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had been waiting for a choreographer who could make it work on stage, and MacMillan's was the most successful version to date: "Mr MacMillan's invention can never have been more musical or assured. Time and time again
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The scenario generally follows that of the original 1913 ballet, with minor changes such as the replacement of the Sage with three Elders, and bringing two key plot points forward in the action: the selection of the chosen one and the start of her sacrificial dance.
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concluded that the Royal Ballet had "made a brave musicianly and tasteful attempt" while questioning whether "the stage can really be its home – that remains unproven";
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who continued to tale the part in revivals up to 1982. Mason supervised later revivals, in which the Chosen One was danced by, among others,
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up in 1962, creating a work conspicuously removed from the Royal Ballet's classical tradition. His conception of the piece, supported by
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