Landmarks: Unmissable Ashton London Tickets

See the unmissable works of choreographer, Frederick Ashton, the master craftsman who defined British ballet in the 20th century. See Ashton’s choreographic imagination come to life on the stage, with three milestone works across three decades; Les Rendezvous, Symphonic Variations, Daphnis and Chloë.  

What is Landmarks: Unmissable Ashton About?

Landmarks: Unmissable Ashton is a ballet show celebrating the work of the master craftsman choreographer of British ballet in the 20th century. The three works include Les Rendezvous, Symphonic Variations, Daphnis and Chloë.  

Les Rendezvous, created in 1933, is a joyous succession of dances representing a group of friends meeting in the park. This was the first of Ashton’s major ballet works for the Vic-Wells company, now known as The Royal Ballet. The group of young people meet in the park, flirt, and then leave. Set to Constant Lambert’s arrangement of music by Daniel Auber.

Symphonic Variations, created in 1946, is Ashton’s celebration of dance in a post-war society. Demonstrating an elegant purity in the marriage between movement and music, the ballet remains an indisputable tour de force to this day. In this piece he stripped away narrative or ornamentation, to focus on the art of dance and movement. 

The final piece, Daphnis and Chloë is inspired by Maurice Ravel’s orchestral work of the same name. This 1951 ballet recounts the mythical Greek romance between a goatherd and a shepherdess.

Landmarks: Unmissable Ashton Cast

Les Rendezvous

• Conductor - Jonathan Lo
• Marianela Nuñez
• Patricio Revé

Symphonic Variations

• Conductor - Jonathan Lo
• Orchestra - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
• Fumi Kaneko
• Vadim Muntagirov
• Mayara Magri
• Leticia Dias
• Daichi Ikarashi
• Luca Acri

Daphnis and Chloë

• Conductor - Jonathan Lo
• Orchestra - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
• Daphnis - Marcelino Sambé
• Lykanion - Meaghan Grace Hinkis
• Chloë - Francesca Hayward
• Bryaxis - Leo Dixon
• Dorkon - Joonhyuk Jun

Landmarks: Unmissable Ashton Creatives

Les Rendezvous

• Choreography - Frederick Ashton
• Original Set Design Concept - William Chappell
• Music - Daniel Auber
• Musical Arrangement - Constant Lambert
• Lighting Designer - Chris Wilkinson
• Designer (Set & Costume) - Jasper Conran

Symphonic Variations

• Choreography - Frederick Ashton
• Music - César Franck
• Designer - Sophie Fedorovitch
• Lighting Designer - John B. Read

Daphnis and Chloë

• Choreography - Frederick Ashton
• Music - Joseph Maurice Ravel
• Designer - John Craxton
• Lighting Designer - John B. Read