http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/06/arts/dance/after-bucharest-a-ballet-power-couple-move-on.html 2016-10-05 18:13:56 After Bucharest, a Ballet Power Couple Move On Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg, who will perform this week at Fall for Dance, discuss their brawl with the Bucharest National Opera ballet. === The world of ballet is not without its moments of high drama, even beyond the stage lights. (The acid attack against the Bolshoi’s artistic director Ms. Cojocaru and Mr. Kobborg, one of ballet’s power couples for the past two decades, are in town this week, performing Wednesday and Thursday at Fall for Dance in Frederick Ashton’s “Marguerite and Armand,” inspired by Alexandre Dumas fils’ “The Lady of the Camellias.” (She will play the consumptive heroine, he the stern father of her young lover.) Ms. Cojocaru, widely considered one of the world’s great dancing actresses, retired from Royal Ballet in 2013 and is now a principal at the English National Ballet, under the direction of her former colleague, Tamara Rojo. Returning to her roots, the Romanian-born Ms. Cojocaru had also become a principal guest artist of her country’s national ballet company. In 2014, the Danish-born Mr. Kobborg, to whom Ms. Cojocaru is engaged, was hired as artistic director of the troupe. This chapter didn’t last long. Their removal this spring came as a shock — Mr. Kobborg’s policies were widely seen as having had a transformative effect on the company. Now, both Ms. Cojocaru and Mr. Kobborg have severed ties. Their departure had a ripple effect on Fall for Dance as well. The invitation to perform “Marguerite and Armand” grew out of a 2015 benefit performance in New York organized by Ms. Cojocaru. Originally, Arlene Shuler of City Center, which produces Fall for Dance, had invited the Romanian company to perform; after the split, the Sarasota Ballet stepped in to provide the ballet’s secondary dancers and sets. Before a rehearsal, Ms. Cojocaru and Mr. Kobborg spoke briefly about their recent ordeal in Romania and about their plans. These are edited excerpts from the conversation. What is the status of your relationship with the Bucharest National Opera? Kobborg: How did the problems begin? Kobborg: Cojocaru: Why do you think you were driven out of the company? Cojocaru: Kobborg: Were there protests? Cojocaru: What were some of the changes you had instituted in the company? Kobborg: I added rankings like soloist, principal, etc. And we set several new ballets on the company, including Alexei Ratmansky’s “Concerto DSCH,” George Balanchine’s “Theme and Variations” and William Forsythe’s What are your plans going forward? Kobborg: Cojocaru: What has been the fallout for you personally of what happened? Cojocaru: