1968 – Beryl Grey becomes director of London Festival Ballet

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MANOLA ASENSIO ; Ballet dancer ; DAME BERYL GREY ; Ballet dancer and Artistic Director of London Festival Ballet ; 1978 ; Royal Ballet ; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; London, UK ; Portrait ; Credit: Alan Bergman / ArenaPAL

After a period of instability, London Festival Ballet appointed Beryl Grey as the company’s new artistic director. She commissioned a number of important productions for the company, including Mary Skeaping’s Giselle, Rudolf Nureyev’s Romeo and Juliet and Peter SchaufussLa Sylphide, and remained at the helm until 1979.

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