In 1948 Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger released the film The Red Shoes, in which Moira Shearer stars as Vicky Page. Page is a ballerina and during the film takes part in The Ballet of the Red Shoes. The movie was critically acclaimed, and was the basis for both a 1993 Broadway musical and a … Continue reading The Red Shoes, 1898
Alhambra Theatre
9 Long-Running Ballets at the Alhambra Theatre
Many of the names we associate with the early development of British ballet became well-known in the 1920s. Marie Rambert founded her first group, known as the Marie Rambert Dancers, in 1926, and Ninette de Valois formed the Vic-Wells Ballet in 1931. However, there was still strongholds of ballet in Britain before this period; Rambert … Continue reading 9 Long-Running Ballets at the Alhambra Theatre
Madeleine's Stage 