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The BalletBoyz Guide to Music and Dance

Join BalletBoyz founders Michael Nunn and Billy Trevitt for a deep dive into the alchemy of music and dance.

Join Balletboyz founders Michael Nunn and Billy Trevitt for a deep dive into the alchemy of music and dance. Both former principal dancers with the Royal Ballet, Nunn and Trevitt left in 2001 to form their own dance company. Today, BalletBoyz is recognised as one of the most exciting forces in modern dance, known for commissioning work and collaborating with cutting-edge talent. In this Radio 3 Christmas special, the pair introduce the music that has inspired them, telling the story of their 40-year careers in dance.

1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Christmas Eve 2022 11:30
±«Óătv Radio 3

Music Played

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Overture to The Nutcracker

    Performer: Mark Ermler. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker (Spanish Dance)

    Performer: Mark Ermler. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Rite of Spring, Part 1 adoration of the earth (introduction)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Rite of Spring

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Rite of Spring: The Adoration of the Earth: The Harbingers of Spring

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita for Violin Solo No 2 in D minor BWV 1004: Cioccona

    Performer: Nathan Milstein.
    • DG.

  • Philip Glass

    Mishima Movements III And IV From Quartet N°3

    Ensemble: Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico.
    • Iberico Records.

  • Philip Glass

    The Secret Agent

    Ensemble: Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico.
    • Iberico Records.

  • Barry Adamson

    Broken Fall

    Performer: Ensemble for Barry Adamson.

  • Scott Walker

    The Title in the Text

    Conductor: Jenny O’Grady. Orchestra: Mark Warman.

  • Ezio Bosso

    Edox

  • Joby Talbot

    Human Animal

    Ensemble: Ensemble for Joby Talbot.

  • Cassie Kinoshi

    Bradley 418: A Lost Boy

    Performer: Cassie Kinoshi. Ensemble: SEED Ensemble.

  • Cassie Kinoshi

    Bradley 418: A Lost Boy

  • Ben Foskett

    Fiction

  • Ben Foskett

    Fiction

    Composer: Paul Jabara. Performer: Donna Summer. Performer: Ensemble for Ben Foskett. Featured Artist: Last Dance.

  • Keaton Henson

    Young Men

    Performer: ±«Óătv Concert Orchestra.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Romeo and Juliet Op 64 (Dance of the Knights)

    Performer: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Koen Kessels.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Romeo and Juliet Op 64 (Balcony Scene)

    Performer: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Koen Kessels.

Broadcast

  • Christmas Eve 2022 11:30
    ±«Óătv Radio 3