The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand (movie)
- Production country: United Kingdom
- Production companies: The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House
- Genre: Music
- Release date: 6/7/2017
- Run time: 175 min.
Movie description
The Dream: Frederick Ashton’s delightful interpretation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a classic of The Royal Ballet’s repertory. Symphonic Variations: Ashton was inspired to create a ballet on the four seasons – but as he began to choreograph he refined and purified until the ballet shook off its original meaning, emerging as an abstract celebration of movement and physicality. Marguerite and Armand: Marguerite, a Parisian courtesan, lies on her deathbed. She recalls her tragic love affair with Armand in a series of feverish flashbacks.
