Podcast » Julia Farron
Julia Farron was born in London in 1922. She was part of the vanguard of extraordinary talent that helped shape ballet in 20th Century Britain. In 1931 she was the…
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Podcast » Pamela May
This ‘voice’ of British Ballet is that of Pamela May. She was born in 1917 and after retiring as a ballerina with The Royal Ballet became the teacher par excellence…
Timeline Event » 1936 – Premiere of Antony Tudor’s Jardin aux lilas (Lilac Garden) by Ballet Rambert
Jardin aux lilas (or Lilac Garden as it is also titled) is a dramatic ballet in one act choreographed by Antony Tudor. The music is by Ernest Chausson and the…
Timeline Event » 1967 – The Royal Ballet Choreographic Group launched
Giving their first performance at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, in 1967, The Royal Ballet Choreographic Group was headed by Leslie Edwards and supported by the Friends of Covent Garden….
Enigma Variations was choreographed by Frederick Ashton to Edward Elgar’s music in designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman. It was first performed by The Royal Ballet at Covent Garden in 1968….