Dances with wings: Jonathan Watkins on choreographing Kes
Can Kes, the classic tale of a Yorkshire boy whose life is transformed by a kestrel, work as ballet? Meet the dancer from Barnsley who is making it happenIn the spring of 2010, two budding choreographers made their main stage debuts at the Royal Opera House. Liam Scarlett and Jonathan Watkins, both twentysomething dancers with the Royal Ballet, were the names the then-director Monica Mason was putting her weight behi…