A BRIEF NOSTALGIA
CO-COMMISSIONED BY BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET + QUEENSLAND BALLET THROUGH THE BALLET NOW INITIATIVE
WORLD PREMIERE: SEPTEMBER 2019, Birmingham Hippodrome, United Kingdom
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE: JUNE 2023, Playhouse QPAC, Australia
“Lister is just 25 years old, yet the piece appeared to be of exceptional maturity and depth.”
— DANCING TIMES
“Lister seems to have an innate sense of shape and structure. He knows precisely when to introduce something surprising and new and nothing outstays its welcome.”
— Deborah Jones, THE AUSTRALIAN
“Most rewarding is that this is real choreography, steps with texture and meaningful structure, and Lister makes his dancers look stunning. The dance vocabulary is entirely original.”
— DANCING TIMES
CHOREOGRAPHY: Jack Lister
COMPOSER: Tom Harrold
COSTUME + SET DESIGN: Thomas Mika
LIGHT DESIGN: Alexander Berlage
ORCHESTRA: Royal Ballet Sinfonia
CONDUCTOR: Martin Georgiev
LENGTH: 30 Minutes
