Tag: 08.07.01

The Bolshoi Ballet is coming to New Zealand, but the director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet isn’t impressed. “He admitted he had seen only a television advertisement for the tour but said he knew immediately that it would be mediocre. ‘I’ve been in the profession for over 30 years and I know what’s good and bad … You can smell it’.” New Zealand Herald 08/07/01

Ross Stretton hasn’t even taken over as the next artistic director of London’s Royal Ballet yet and the dance world is already buzzing about who might take over if he doesn’t work out. Former Royal Ballet star Bruce Sansom left the company last year to study arts management, and the speculation is… The Telegraph (UK) 08/07/01