The Art Restorer

The Venetian Dance Master

Ferruccio Berolo is a passionate enthusiast. About Venice, where he lives. About Venetian food and wine. And about classical dance, which he once performed and now teaches. This is the most important week of Ferruccio's year. He is frantically preparing the 95 children of his ballet school for their end-of-year show. Tempers fray as rehearsals go wrong. Doting but demanding parents, grandmothers and aunts fill the grand 18th-century theatre, and Ferruccio's future success depends on how they receive the performance. But in spite of the stresses of teaching, Ferruccio is a man who enjoys himself. Choosing seafood at the Rialto, cooking surprising dishes for his friends, or drinking sparkling wine in one of Venice's many bars, Ferruccio is in his element.