Opus Arte's video: Watkins: 1984 Northern Ballet

Winner of The South Bank Sky Arts Award for Dance 2016. Widely lauded by critics, choreographer Jonathan Watkins’ 1984 is an awe-inspiring retelling of George Orwell’s masterpiece. Winston Smith lives in a world of absolute conformity, his every action scrutinised by Big Brother. However, when Winston meets Julia, he dares to rebel by falling in love. Danced by Northern Ballet – the UK’s foremost narrative ballet company – to a score by Tony-nominated composer Alex Baranowski, this thoroughly modern take on Nineteen Eighty-Four will change the way you think about ballet. ‘Batley [Winston Smith] and Leebolt [Julia] are excellent, their bodies as vividly present as their faces are haunted. At the chilling end, we realise not only how intently we have been watching, but also that we too may be watched.’ Sanjoy Roy, The Guardian Tobias Batley: Winston Smith Martha Leebolt: Julia Javier Torres: O'Brien Hironao Takahashi: Mr Charrington Giuliano Contadini: Parsons Kevin Poeung: Ampleforth Ashley Dixon: Martin Victoria Sibson: Lead Prole Northern Ballet Sinfonia Choreographer: Jonathan Watkins Conductor: John Pryce-Jones Music: Alex Baranowski Designs: Simon Daw Release Date - May 2018 More information here: DVD - http://opusarte.co.uk/details/OA1265D Blu-Ray - http://opusarte.co.uk/details/OABD7241D DVD and Blu-Ray available now: Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/2C8BEip Amazon DE - https://amzn.to/2pM7REO Amazon US - https://amzn.to/2Eew4NR Royal Opera House Shop - https://bit.ly/2pNuJ6M Presto - https://bit.ly/2A8uzNr MDT - https://bit.ly/2CGxnE0 Europadisc - https://bit.ly/2A5Nkkj