Marguerite and Armand - Sergei Polunin and Tamara Rojo (The Royal Ballet)

Sergei Polunin and Tamara Rojo perform Frederick Ashton’s Marguerite and Armand at the Royal Opera House. The Royal Ballet 2013 *** Frederick Ashton created Marguerite and Armand for Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn in 1963 as a vehicle for their unique dance partnership. The narrative was drawn from the play La Dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils, which also inspired Giuseppe Verdi’s La traviata. Ashton concentr