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Podcast » Gillian Lynne

The great choreographer and director Gillian Lynne tells Lynn Wallis how it was a giant, but ultimately rewarding step, to leave Sadler’s Wells Ballet in 1951. We have a ten-minute trip from the...

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Podcast » Lynn Seymour

In any history of The Royal Ballet, a special place must be reserved for Lynn Seymour, as the dance actress par excellence. Here she tells Alastair Macaulay about her initial inspiration in her...

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Podcast » Richard Alston

The distinguished choreographer and director Richard Alston explains how, as a teenager, he was entranced by watching ballet. After studying fine art, he began working on the Martha Graham technique...

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