Homage to The Queen [2006]

Ballet: Work details

Choreographer: David Bintley
Choreographer: Michael Corder
Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon
Choreographer: Frederick Ashton
Composer: Malcolm Arnold
Music title: Homage to the Queen, Op. 42
Work definition: Ballet in one act
Notes: This version used Ashton's choreography for 'Air' from his 1953 work 'Homage to The Queen'. Bintley choreographed 'Earth'; Corder ' Waters', and Wheeldon 'Fire'. Newton re-created the Entrée and the Apotheosis. This version was dedicated to HM The Queen on the occasion of her 80th birthday.
World premiere: 5 June 2006, The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
ROH premiere: 5 June 2006, The Royal Ballet
ROH company premiere: 5 June 2006, The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Related work: Homage to The Queen
Productions
Homage to The Queen (2006) The Royal Ballet (16 performances online)