The Red Shoes - Ballet as a Personal Belief System
Lermontov:
How would you define ballet, Lady Neston?
Lady Neston:
Well, one might call it the poetry of motion perhaps, or...
Lermontov:
One might. But for me, it is a great deal more. For me, it is a religion. And one doesn't really care to see one's religion practised in an atmosphere... such as this.
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