One of Sir Frederick Ashton's greatest masterpieces, Symphonic Variations, celebrates its 75th anniversary today. To celebrate, we're very pleased to release some never-before-seen footage, filmed and recorded on a single camera, in a photo call in 2011. Jonathan Higgins is playing the virtuoso solo piano part, and the stunning dancers are Principal César Morales and three of his former colleagues, Natasha Oughtred, Nao Sakuma and Elisha Willis. | Birmingham Royal Ballet
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23K views · 482 reactions |  On this day in 1904 The Royal Ballet's founder choreographer Frederick Ashton was born Ashton was one of the most influential dance figures of the 20th century. This fantastic photo series (1951) shows him backstage, applying make-up for The Sleeping Beauty  | Royal Ballet And Opera | Facebook
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The Sarasota Ballet would like to wish you a happy World Ballet Day 2019! Celebrated internationally for the past six years, World Ballet Day is a global initiative co-produced by the Royal Opera House to bring ballet fans behind the scenes of the world of dance and to display the passion that goes into every performance. With this past weekend's induction of Sir Frederick Ashton into the National Museum of Dance Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, NY, we thought what better way to celebrate World
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A majestic score ✨ Today marks the birthday of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. To celebrate, we're taking a look back at Rhapsody – Frederick Ashton's ballet set to one of Rachmaninoff's most famous pieces, 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini'. First written in 1934, the score moves from stormy passages to calmer interludes, making for the perfect pairing with Ashton's exceptionally fluid yet powerful choreography. Subscribe to Royal Opera House Stream to watch it for yourself: https://bit.ly
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13K views · 358 reactions | Performed as a part of 'A Tribute to Ashton,' The Two Pigeons is a beautifully heartwarming romantic ballet, showcasing Sir Frederick Ashton's incredible story telling ability. Performing the role of the Young Man on the Friday and Saturday evening performances will be star of American Ballet Theatre, Marcelo Gomes. For more information and tickets visit www.sarasotaballet.org/events/tribute-ashton | The Sarasota Ballet | Facebook
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