Ashton Rediscovered: La Fille mal gardée (1960) & Rhapsody (1980)

28 October 2018 | dancers of The Royal Ballet | coached by Carlos Acosta

This event comprised a masterclass from Carlos Acosta, assisted by Patricia Tierney (Benesh Choreologist, Birmingham Royal Ballet), on Colas’s solo from Act I of La Fille mal gardée with Luca Acri (The Royal Ballet), and on a variation from Rhapsody with Marcelino Sambé (The Royal Ballet). There is no film footage of this event.

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Ashton Rediscovered: Enigma Variations (1968)

24 February 2019 | dancers of The Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet | coached by Lesley Collier and Wayne Sleep

This event comprised an introduction and Q&A from Jane Pritchard (Curator of Dance at the V&A), and a masterclass from Lesley Collier and Wayne Sleep, assisted by Patricia Tierney (Benesh Choreologist, Birmingham Royal Ballet), on two excerpts from Enigma Variations: the Dorabella variation with dancers Isabella Gasparini (The Royal Ballet) and Jonathan Payn (Birmingham Royal Ballet), and the G.R.S. solo with dancer Luca Acri (The Royal Ballet). There is no film footage of this event.