The ballet of the same name was created for the Royal Danish Ballet but was danced in the 1950's by Festival Ballet.

This experience led, in 1952, to his first professional commission when Anton Dolin invited him to create a new version of Harlequinade for Festival Ballet.

In 1968 she left the companybut made guest appearances, also with Festival Ballet and Ballet Rambert.

Choreographing and Teaching Miss Seymour emerged from a nine-year retirement from performing to dance with the Festival Ballet.

She talked of Festival Ballet's straightforwardness in her typically salty terms, and of her work coaching and teaching the company's young dancers.

But time passed and it remained unstaged until Festival Ballet revived it in 1985.

Two of his own works, Suite in G and Walpurgisnacht, became part of the repertoire with Festival Ballet.

Mr. Stevenson's major performing career was with Festival Ballet, with which he danced leading roles in the classics.

Crofton also directed the Festival Ballet of New York.

The Moscow Festival Ballet.