The Dream Titania and the Fairies ( Akane Takada; The Royal Ballet)

Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream, interpreted by Frederick Ashton, is a classic of The Royal Ballets repertory. Akane Takada performs the role of Titania, Queen of the Fairies. Watch on ROH Stream from Friday 19 March: The highspirited misadventures of the two pairs of mortal lovers from Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream combine with the humorous cavorting of Bottom, played by a male dancer who dances en pointe after his ludicrous transformation. The ballet culminates in a powerful pas de deux for Oberon and Titania, which moves through a stormy conflict of wills to a harmonious union. Felix Mendelssohns witty, gossamerlight music for the play provides a perfect partner to Frederick Ashton s inventive choreography.