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'''''Flight Pattern''''' is a [[contemporary ballet]] choreographed by [[Crystal Pite]], set to the first movement of [[Henryk Górecki]]'s [[Symphony No. 3 (Górecki)|Symphony No.3]]. It premiered at the [[Royal Opera House]], London, on 16 March 2017, making Pite the first woman to choreograph for the [[The Royal Ballet|Royal Ballet]]'s main stage in 18 years. The ballet won the [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production]] in 2018.

''Flight Pattern'' examines the plight of refugees, drawing inspiration from 20th and 21st-century events, particularly the refugee crisis caused by the [[Syrian civil war]]. The ballet starts with 36 dancers performing on stage and transitions tobecomes a series of duets and solos originated by the dancers [[Marcelino Sambé]] and [[Kristen McNally]]. The piece was mostly positively reviewed by critics, with many praising the performance of the two soloists and the choreography of the ensemble. In 2022, Pite expanded the ballet into ''[[Light of Passage]]'', with ''Flight Pattern'' becoming the first part of the ballet. The narrative is [[Nonlinear narrative|non-linear]] and the movement uses lines created by the dancers' bodies and formations of [[Queue area|queues]] to create [[Suspense|tension]] on stage.

==Choreography==