This brief programme of early Kenneth MacMillan works in the Pit was absorbing. We sat in close proximity to the dancers as they performed two very emotional works that had not been seen for many years. The first, House of Birds, starred Meaghan Grace Hinkis and Thiago Soares. The second - Laiderette - saw Soares paired with Francesca Hayward. This told the sad and emotionally charged story of an outsider who is picked upon and ultimately humiliated by her colleagues. Between these two pieces was an extremely brief Danses Concertantes, the whole event lasting a little over 45 minutes.
Afterwards there was a very interesting discussion led by Kenneth MacMillan's widow and including viviana Durante who had produced the event and Maymi Hotta who had retrieved the works by painstakingly watching 16mm film.
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