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22 Robbins, Preljocaj & Ekman BRUCE MICHELSON observes Eleonora Abbagnato's influence at the Rome Opera Ballet

30 Dream of GERARD DAVIS strives gallantly to take on a complex plot in Stockholm

34 Chouinard & Horecna AMANDA JENNINGS catches two creations in Monte Carlo

42 Le Corsaire in Budapest GERARD DAVIS reviews the Hungarian 56 National Ballet in the swashbuckling ballet

66 Night Pieces LUCY VAN CLEEF weighs up ballets by Clug, Kylián and Stiens in Stuttgart and in rehearsal for Cinderella. Photo: Marco Brescia and Rudy Amisano/Teatro alla Scala. 68 Ballet Festival Mariinsky People CATHERINE PAWLICK on some of the highlights in this year's international festival 10 Roberto Bolle EMMA KAULDHAR catches up with the Don Quixote in Nürnberg 70 Italian étoile ALISON KENT considers Goyo Montero's innovative take on Cervantes' tome 56 Marco Goecke 72 The Open Door DEBORAH WEISS touches base with CARLA ESCODA considers Paul Taylor's 's choreographer in new work to Elgar's Enigma Variations residence

74 Ghost Dances 82 Passing on the Flame: ROBERT PENMAN on a Christopher Bruce Samira Saidi classic and two 'Other Works' AMANDA JENNINGS meets School's director ntre ous 6 E N On the Cover 89 Auditions and Jobs Symphonic Dances hat s n 38 100 W ’ O DEBORAH WEISS contemplates Liam

106 People Page Scarlett's new work in a bill with ballets by Forsythe, Balanchine and Wheeldon

contents Front cover: - Marcelino Sambé in George Balanchine's Tarantella.Photo: Emma Kauldhar by courtesy of the ROH →

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