Introduced by Judith Mackrell , dance critic of The Independent. Tonight: the Kirov Ballet in a new version of Le Corsaire by Pyotr Gusev and Oleg Vinogradov.
Based on a poem by Byron, Le Corsaire tells the story of maidens abducted, a comic pasha, a slave-trader and several rescues.
Original choreography by MARIUS PETIPA
Producer ROBIN SCOTT
Directed by COLIN NEARS
A National Video Corporation production with La Sept
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