Rambert's Life is a Dream disappoints in Glasgow

By Kirsty Morgan, 15 February 2019

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Reviewed at Theatre Royal, Glasgow on 14 February 2019

Life is a Dream (Kim Brandstrup)

Rambert

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Kirsty Morgan

Kirsty is a Glaswegian pianist, flautist, singer and musicologist. She is studying a music degree at the University of Aberdeen and has eight years ballet, tap and modern dance experience. She enjoys 19th-century music, in particular, Franz Schubert. Her website is here.