Edward Watson

Edward Watson

Born: May 21, 1976
in Bromley, England, UK

Movies for Edward Watson...

Anastasia
Title: Anastasia
Character: The Husband
Released: September 1, 2017
Type: Movie
Royal Ballet Principal Natalia Osipova dances the title role in Kenneth MacMillan’s haunting ballet, to atmospheric music by Tchaikovsky and Martinů. Anastasia tells the story of Anna Anderson who, following the Russian Revolution and the murder of the royal family, claimed she was the surviving Grand Duchess Anastasia. Many believed her to be an imposter; others hoped she was Anastasia, a remnant of a lost world. A powerful, psychological challenge for the lead dancer, Anastasia explores one of the great historical mysteries of the 20th century, only recently solved, and the distorting mirror of memory, time and place.
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Woolf Works
Title: Woolf Works
Character: I Now, I Then / Becomings
Released: February 8, 2017
Type: Movie
The first revival of Wayne McGregor’s critically acclaimed ballet triptych to music by Max Richter, inspired by the works of Virginia Woolf.
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Darcey's Ballet Heroes
Title: Darcey's Ballet Heroes
Released: December 25, 2015
Type: Movie
60-minute film in which ballet star Darcey Bussell undertakes a very personal journey to meet the heroes and dancers who transformed male ballet.
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National Gallery
Title: National Gallery
Released: October 8, 2014
Type: Movie
A portrait of the day-to-day operations of the National Gallery of London, that reveals the role of the employees and the experiences of the Gallery's visitors. The film portrays the role of the curators and conservators; the education, scientific, and conservation departments; and the audience of all kinds of people who come to experience it.
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The Winter's Tale (The Royal Ballet)
Title: The Winter's Tale (The Royal Ballet)
Character: Leontes
Released: April 10, 2014
Type: Movie
The story follows the destruction of a marriage through consuming jealousy, the abandonment of a child and a seemingly hopeless love. Yet, through remorse and regret – and after a statue comes miraculously to life – the ending is one of forgiveness and reconciliation. Wheeldon continues his highly successful collaboration with designer Bob Crowley and composer Joby Talbot, the team behind Alice, in one of the highlights of The Royal Ballet Season.
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The Royal Ballet's The Metamorphosis
Title: The Royal Ballet's The Metamorphosis
Character: Gregor Samsa
Released: March 15, 2013
Type: Movie
The Royal Ballet present Arthur Pita's adaptation of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis
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McGregor: Chroma / Infra / Limen
Title: McGregor: Chroma / Infra / Limen
Released: September 13, 2011
Type: Movie
The diversity of Wayne McGregor's astonishing talent is demonstrated through Chroma, Infra and Limen, each created for The Royal Ballet, for whom he is resident choreographer. Intimate yet universal, light yet dark, frenetic yet lyrical, McGregor pursues his passion for exploring the inner workings of the human body and mind, his many-layered and beautiful dances providing visual, sensual and kinaesthetic stimulus for the viewer. Works: Chroma (Talbot; White III); Infra (Richter); Limen (Saariaho).
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House)
Title: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House)
Character: Lewis Carroll / White Rabbit
Released: April 23, 2011
Type: Movie
A full-length ballet created by choreographer Christopher Wheeldon for the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The ballet is based on Lewis Carroll's famous story of Alice, an ordinary girl who one summer afternoon falls down a rabbit hole and finds herself on an extraordinary adventure. The music is by Joby Talbot, with designs by the internationally acclaimed Bob Crowley. Alice is danced by the Royal Ballet's Lauren Cuthbertson, and actor Simon Russell-Beale plays the cameo role of the Duchess.
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Mayerling
Title: Mayerling
Character: Prince Rudolf
Released: April 6, 2010
Type: Movie
Edward Watson takes the role of Crown Prince Rudolf in Kenneth MacMillan's compelling ballet which lives out the final eight years of Rudolf's life with its relentless downward spiral of political intrigue, drugs and murder. It culminates with the suicide pact at the hunting lodge - known as Mayerling - between Rudolf and his 17-year-old mistress, Mary Vetsera (Mara Galeazzi). Filmed in high definition and recorded in true surround sound.
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Henze: Ondine (The Royal Ballet)
Title: Henze: Ondine (The Royal Ballet)
Character: Palemon
Released: April 1, 2010
Type: Movie
Miyako Yoshida dances the title role originally created for Margot Fonteyn in the hauntingly beautiful underwater world of Ondine, vividly brought to life by The Royal Ballet. Frederick Ashton's shimmering choreography, Lila de Nobili's impressionistic designs and Hans Werner Henze's specially commissioned, vibrant and inventive score, memorably combine to evoke the many moods and colours of the sea. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound.
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Three Ballets by Kenneth MacMillan: Elite Syncopations/The Judas Tree/Concerto
Title: Three Ballets by Kenneth MacMillan: Elite Syncopations/The Judas Tree/Concerto
Released: January 1, 2010
Type: Movie
"MacMillan's vision has been vital in shaping The Royal Ballet's style and repertory, and what better way to appreciate his art than with this rare chance to experience three contrasting works in a single performance. Abstract, dramatic, humorous - this programme gives a wonderfully varied introduction not just to MacMillan's work but to the beauty and dramatic power of ballet itself. Concerto, to Shostakovich's Second Piano Concerto, contrasts moments of exuberance and elegiac reflection. The Judas Tree places a single woman among 13 men to enact a harrowing event that is recognizably contemporary but with biblical overtones. Elite Syncopations completes the programme with a sparkling evocation of a dance hall that brings ragtime rhythms to the dance, and a ragtime band to the stage.
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Acis and Galatea (The Royal Ballet / The Royal Opera)
Title: Acis and Galatea (The Royal Ballet / The Royal Opera)
Character: Acis
Released: March 31, 2009
Type: Movie
The Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera collaborate in Wayne McGregor's production of Handel and Gay's classic opera, in which the nymph Galatea falls in love with a shepherd named Acis.
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Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)
Title: Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)
Character: Betrothal Dance
Released: February 19, 2000
Type: Movie
Coppélia, a mechanical doll made by the toy-maker Dr. Coppelius, is so life-like that some believe she is his daughter. The mistake leads to intrigue and jealousy in love. Directed by Ross MacGibbon, with Leanne Benjamin and Carlos Acosta.