De Valois And Her Choreographers

First broadcast 20010405.

A look at the relationship between Ninette de Valois and her choreographers, in whom she encouraged a great deal of ambition. The resulting successes included Frederick Ashton's first three-act ballet `Cinderalla', John Cranko's `The Prince of the Pagodas' to a score commissioned from Benjamin Britten, and Ashton's `La fille mal gardee'.