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Summary:

Founder choreographer of The Royal Ballet, Frederick Ashton created more than 100 ballets over a 60 year career. Showcasing three of his shorter works, this disc reflects the breadth of his sophisticated, elegant and widely popular style. Les Patineurs evokes the Edwardian skating rink, with all its youthful charm and humour, in contrast to Scenes de Ballet where sharp geometric shapes and the music of Igor Stravinsky are combined to create perhaps Ashton's most modernist work. Divertissements, a collection of eight short dances, features some of Ashton's most lyrical choreography, including pas de deux set to Romantic masterpieces by Tchaikovsky and Massenet.

Contributors:

MacGibbon, Ross , director

Wordsworth, Barry , conductor

King-Dabbs, Andy , producer

Royal Ballet

Royal Opera House (London, England) > Orchestra

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Main Work:

Thaïs (Choreographic work : Ashton)

Alternate Titles:

Title of video source: Frederick Ashton: Les Patineurs, Divertissements, Scènes de Ballet

Subjects:

Ballets

Genres:

Filmed ballets

Online media

Internet videos

General Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed November 13, 2015).
Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Performed Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (8 mins.))

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

934522048

Other Control Numbers:

2713561 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP2713561/avon