Ballo della regina: Merrill Ashley
Merrill Ashley, one of Balanchine’s great ballerinas, was renowned for her amazing speed, attack and musicality, gifts that she brought to the central role in …
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Rambert Dance Company: The Making of Awakenings
Rambert founder Marie Rambert was heavily influenced by the time she spent with the Ballets Russes and, in particular, by Diaghilev’s spirit of collaboration…
Houses of the Holy
In an interesting piece for The new Criterion novelist Laura James recently debated the watering-down of meaning and depth in modern ballet, arguing that:…
On Melancholy Hill
The Royal Ballet’s 2009/2010 season is coming to a close. In the first of two final mixed bills audiences had the opportunity to see…