Ukraine ‘The Great Gatsby’ Ballet: International dancers present classic like never before

We are behind the scenes at The Great Gatsby stage rehearsal here in Kyiv. Dancers from US, Ukraine and Russia are incorporating elements of classical and contemporary dance to bring to life the 1920s classic. Gaudy riches, violence, and a fatal love affair, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ has it all. But it’s the literary work’s balance of irony and secrecy which has fascinated critics and fan around the world ever since it was first published in 1925. We spoke to US dancer Clifford Williams to f