Sarah Lamb in Alexei Ratmansky’s Royal Ballet production of 24 Preludes, 2013. Photo by Johan Persson.
It takes place against an aqueous backdrop, lit by Neil Austin to reflect changing moods and times of day. The four women wear dresses of irridescent fabric in shades of purple and grey lilac, the men in matching tops and grey tights. Leanne Benjamin and Alina Cojocaru are quicksilver sprites, darting at speed; Zenaida Yanowsky is majestic, Sarah Lamb wistfully elegant.
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