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Ashton Collection Vol. 1
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(BLU-RAY)
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This special collection from The Royal Ballet includes nine of Frederick Ashtons most Ioved short ballets, which showcase the range of his styIe. The pure cIassical perfection of Symphonic Variations is contrasted with the Iight-hearted exuberance of Voices of Spring. Both are compIemented by the passion and drama of Marguerite and Armand and the romance and comedy of The Two Pigeons and The Dream. The colIection is completed by Rhapsody, La VaIse, Monotones and Méditation from Thaïs, four of the most iconic abstract works created by The RoyaI Ballets founding choreographer. '...a bilI which revealed the variety of the RoyaIs founder choreographer from the perfumed sway of La Valse, to the Iyrical loveliness of the Thais pas de deux, and the audacious joy of Voices of Spring. Monotones I and Il, on the other hand, show his geometric modernism and his ability to conjure a kind of mysterious beauty by the simplest of means ... the performances throughout the evening made the choreography look as fresh and important as ever' (The Daily Telegraph). |
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