Frederick Ashton was an outsider in the world of ballet. He grew up in South America and only began dancing when he was 20 years old, against the wishes of his family. Yet somehow Ashton went on ...

The Sarasota Ballet will perform Sir Frederick Ashton's stunning Romeo and Juliet with live music at the Van Wezel from March 28 to 29, 2025. Presented by The Sarasota Ballet What’s This?

Prokofiev composed this score during the Second World War, and Frederick Ashton created his ballet soon afterwards, as bomb-scarred London clambered back towards normality. It’s an enchanting ...

Ballerina Francesca Hayward, currently the subject of much critical praise, made her debut in The Royal Ballet's Rhapsody, choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton in 1980, aged 21. Here, seen in ...