Giselle, the greatest of all ballets of the Romantic era, and one of the definitive statements on heartbreak, was conceived by Theophile Gautier as a showcase for the great Carlotta Grisi and premiere ...
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Prince Siegfried falls in love with a white swan (Odette, pure innocent) and is seduced by a black swan (Odile, evil and erotic). No other ballet is staged so often. No other ballet is more loved. No ...
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NUREYEV LEGEND & LEGACY celebrates a legendary, mesmerising, charismatic dancer. One of the most thrilling moments of my theatregoing life was seeing Rudolph Nureyev in the pas de deux from second ...
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Robert Tanitch reviews ENB’s Le Corsaire at London Coliseum Lord Byron dashed off his epic poem, The Corsaire, in ten days. Published on 1 February, 1811, it sold 10,000 copies on the very first day. ...
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