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Ashton celebration : The Royal Ballet dances Frederick Ashton /

"This special programme, performed at the Royal Opera House to mark the 25th anniversary of Ashton's death, presents five works that demonstrate his astonishing versatility, from compelling abstract ballets - such as the exuberant Voices of Spring and the radically modernist Monotones - to...

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Corporate Authors: Royal Ballet (Performer), Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra (Performer)
Other Authors: Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988 (Costume designer, choreographer (expression),), Kobayashi, Hikaru (Dancer), Hirano, Ryoichi (Dancer), Raine, Samantha (Dancer), Gartside, Bennet (Dancer), Crawford, Helen (Dancer), Maloney, Brian (Dancer), Benjamin, Leanne, 1964- (Dancer), Hristov, Valeri (Dancer), Choe, Yuhui (Dancer), Campbell, Alexander (Ballet dancer), Maguire, Emma (Dancer), Takada, Akane (Dancer), Trzensimiech, Dawid (Dancer), Nuñez, Marianela (Dancer), Kish, Nehemiah (Dancer), Watson, Edward, 1976- (Dancer), Rojo, Tamara (Dancer), Polunin, Sergei (Dancer), Saunders, Christopher (Dancer), Avis, Gary (Dancer), Blommaert, Sander (Dancer), Edmonds, Nicol (Dancer), Kura, Kenta (Dancer), Uspenski, Andrej (Dancer), Whitehead, Thomas (Dancer), Clark, Jacqueline (Dancer), Plasson, Emmanuel (Conductor), Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937 (composer (expression)), Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912 (composer (expression)), Dowell, Anthony (Costume designer), Vassilev, Vasko (Performer), Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899 (composer (expression)), Oman, Julia Trevelyan (Costume designer), Satie, Erik, 1866-1925 (composer (expression)), Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886 (composer (expression)), Beaton, Cecil, 1904-1980 (Costume designer), Clark, Robert (Performer)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:In English; with optional subtitles in English, French, German, and Italian.
Published: [East Sussex, U.K.] : Opus Arte, [2013]
Subjects:
Ashton, Frederick, > 1904-1988.
Ballet.
Description
Summary:"This special programme, performed at the Royal Opera House to mark the 25th anniversary of Ashton's death, presents five works that demonstrate his astonishing versatility, from compelling abstract ballets - such as the exuberant Voices of Spring and the radically modernist Monotones - to the tragic love story Marguerite and Armand, brought to life with 'performances of heart-wrenching intensity ' (The Observer) by Tamara Rojo and Sergei Polunin." -- container
Item Description:Program notes in English, German and French in container.
Extras: Introduction to Ashton's choreography; Comments on Thaïs; Comments on Voices of Spring; Comments on Monotones I and II; Comments on Marguerite and Armand; The Sir Frederick Ashton Foundation.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (15 pages ; 18 cm.)
Format:Blu-ray disc; all regions; aspect ratio 16:9; DTS HD MA, LPCM stereo; requires Blu-ray player.
Production Credits:La Valse: music, Maurice Ravel ; The Royal Ballet and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; conductor, Emmanuel Plasson.
'Méditation' from Thaïs: music, Jules Massenet ; costume designs, Anthony Dowell ; The Royal Ballet and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; conductor, Emmanuel Plasson ; solo violin, Vasko Vassilev.
Voices of spring: music, Johann Strauss II ; designs, Julia Trevelyan Oman ; The Royal Ballet and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; conductor, Emmanuel Plasson.
Monotones I and II: music, Erik Satie ; designs, Frederick Ashton ; The Royal Ballet and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; conductor, Emmanuel Plasson.
Marguerite and Armand: music, Franz Liszt ; designs, Cecil Beaton ; The Royal Ballet and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; conductor, Emmanuel Plasson ; solo piano, Robert Clark.