Music by Jules Massenet, Choreography by Kenneth MacMillan, Conducted by Koen Kessels.
Recorded Live, this adaptation of Abbe Prevost’s novel embodies Kenneth MacMillan at his best with his mastery of narrative choreography and insight into human psychology, finding full expression in the impassioned duets of the central couple, visceral and urgent in their desire.
The heroine’s struggle to escape poverty makes Manon one of the most dramatic and devastating of ballets, emphasised by Nicholas Georgiadis’ evocative designs that reflect the juxtaposition between Manon’s impoverished origins and the lavish world she longs to inhabit.
(3 hours and 10 minutes with 2 intervals) Tickets available via https://harboroughcinema.uk