Royal Ballet: In House

by Bill Cooper (Photographer)

The Royal Ballet in House records the first three years of Royal Ballet performances in the newly refurbished Royal Opera House. A large part of the repertory has been photographed by Bill Cooper. Over two hundred full color pictures of forty-three ballets are featured, including masterpieces by the great choreographers Frederick Ashton and Kenneth MacMillan, as well as new works by leading choreographers of today.

200 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2003

About the author

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Londoner Bill Cooper specialises in performing arts' photography. His stage production work developed from his early career as a dancer in Europe and the UK, demonstrating his empathy for, and understanding of, all the preparation on and off-stage that goes into producing a live performance.

As a dancer, Bill appeared with companies in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and Portugal before completing his career at Scottish Ballet for four years where its founder, Peter Darrell encouraged him to develop his eye for capturing performance on camera.

Today Bill works for all the major opera and ballet companies in the UK, whilst commissions abroad have taken him to companies in Tokyo, New York, Wellington (New Zealand), Paris, Madrid, Turin, Stuttgart and Frankfurt.

Published Books include:
IN HOUSE: The Royal Ballet
Birmingham Royal Ballet
A portrait of Miyako Yoshida