New for Old

Which companies mounted new versions of

1. Le Corsaire
   
   
   • Bolshoi Ballet
   • Bayerisches Staatsballett, Munich
   
   
   
2. Les Sylphides
   
   National Ballet of Greece
   
   
3. Sleeping Beauty?
   
   
   • Northern Ballet Theatre
   • Scottish Ballet
   • American Ballet Theatre
   
   

Set pieces

Who designed the sets for

1. The Royal Ballet's Jewels?
   
   Jean-Marc Puissant
   
   
2. Elsinore/Misericordes at the Bolshoi?
   
   Adrianne Lobel
   
   
3. Romeo + Juliet at NYCB?
   
   Per Kirkeby
   

Farewells

1. Which dancer's retirement was marked by a drive through the streets, watched by 300,000 people?
   
   Julio Bocca
   
   
2. Which member of the original cast of Ashton's Fille died during the year?
   
   Stanley Holden
   
   
3. Who postponed retirement for a tryst in New York?
   
   Darcey Bussell
   

Moving on

Which former stars were appointed to direct these companies:

1. the National Ballet of Greece
   
   Irek Mukhamedov
   
   
2. the Moussorgsky Ballet
   
   Faroukh Ruzimatov
   
   
3. The National Ballet of Finland?
   
   Kenneth Greve
   

Creators

1. Who was the choreographer of Genus at the Paris Opera?
   
   Wayne McGregor
   
   
2. Who was the solo singer in Seven Deadly Sins at Covent Garden?
   
   Martha Wainright
   
   
3. Who made a new ballet based on Chekhov's The Seagull?
   
   Boris Eifman
   

Off-pointe

1. Who was the choreographer of In Your Rooms, shown all over London?
   
   Hofesh Shechter
   
   
2. Which American choreographer made a new work for Scottish Ballet?
   
   Stephen Petronio
   
   
3. Which company brought its own swimming pool to Sadler's Wells?
   
   Sasha Waltz
   

Competition

1. Which Royal Ballet dancer won a silver medal in Varna?
   
   Lauren Cuthbertson
   
   
2. Who is the most recently promoted étoile at the Paris Opera?
   
   Dorothée Gilbert
   
   
3. Who won this year's Erik Bruhn prize?
   
   Tina Pereira and Ulrik Birkkjaer
   

Béjart

1. Whose death was commemorated in a special performance created by Béjart at La Scala?
   
   Giannini Versace
   
   
2. What was the name of the piece Béjart made using music by Queen?
   
   Ballet for Life
   
   
3. Which of Béjart's ballets was once in the repertoire of Western Theatre Ballet?
   
   Sonate à Trois
   

50 years ago

1. Who made his first ballet, A Blue Rose in 1957?
   
   Peter Wright
   
   
2. Which great American male dancer joined NYCB in 1957?
   
   Edward Villella
   
   
3. Who wrote the score for the ballet premièred at Covent Garden on New Year's Day, 1957?
   
   Benjamin Britten (Prince of the Pagodas)