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.
You May Also Like...
Siobhan Davies
Siobhan Davies explains with her customary honesty, insight and humour, her initial engagement with...
View
The Braunsweg years: Festival Ballet 1949 – 1965
The dance writer, and former dancer, Deborah Weiss is joined in the studio for a special Voices of...
View
David Wall
David Wall was one of the greatest male dancers of his era, with an extraordinary stage charisma,...
View