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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										The State Ballet of Georgia makes its first visit to England with the most popular ballet in the world. No other ballet is staged so often. No other ballet is more loved. No other ballet has had so ma ...									
								
								
									
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										One of my earliest ballet memories was seeing Margot Fonteyn dance Princess Aurora in the notoriously difficult Rose Adage – one of classical ballet’s great moments. Courted by four suitors, Fonteyn w ...									
								
								
									
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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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