A pearl at the bottom of the world
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Courtesy of Fairfax Digital - The Sydney Morning Herald 08/06/05
New Zealand's leading ballet company has survived - and thrived. Sharon Verghis reports.
"In some towns there were honky-tonk pianos that fell to bits during the performance, and [company pianist] Dorothea Franchi would be down there with her screwdriver and spanner trying to put the piano together ... It was lovely. Pioneering is a fantastic thing." - Poul Gnatt, founder of the Royal New Zealand Ballet
Image: Members of the Royal New Zealand Ballet in the award-winning Milagros, which the company commissioned. Photo: Maarten Holl
A pearl at the bottom of the worldCourtesy of Fairfax Digital - The Sydney Morning Herald 08/06/05
New Zealand's leading ballet company has survived - and thrived. Sharon Verghis reports.
"In some towns there were honky-tonk pianos that fell to bits during the performance, and [company pianist] Dorothea Franchi would be down there with her screwdriver and spanner trying to put the piano together ... It was lovely. Pioneering is a fantastic thing." - Poul Gnatt, founder of the Royal New Zealand Ballet
Image: Members of the Royal New Zealand Ballet in the award-winning Milagros, which the company commissioned. Photo: Maarten Holl
A pearl at the bottom of the world