Sarasota Ballet – Apparitions, Stars and Stripes – Sarasota
★★★★✰ As if an Ashton rarity weren’t reason enough to catch this program, there was also the presence of Marcelo Gomes, former much-admired principal dancer from American Ballet Theatre, to recommend it.
Sarasota Ballet – A Knight of the British Ballet (Ashton bill) – New York
★★★✰✰ The Sarasota dancers, who do so much Ashton, truly understand the style. As the evening progresses, one feels it more and more.
Sarasota Ballet – Sir Frederick Ashton Festival, Programmes 1-4 – Sarasota
Both as a tribute to Ashton and as a coming-out party, it’s hard to imagine how the festival could have gone better. The ballets are in good hands.
Desmond Kelly – Artistic Director Elmhurst and Governor of the Royal Ballet Companies
My nickname in BRB used to be Bastard – and something happened with Ballet Hoo! – I don’t know whether it’s my age, or the kids we worked with, but it made me realise that you can get the best out of dancers and students by coming in on a certain level and talking to them on a certain level – not always shouting. I do shout still, I do get very angry…
