World-class review of ballet and dance.
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240 pages. 7.25″ x 10″
Ships Internationally
240 pages. 7.25″ x 10″
Ships Internationally
240 pages. 7.25″ x 10″
Sir Kenneth MacMillan began his choreography for “Manon” with the pas de deux, and from this shining, central point spun outward. Building the story from its heart, almost as if from the inside out, the pas de deux reveals not only the emotional connection between the two dancers, but their place in the world.
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If the ballet world now seems inundated with Dracula productions, Frankenstein adaptations are a rarer sight.
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It’s amusing to read in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s generally exceptional program notes that George Balanchine choreographed the triptych we now know as “Jewels” because he visited Van Cleef & Arpels and was struck by inspiration. I mean, perhaps visiting the jeweler did further tickle his imagination, but—PR stunt, anyone?
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As I watch one after another pastel tutu clad ballerina bourrée into the arms of a white-tighted danseur, a melody not credited on the program floats through my brain. You know the one.
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