Dancing Shakespeare

Synopsis
Extracts from three Shakespeare ballets performed by the National Ballet of Canada.
1. Frederick Ashton’s The Dream, adapted from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, to the music of Felix Mendelssohn.
2. Alexei Ratmansky’s Romeo and Juliet to the music of Sergei Prokofiev.
3. Christopher Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale to the music of Joby Talbot.
Series
Spotlight
Language
English
Country
Canada
Medium
Video
Subjects
Dance; Shakespeare
Keywords
ballet

Online availability

URI
https://youtu.be/dj-KtjcwzqM
Delivery
Streamed

Credits

Choreographer
Alexei Ratmansky; Christopher Wheeldon; Frederick Ashton
Cast
Elena Lobsanova 
Guillaume Côté 
Hannah Fischer 
Harrison James 
Jillian Vanstone 
Joe Chapman 
Piotr Stanczyk 
Skylar Campbell 

Production Company

Name

The National Ballet of Canada

Distributor

Name

YouTube

Web
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