The Varied Palette of The Past Ballet season
It might come as a surprise how few “classics” were represented among the premieres, or rather works with their origins in the nine-teenth century. The National Theatre presented a new version of Coppélia, and as has become custom during Barankiewicz’s lead-ership, it was another example of a conservative interpretation of a classic, which might have appealed to ballet purists, but would struggle to interest audiences looking for more vibrant theatre.
