Venetian Requiem
Premiere: The Royal Ballet, Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London. 2004
Music: Judith Bingham - Specially commissioned for Saxophone and Counter-tenor
Costumes: Jon Bausor
Cast: 2 (Edward Watson and Lauren Cuthbertson)
Length: 8 mins
“For pure quality, Cathy Marston’s duet, Venetian Requiem had no competition. Subtitled Death by Water, Marston’s subtle and sophisticated dance language to a commissioned score by Judith Bingham for saxophone and countertenor, wove a web of watery grief. Choreographing the elements is a gift from God. Diaghilev would be mad about it.”
Sunday Express 2005
Dividing Silence
Premiere: Northern Ballet Theatre, Grand Theatre Leeds. May 2004
Music: Martinu – Double Concerto
Set and Costumes: Jean-Marc Puissant
Cast: 12
Length: 25 mins approx
“She is one of the hottest young choreographers around... now Marston has come up with an important new abstract work for Northern Ballet Theatre. An epic of pure dance and an exultant kaleidoscope of moves, Dividing Silence is a finely crafted piece for six couples that shows Marston's gift for sculpting the human form into incredible shapes.”
The Guardian 2004
To view a video of the complete work please contact Cathy Marston to request a private link.
Dichterliebe
Premiere: The Ensemble Group, Scottish Tour 2004.
Music: Robert Schumann – Dichterliebe
Cast: 8
Length: 28mins
“Cathy Marston’s exquisite Dichterliebe, set to Schumann’s song cycle of the same name, had a light, almost pastoral feel. Following the various stages of a poet’s life, as he and his partner move through the ups and downs of romance, the work had real depth of feeling.”
The Scotsman, 2004
before the tempest…after the storm
Premiere: Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London. 2004
Two duets that form a prequel and sequel to Shakespeare’s Tempest - Caliban and Sycorax, Prospero and Ariel. Commissioned by the Royal Opera House and filmed by the BBC.
Music: Jules Maxwell – specially commissioned.
Set and Costumes: Jon Bausor
Light: Simon Bennison
Cast: 4
Length: 30mins
“Marston rises to the challenges… (she) has come up with a little poetic gem… Rich in pain and tenderness, expressed in imaginative shapes and movements.”
Dance Europe 2004
Asyla
Premiere: Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London. 2004
Commissioned by the Royal Opera House.
Music: Thomas Ades – Asyla
Set and Costumes: Jon Bausor
Light: Simon Bennison
Cast: 5
