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Happy landings ; The Royal Ballet is, once again, the preferred home of many of the world's best dancers. Zoe Anderson reports on the heirs to Bussell and Guillem
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The Royal Ballet has always had a strong international element.
Founded in 1931, when Britain still had an empire, the company drew
many of its dancers from what were then colonies or dominions. Its
past stars include the Canadians Lynn Seymour and Wayne Eagling, the
Australian Robert Helpmann, the New Zealander Alexander Grant.
Margot Fonteyn, though born in Britain, spent much of her childhood
in Shanghai. Monica Mason, the director of the company, was born in
South Africa.
But what...
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Arts: A prodigal son's return Though he trained at the Royal Ballet School, Robert Tewsley made his name abroad as the protege of such luminaries as Glen Tetley and Reid Anderson. Now, writes NADINE MEISNER, this 30-year-old English dancer has returned home - as a principal in the Royal Ballet
The Independent - London
; Given his Royal Ballet debut last year as Onegin, the aloof and aristocratic sophisticate of John Cranko's ballet of the same name, you might not expect Robert Tewsley to clump into the room and greet you with a gratingly loud, bovver boy voice. And he doesn't. But the elegantly smooth Jeremy Irons
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Arts: A prodigal son's return; Though he trained at the Royal Ballet School, Robert Tewsley made his name abroad as the protege of such luminaries as Glen Tetley and Reid Anderson. Now, writes NADINE MEISNER, this 30-year-old English dancer has returned home - as a principal in the Royal Ballet.(Features)
The Independent (London, England)
; Given his Royal Ballet debut last year as Onegin, the aloof and aristocratic sophisticate of John Cranko's ballet of the same name, you might not expect Robert Tewsley to clump into the room and greet you with a gratingly loud, bovver boy voice. And he doesn't. But the elegantly smooth Jeremy Irons
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Leaping wizards of Oz Australians now occupy the top jobs at the Royal Ballet. Luke Jennings looks at the rise of 'the Kangaroo Mafia'
Evening Standard - London
; "I'VE heard I'm a tough director," says Ross Stretton, the Royal Ballet's new boss. "But the fact is I like people with their own opinions. I'll challenge them; they'll challenge me." Fighting talk - to brace himself, perhaps, for the task ahead. The former Australian Ballet director takes over a
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Leaping wizards of Oz; Australians now occupy the top jobs at the Royal Ballet. Luke Jennings looks at the rise of 'the Kangaroo Mafia'.
The Evening Standard (London, England)
; Byline: LUKE JENNINGS I'VE heard I'm a tough director, says Ross Stretton, the Royal Ballet's new boss. But the fact is I like people with their own opinions. I'll challenge them; they'll challenge me. Fighting talk - to brace himself, perhaps, for the task ahead. The former Australian Ballet
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NEW ROYAL BALLET CHIEF PROMISES BIG IMPACT
Evening Standard - London
; THE Australian chosen to run the Royal Ballet talked today of his plans to "modernise" the company and refresh its repertory. Ross Stretton, 48, said: "This aim is my guiding principle." Stretton, whose tenure as artistic director will start in summer 2001, spoke from Sydney, where his Australian
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