Prima ballerina Marta Cinta Gonzalez relives the magic of Swan Lake despite dementia
Her frail hand flutters hesitantly, and a shadow passes over her pale face. Then, as the orchestral brass begins to soar, playing the spine-tingling melody of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, something spellbinding happens. For a little longer than a minute, dementia-stricken Marta Cinta Gonzalez is once more a prima ballerina. Listening to the music through headphones, … Read more