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Inside Jacopo Tissi’s Dance Bag

Dutch National Ballet principal dancer Jacopo Tissi’s career has taken him across Europe, from his home in Italy to the Bolshoi in Russia, and now to the Netherlands. Everywhere he goes, he tries to pick up souvenirs to remind him of his travels. “I like when I see these items around the house. I’m like, […]

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