Wayne McGregor: Alchemies
Cast sheet
Saturday 18 April 2026
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7pm
Exceptional philanthropic support from Royal Ballet and Opera Principal Julia Rausing Trust
Generous philanthropic support from Tim and Sarah Bunting, Sir Simon and Lady Robey, Simon and Tracey Holden, The Sargent Charitable Trust, John and Susan Burns, Royal Ballet and Opera Friends and The American Friends of Covent Garden
Roles in Yugen are supported by Derek and Sheila Watson
Resident choreographer Wayne McGregor generously supported by Dame Tina Taylor DBE
The 2025/26 Royal Ballet Season is generously supported by Aud Jebsen
Approximate timings
Untitled, 2023
Credits
Choreography
Wayne McGregor
Music
Catamorphosis and Metacosmos
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
By arrangement with Chester Music LTD
Set designer
Carmen Herrera
Costume Designer
Burberry
Lighting designer
Lucy Carter
Staging
Gregory Mislin, Edward Watson
Cast
Dancers
Luca Acri, Denilson Almeida, Madison Bailey, Harris Bell, William Bracewell, Amos Child, Melissa Hamilton, Fumi Kaneko, Tristan Ian Massa, Alejandro Muñoz, Aiden O'Brien, Anna Rose O'Sullivan, Viola Pantuso, Maddison Pritchard, Calvin Richardson, Ella Newton Severgnini, Joseph Sissens, Charlotte Tonkinson, Marianna Tsembenhoi
Music credits
Conductor
Koen Kessels
Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Concert Master
Sergey Levitin
Yugen
A co-production between The Royal Ballet and Dutch National Ballet & Opera
Credits
Choreography
Wayne McGregor
Music
Chichester Psalms
Leonard Bernstein
Text from Psalms 108, 100, 23, 2, 131, 133 The performances of the work is given by permission of Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Limited
Set designer
Edmund de Waal
Costume designer
Shirin Guild
Lighting designer
Lucy Carter
Staging
Amanda Eyles
Senior Répétiteur
Deirdre Chapman
Cast
Dancers
Matthew Ball, Mica Bradbury, Martin Diaz, Nicol Edmonds, Emile Gooding, Chisato Katsura, Sarah Lamb, Sae Maeda, Marco Masciari, Francisco Serrano, Ginevra Zambon
Music credits
Conductor
Koen Kessels
Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Concert Master
Sergey Levitin
Chorus
Royal Opera Extra Chorus
Chorus Director
William Spaulding
Chorus Solo Voices
Stephanie Louise Edwards, Cari Searle, Luke Price, Dawid Kimberg
Solo Treble
Alexander Wright
Langauge Coach
Amos Paran
Quantum Souls
A co-production between The Royal Ballet and San Francisco Ballet
Credits
Concept, choreography, design
Wayne McGregor
Music
Bushra El-Turk
Costume Designer
Saul Nash
Lighting Designer
Lucy Carter
Assistant to the Choreographer
Jenny Tattersall
Répétiteur
Zhan Atymtayev
Benesh Choreologist
Daniel Kraus
Cast
Dancers
Harris Bell, Liam Boswell, William Bracewell, Lukas B. Brændsrød, Emile Gooding, Melissa Hamilton, Sae Maeda, Nadia Mullova-Barley, Viola Pantuso, Ella Newton Severgnini, Joseph Sissens, Marianna Tsembenhoi
Music credits
Conductor
Koen Kessels
Solo Percussionist
Beibei Wang
Double Bassist
Tony Hougham
Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Concert Master
Sergey Levitin
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
Chichester Psalms were commissioned from Leonard Bernstein in 1965 by the Rev. Walter Hussey, the Dean of Chichester Cathedral. Bernstein set six psalms in three movements, to be sung in Hebrew.
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