Rhapsody and The Two Pigeons, Frederick Ashton – Music by Rachmaninov and Messager – The Royal Ballet – Covent Garden, London

In 2015, the Royal Ballet celebrated its founding choreographer Frederick Ashton, performing two contrasting works he created for the company: Rhapsody, set to Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and The Two Pigeons, set to music by Andr Messager. The paired choreographies were danced by a stellar cast led by Natalia Osipova, Steven McRae, Lauren Cuthbertson, and Vadim Muntagirov.