Details

Two ballets make for a sparkling double treat from The Royal Ballet for any family to start the New Year. Les Patineurs and Tales of Beatrix Potter are colourful, distinctive, famous and tuneful - and both were choreographed by Frederick Ashton with his characteristic sense of fun.

Creatives/Company

Choreographer(s): Frederick Ashton, Anthony Dowell (Tales of Beatrix Potter - for this production)
Conductor: Paul Murphy
Music(s): Giacomo Meyerbeer (Les Patineurs), Constant Lambert (Les Patineurs - musical arrangement), John Lanchbery (Tales of Beatrix Potter)
Design(s): William Chappell (Les Patineurs), Christine Edzard (Tales of Beatrix Potter), Catherine Goodley (design collaborator), Rostislav Doboujinsky (Tales of Beatrix Potter masks)
Lighting(s): John B Read (Les Patineurs), Mark Henderson (Tales of Beatrix Potter)