The principal ballerina on portraying Virginia Woolf, why she's so enthusiastic about ageing, and what she learned from the greats Born in Milan in 1963, Alessandra Ferri was a principal with the Royal Ballet at 19, and two years later was invited by Mikhail Baryshnikov to join American Ballet Theatre. After a glittering career, she retired in 2007 before returning in 2013. She is now in the rare position of being a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30AM on February 26, 2023