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]
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Table of Contents:
  • La Valse (15 min.)
  • 'Méditation' from Thaïs (8 min.)
  • Voices of spring (6 min.)
  • Monotones I and II (22 min.)
  • Marguerite and Armand (39 min.).