While we keep an eye on the ongoing debate about ballet “trying to find a place in our inattentive and increasingly lowbrow culture”, we wonder what kind of future lies in store for ballets that are neither masterpieces, nor flops? Case in point, 1952′s Sylvia, which Frederick Ashton himself had reconfigured in the sixties as [...]
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Greek Mythology
Is this ballet for you? Go If: You like intensely physical dancing molded from contemporary choreography (Tetley’s work is a balanced mixture of classical ballet and modern dance). You like greek mythology and/or ballets drawn from literary sources, in this case, a Jean Cocteau play. Skip If: You are allergic to colourful 70′s style bodysuits [...]
