Earth Tremor on Stage
It was a long time before the whole story came out. The story, oft-clad in rumour and half-truth, of a minor disaster on a little-known stage. It was a story that became a cause célèbre for the proponents of Health & Safety. It is true that Questions Were Asked about the curious earth tremor. It is true that the dancer, Michael Michaelov (whom I knew as Mick), was directly involved. It is true that the Ballet was composed following revelations about the cruelty in one of Stalin’s Gulags. As...