The Royal Ballet: Manon at Bodmin Cinema
This is a cinema relay of the Royal Ballet's production of Manon, broadcast live from the Royal Opera House in London to the Capitol Cinema in Bodmin. Kenneth MacMillan's Manon is one of the great full-length ballets — a passionate, tragic story set in 18th-century France, told through deeply expressive dancing and a lush orchestral score arranged from the music of Massenet. A cinema relay is a wonderful way to experience world-class dance close to home, with large-screen close-ups that bring the performance to life in ways even a theatre seat cannot always offer. Worth arriving a little early to settle in.