Beautiful ballet: The Royal Ballet performs 'The Two Pigeons'
This week's Drive Featured Album includes André Messager's music for the ballet 'The Two Pigeons'. The dance work – choreographed by Frederick Ashton – is on at The Royal Ballet this month and here are some of our favourite moments from the production.
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1. Laura Morera in The Two Pigeons at The Royal Ballet
According to The Royal Ballet's website, 'The Two Pigeons' tells the story of: "A wayward young man blind to the values of what is right in front him." Pictured: Laura Morera as the Gypsy Girl in The Two Pigeons at The Royal Ballet. ©ROH, 2015. Photographed by Bill Cooper
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2. Vadim Muntagirov and Lauren Cuthbertson
Vadim Muntagirov as the Young Man and Lauren Cuthbertson as the Young Woman in The Two Pigeons at The Royal Ballet. ©ROH, 2015. Photographed by Bill Cooper
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3. Frederick Ashton's The Two Pigeons at The Royal Ballet
Vadim Muntagirov and Lauren Cuthbertson in Frederick Ashton's ballet The Two Pigeons at The Royal Ballet. ©ROH, 2015. Photographed by Bill Cooper
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4. The Two Pigeons at The Royal Ballet
The Young Man and the Young Woman – danced here by Vadim Muntagirov and Lauren Cuthbertson. ©ROH, 2015. Photographed by Bill Cooper
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5. Lauren Cuthbertson in The Two Pigeons
Lauren Cuthbertson in Frederick Ashton's The Two Pigeons. ©ROH, 2015. Photographed by Bill Cooper
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6. Lauren Cuthbertson and Vadim Muntagirov in The Two Pigeons
Lauren Cuthbertson and Vadim Muntagirov in The Two Pigeons. ©ROH, 2015. Photographed by Bill Cooper
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7. The Two Pigeons at The Royal Ballet
Vadim Muntagirov and Laura Morera in 'The Two Pigeons' ©ROH, 2015. Photographed by Bill Cooper
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8. A beautiful moment
Vadim Muntagirov and Lauren Cuthbertson in 'The Two Pigeons' at The Royal Ballet. ©ROH, 2015. Photographed by Bill Cooper