[quote]Theatre company star steps up for British ballet post

Jane Albert
The Australian

ONE of Australia's rising stars in arts administration, Craig Hassall, has been appointed managing director of one of Britain's leading classical ballet companies, the English National Ballet in London.

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Awakenings - English National Ballet
By Katie Phillips for The Stage

English National Ballet has been through a difficult period, financially and artistically. But the arrival of Australian Craig Hassall as managing director promises rejuvenation, Katie Phillips discovers

Earlier this year it was reported that seminal touring dance company the English National Ballet had hit rock bottom. Seemingly in the midst of a financial, artistic and professional crisis, it had a reputation for churning out dusty old classics for box office income, bullying, bitching and being careless with its pennies.

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