Star Dancers - Offenbach in the Underworld

 

One of the great...well, "disappointments" of my cancan fixation is this: there are surprisingly few images - and even less video evidence - of Anthony Tudor's ballet "Offenbach in the Underworld." 

(Might have something to do with the fact that Tudor basically took the plot of Leonid Massine's "Gaite Parisienne" and filed the serial numbers off... 😉  Which, of course, didn't stop me from attending a performance of Tudor's ballet some years ago in NYC.)

So imagine my delight in finding the above image, courtesy of Japan's Star Dancers Ballet, from their 2000 performance of "Offenbach." It's not only the largest image available to date, but also one of the best pictures.

You're welcome. 

オッフェンバック イン ザ アンダーワールドOffenbach in the Underworld | STAR DANCERS BALLET (sdballet.com) 

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