Ida Rubinstein: The Final Act review " a passionate dancer's drama
Playground theatre, LondonThe extraordinary life story of the Ballets Russes star is retold with intensity, imagination and balletic flourishes Did you know Ravel's Bolero was originally called Fandango? And it was written as a ballet commissioned by Ida Rubinstein, a dancer with the Ballets Russes, actor, patron, producer, nurse and apparently one-time nun. Her colourful story is full of historical nuggets and tell…