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==Performances==

[[File:ROH auditorium 001.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|alt=A photograph of the Royal Opera House auditorium|The auditoriumAauditorium of the [[Royal Opera House, where ''Flight Pattern'' premiered]]]]

''Flight Pattern'' premiered on 16 March 2017 at the [[Royal Opera House]], in London. The piece was performed as the first ballet of a triple bill that also consisted of ''The Human Seasons'' by [[David Dawson (choreographer)|David Dawson]] and ''[[After the Rain (ballet)|After the Rain]]'' by [[Christopher Wheeldon]].<ref name=Winship/><ref name=Jennings /> It finished its original run on 24 March.<ref name="Winship Review 2017" /> In its original run, Koen Kessels conducted the orchestra and Francesca Chiejina was a featured soloist for the music, singing soprano.<ref name="Watts 2017" />

''Flight Pattern'' was revived in May 2019, with McNally and Sambé reprising their roles. It was performed as the third act in a triple bill, succeeding the choreographer [[Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui]]'s ''Medusa'' and Wheeldon's ''Within the Golden Hour''.<ref name="Winship 2019">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/may/09/royal-ballet-within-the-golden-hour-medusa-flight-pattern-review-royal-opera-house|title=Royal Ballet: Within the Golden Hour / Medusa / Flight Pattern review – monsters and melancholy|newspaper=The Guardian|last=Winship|first=Lyndsey|date=9 May 2019|access-date=2023-04-10|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827172443/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/may/09/royal-ballet-within-the-golden-hour-medusa-flight-pattern-review-royal-opera-house|url-status=live}}</ref> A performance was recorded and published on the Royal Ballet website, and available for purchase until December 2020.<ref name="OBrien" />