THE PARIS OPERA BALLET ANNUAL COMPETITION

A lot of movement, a lot of fuss, a lot of clamor. And for what? “There was a time when this competition gave every dancer their chance. Is it now being turned into a beauty competition where only those resembling a stereotyped story-book image of a prince can pass? Or must dancers grovel at the feet of a bunch of civil servants and beg ?” Culturekiosque