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Is it time for ballet companies to become more democratic? by Judith Mackrell

Dancers are expected to know their place, from corps de ballet to principals, but strikes are looming in San Francisco and complaints about poor career progression are growing louderDoes the structure of ballet companies need to be modernised, and made more democratic? It's a question that I've been hearing more and more in recent months, with the dancers at San Francisco Ballet threatening strike action against a "b…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:25AM on October 24, 2013

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