Sadler's Wells; Royal Opera House, LondonWatching the second cast of Liam Scarlett's Sweet Violets at the Royal Opera House last week I was reminded of George Balanchine's dictum that "there are no mothers-in-law in ballet". What the choreographer meant was that there are limits to the language of movement. That sometimes relationships and backstories have to be conveyed by other means. Sweet Violets, a story-ballet …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM on April 28, 2012