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WATCH: Samara Downs on reconstructing Frederick Ashton's Scène d'amour

News & Stories 12 Jan 2026

News Story

Catch a glimpse of dancers Yaoqian Shang and Riku Ito in rehearsal as Principal Dancer Samara Downs shares insights into her reconstruction from the original Benesh notation of Sir Frederick Ashton's Scène d'amour.

Samara will be coaching Yaoqian and Riku in the work at our Ashton Rediscovered: Scène d'amour event in Birmingham Hippodrome's Patrick Studio on 20 January. 

  • Samara Downs

    Répétiteur
  • Riku Ito

    First Soloist
  • Yaoqian Shang

    Principal

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