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Lincoln Center Festival
Ashton Celebration
July 6-17, 2004

Symposia

The Ashton Celebration at Lincoln Center will include three symposia: "Frederick Ashton, a Real Choreographer," with Ashton biographer David Vaughan speaking on Ashton's life and work; "Ashton and Music," with Stephanie Jordan, focusing on Ashton's Scenes de ballet; and "Ashton's Legacy," with Monica Mason, Director of The Royal Ballet, Anthony Russell-Roberts, Administrative Director of Royal Ballet, and others on a panel moderated by critic Clive Barnes.

All events in the Kaplan Penthouse, Juilliard Theater and Bruno Walter Auditorium are FREE, but require admission Passes. Passes will be distributed in the lobby of the Rose Building, starting one hour prior to the start of the symposium on a first-come, first-served basis and will be limited to two per person. Doors open approximately 30 minutes prior to the event and seating is limited. Each symposium lasts approximately one hour. For further information and updates, visit Lincoln Center Festival 2004 at www.lincolncenter.org.

“Frederick Ashton, a Real Choreographer” Saturday, July 10 at 3 p.m. Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for Performing Arts Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center. David Vaughn, author of Frederick Ashton and His Ballets, and a leading Ashton authority presents an overview of Ashton’s career

Presented in association with New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, as part of its exhibition: “Margot Fonteyn in America: A Celebration” “Ashton and Music” Monday, July 12 at 6 p.m.
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, The Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor. Stephanie Jordan, author of Moving Music: Dialogues With Music in Twentieth Century Ballet, discusses Ashton’s musicality, focusing on Scènes de Ballet. Jordan will analyze the neo-classic masterpiece, one of Ashton’s own favorites among his ballets, set to music by Igor Stravinsky.

“Ashton’s Legacy” Wednesday, July 14 at 6 p.m.
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, The Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor Monica Mason, Director of The Royal Ballet, Anthony Russell-Roberts, Administrative Director of Royal Ballet, and others speak about preserving and performing Ashton’s ballets. Moderated by Clive Barnes.

All Ashton Symposia are Free: Admission Pass required.

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July 1, 2004