• Posts Tagged ‘carla fracci’

    Review: Roman tribute to Béjart

    by  • May 8, 2012 • Dance reviews, English, Financial Times

    Ballet is in a difficult place in Italy. Hit by recent funding cuts to opera houses, marginalised on the world stage, Italian companies seem unsure where to go from here. The Rome Opera Ballet is one of them: former ballerina Carla Fracci, who had breathed some life into the classics, was ousted as artistic...

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    Review: In Italy, the heart of Giselle (Ashley Bouder, Evgenia Obraztsova & partners in Rome)

    by  • March 22, 2010 • Dance reviews, DanceTabs / Ballet.co, English

    Giselle Staging: Carla Fracci (2004) Balletto dell’Opera di Roma Teatro dell’Opera, Rome 25 & 27 February 2010 How often today do you see a Giselle that is just right? Despite its strong structure and legendary status, it is not necessarily an easy ballet to present to 21st-century audiences. The mime in Act I may...

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