A short excerpt from Graeme Murphy's vision of the Karol Szymanowski's full scale opera, which he turned into a full scale ballet. 'Roger', the King, is performed by Ross Philip. the Queen, 'Roxana' by Janet Vernon and the Shepherd by Alfred William (with Paul Mercurio as the king adviser, 'Edrisi'). Video excerpts will screen at the Dance Dress Exhibition organized by NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Arts) from November 5th 2010 at the Florence's Palazzo Medici Riccardi (Italy) - video by http://www.stellamotion.com.au