1984: Ballet based on George Orwell's dystopian nightmare is not 'too dark' for the theatre

If you go to a ballet that tells a story, chances are that you will see a fairy tale, a pastoral idyll, or one of an apparently endless stream of different Alice in Wonderlands. Dance does offer meatier dramas " Romeo and Juliet, Manon or Mayerling, for  instance " but there is undoubtedly room for more, and especially for work that tackles gritty contemporary classics.

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