Frederick Ashton (1904-1988)
Voices of Spring
pas de deux, extrait de "La Fille mal gardée"

Kenneth MacMillan (1929-1992)
Roméo et Juliette, ballet en 3 actes (musique S. Prokofiev)
Concerto
Elite Syncopations, ballet en 1 acte
Manon, ballet en 3 actes (musique J. Massenet)
Mayerling

Wayne McGregor (1970-)
Limen, ballet

Christopher Wheeldon (1973-)
Alice aux pays des merveilles, ballet en 3 actes
The Winter's Tale, ballet en 3 actes

Adolphe Charles Adam (1803-1856)
Gisèle, ballet romantique en 2 actes

Ludwig Minkus (1826-1917)
Don Quichotte, ballet en 3 actes, 8 tableaux et un prologue

Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovski (1840-1893)
Le lac des Cygnes, ballet en 3 actes
Casse-Noisette, ballet en 2 actes

The Royal Ballet

This unique collection celebrates the pas de deux: the ‘steps for two’ or partner dances so central to ballets both modern and classical. It brings together 16 exceptional pas de deux from The Royal Ballet’s unequalled repertory, in outstanding performances by Company dancers past and present. Representing The Royal Ballet’s heritage works and recent creations, as well as 19th-century classics, Pas de Deux demonstrates the choreographic diversity, technical brilliance, show-stopping spectacle and artistry for which The Royal Ballet is acclaimed around the world. Included in this collection are Frederick Ashton’s Voices of Spring and pas de deux from his La Fille mal gardée; from Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet, Concerto, Elite Syncopations, Manon and Mayerling; from Wayne McGregor’s Limen; from Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Winter’s Tale; and from the 19th-century classics Giselle, Don Quixote, Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. Pas de deux features many of the major stars of the Royal Ballet past and present, including Sarah Lamb, Mara Galeazzi, Tamara Rojo, Carlos Acosta, Alina Cojocaru, Natalia Osipova, Matthew Golding, Roberta Marquez and Steven McRae.