English National Ballet: Carmen

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CARMEN
Choreographer: Johan Inger

◆ English National Ballet
◆ Carmen: Classical Ballet’s Timeless Antiheroine

English National Ballet will present the UK premiere of Johan Inger’s award-winning (Prix Benois de la Danse) contemporary version of Carmen at Sadler’s Wells, London, set to music by Georges Bizet, Rodion Shchedrin, and Marc Alvarez.

Nine movable mirrors provide the transforming sets which accompany the dancers and English National Ballet Philharmonic as they draw audiences into the passionate relationship between Carmen and Don José.

Featured photo for English National Ballet’s production of Johan Inger’s Carmen of Emily Suzuki and Junor Souza. Photo © Jason Bell. Creative Direction: Charlotte Wilkinson Studio.