Sara Veale

Sensual and silky: the Royal Ballet returns to Covent Garden

Plus: a fascinating portrait of four recent dance creations

Vadim 'the Dream' Muntagirov in Frederick Ashton's Dance of the Blessed Spirits at Covent Garden. Image: © Tristram Kenton, courtesy the Royal Opera House
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