Podcast » David Wall
David Wall was one of the greatest male dancers of his era, with an extraordinary stage charisma, range, theatricality and honesty. In this interview he talks to Frank Freeman, a former colleague,...
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Keith Rosson (1937-). British dancer
Keith Rosson was born in Birmingham in 1937. He studied at The Royal Ballet School and joined The Royal Ballet in 1955. With a fine stage presence, Rosson became a principal dancer in 1964. He created the role of Pluto in Frederick Ashton’s Persephone in 1961, and Golaud in 1969 in Roland Petit’s Pelléas et Mélisande. Rosson was also a notable Apollo in George Balanchine’s ballet. In 1971, Rosson danced with PACT Ballet in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Acquired in 1964 for The Royal Ballet by Frederick Ashton as director and born out of his reverence for the choreographer, Bronislava Nijinska’s charming Les Biches, a seemingly light-as-a-soufflé...
Timeline Event » 1966 – The Royal Ballet Touring Company dances Act III of Marius Petipa’s Raymonda for the first time
Marius Petipa’s Raymonda was originally performed by the Imperial Russian Ballet in St Petersburg in 1898 to music by Alexander Glazunov. Rudolf Nureyev staged the full-length Raymonda for The...