Manon

In the underworld of 18th-century Paris, money is king. Nothing is sacred; even love has a price. Manon, a regular in that hedonistic underworld, finds herself caught between two desires when she falls in love with the student Des Grieux. Des Grieux, loyal and selfless, offers her the possibility of an honorable life. And yet, the wealth promised by the world of Parisian society remains tempting… Manon’s struggle and anguish to survive are at the devastating epicenter of Kenneth MacMillan’s adaptation of the 1974 novel by Abbé Prévost. In this masterpiece by The Royal Ballet, MacMillan’s analytical vision of human psychology offers an honest portrait of the degradation of Manon’s Paris, while its decadence and decline come to life thanks to the score by Jules Massenet and the costumes by Nicholas Georgiadis.