Danced by Sadler’s Wells Ballet in 1948 to music by Serge Prokofiev in designs by Jean-Denis Malclès, Cinderella was the first full-evening ballet made by a British choreographer. It shows…
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Diaghilev – genius or promoter of self? In addition to being central or crucial to the history of ballet in the 20th Century, Diaghilev was also intimately involved with musical…
Kenneth MacMillan was eager to give ballet its ‘new wave’, and though his earlier one-act works revealed a unique perspective and command of ballet’s expressive potential, it was his first…
Rudolf Nureyev’s version of Romeo and Juliet for London Festival Ballet is highly cinematic, sumptuous and colourful, and emphasises the inevitability of the couple’s tragic fate while also making Juliet…
Timeline Event » 1991 – Premiere of Massimo Moricone’s of Romeo and Juliet by Northern Ballet Theatre
The premiere of Massimo Moricone’s production of Romeo and Juliet for Northern Ballet Theatre took place at the Grand Theatre, Blackpool, 1991, with direction by Christopher Gable, music by Serge…