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Jonathan Burrows (Uk)
The Stop Quartet

Tue 21 & Wed 22 October, 8pm
Linbury Studio Theatre at the Royal Opera House

Tickets: £12.50 - £19 (£7 Standing / £10 Students and ROH Access Scheme)
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First seen in London in the 1996 festival, Dance Umbrella has co-commissioned this revival of Jonathan Burrows' celebrated piece The Stop Quartet. Opening with an extended duet, two men are gradually joined by a third and then a fourth dancer. The choreography builds a complex web of rhythmic counterpoint between the performers, whose constant watchful play anticipates the more recent duets of Burrows and Matteo Fargion.

Original music is by Fargion and Kevin Volans, with lighting by Michael Hulls. This production features a cast including Burrows, Henry Montes and Ragnhild Olsen, all of whom performed in the original work.

Meet the Artist: Tue 21 Oct. Free to same-day ticket holders after the performance

‘It's as if we'd walked in on the pastimes of a peaceable alien culture: we don't know the rules, but at heart, we understand the game.’
NEW YORK TIMES

‘It is so intriguing, so consummately structured that it grips your attention and doesn't let go.’
THE TIMES

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Photo by Richard Dean