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unusual facts about Ninette de Valois


Mary Devenport O'Neill

Bluebeard, a ballet based on her play, was choreographed by Ninette de Valois as one of the final productions of the Abbey school of ballet.


Léon Espinosa

Many famous students studied with Espinosa at Woolborough House, including Phyllis Bedells and Ninette de Valois.

Nicholas Georgiadis

In 1955, he won the school’s First Prize for Stage Design, which led to his discovery by Dame Ninette de Valois and his commission to design for the Sadler's Wells Theatre, London.

Richard MacDonald

MacDonald has started work on The Grand Coda, a memorial to Dame Ninette de Valois, founder of The Royal Ballet and The Royal Ballet School.


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