Dialogue

We're going to have to talk about it. Time is filled with challenges that require us to listen. Both to those who think the same as us, and to those with whom we disagree. Dialogue is the Royal Ballet's bid for a forum in which the art of ballet acts as a lever for a discussion of the great, difficult and often divisive issues of the time. First you witness a performance with food for thought, and then the word is free so that you, your fellow guests and invited guests with opinions can debate the seen.

Our first Dialogue consists of three separate ballets dealing with three very different topics.

Emma Portner is making a huge impact in the dance world right now with her great involvement in the debate about the role of women in dance. Her Islands is a duet for two women, and here she deconstructs ballet's typical gender roles that for centuries have given male choreographers the right and power to define the woman. In Portner's own words, she will now “take ballet history and respectfully strike at it with a hammer”.

After this, choreographer Euken Sagues takes the stage with a brand new work Homo Sapiens Sapiens. She made a name for herself in 2024 with her powerful interpretation of Lorca's Blood Wedding, and now she explores human evolution and asks the questions: Where do we come from? What can our bodies do? And how has our brain evolved?

The third ballet has not yet been definitively determined.

After that, the word is free. Of course, with respect for the artists on stage and the attitudes expressed in the debate.

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