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Sex, drugs and pas de deux: how Mayerling's flame keeps burning by David Jays

As Kenneth MacMillan's classic returns, his widow Deborah and Edward Watson " celebrated for dancing the lead role " reflect on preserving the spirit of this seamy beast of a ballet It has been more than four decades since Kenneth MacMillan choreographed Mayerling, one of his most enduring ballets, but his wife Deborah still has vivid memories of the creation. "Total neurosis on the part of Kenneth," she recalls. "He…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:55AM on October 12, 2022

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