New for Old

Which companies mounted new versions of

1. Le Corsaire
2. Les Sylphides
3. Sleeping Beauty?

Set pieces

Who designed the sets for

1. The Royal Ballet's Jewels?
2. Elsinore/Misericordes at the Bolshoi?
3. Romeo + Juliet at NYCB?

Farewells

1. Which dancer's retirement was marked by a free open-air performance, watched by up to 300,000 people?
2. Which member of the original cast of Ashton's Fille died during the year?
3. Who postponed retirement for a tryst in New York?

Moving on

Which former stars were appointed to direct these companies:

1. the National Ballet of Greece
2. the Moussorgsky Ballet
3. the National Ballet of Finland?

Creators

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

Off-pointe

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

Competition

1. Which Royal Ballet dancer won a silver medal in Varna?
2. Who is the most recently promoted étoile at the Paris Opera?
3. Who won this year's Erik Bruhn prize?

Béjart

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

50 years ago

1. Who made his first ballet, A Blue Rose in 1957?
2. Which great American male dancer joined NYCB in 1957?
3. Who wrote the score for the ballet premièred at Covent Garden on New Year's Day, 1957?