Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
The solo was originally choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton for Walter Gore for his 1931 ballet ‘A Day in the Southern Port’ for the Camargo Society which lead to The Ballet Club and The Vic Wells Ballet.
The solo was originally choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton for Walter Gore for his 1931 ballet ‘A Day in the Southern Port’ for the Camargo Society which lead to The Ballet Club and The Vic Wells Ballet.






![John Gilpin on Film - On and Off Stage
There is very little footage of John Gilpin, on or off stage.
This is what I have found:
[1] John Gilpin and Violette Verdy in The Nutcracker Festival Ballet [No Audio]
[2] John Gilpin in Bourre Fantasque with London Festival Ballet
[3] John Gilpin with Festival Ballet In Hungary (1962)
[4] John Gilpin with London Festival Ballet outside Jerusalem on tour in Israel [No Audio]
For the two clips with not audio, you’ll have to remember the music and play it through in your mind to the footage!
In the last clip, Hazel Moore has kindly identified the dancers and participants thus:
“First to appear in Israel are Flemming Flindt and Marilyn Burr, then Marilyn Burr shopping, the bearded gentleman is Geoffrey Corbett their Conductor, bathing belle is Marilyn Burr, short-haired lady in white tutu is either Dianne Richards or Diane Westermann, Trio is I think Dianne Richards, Michael Hogan and Marilyn Burr and last solo Marilyn again (heavily featured!!)”
Enjoy! John Gilpin on Film - On and Off Stage](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eWQqtalW-jg/mqdefault.jpg)



