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Agony & Ecstasy: A Year with English National Ballet

Rob Farquhar

Alice Mayhall

Agony & Ecstasy: A Year with English National Ballet: Episode 2

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The company fight to finish their most ambitious production of the year, Romeo & Juliet.

Series going behind the scenes at the English National Ballet. The company fight to finish their most ambitious production of the year - Rudolf Nureyev's Romeo & Juliet.

Exclusive behind-the-scenes series which follows English National ballet on their 60th anniversary and reveals the complexities of staging world class ballet. 

We join the company as they fight to finish their most ambitious production of the year - Rudolf Nureyev's Romeo & Juliet. From tensions on stage to challenging rehearsals using real weaponry, the men are performing for their lives. The company are already undermanned so it's crucial that no dancers are injured, but it's only a matter of time before the demanding schedule takes its toll.

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Series going behind the scenes at English National Ballet during a tough, dramatic year

On its 60th anniversary, a series going behind the scenes at English National Ballet during one of its toughest and most dramatic years

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