Royal Opera House, LondonThe dream team of Vasiliev and Osipova take this Soviet-era curio to new heightsIn the 1930s, the Soviet authorities commissioned a handful of choreographers to create new, ideologically correct ballets to replace the imperial repertoire. The results were varied, but The Flames of Paris, a stirring piece about the French Revolution created by Vasili Vainonen, became a popular favourite. In 20…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM on August 24, 2013