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The Magic of Dance

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Reflections by Margot Fonteyn A series of six programmes :The Magnificent Beginningwith Roland Petit
Zizi Jeanmaire , David Wall
Wendy Ellis , Ronald Emblen
The Royal Ballet
The Royal Swedish Ballet Dance Academy, Peking
! Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conductor Ashley Lawrence
The Royal Orchestra, Stockholm conductor Charles Farncombe
MARGOT FONTEYN tells the story of Louis XIV's love of dancing and how it led from the courtly dances of 17th-century France to the worldwide phenomenon of ballet that we know today.
The programme includes performances of parts of La Fille vial gardee, first performed in 1789, and a more recent French ballet - Roland Petit 's Carmen (1948).
Film editor ARTHUR BENNETT
Producer PATRICIA FOY
Book (same title), £11.75. from bookshops

Contributors

Unknown:
Margot Fonteyn
Unknown:
Roland Petit
Unknown:
Zizi Jeanmaire
Unknown:
David Wall
Unknown:
Wendy Ellis
Unknown:
Ronald Emblen
Conductor:
Ashley Lawrence
Conductor:
Charles Farncombe
Conductor:
Margot Fonteyn
Unknown:
Roland Petit
Editor:
Arthur Bennett
Producer:
Patricia Foy
Source: Radio Times

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