Best Macmillan
MacMillan's *Romeo and Juliet*, a full-length ballet commissioned by the Royal Ballet, presents Shakespeare’s tragic love story with innovative staging. The production is notable for its extended dream sequences and a contemporary interpretation of the narrative through dynamic choreography. It’s pa...
L’Histoire de Manon is a full-length ballet based on Massenet's opera. It tells the tragic narrative of Manon Leprévé and her conflicted relationship with both a young artist and a wealthy older man. Composed by Michael Minkowski, this 20th-century work explores themes of societal pressure and perso...
*Mayerling*, choreographed by Jiří Kylián, is a ballet based on the final days of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his valet. The work explores intense psychological drama surrounding power dynamics, personal guilt, and impending death. It’s notable for its minimalist staging and evocative movement lang...
Jiří Kylián's "Song of the Earth" is a significant one-act ballet from the 20th century. The work uses abstract movement and lighting to portray a bleak, future world reflecting humanity’s connection with nature. Inspired by Mahler’s music, it’s appreciated by dance scholars, performers, and audienc...
The Encyclopedia of Philosophy is a comprehensive English-language reference work detailing major philosophical concepts, movements, and figures. It was originally published in 1967 by Macmillan Publishers in eight volumes, edited primarily by philosopher Paul Edwards. A significantly revised and ex...
Seven Last Words from the Cross is a sacred cantata composed by James MacMillan in 1993 for mixed chorus and string orchestra. Its seven movements set sayings attributed to Jesus during the Crucifixion, drawing on the Gospel narratives and incorporating additional liturgical text. Written for the BB...
The Encyclopedia of Buddhism is a two-volume reference work published by Macmillan Reference USA in 2004 and edited by Robert E. Buswell Jr. It provides detailed, scholarly entries on the history, doctrines, texts, and regional practices of Buddhism across the globe. The encyclopedia features contri...
James MacMillan's Stabat Mater is a large-scale sacred work completed in 2016, setting the medieval Latin poem about Mary grieving at the crucifixion of Jesus. Written for mixed chorus and string orchestra, it was commissioned by the Genesis Foundation for The Sixteen and its conductor Harry Christo...
Gloria (MacMillan)’s *Diversions* is a complex concerto written for flute, harp, piano, and percussion. Composed in 1964, it’s notable for its demanding technical requirements and evocative musical language reflecting the anxieties of World War I. The work is primarily performed by experienced orche...
*Requiem* is a one-act ballet by Benjamin Britten incorporating his *Requiem*. The work utilizes the composer’s choral music to depict themes of death and judgment through abstract movement and orchestral accompaniment. It was choreographed for Macmillan Dance Company and features music by Faure alo...
The Encyclopedia of Sociology is a Macmillan social science reference first edited by Edgar F. and Marie L. Borgatta in 1992.
Michael Rundell is a contemporary British lexicographer specializing in English language resources for learners. His work focuses on utilizing corpus data to inform dictionary development and understanding word usage. He contributes significantly to Macmillan’s learner dictionaries, providing valuab...
“The Judas Tree” is a ballet by Jiří Kylián exploring themes of betrayal and regret. The work utilizes minimalist staging centered around the iconic weeping branches of a Judas tree to depict a dramatic narrative. It’s notable for its evocative movement language and poignant story. This piece is sui...
'Las Hermanas' is a one-act narrative ballet choreographed by Sir Kenneth MacMillan for The Royal Ballet, with its premiere at the Royal Opera House in London in 1963. The production is based on the play 'The House of Bernarda Alba' by Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca and features music compo...
Seven Last Words from the Cross is a 1994 choral and orchestral composition by Scottish composer James MacMillan. Commissioned by BBC Television for broadcast during Holy Week, the work is a musical setting of the seven final utterances of Jesus Christ. It draws texts from the Gospels and traditiona...
“Winter Dreams,” choreographed by Jerome Robbins, portrays the tragic and obsessive love story of Danny Zukowski and Kit de Fonte, set against the backdrop of 1930s New York City’s aspirations for stardom.
“My Brother, My Sister” is a poignant ballet exploring the complex relationship between two sisters during World War II, depicting their experiences in Nazi Germany and their eventual return to England after years of separation and hardship.
James Macmillan’s *Concerto* for Two Pianos and Orchestra is a contemporary ballet exploring themes of grief, memory, and the enduring power of human connection through stark contrasts in music and movement.
“Anastasia,” the MacMillan ballet, portrays the tragic story of Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov following her escape from Bolshevik Russia, exploring themes of loss, identity, and enduring hope through evocative choreography and a haunting score.
“Elite Syncopations,” choreographed by Ted Shawn and Margaret Woodrow Wyatt in 1932, was a groundbreaking American ballet production that blended classical technique with jazz rhythms and incorporated male dancers, challenging prevailing gender norms within the ballet world.
Quickening (1999) by James MacMillan is a work for children's choir, adult chorus, and orchestra setting texts centred on the Annunciation and the mystery of human life.
“Different Drummers” is a contemporary ballet exploring the complex relationship between a young soldier and his estranged brother through stark choreography and evocative lighting design, set to a score by Philip Glass.
“The Burrow,” choreographed by James Macmillan, is a complex and visceral ballet exploring the fraught relationship between a soldier and his wife during World War I through stark, angular movement and dissonant orchestral textures.
The St. John Passion is a large-scale choral work composed by Scottish composer James MacMillan in 2007 and 2008. Written for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, the piece sets the biblical passion narrative in English, drawing text from the Gospel of John. It was commissioned by the London Symphony Or...
“The Prince of the Pagodas,” choreographed by Ashton, depicts a tragic love story set amidst the opulent and intricate architecture of a Chinese palace, exploring themes of illusion, desire, and ultimately, devastating loss through stylized movement and evocative design.
