THE CRITICS : And here's to the next 70 years

From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: July 14, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

Taking on the Coliseum was, for Rambert Dance Company, either an act of supernatural foresight or outrageous temerity. Rambert had not shown its face in the capital for four long years, long enough for even the staunchest admirers to assume it must have quietly died a death like London Contemporary Dance before it. Would the fans register, remember and return? They did, and how. On Tuesday, Britain's longest-lived dance company - now celebrating its 70th anniversary - took the West End by storm. Under its latest artistic director, Christopher Bruce, the future of mainstream modern dance has ...

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