
Additional choreography was credited to David Pickering and the Chance to Dance teachers and children. Near the start, 10 and 11 year olds performed an adapted account of the Texan Kangaroo Rat dance from David Bintley’s ‘Still Life’ at the Penguin Café, with Alexander Campbell from the ballet company as the soloist. Kevin O’Hare, director of The Royal Ballet, and Kasper Holten, director of Opera, arranged a showcase of talent from famous stars to aspiring youngsters, including children from the Chance to Dance programme, Royal Ballet School and Youth Opera Company.Įach half of the evening featured youngsters appearing for the first time on the main stage. This charity gala celebrated the Royal Opera House’s performers, creators and craftspeople while raising money for the House’s enterprises from benefactors and audience members. Marianela Nunez and Thiago Soares in Diamonds.
