Ashton, (Sir) Frederick (William)
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Ashton, (Sir) Frederick (William) (
b Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1904;
d Eye, Suffolk, 1988). Eng. choreographer. Associated with SW (now Royal) Ballet from 1936. Ballets incl.
Symphonic Variations,
La Fille mal gardée,
Façade,
Horoscope,
Ondine,
Sylvia,
Romeo and
Juliet,
Cinderella (first 3-act ballet choreog. by Englishman),
Enigma Variations,
A Month in the Country. CBE 1950. Knighted 1962. CH 1970. OM 1977.
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Sir Frederick Ashton
Magazine article from: Dance Teacher; 2/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...greatest choreographers of the 20th century, Sir Frederick Ashton (1904-1988) was the driving force behind...Guayaquil, Ecuador, on September 17, 1904, Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton was the fifth of six children (one being a...
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Sir Frederick Ashton, Noted Choreographer, Dies
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/20/1988; 700+ words
; Sir Frederick Ashton, 83, whose versatility...death was not reported. Sir Frederick, who once said that in...in 1926. In retirement, Sir Frederick continued to remain...for his inventions, Sir Frederick replied, "I don't know...
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SIR FREDERICK ASHTON, PIONEERED THE ENGLISH STYLE OF BALLET; AT 83
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/20/1988; ; 700+ words
; LONDON - Sir Frederick Ashton, whose versatility and flair marked...the English style of ballet, Mr. Ashton died Thursday night in his house in...No cause of death was given. Mr. Ashton worked with The Royal Ballet for more...
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Enter, once more, Sir Fred. (Attitudes).(Frederick Ashton)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Massine, Agnes de Mille, Sir Kenneth MacMillan, and Twyla...rather unexpectedly, Sir Frederick Ashton. I say unexpectedly, yet Ashton's links with ABT go back...mal gardee. In one sense Ashton's links go back further...
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The allure of Ashton: the Royal Ballet brings the work of its founding choreographer back to the U.S. this month. (Sir Frederick Ashton)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 4/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...company's founding choreographer, Sir Frederick Ashton, are faring. [See Presstime...Country, perennial favorites that Ashton choreographed on the company...that Dowell staged after a film by Ashton. The company will also return...
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Pavlovan reaction. (Sir Frederick Ashton ) (obituary)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 8/27/1988; 700+ words
; BORN in Ecuador in 1904, Sir Frederick Ashton spent most of his childhood in...that evening I wanted to dance." Ashton, who died on August 19th, was...wisest decisions when she invited Ashton to become principal choreographer...
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A very good friend of Sir Fred's.(centenary celebrations honor Sir Frederick Ashton)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 12/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; DM Although Sir Frederick Ashton's 100th birthday doesn't arrive...have started in this country, and in Ashton's Britain, where the choreographer...Ballet will serve up a new production of Ashton's delectable Cinderella, a project...
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Frederick Ashton, founder of Britain's Royal Ballet
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 8/20/1988; 700+ words
; LONDON Sir Frederick Ashton, founder of the Royal Ballet and as...Opera House, Covent Garden, said Mr. Ashton died Thursday night at home in Eye in...Fille Mal Gardee." In some of Mr. Ashton's productions, he danced brilliantly...
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Dance; Classic Is as Classic Does; ABT Stages a Frederick Ashton Masterwork
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/3/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...take in your intentions." Thus Sir Frederick Ashton on the compositional evolution...been is hard to say, but we have Ashton's own testimony that in this...ballets were career turning points. Ashton stripped away not only excess footage...
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At the Lincoln Center Festival, Frederick Ashton Gets the Royal Treatment
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...mini- festival of 11 ballets by Sir Frederick Ashton, England's greatest choreographer...four companies taking part in the Ashton Celebration, the Birmingham Royal...representative cross-section of Ashton's work, including one masterpiece...
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Sir Frederick Ashton
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir Frederick Ashton 1904-88, British choreographer and...Rubinstein's experimental troupe in Paris. Ashton joined the Vic-Wells Ballet, later...its prima ballerina, Margot Fonteyn . Ashton is largely responsible for the elegantly...
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Ashton, Sir Frederick
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Ashton, Sir Frederick (1904–88) British choreographer and ballet director. In 1935 he joined Sadler's Wells Ballet, London, and was...
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Ashton, (Sir) Frederick (William)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Ashton, (Sir) Frederick (William) ( b Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1904; d Eye, Suffolk, 1988). Eng. choreographer. Associated with SW (now Royal...
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Ashton, Frederick
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Frederick Ashton The choreographer most responsible...of ballet in modern-day England, Sir Frederick Ashton (1904 – 1988) was one of...Romantic, passionate, and funny, Frederick Ashton's choreography captures the...
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Dame Margot Fonteyn
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Her first major role was in Frederick Ashton's new ballet Le Baiser de la...collaboration with choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton was exceptional. Fonteyn was...happiest moments on stage were in Ashton ballets. He created leading roles...
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