Frederick Ashton

British dancer and choreographer (1904–1988)

September 17, 1904Born

August 18, 1988Died

United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandCitizenship

GuayaquilPlace of birth

Facts

Born: September 17, 1904
Died: August 18, 1988
Citizenship: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Place of birth: Guayaquil
Place of death: Eye
Occupations: choreographer, screenwriter, dancer, ballet dancer, ballet master, librettist
Awards: Knight of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Companion of Honour, commander of the Order of the Dannebrog, National Dance Awards, Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award, Order of Merit

Ballet	Premiere	Music
Sylvia	June 14, 1876	Léo Delibes
A Tragedy of Fashion	June 15, 1926	Eugene Aynsley Goossens
Façade	April 26, 1931	William Walton
Les Rendezvous	1933	Daniel François Esprit Auber, Constant Lambert
Les Patineurs	February 16, 1937	Giacomo Meyerbeer, Constant Lambert
Cinderella	December 23, 1948	Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet	1955	—
Birthday Offering	May 5, 1956	Alexander Glazounov
La fille mal gardée	January 28, 1960	Ferdinand Hérold
Marguerite and Armand	1963	—
Five Brahms Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan	June 22, 1975	—
A Month in the Country	February 12, 1976	Frédéric Chopin
Façade	October 1, 1976	William Walton
Les Patineurs	December 30, 1977	Giacomo Meyerbeer
Illuminations	—	Benjamin Britten
Les Rendezvous	—	Daniel François Esprit Auber
Voices of Spring	—	Johann Strauss II

Ballet	Premiere	Choreography	Music
Cinderella	December 23, 1948	Frederick Ashton	Sergei Prokofiev