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Ballet for Life: an ode to the dead and famous

By Sanne Thierens, 17 March 2014
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Reviewed at Royal Theater Carré, Amsterdam on 15 March 2014
Programme
Ballet for Life
Performers
Béjart Ballet Lausanne
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Sanne Thierens
Sanne Thierens
Sanne is passionate about music and theatre and interested in what happens when the two are combined. She studied Liberal Arts and Sciences with majors in Musicology, Theatre & Media Studies and Piano Performance. After completing her degree at University College Roosevelt (Middelburg, The Netherlands), Sanne moved to London where she obtained an MA degree in Musicology from King’s College, University of London.