Podcast » Anita Landa
From a start in Flamenco, Greek dancing and a bit of ballet, Anita Landa describes here not only how her dancing life took off, but how Festival Ballet started. The…
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Podcast » Joseph Horowitz
Joseph Horovitz explains that his early enthusiasm was for the visual arts, and that it was only from about the age of 19 that he turned seriously to music. After…
Podcast » Lucette Aldous
You can hear in her voice how much Lucette Aldous appreciated and revelled in every step of her way from Ballet Rambert to Festival Ballet and The Royal Ballet. With…
Podcast » Dianne Richards
Here is Dianne Richards, skipping through parts of her dancing life – in this case at the start of London Festival (now English National) Ballet. Names from the world of…
Timeline Event » 1949 – Festival Ballet established in London
Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin returned to Britain in 1949 after dancing in the United States of America and resumed touring the country, at first using dancers taken from the…