An Introduction to The Two Pigeons (The Royal Ballet)

He restaged the work for the main company later that year as The Two Pigeons. He and his regular collaborator John Lanchbery (La Fille mal gardée) worked together to adapt André Messager’s 1886 score, created for a ballet by Louis Mérante at the Paris Opéra. Like Messager and Mérante, Ashton turned to La Fontaine’s fable of the same title for inspiration – but Ashton tells quite a different story. He explores the nature of love in a work that has deft comic lightness and soulful pathos in equal measure.

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[pinkwings]

Seeing the pigeons ruffle up is so good to see, its bird body language for being happy!

Also Vadim is such an adorable sweetheart!

[m.h]

“I’m a painter so I like to paint” oddly cute haha

[veramentegina]

Vadim is pure poetry!! Love the ballet!!

[karendurant]

It looks beautiful. I wish I could see it in person .

[idagro]

It was just amazing! Their acting was outstanding and their technique so precise - I loved watching it and now it is beyond doubt my favourite ballet piece as well as my favourite ballet company!

[bluesboy]

Me and my infinitely better half are going to see this in Covent Garden on St Valentine’s Day 2019...
Can’t

[SmittenKitten.]

Although Russia trained him exquisitely, I'm SO glad Vadim left.

[emitch]

I will never forget seeing the genius of Ashton, when he once again, showcased The Royal Ballet with his beautiful 'Two Pidgeons.' Perhaps 1970s seems long ago, yet, his ballet remains fresh as then. Ann Jenner, Jennifer Penny, Keith Money and Monica Mason were all wonderful in those great days, Golden!

[siegfried]

Ashton inspired so many dancers to live the roles he created rather than just dance The arms the head the expression the feet Every bit of the body right to the finger tips is called to interpret the role. This is so often where so many ballet dancers not familiar with the Ashton Style fail, it has to be embodied within and cannot be taught in just a few rehearsals !!! Yes the steps can but not the lyrical expressive style so important without which no matter how good the technician there is no Soul !!!

[readwithmegs]

3:22

Idk why, but hims saying 'it's him, it's him, it's him' over and over reminds me of my ballet teacher saying: Point! No! Point! Point your feet!

[mvlfoyedits.]

The real pigeons be like:
Oh, wats dis new place?

[persebra]

Another ballet I have never heard of! looks really good too?

[ponchopochenko]

Ballet Music by
André Charles Prosper Messager
Les deux pigeons, ballet (1886)

[sitcomchristian]

Matthew 10:16-20
Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for My sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

[MG-fbyj]

Isn't the story kinda similar to the Swan Lake?