This week Deborah Jones settles down with a glass of wine to enjoy Finnish National Ballet's A Midsummer Night's Dream, San Francisco Ballet's Romeo & Juliet, and the Mariinsky's Sleeping Beauty.
Last week I recommended Adelaide-based Australian Dance Theatre’s ADAPT season (and still do; there are five more works to come). This week we go rather further afield – to Helsinki, San Francisco and St Petersburg. Armchair travel can have its benefits, not least of which is the chance to settle down comfortably, no customs or immigration required, with...
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