Onegin: Love's Bitter Dance - London
ASMALLWORLD Members and Guests are invited to a mesmerising performance of Onegin, a ballet that brings Pushkin’s classic love story to life with graceful choreography and evocative music.
When the bookish Tatiana meets the enigmatic Eugene Onegin, she is swept away by a romantic ideal. But her love is unreturned, dismissed as the infatuation of a naïve country girl. Years later, fate brings them together once more — will their reunion rewrite the past, or will regret linger forever?
Set to Tchaikovsky’s soaring music, John Cranko’s sumptuous choreography paints an intimate portrait of passion, heartbreak, and redemption.
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ACCESS EVENT: This event is organised by a third party and no ASMALLWORLD representative will be present during the event. Should you have any questions regarding this event, please contact the ASMALLWORLD Events Team directly at events@asw.com.
102 members and guests attending
The performance lasts approximately 2 hours 30 minutes, including two intervals.
Approximate running times:
Act I: 40 minutes
Interval: 25 minutes
Act II: 30 minutes
Interval: 25 minutes
Act III: 35 minutes
Background / History:
Background
Sixty years after its creation, Onegin’s exploration of unrequited affection, impulsive choices, and bitter regret still breaks hearts today.
First opera, then ballet
John Cranko became acquainted with Alexander Pushkin’s verse-novel Eugene Onegin when he choreographed the dances for Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky’s opera of the same name in 1952. He created his own distinctive version of Pushkin’s work in 1965 for the Stuttgart Ballet. Onegin displays all of Cranko’s genius as a narrative choreographer, featuring finely drawn characters who are transformed by the conflicts they face.
A wide-ranging role
Onegin and Tatiana’s relationship is depicted through intense duets, such as the letter-writing scene, when the youthful Tatiana dances a dream pas de deux with her longed-for lover. The role of Tatiana offers a ballerina many challenges – the development of a bookish country girl into a sophisticated woman at the pinnacle of St Petersburg society requires dramatic sensibility and technical finesse. Cranko’s choreography incorporates an eclectic range of dance forms, including folk, modern, ballroom, and acrobatic.
An unexpected Tchaikovsky ballet?
While Tchaikovsky is most famous for his music in Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker, his lesser-known works for piano form the basis of Kurt-Heinz Stolze’s soaring arrangements for Onegin. This includes selections from The Seasons, his opera Cherevichki, and the symphonic fantasy Francesca da Rimini.
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This is an Access event. Access events are specially selected for our community by the ASMALLWORLD Team and we have arranged for our members to benefit from privileged conditions when possible. This event has been organised by a third party and no ASMALLWORLD representative will be present during the event. Please contact us at events@asw.com if you have any further questions. We hope you will enjoy this event!
PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASE: Tickets are subject to availability. After purchasing on our platform, your request will be reviewed by our team. If tickets are available, you will receive an official ticket from a team member. If tickets are not available, you will receive a full refund.
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