Rushes - fragments of a lost story

“One of the richest and most dramatic new ballets seen on the stage of the Royal Opera House for a good long time. A sensual, fluid creation.”

“Rushes, sub-titled Fragments of a Lost Story, is layered, compulsively grown-up dance.”

“Kim Brandstrup is a dance-maker whose time has come. That was the unequivocal message of the roar that greeted Rushes: Fragments of a Lost Story, his first commission for the main stage of Covent Garden and performed by the Royal Ballet. But like all his dances, its qualities don't shout at you. Rather, they creep up on you, like a shadow on a wall."

“Subtlety is key.”

“Kim Brandstrup’s new Ballet Rushes, Fragments of a Lost Story, is a major addition to the repertoire, and possibly the most significant work created on The Royal Ballet in several years. “I would be more than happy to encounter the work again – and soon please, Monica Mason!”

“Brandstrup picks his collaborators with an unerring eye and ear, and his ballets have a sense of completeness which is quite rare.”