The Royal Ballet’s Argentinian principal dancer, Marianela Nuñez, is in lockdown in Buenos Aires. She went there to be near her family and partner, because now home, for Nela, is London, which also happens to be home to her beloved company at The Royal Opera House. We caught up via Skype in June: I was in my … Continue reading about In conversation with Marianela Nuñez
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Bolshoi and Mariinsky dancers in quarantine
Russian media outlet RBC is reporting that some artists of the Bolshoi and Mariinsky Theatres in Moscow and St Petersburg have been quarantined after testing positive for coronavirus. According to sources close to the theatre, the Mariinsky Theatre has a large number of people who became ill in the … Continue reading about Bolshoi and Mariinsky dancers in quarantine
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