Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | |
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Choreographer | Christopher Wheeldon |
Music | Joby Talbot |
Based on | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll |
Premiere | 28 February 2011 Royal Opera House |
Original ballet company | The Royal Ballet |
Design | Bob Crowley |
Setting | Wonderland |
Created for | Lauren Cuthbertson |
Type | Classical ballet |
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a ballet in three acts by Christopher Wheeldon with a scenario by Nicholas Wright, based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. It was commissioned by The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, and the National Ballet of Canada, and had its world premiere on Monday, 28 February 2011. The music by Joby Talbot is the first full-length score (1 hour 40 minutes) for the Royal Ballet in 20 years.[1] It is also the first full-length narrative ballet commissioned by The Royal Ballet since 1995.[2]