At the close of today’s press conference at La Scala to announce Mauro Bigonzetti’s 2016-2017 season, fifty or so company dancers arrived to protest at the repertoire proposed. Bigonzetti – a contemporary choreographer whose appointment by theatre Sovrintendente Alexander Pereira left many perplexed – has naturally leaned more toward modern dance in his choices… as would be expected.
The dancers, who protested when Bigonzetti’s name was first put forward, said that the season has “too little classical and wasn’t in line with company’s tradition”, but Perera said that he didn’t want all repertoire works with only one new ballet each season, as in the past.
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