Performance

Venue	Southbank Centre
	Also: Royal Festival Hall, RFH, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room, Tuff Nutt Jazz Club
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	6th July 2008
To	6th July 2008
When	12:00
Prices	From £20.00. To £20.00.
Southbank Centre (V423)
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English National Ballet School - The Dream

Work:: English National Ballet School (S0143518556)

Production:: The Dream (T0545048068)

English National Ballet School gives an exclusive performance at Royal Festival Hall, including the lullaby section from Frederick Ashton's The Dream, which is based on the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream. This pas de deux is a dialogue between the proud, capricious Fairy Queen Titania and Oberon, the King of the Fairies. This is the first time since 1978 that a school has performed this pas de deux; the original Oberon, Sir Anthony Dowell, has given his permission for this performance by English National Ballet School. Dancers from the School also perform a contemporary piece by Kerry Nicholls from Random Dance and a work by Ashley Page.

Choreographer	Frederick Ashton (The Dream)
Choreographer	Kerry Nicholls
Choreographer	Ashley Page

Listing:: L726049223

Royal Festival Hall

The Dream

English National Ballet School gives an exclusive performance at Royal Festival Hall, including the lullaby section from Frederick Ashton's The Dream, which is based on the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream. This pas de deux is a dialogue between the proud, capricious Fairy Queen Titania and Oberon, the King of the Fairies. This is the first time since 1978 that a school has performed this pas de deux; the original Oberon, Sir Anthony Dowell, has given his permission for this performance by English National Ballet School. Dancers from the School also perform a contemporary piece by Kerry Nicholls from Random Dance and a work by Ashley Page. Royal Festival Hall

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