The subject of this issue’s cover-story is a strange and all-but-forgotten creation by Maurice Béjart for an actress/ballerina who emerges from a mound of pointe shoes: the protagonist twenty years ago was Carla Fracci; today that light radiates from Alessandra Ferri, another Italian ballerina of world fame.
Our reviews in this issue are also comforting. In spite of the restrictions in theatres and festivals, all the top companies (and smaller ones too), choreographers and dancers have continued over recent months to work and produce, perhaps with even stronger degrees of enthusiasm, motivation and “ethos”.
This is testified by the News pages that report on the near future that is rich in creations and shows that we can expect at festivals during the second half of this summer.