Work
Jean
ballet in three acts for full orchestra, based on the life of Jean Batten
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About
Commissioned note
Commissioned by Royal NZ Ballet Company assisted by the Todd Foundation
Contents note
Act One: 1. Introduction, 2. Country Dance, 3. Family, 4. Mother and Daughter, 5. London bar scene, 6. Machine dance, 7. Jean gets her plane
Act Two: 8. Storm, 9. Pas de deux, 10. Cloud dance, 11. Arrival, 12. Family, 13. Going to war
Act Three: 14. Jean breaks down, 15. Mother and Jean travel, 16. Jean the recluse, 17. Comeback, bar scene and death, 18. Jean the legend
Performance history
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Sir William Southgate with Colin Taylor (piano); additional backing tapes that appear throughout the performance are by Free Radicals (Jonathan Besser and Ross Harris)