Shakespeare’s enchanted forest comes alive in Frederick Ashton’s beloved The Dream.
Frederick Ashton’s The Dream transforms Shakespeare’s 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream' into a magical one-act ballet filled with romance, comedy, and some of classical ballet’s most captivating dancing.
Set to Mendelssohn’s beloved music, Ashton distills Shakespeare’s comedy into a ballet that is both wonderfully theatrical and technically demanding. At its heart is the relationship between Titania and Oberon, whose reconciliation culminates in one of Ashton’s most beautiful pas de deux.
