'Ashton Rediscovered' masterclasses 2023-24

Frederick Ashton's Awakening pas de deux from the Royal Ballet's 1968 production of The Sleeping Beauty with Anthony Dowell, 15 October 2023
Sponsored by Meaghan Grace Hinkis and the Marchesi Incisa Winery

Jane Pritchard, Curator of Dance at the V&A, introduces Frederick Ashton\'s Awakening pas de deux, with film of Antoinette Sibley and Anthony Dowell in the pas de deux followed by film of Anthony Dowell dancing the Prince's Variation from Act II. Before that, Christopher Nourse, Executive Director of the Frederick Ashton Foundation, introduces the masterclass, and talks about the Foundation's series of Ashton Rediscovered masterclasses.
https://youtu.be/hM_yRLxea0s

Anthony Dowell coaches Melissa Hamilton and Reece Clarke, followed by a Q&A led by Jane Pritchard with Anthony Dowell, Melissa Hamilton, Reece Clark and Gregory Mislin (Senior Benesh Choreologist).
https://youtu.be/njZM4YxEE5M

Thaïs (1971) with Anthony Dowell, 18 February 2024
Jane Pritchard, Curator of Dance at the V&A, introduces Frederick Ashton's Thaïs, with Anthony Dowell, Sae Maeda, Leo Dixon and Benesh Choreologist Daniel Kraus, followed by film of Ashton rehearsing Antoinette Sibley and Anthony Dowell. A studio performance of Thaïs concludes this section.
https://youtu.be/cBZtQtCdMZI

Anthony Dowell coaches coaches Sae Maeda and Leo Dixon.
https://youtu.be/6rxOVeVuwuQ

La Fille mal gardée with Carlos Acosta and Sandra Madgwick, Elmhurst Ballet School, 30 April 2024
Presented in association with Birmingham Royal Ballet and Elmhurst Ballet School

Colas's Act I (farmyard) solo: Carlos Acosta with Max Maslen; Lise's Act II (cornfield) solo: Sandra Madgwick with Beatrice Parma; Lise and Colas' Act III (kitchen) pas de deux
https://youtu.be/6rxOVeVuwuQ