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Brian Shaw and Annette Page in Scenes de Ballet at the Royal Opera House, photo Anthony Crickmay 1960 © Anthony Crickmay / Victoria and Albert Museum,

Scènes de ballet was Ashton’s homage to the choreography of the great Franco-Russian master Marius Petipa; fascinated at the time by geometry, Ashton created an enigmatic masterpiece of considerable technical and stylistic challenges. The original cast included Margot Fonteyn and Michael Somes.

With music by Igor Stravinsky and designs by André Beaurepaire, Scènes de ballet was Frederick Ashton’s homage to the choreography of the great Franco-Russian master Marius Petipa. Fascinated at...

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