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John Pawson
Chroma
Royal Opera House, London
November 2006
 
Director of The Royal Ballet: Monica Mason OBE 
Music: The White Stripes, arranged by Joby Talbot, orchestrated by Christopher Austin
Choreography: Wayne McGregor
Costume: Moritz Junge
Lighting: Lucy Carter
Project Architect: Mark Treharne
Dancers: Federico Bonelli, Alina Cojocaru, Lauren Cuthbertson, Sarah Lamb, Steven McRae, Ludovic Ondiviela, Tamara Rojo, Eric Underwood, Edward Watson and Jonathan Watkins

A design for the stage which uses the architectural motifs of inside and outside, entrance and exit, light and shadow, void and plenitude to create a spatially charged environment which is explored through the medium of the dancers’ bodies.
 
Premiered 17th November 2006