Rupert Christiansen

Can ballet survive the culture wars?

Despite #MeToo and the new resistance to male bullying, the dance world is still ferocious and unforgiving

Control freak: George Balanchine in rehearsal with the New York City Ballet in 1960. © Neil Libbert / Bridgeman Images

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