Details

La Valse - A large corps de ballet whirls across the stage and three couples dance pas de deux, evoking a nostalgic vision of a 19th-century ballroom. Meditation from Thais - A pas de deux for two soloists perfectly matches the evocative sounds of Jules Massenet's Meditation religieuse. Voices of Spring - A ballerina and her partner follow the swirling melodies of Johann Strauss II's Fruhlingsstimmen waltz with show-stopping choreography. Monotones I and II - These two short, non-narrative ballets each present an extended pas de trois that is perfectly matched to Satie's haunting piano music. Marguerite and Armand - As Marguerite - a Parisian courtesan - lies on her deathbed, she recalls her tragic love affair with Armand in a feverish series of flashbacks.

Creatives/Company

Choreographer(s): Frederick Ashton (La Valse), Frederick Ashton (Meditation from Thais), Frederick Ashton (Voices of Spring), Frederick Ashton (Monotones I and II), Frederick Ashton (Marguerite and Armand)
Music(s): Maurice Ravel (La Valse), Jules Massenet (Meditation from Thais), Johann Strauss II (Voices of Spring), Erik Satie (Monotones I and II), Franz Liszt (Marguerite and Armand)
Design(s): Andre Levasseur (La Valse), Frederick Ashton (Monotones I and II), Cecil Beaton (Marguerite and Armand)
Lighting(s): John B Read (La Valse), John B Read (Meditation from Thais), John B Read (Voices of Spring), John B Read (Monotones I and II), John B Read (Marguerite and Armand)
Costume(s): Anthony Dowell (Meditation from Thais), Julia Trevelyan Oman (Voices of Spring)