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Adam Cooper

“I wasn’t a typical ballet figure – I always felt I had to prove myself”

Big InterviewsNov 13, 2019Dancer

Having been a principal at the Royal Ballet, Adam Cooper went on to pursue a song-and-dance career in a string of hit musicals. As he prepares to appear in the UK tour of New Adventures’ The Red Shoes, he tells Anna Winter about leaving the world of ballet behind, working with Matthew Bourne again and dealing with sibling rivalry

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