Royal Opera House, LondonSix hundred performances of Giselle and counting, the Royal Ballet's peerless dancers continue to make this once revolutionary work their own The historical roots of the Royal Ballet's Giselle go deep. When the former principal Leanne Benjamin learned the part for her school performance in 1982, she was coached by Britain's first great ballerina, Alicia Markova, who in turn had been inspired …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AM on November 14, 2021