
V. Adage
Calvin Richardson, Marco Masciari
Marianela Nuñez, Patricio Revé
Mica Bradbury, Giacomo Rovero
VI. Ports de bras
Tristan-Ian Massa
Emile Gooding
Luc Foskett
Blake Smith
Brayden Gallucci
VII. L'art de la marche
Ella Newton Severgnini
Sae Maeda
VIII. Savoir-faire
Natalia Osipova
Matthew Ball
IX. Ensemble
The Company
X. Fin du chapitre
Natalia Osipova
Interlude
Fumi Kaneko
William Bracewell
XI. Pirouettes
Alejandro Muñoz
Harrison Lee
XII. Relevés
Annette Buvoli, Mica Bradbury
Hannah Grennell, Sae Maeda
Ella Newton Severgnini, Marianna Tsembenhoi
XIII. Pas de deux Romantique
Caspar Lench
Ravi Cannonier-Watson
XIV. Solo Prima Ballerina
Marianna Tsembenhoi
XV. Piqués et grandes pirouettes
Sumina Sasaki, Hanna Park
Brayden Gallucci, Harrison Lee, Alejandro Muñoz
XVI. Coda
Luca Acri
XVII. Petit Allegro
Luca Acri
Joonhyuk Jun
Liam Boswell
Caspar Lench
Taisuke Nakao
XVIII. Tarentelle
Nadia Mullova-Barley, Harris Bell
Luc Foskett, Brayden Gallucci, Emile Gooding, Tristan-Ian Massa, Alejandro Muñoz, Blake Smith
XIX. Mazurka
Mayara Magri, Reece Clarke, Viola Pantuso, Leo Dixon
Luca Acri, Liam Boswell, Mica Bradbury, Annette Buvoli, Hannah Grennell, Joonhyuk Jun, Harrison Lee, Ella Newton Severgnini, Hanna Park, Giacomo Rovero
Postlude
Fumi Kaneko
William Bracewell
XX. Grand Allegro
Natalia Osipova, Matthew Ball, Marco Masciari
Martin Diaz, Ravi Cannonier-Watson, Brayden Gallucci, Joonhyuk Jun, Alejandro Muñoz
Luca Acri, Harris Bell, Liam Boswell, Mica Bradbury, Annette Buvoli, Aurora Chinchilla, Olivia Findlay, Luc Foskett, Emile Gooding, Hannah Grennell, Harrison Lee, Caspar Lench, Tristan-Ian Massa, Nadia Mullova-Barley, Rebecca Myles Stewart, Taisuke Nakao, Viola Pantuso, Hanna Park, Giacomo Rovero, Sumina Sasaki, Blake Smith, Marianna Tsembenhoi
Music credits
Conductor
Matthew Rowe
Associate Concert Master
Melissa Carstairs
Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
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
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