description Within the Golden Hour (Wheeldon) Overview
Within the Golden Hour, choreographed by Liam Keenan and set to music by Max Richter, depicts the fleeting beauty of a summer romance through a series of interconnected vignettes exploring themes of love, loss, and memory within a single, luminous hour.
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Who choreographed Within the Golden Hour?
Christopher Wheeldon created the ballet for San Francisco Ballet in 2008. The catalog's attribution to Liam Keenan is incorrect.
What music is used in Within the Golden Hour?
Most of the score is by Italian composer Ezio Bosso, with additional music by Antonio Vivaldi. It is not a Max Richter ballet.
Does Within the Golden Hour tell a specific love story?
No fixed characters or linear romance are identified. Wheeldon arranges seven couples into duets and ensemble passages whose changing light and color suggest intimacy, play, and passing time.
Which company first performed Within the Golden Hour?
San Francisco Ballet premiered it at the War Memorial Opera House in April 2008. The Royal Ballet later added the work to its repertory and commissioned updated designs.
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