Stars shining brightly at Rome’s magnificent Parco de la Musica on the eve of the twelfth day of Christmas .

It is the evening of epiphany when by tradition the ‘Befana’ descends to give all good children their presents.

Daniele Cipriani has for many years now given us an evening of stars of the ballet world with an exhibition of pas de deux and solos greeted with stadium like enthusiasm by an audience that fills this vast space of Renzo Piano three times over .

An exhibition of refined elegance where the beauty of the human body is exulted by super human dedication to perfecting every nuance and movement.

Breathtaking athleticism from Renata Shakirova and Kimin Kim were greeted by yells of delight as their jumps became higher and higher and faster and faster.

There was also the very amusing slap stick of Simone Repele and Sasha Riva were art really conceals artistry of quite extraordinary vividness with subtle non stop gymnastics.

There was of course the ravishing beauty of classical ballet with the beauty and poise of the newly appointed star of the Bolshoi Ballet , Elizaveta Kokoreva and her dashingly dynamic partner Dmitry Smilevsky.

Amazing Spanish tap dancing from Sergio Bernal who also could create atmospheres of searing intensity.

And a final non stop exhibition from all the artists one after the other in a breathtaking line up of superhuman athleticism and virtuosity.