June 4 - 9, 2024
London TOUR | ASHTON Celebrated
The Royal Ballet Presents The Sarasota Ballet from June 4 – 9, 2024 at the Royal Opera House for Ashton Celebrated.
The Royal Ballet Presents The Sarasota Ballet
The Sarasota Ballet has grown over the past decade into one of America’s leading ballet companies, garnering acclaim for its extensive repertory of Frederick Ashton’s works. Director Iain Webb and Assistant Director Margaret Barbieri, former Royal Ballet dancers, bring to the Linbury Theatre a selection of works, shown over two programmes, that pays tribute to Ashton’s remarkable choreographic range and celebrates his legacy as Founder Choreographer of The Royal Ballet and a pioneer of 20th-century ballet. Works shown will include Valses nobles et sentimentales, Dante Sonata, Sinfonietta and Façade, among others, and will be performed by The Sarasota Ballet. Members of The Royal Ballet will join the company for the gala performance.
The Sarasota Ballet are presenting two programmes and a gala performance in the Linbury Theatre:
4, 5, 8 matinee June – Valses Nobles et Sentimentales / Dante Sonata / Sinfonietta
6, 7, 9 matinee June – Valses Nobles et Sentimentales / Diverts / Façade
8 June – Ashton Gala Performance: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales / Dance of the Blessed Spirits / Varii Capricci / Façade
aSHTON cELEBRATED | jUNE 4 – 9, 2024
The Sarasota Ballet, one of America’s leading ballet companies, pay tribute to Founder Choreographer of The Royal Ballet and 20th-century ballet pioneer, Frederick Ashton
PRICE
£5–£60
VENUE
The Royal Opera House, London UK, Linbury Theatre