The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand

The read

It runs long at 2h 55m.

Synopsis

The Dream: Frederick Ashton’s delightful interpretation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a classic of The Royal Ballet’s repertory. Symphonic Variations: Ashton was inspired to create a ballet on the four seasons – but as he began to choreograph he refined and purified until the ballet shook off its original meaning, emerging as an abstract celebration of movement and physicality. Marguerite and Armand: Marguerite, a Parisian courtesan, lies on her deathbed. She recalls her tragic love affair with Armand in a series of feverish flashbacks.

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Cast

• Akane TakadaTitania
• Steven McRaeOberon
• Ambrose BartlettChangeling Indian Boy
• Valentino ZucchettiPuck
• Bennet GartsideBottom
• Benjamin EllaRustic
• Kevin EmertonRustic / Admirer
• Solomon GoldingRustic
• Erico MontesRustic / Admirer
• Calvin RichardsonRustic
• Itziar MendizabalHelena
• Tomas MockDemetrius / Admirer

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