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The Greek myth of Cassandra tells of a woman given the gift of prophecy by the god Apollo, then, when she rejects his advances, she is cursed with having no one believe her, sending her mad.

Nowadays, people diagnosed with psychological problems are sometimes said to be suffering the Cassandra Syndrome. It is this powerful meeting of ancient and modern that has inspired former Royal Ballet (RB) dancer and upcoming choreographer Ludovic Ondiviela’s first full-length work, Cassandra, premiering in the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Studio.

“I wanted to consider what is madness; where is the line drawn between what is considered mad and what is considered normal behaviour in today’s society?” explains French-born Ondiviela, whose previous short work Feathers in Your Head for the RB’s Draft Works 2011 programme was inspire