Edward Watson and Samara Downs coaching Harrison Lee (The Royal Ballet) in the ‘Troyte’ variation from Ashton’s Enigma Variations at an Ashton Rediscovered masterclass, October 2025.

Tuesday 20 January 2026
Patrick Centre, Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham B5 4TB
6pm

At this special event in Birmingham, Samara Downs – Principal of Birmingham Royal Ballet, choreologist and current participant on the Ashton Stagers’ Programme – coached dancers of Birmingham Royal Ballet in Scène d’amour from Raymonda (1959). This pas de deux was originally created by Frederick Ashton for Margot Fonteyn and Michael Somes, and was recently reconstructed by Samara for the Foundation. The masterclass was followed by a discussion exploring the fascinating process of reviving this ‘lost’ Ashton work, led by dance historian Jane Pritchard.

Film and further details coming soon