Frederick Ashton Movies

  • 2009
    Henze: Ondine

    Henze: Ondine

    Henze: Ondine

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    ‘Ondine’, a ballet by Frederick Ashton, premiered at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, on 27 October 1958, with Margot Fonteyn in the...

    Henze: Ondine
  • 1931
    Dance Pretty Lady

    Dance Pretty Lady

    Dance Pretty Lady

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    During the Edwardian era, a working-class ballet dancer begins a romance with a wealthy artist against a background of sharp disapproval.

    Dance Pretty Lady
  • 1978
    Ashton: The Dream

    Ashton: The Dream

    Ashton: The Dream

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    TV presentation of the ballet by Sir Frederick Ashton, performed by the Royal Ballet.

    Ashton: The Dream
  • 2024
    Royal Ballet & Opera 2024/25: Cinderella

    Royal Ballet & Opera 2024/25: Cinderella

    Royal Ballet & Opera 2024/25: Cinderella

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    Royal Ballet & Opera 2024/25: Cinderella
  • 2015
    Nureyev & Friends: A Gala Tribute

    Nureyev & Friends: A Gala Tribute

    Nureyev & Friends: A Gala Tribute

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    Nureyev & Friends, filmed in HD at Le Palais de Congres in May 2013, features dancers from the world’s finest ballet companies paying tribute...

    Nureyev & Friends: A Gala Tribute
  • 2004
    Daphnis and Chloe: The Royal Ballet

    Daphnis and Chloe: The Royal Ballet

    Daphnis and Chloe: The Royal Ballet

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    Ravel's work was choreographed by Frederick Ashton for a staging by Sadler's Wells Ballet (now The Royal Ballet) at Covent Garden on 5 April 1951,...

    Daphnis and Chloe: The Royal Ballet
  • 1994
    The Sleeping Beauty

    The Sleeping Beauty

    The Sleeping Beauty

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    The Sleeping Beauty unites Petipa's demanding but enchanting choreography with Tchaikovsky's wonderful score in one of the best-loved of all...

    The Sleeping Beauty
  • 2022
    A Month in the Country

    A Month in the Country

    A Month in the Country

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    Ashton gracefully reimagines Turgenev's play A Month in the country as a one-act ballet where all the drama unfolds in the family's living room upon...

    A Month in the Country
  • 1968
    Jazz Calendar

    Jazz Calendar

    Jazz Calendar

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    A documentary record of the 1968 ballet by Frederick Ashton, performed by The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House.

    Jazz Calendar
  • 1982
    Swan Lake

    Swan Lake

    Swan Lake

    01982HD

    The Royal Ballet's 1980 production of Tchaikovsky's classic ballet.

    Swan Lake
  • 1960
    The Royal Ballet

    The Royal Ballet

    The Royal Ballet

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    Filmed on the stage of London's Covent Garden. Includes extracts from Swan lake, Ondine & The Firebird.

    The Royal Ballet
  • 2022
    The Cellist and The Two Pigeons

    The Cellist and The Two Pigeons

    The Cellist and The Two Pigeons

    02022HD

    Cathy Martson created The Cellist for The Royal Ballet in 2020. The inspiration for her first work for the Royal Opera House Main Stage is the...

    The Cellist and The Two Pigeons
  • 2024
    The Wayward Daughter

    The Wayward Daughter

    The Wayward Daughter

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    Reconting the triumph of thwarted love thanks to cunning, Frederick Ashton’s virtuoso rendition of Dauberval's 18th Century classic "La Fille...

    The Wayward Daughter
  • 2012
    La Fille mal gardée

    La Fille mal gardée

    La Fille mal gardée

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    This DVD showcases Frederick Ashton's version widely regarded as the definitive interpretation initially devised for the London Royal Ballet in 1960...

    La Fille mal gardée