Enchanting moment Royal Ballet dancers perform a duet on London canalside to an audience of walkers and cyclists on the opposite bank
- Ballet dancers were filmed during practice on the Hoxton Docks in East London
- The dancers were Annette Buvoli and Harry Churches from The Royal Ballet
- A passing cyclist captured the classical duet on video on Wednesday evening
People passing by the Hoxton Docks on the Regent’s Canal in London were treated to a stunning performance from two dancers from The Royal Ballet.
The classical duet between a male and female dancer was performed on a purpose-built pontoon at the Potemkin Theatre in East London.
The ballet dancers are Annette Buvoli and Harry Churches from The Royal Ballet.
Dancers, Annette Buvoli and Harry Churches, from The Royal Ballet were filmed during practice on the Hoxton Docks along the Regent’s Canal in East London on Wednesday
They were filmed on Wednesday evening as they practised for a socially-distanced show in the same spot on the canal in two weeks’ time.
A passing cyclist captured the pair dancing to Gabriel’s Oboe, by Italian composer Ennio Morricone – the theme music for the 1986 film The Mission.
Cyclists and walkers along the Regent’s Canal stopped to watch the surprise outdoor performance.
The video of the dancers was posted to Twitter and received over 600,000 views.
They are dancing to Gabriel’s Oboe written by Italian composer Ennio Morricone which is the main theme music for the 1986 film The Mission
The Royal Ballet closed its doors to the public on March 17 and although some performances have been live-streamed, the building remains closed to live audiences.
The two Royal Ballet dancers in the video are practising for a show with the group DistDancing, who advertise their upcoming live public performances on Instagram.
Annette Buvoli is an American dancer and a First Artist of The Royal Ballet in London.
Her dance partner, Harry Churches is an Artist of The Royal Ballet and is originally from Australia.
A number of other Royal Ballet dancers are involved in the DistDancing group including; Chisato Katsura, Valentino Zucchetti, Luca Acri, David Donnelly, Hannah Grennell, Harry Churches, Amelia Townsend and dancers from other disciplines.
Cyclists and walkers passing by were treated to the surprise outdoor performance which was captured on video and went viral on Twitter
They have been putting on free outdoor live performances to audiences who gather at the canal since the beginning of July.
The piece the duo in the video are dancing to is specially choreographed by Erico Montes for DistDancing and Hoxton Docks project.
Their next public performance is this Saturday, August 1 by the Hoxton Docks on the canalside throughout the afternoon at 3pm, 5pm and 7pm.
Dance companies have been finding novel ways to perform to their audiences since lockdown.
A troupe of Russian ballet dancers from from St Petersburg’s Mikhailovsky Theatre filmed themselves performing sections from ballets including Don Quixote and Giselle and posted it online.
The routines see dancers replicating the famous ballets using implements found around the house including a dinner place, a saucepan and a spoon.
The Royal Ballet closed its doors to the public on March 17. The group, DistDancing, which includes dancers from the Royal Ballet, has been finding novel ways to perform to audiences since lockdown