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World Service,20 Jun 2023,26 mins

Wayne McGregor: A brand new work

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Wayne McGregor is a choreographer and director whose future-focused, multi-award-winning works take inspiration from technology, literature and visual art. As resident choreographer for the Royal Ballet since 2006, he has created a catalogue of daring and beautiful dance pieces, pushing the artform in radical new directions. Reporter Eliza Lomas goes backstage at the Royal Opera House, following Wayne as he creates a brand new work. Called Untitled: 2023, the piece developed in collaboration with someone he greatly admires - the late Cuban-American artist Carmen Herrera. This abstract, minimalist artist achieved fame late in life, and one of her final creations was the set design for Untitled: 2023. We hear how Wayne takes the dancers through their paces in an intense five-week period, as he readies them for the opening night. Also featuring the composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir, principal dancer at The Royal Ballet William Bracewell and lighting designer Lucy Carter. Producer/presenter: Eliza Lomas Executive producer: Stephen Hughes (Photo: Wayne McGregor. Credit: Pål Hansen)

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