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 Schaufuss’ La Sylphide, and remained at the helm until 1979.
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