by Linda on March 29, 2010
As the Royal Ballet’s founder choreographer, Sir Frederick Ashton is to them what Bournonville represents to the Royal Danish Ballet. He nurtured Ninette de Valois‘s young company and gave it an identity through pieces created to help develop its dancers. Ashton’s creations for the Royal Ballet shaped the English style of ballet, combining classical purity [...]
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A Month in the Country,
A Tragedy of Fashion,
A Wedding Bouquet,
ABT,
Alastair Macaulay,
Alicia Markova,
Anna Pavlova,
Apparitions,
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Balanchine,
Ballet Rambert,
Birthday Offering,
BRB,
Bronislava Nijinska,
Capriol Suite,
Cecchetti,
Cinderella,
David Vaughan,
English Style,
Enigma Variations,
Façade,
Fred Step,
Ida Rubinstein,
Illuminations,
La Fille Mal Gardée,
Léonide Massine,
Le Baiser de la Fée,
Les Rendezvous,
Lydia Lopokova,
Margot Fonteyn,
Marguerite and Armand,
Marie Rambert,
Michael Somes,
Monotones,
Ninette de Valois,
Nocturne,
Nursery Suite,
Rhapsody,
Robert Helpmann,
Rudolf Nureyev,
Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet,
Scénes de Ballet,
Sylvia,
Symphonic Variations,
Tales of Beatrix Potter,
Tamara Karsavina,
The Ballet Club,
The Camargo Society,
The Dream,
The Royal Ballet,
The Two Pigeons,
Ugly Sisters,
Vic-Wells Ballet
by Linda on March 15, 2010
It’s hard to resist Fille and its enchanting world. It takes less than a cockrel’s crow for us to break into full smile and feel like spring has just arrived. Sir Frederick Ashton‘s beautiful candy coloured confection has all the correct ingredients: a story about love with captivating characters and delightful choreography. As Lise Marianela Nuñez [...]
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Carlos Acosta,
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full-length,
Grand Pirouette,
John Constable,
Jonathan Howells,
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Lise,
Marianela Nuñez,
Ribbons,
Royal Ballet,
Season 2009-2010,
Suffolk,
Tour-Jeté,
Will Tuckett
