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Sir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton OM CH CBE (17 September 1904 – 18 August 1988) was a British ballet dancer and choreographer. He also worked as a director and choreographer in opera, film and revue .
Sir Frederick Ashton (born September 17, 1904, Guayaquil, Ecuador—died August 18, 1988, Sussex, England) was the principal choreographer and director of England’s Royal Ballet, the repertoire of which includes about 30 of his ballets.
A recipient of the Order of Merit - the most distinguished honour of all - Sir Frederick Ashton, in his final years, was a national treasure. Not only that, he was a court favourite, a member of the Queen Mother's inner circle, accepted and beloved for his unthrusting nature, brilliant wit and incomparable impersonations.
Frederick Ashton is a towering figure in the development of classical ballet, one of the world's greatest and most distinctive choreographers and a principal architect of 20th century classical ballet.
Founder Choreographer of The Royal Ballet Frederick Ashton (1904–88) was one of the most influential dance figures of the 20th century.
Oct 25, 2015 · Frederick Ashton: Remembering the incredible career of the Royal Ballet's founder choreographer. Ashton will always be essential to the Royal Ballet because his works are our heritage
Sir Frederick Ashton (1904–88) was one of the most influential dance figures of the 20th century. He developed the distinctive “English style” and left a vast corpus of works that are regularly performed by companies around the world, among them Marguerite and Armand, La Fille mal gardée, and Symphonic Variations.
Frederick Ashton was an outsider in the world of ballet. He grew up in South America and only began dancing when he was 20 years old, against the wishes of his family. Yet somehow Ashton went...
