Q&A When did you start dancing? At 5, in the Mercury Theatre behind where I lived in Notting Hill. Ballet Rambert used to use the studios as well. Why did you start dancing? I had knocked knees, so my mother sent me to ballet class every Saturday. She knew it would be good for straightening up my … Continue reading about Darcey Bussell answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
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[VIDEO] La Scala’s latest interviews with Roberto Bolle and Juan Diego Flórez
Milan’s La Scala may be closed, but the theatre’s Digital Department is still working hard. Five weeks ago, Dominique Meyer, the theatre’s new intendant, started a series of interviews with artists who work in the theatre. The musical director, Riccardo Chailly, was his first ‘guest’, and since then he has … Continue reading about [VIDEO] La Scala’s latest interviews with Roberto Bolle and Juan Diego Flórez
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American Ballet Theatre: Together Tonight – an 80th Anniversary YouTube celebration
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