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BordeauxSoirée Roland Petit

Bizet, Massenet, Various
Roland Petit; Sir Frederick Ashton; Ballet de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux
LondonA Centenary Celebration

Bliss, Glazunov
Ninette de Valois; Sir Frederick Ashton; The Royal Ballet School; Birmingham Royal Ballet; The Royal Ballet; Martin Georgiev; Charlotte Politi
RigaLa Fille mal gardée

Hérold: La Fille mal gardée
Sir Frederick Ashton; Latvian National Opera; Farhads Stade; Latvian National Opera Orchestra
VilniusLa Fille mal gardée

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

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
New York CityNeoclassical Works – American Ballet Theatre

Glazunov, Lichtenberger, Tchaikovsky
Sir Frederick Ashton; Kyle Abraham; George Balanchine; American Ballet Theatre; American Ballet Theatre Orchestra
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Sarasota Ballet: British style, from Florida, arrives in New York

Triumphant, unshowy, virtuosic. Sarasota Ballet brings a trio of 20th century British choreographers to New York.
Marianela – Timeless: a ballerina at the pinnacle of her career

Celebrating a prima ballerina still in her prime, Marianela – Timeless, is a programme of excellence and true artistry from all quarters.
Of myth and music: American Ballet Theatre’s Sylvia

American Ballet Theatre brings back the Ashton classic Sylvia and offers tremendous central performances.
Birmingham Royal Ballet: a sparkling and sobering close to the season

Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) close their 25/26 season with an ambitious triple bill running for just four performances on their home turf at the Birmingham Hippodrome.
Royal Ballet School, School of American Ballet: the future is bright

An evening of outstanding dancing from the Royal Ballet School and the School of American Ballet. It was a case of spotting tomorrow’s stars in a beautifully balanced programme.
Glorious debuts in Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée at The Royal Ballet

Two vivid debuts as Colas, marked the second revival of La Fille mal gardée this season at The Royal Ballet.
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ParisLa Fille mal gardée

Hérold: La Fille mal gardée
Sir Frederick Ashton; Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris; Philip Ellis; Osbert Lancaster
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Backwards bourrées: reviving Sir Frederick Ashton’s Birthday Offering

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

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

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.
