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Re: BALLET - BASED ON "little mermaid" or "snow queen"?

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But did you ask about his ex-wives perchance?

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Re: BALLET - BASED ON "little mermaid" or "snow queen"?

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nickname wrote:"The most incredible thing" by Hans Christian Andersen is the story PSB has chosen for the ballet with the Spanish dancer Javier de Frutos.
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Re: BALLET - BASED ON "little mermaid" or "snow queen"?

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Sandy Shaw wrote:
nickname wrote:"The most incredible thing" by Hans Christian Andersen is the story PSB has chosen for the ballet with the Spanish dancer Javier de Frutos.
Yes, How do you know?


http://www.petshopboys.co.uk/news/1031/200902

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Re: BALLET - BASED ON "little mermaid" or "snow queen"?

#19 Post by Ghost within this house »

GalataPSB wrote:
Sandy Shaw wrote:
nickname wrote:"The most incredible thing" by Hans Christian Andersen is the story PSB has chosen for the ballet with the Spanish dancer Javier de Frutos.
Yes, How do you know?


http://www.petshopboys.co.uk/news/1031/200902
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Re: BALLET - BASED ON "little mermaid" or "snow queen"?

#20 Post by Dipso »

There hasn't been any official confirmation of which HCA story it is.
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Re: BALLET - BASED ON "little mermaid" or "snow queen"?

#21 Post by Sandy Shaw »

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2009 ... s-yes.html

Interesting interview. I did not realise that Chris had read the Hans Christian Anderson story and thought it would make a good ballet before Neil was approached concerning Sadlers Wells.
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Re: BALLET - BASED ON "little mermaid" or "snow queen"?

#22 Post by Corina »

^^ "We thought that was fate, so we decided to go ahead with it."

Interesting indeed, thanks for posting. I always like what Chris says in interviews.
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