A Footnote in Ballet History?

Prima ballerina Magda Saleh and fellow dancers recall the founding of the first national ballet school in Egypt— ”A Footnote in Ballet History?” is now streaming on MTonomy!

The establishment of the art of classical ballet in Egypt under the auspices of the state during the Cold War is at the heart of an extraordinary saga, narrated here by its first pioneers. Prima ballerina Magda Saleh and fellow dancers recall the founding of the first national ballet school, staffed with Soviet teachers — the early triumphs, collapse and renewed hopes over five decades.

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