English National Ballet - Lest We Forget

Milton Keynes Theatre

20th October 2015

2014 marked the centenary of the Great War.  Families in much of the Western world were torn apart by its unprecedented horror - though soon, for the worst reasons, it would have to renamed the First World War.

Young men eagerly responded to the call of their national leaders to enlist and defend their country and homes, while their mothers, wives, lovers and sisters flocked into the support services and armaments industry. 

Millions died in many countries, millions were blighted or bereaved - the world's grief was as overwhelming as the relief of survival or the ecstasy of victory.

Lest We Forget features three works expressing the experiences of those who fought the war, and those who stayed behind.

No Man's Land (Liam Scarlett), Second Breath (Russell Maliphant) and Dust (Akram Khan) - this compelling and extremely emotional work brings together superb design and evocative scores.

Scarlett, Maliphant and Khan, three of the most sought-after choreographers working today, have created dance works full of unforgettable and haunting images.

The whole company of dancers were sublime, their expression and emotion was captivating - a very memorable production from the ENB.

Lily B x