Cinderella by Frederick Ashton, music by Sergei Prokofiev
Marianela Nuñez (Cinderella), Vadim Muntagirov (The Prince), Luca Acri and Gary Avis (The Step-Sisters)...– The Royal Ballet
Cast
Sir Frederick Ashton — Choreographer
Tom Pye — Set designer
Alexandra Byrne — Costumes designer
David Finn — Lighting designer
Program notes
75 years after it first lit up London's Royal Ballet, Sir Frederick Ashton's classic 1948 choreography for Prokofiev's Cinderella returns to Covent Garden in a glorious frenzy of shapes and colors, taffetas and tulles, with an astonishing cast — including Marianela Nuñez and Vadim Muntagirov — bringing the fairy tale to colorful life!
The story of Cinderella has inspired countless writers, artists, composers, and choreographers over the centuries, and this comic ballet is one of the most memorable adaptations. In Ashton's reimagining, the stepsisters' grotesqueness is counterbalanced by the infinite grace of the title character (an exquisite Marianela Nuñez) and the charm of the Prince (Vadim Muntagirov). Gorgeous costumes by Alexandra Byrne enhance and round out the kaleidoscoping magic of this remarkable anniversary performane.
© Tristram Kenton
