Performer: The Washington Ballet

One of America's greatest ballerinas, turned artistic director, has passed on the tradition of true classical ballet to today's dancers in Washington DC.

Despite the uneven performances, the evening offered a painful reminder: the future of Cunningham's opus is fragile and delicate. With his own company disbanded, his future is in the hands of dancers who are not trained in his technique and did not have the good fortune of working directly with the great choreographer.

Space-Age Ballet Frontier premiered to honour JFK.