Insights into Frederick Ashton: the influence of a ballet legend

The 10th anniversary of the Frederick Ashton Foundation is marked with an unmissable Insight exploring the genius of Frederick Ashton. Find out more about the master choreographer’s work and legacy in an evening of live performance.

Programme:
Rio Grande, The Sailor's Dance. Music: Constant Lambert. Dancer: Alexander Grant.
Foyer de Danse, solo and adage. Music: Lord Berners. Dancers: Ginevra Zambon and Harris Bell.
Dante Sonata, Children of Light pas de deux. Music: Franz Liszt. Dancers: Momoko Hirata and César Morales.
Sylvia, solo from Act III. Music: Léo Delibes. Dancer: Anna Rose O'Sullivan.
Swan Lake, duet from the Act I pas de quatre. Music: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky. Dancers: Leo Dixon and Joseph Sissens.
The Sleeping Beauty, Fair of Joy, the Prologue. Music: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky. Dancer: Isabella Gasparini.
Le Rossignol, The Fisherman's Solo. Music: Igor Stravinsky. Dancer: Matthew Ball.
Hamlet and Ophelia. Music: Franz Liszt. Dancers: Francesca Hayward and William Bracewell.

The second part of this evening was a screening of Links in the Chain, a specially commissioned film about Frederick Ashton:    • Frederick Ashton: Links in the Chain (docu...  

Momoko Hirata and César Morales appear by kind permission of Carlos Acosta CBE, Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet

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