Giannandrea Poesio

Lyrical lack

<strong>Royal Ballet Triple Bill</strong><br /> <em>Royal Opera House</em>

issue 17 May 2008

Royal Ballet Triple Bill
Royal Opera House

There was a time when dancers were very often given the means to gain a deep understanding of what they were supposed to be interpreting on stage — the well-known story of Ninette de Valois taking her artists to see William Hogarth’s paintings while creating The Rake’s Progress is but one of many examples.

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