FOOL’S PARADISE
Luminescent and shimmering, Fool’s Paradise marked the first of Wheeldon’s many collaborations with composer Joby Talbot. It was created in 2007 for Wheeldon’s own company, Morphoses, and
first performed in 2012 by The Royal Ballet.
Yn oleuol ac yn symudliw, roedd Fool’s Paradise yn nodi’r cyntaf o gydweithrediadau niferus Wheeldon gyda’r cyfansoddwr Joby Talbot. Fe’i crëwyd yn 2007 ar gyfer cwmni Wheeldon ei hun, Morphoses, a’i pherfformio gyntaf yn 2012 gan The Royal Ballet.
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THE TWO OF US
The wistful songs of Joni Mitchell set the scene for the UK premiere of The Two of Us, a duet of deep intimacy and yearning. It was created in 2020 for the Fall for Dance Festival in New York, and had American ballet dancers Sarah Mearns and David Hallberg in its original cast.
Gosododd caneuon dirdynnol Joni Mitchell y llwyfan ar gyfer perfformiad cyntaf y DU o The Two of Us, deuawd o agosatrwydd a dyhead dwfn. Fe’i crëwyd yn 2020 ar gyfer Gŵyl Fall for Dance yn Efrog Newydd, ac roedd gan y dawnswyr bale Americanaidd Sarah Mearns a David Hallberg yn ei gast gwreiddiol.
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US (DUET)
Us is a tender duet danced by two men. It was created in 2017 for BalletBoyz and is set to Keaten Henson’s music.
Deuawd dyner yw Us a ddawnsir gan ddau ddyn. Fe’i crëwyd yn 2017 ar gyfer BalletBoyz ac mae wedi’i osod i gerddoriaeth Keaten Henson.
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AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (BALLET)
The Royal Ballet celebrates Wheeldon’s extraordinary success in musical theatre by performing the ballet scene from his Tony Award-winning musical An American in Paris. Set to Gershwin’s jazzy
melodies, the musical is inspired by the 1951 film of the same name starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron. The musical went on to win four Tony awards. The full musical depicts a blossoming romance between the American G.I. Jerry Mulligan and a French ballerina, Lise Dassin. The ballet excerpt was Wheeldon’s take on one of the most memorable scenes from the film – an extended sequence in which the two central characters dance through Paris.
Mae’r Bale Brenhinol yn dathlu llwyddiant rhyfeddol Wheeldon ym myd theatr gerdd drwy berfformio’r olygfa bale o’i sioe gerdd An American in Paris, sydd wedi ennill Gwobr Tony. Gosod i jazzi Gershwin
alawon, mae'r sioe gerdd wedi'i hysbrydoli gan y ffilm 1951 o'r un enw gyda Gene Kelly a Leslie Caron. Aeth y sioe gerdd ymlaen i ennill pedair gwobr Tony. Mae’r sioe gerdd lawn yn darlunio rhamant flodeuo rhwng yr American G.I. Jerry Mulligan a ballerina o Ffrainc, Lise Dassin. Y dyfyniad bale oedd barn Wheeldon ar un o olygfeydd mwyaf cofiadwy’r ffilm – dilyniant estynedig lle mae’r ddau gymeriad canolog yn dawnsio trwy Baris.
