Prince of the Royal Blood.(Anthony Dowell )

From: Dance Magazine | Date: September 1, 2001| Author: BARNES, CLIVE | Copyright information

LANDMARKS IN DANCE TEND TO BE SMALL, EVANESCENT THINGS, BECAUSE THEY ARE SO OFTEN PERFORMANCES: FIRST PERFORMANCES, LAST PERFORMANCES--WELL, YOU NAME IT. ONE SUCH MOMENTARY BUT MOMENTOUS occasion occurred in Washington, D.C., on June 7. During The Royal Ballet's U.S. tour, during the all-Frederick Ashton week at the Kennedy Center, unannounced (although through an unofficial grapevine eagerly awaited), Sir Anthony Dowell joined his long-retired, legendary partner Dame Antoinette Si...

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