Frederick Ashton Foundation launched
Monica Mason, director of The Royal Ballet, welcomed the initiative, saying: “It is of paramount importance that, as founder choreographer of The Royal Ballet, Ashton’s choreographic legacy can be safeguarded for future generations and the rights holders of his works can be supported by the Foundation’s activities.”
Immediate aims of the Foundation include establishing an online Ashton Archive, to include filming relevant work in the studio, masterclasses and interviews with those who worked with Ashton. It will support writers and archivists to carry out research in connection with Ashton, cataloguing written and photographic material. Written, photographic and film archive material will be catalogued, with plans to make the catalogue and as much of the original material as possible available to the dance sector and the wider public through the online archive. Source: www.dancing-times.co.uk