SPITALFIELDS SUMMER FESTIVAL Monteverdi Ballets

Early Opera Company directed by harpsichordist Christian Curnyn, with Sophie Junker (soprano), Sam Furness (tenor), William Berger (baritone). Plus, Avant Garde Dance directed by Tony Adigun and choreographers Tony Adigun, Botis Seva, Robia Milliner Brown and Ajani Johnson Goffe.

Monteverdi: 'Si dolce è’l tormento'; Sinfonia: Tempro la cetra'

Marini: Passacaglio

Monteverdi: 'Lamento d’Arianna'; 'Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda'

(Early Opera Company and Avant Garde Dance combine the music of Monteverdi with new voices in dance. The centrepiece is arguably Monteverdi’s most radical composition, a heartstopping 20 minutes of aggression, love and redemption – the perfect backdrop for choreographer Tony Adigun’s mix of site-specific abstract dance.)