THE THEATRE
"Khadra." At SadIer's Wells.
THE new ballet Khadra is a welcome addition to the company's repertory, as it is not only good in itself but it adds variety, being in absolute contrast to other recent novelties. The music is taken from " Belshazzar's Feast" by Sibelius, and fits the oriental story very well. The choreography is by Celia Franca, and it is the first ballet by this excellent dancer, who took the roles of the Queen in Helpmann's Hamlet and the Spider in Le Festin de l'Araignie. It is a short ballet with only one scene, a dazzling display of colourful detail influenced by Persian miniatures, and it gives an opportunity to two young dancers both fifteen years old—Sheila O'Reilly and Ann Heaton—to show that there is some good new talent coming along in the junior company. Their performance, along with that of the more experienced Leo Kersley, Ps full of life and character.
JAMES REDFERN.
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