Royal Ballet

Ashton Triple Bill

In Cinemas 7, 8, 9 & 12 Jul 2017

Conductor: Emmanuel Plasson
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Cast: (The Dream) Akane Takada, Steven McRae, (Symphonic Variations) Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov, (Marguerite and Armand) Zenaida Yanowsky, Roberto Bolle
Music: Felix Mendelssohn, César Franck & Franz Liszt
Choreography: Frederick Ashton
Designs: David Walker, Sophie Fedorovitch & Cecil Beaton
Duration: 3h20 incl. 2 intervals

Captured live from Covent Garden, London 7 Jun 2017

First-rate dancing in a fine tribute to Ashton that offers comedy, serenity and demi-monde ardour.
Anna Winter, THE STAGE

A chance to see both the company and its founder choreographer on top form.
Hanna Weibye, THE ARTS DESK

Gorgeous.
Zöe Anderson, THE INDEPENDENT

The company dazzles, delivering performances that exemplify the choreographer’s ideals.
Clement Crisp, THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Miraculous moves and romantic rapture. The company’s founder choreographer Frederick Ashton is celebrated in a sensational triple bill that captures his spirit and style.
Judith Mackrell, THE GUARDIAN

A passionate tribute to an all-time genius. A perfectly chosen trio of works that remind us just how brightly and variously Ashton's genius blazed
Mark Monahan, THE TELEGRAPH

The Royal Ballet brings its celebrations of 70 years at the Royal Opera House to a close with a gorgeous mixed programme of works by its Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton.

The Dream (1964) is Ashton's adaptation of Shakespeare's riotous comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream in which a forest sprite plays havoc, armed with a love potion.

Set to brooding music by Franck, Symphonic Variations (1946) was Ashton's first work after WWII, a seminal masterpiece celebrating the pure beauty of movement.

Ashton created the passionate ballet Marguerite and Armand (1963) for the celebrated partnership of Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev in 1963, to Lizst’s tempestuous Piano Sonata.

Screening at all locations, excl. Riverside.

Royal Ballet

Based at the Royal Opera House, The Royal Ballet, led by Director Kevin O'Hare, is Britain’s largest ballet company. The Company has a wide-ranging repertory showcasing the great classical ballets, heritage works from Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton and Principal Choreographer Kenneth MacMillan, as well as new works by the foremost choreographers of today.

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