Chopin pas de deux

Ballet: Work details

Choreographer: Kenneth MacMillan
Composer: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin
Music title: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 - 1st movement
Work definition: Pas de deux
Notes: MacMillan created this pas de deux for the Granada Television programme 'A Lot of Happiness', which was filmed in May 1981 and broadcast in December 1981 (director Jack Gold). The first stage performance was given at a Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet gala in May 1982 by the dancers and pianist who had appeared in the television programme.
World premiere: 15 December 1981, Granada Television
Performances not linked to a production
20 May 1982 Evening Sadler's Wells Theatre, London