Symphonic Variations (ballet)
Symphonic Variations is a one-act ballet by Frederick Ashton set to the eponymous music of César Franck. The premiere, performed by the Sadler's Wells Ballet, took place at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, on 24 April 1946 in a triple bill; the other works were Ashton's Les Patineurs and Robert Helpmann's Adam Zero. The ballet was conducted by Constant Lambert and the set designed by Sophie Fedorovitch.
Symphonic Variations. Sadler's Wells Ballet in Poznan, 1947
Sir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton was a British ballet dancer and choreographer. He also worked as a director and choreographer in opera, film and revue.
Massine in 1914
Ninette de Valois with whom Ashton was associated from 1931
Antony Tudor, invited by Ashton to make works for Covent Garden
Helpmann and Fonteyn: the tango-pasodoble in Façade