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VilniusLa Fille mal gardée

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Hérold: La Fille mal gardée
Sir Frederick Ashton; Lithuanian National Ballet; Julius Geniušas; Osbert Lancaster; Levas Kleinas

ParisLa Fille mal gardée

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Hérold: La Fille mal gardée
Sir Frederick Ashton; Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris; Danseurs et danseuses étoiles du Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris; Philip Ellis; Osbert Lancaster; Jean-Pierre Gasquet

LondresLandmarks: Unmissable Ashton – The Royal Ballet

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Daniel Auber, Franck, Ravel
Sir Frederick Ashton; The Royal Ballet; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

New YorkMasterworks – American Ballet Theatre

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Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, Debussy, Glass
George Balanchine; Sir Frederick Ashton; Jiří Kylián; Twyla Tharp; American Ballet Theatre; American Ballet Theatre Orchestra

LondresSwan Lake

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Tchaïkovski: Le Lac des cygnes
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; Liam Scarlett; Sir Frederick Ashton; The Royal Ballet; Koen Kessels; Martin Georgiev; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

AdelaideCinderella – The Australian Ballet

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Prokofiev: Cinderella
Sir Frederick Ashton; The Australian Ballet; Richard Roberts; Kristian Fredrikson; Jon Buswell; Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
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La Fille mal gardée, le ballet français le plus pittoresque

La Fille mal gardée est une comédie haute en couleur mais aussi ballet virtuose, où les variations s’enchaînent allègrement. Pour cette reprise, la performance théâtrale des interprètes de l’Opéra de Paris, particulièrement débridés dans les seconds rôles, est remarquable.

Le romantisme d' Ashton à Garnier

Un ballet burlesque où l'on rit beaucoup servie par des danseurs de qualité mais une soirée où il manquait cette alchimie qui créé les belles soirées.

Ashton anchors triple bill at ABT’s An Elegy and a Dream

Thomas Forster and SunMi Park in Trio Élégiaque © Steven Pisano
“The course of true love never did run smooth...” A fantastic triple bill from American Ballet Theatre which included Ashton’s magical The Dream.

Star turns and the visionary Kyle Abraham at American Ballet Theatre

American Ballet Theatre in Sir Frederick Ashton’s Birthday Offering © Nir Arieli
American Ballet Theatre’s fall season continues with its Neoclassical Works program, featuring works by Sir Frederick Ashton, Kyle Abraham and George Balanchine. 

A Centenary Celebration: RB, BRB and RBS in a variable showcase

The Royal Ballet and Royal Ballet School in Dame Ninette de Valois’ Checkmate © 2026 Tristram Kenton
Some highlights and occasional disappointments in an overly long performance celebrating 100 years of the Royal Ballet School.

Sarasota Ballet: British style, from Florida, arrives in New York

Marijana Dominis, Samuel Gest and Brooke Wilson in Antony Tudor’s Lilac Garden © Steven Pisano
Triumphant, unshowy, virtuosic. Sarasota Ballet brings a trio of 20th century British choreographers to New York. 
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ParisLa Fille mal gardée

Léonore Baulac as Lise and Simon Valastro as Widow Simone in Ashton's La Fille mal gardée © Benoite Fanton
Hérold: La Fille mal gardée
Sir Frederick Ashton; Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris; Philip Ellis; Osbert Lancaster
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Ashton’s Birthday Offering: Backwards bourrées

Sabrina Lenzi and Kevin O’Hare in Sir Frederick Ashton’s Birthday Offering © Bill Cooper, 1995
Christopher Carr talks about the challenges of resetting Ashton’s Birthday Offering for a new generation, and how grateful he is to have notation to refer to the original choreography.

Dreams of Greece: Ravel’s first ballet Daphnis et Chloé

Léon Bakst: costume designs for Daphnis et Chloé © Public domain | Bibliothèque nationale de France
Ravel’s first ballet Daphnis et Chloé is an overwhelming sensory experience – but its birth as a production choreographed by Mikhail Fokine for the Ballets Russes was not without complications...

Living The Dream: paying homage to Sir Frederick Ashton’s masterpiece

Sir Frederick Ashton with Dame Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev © Donald Southern
The original cast of principals – and current interpreters – discuss the joys of working with the late choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton, and the great legacy he has left to today’s dancers.